Education Abroad

Contributing to Comprehensive Internationalization

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Coronavirus Critical Resources

August 24, 2023

NAFSA assembled these resource links to help navigate issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. This content is being maintained for reference purposes.

Community Colleges and Best Practices for Working with Financial Aid Offices

Contributors: Casandra Rubio, Study Abroad Administrative Specialist, Mt. San Antonio College John Morris, Study Abroad Specialist, Citrus College Jerry Hensel, IT Professor and Study Abroad Faculty Program Leader, Valencia College Community college education abroad administrators may encounter

Learning from Critique: How Critical Education Abroad Should Alter the Agenda

Over the last decade, scholar-practitioners in the area of global service-learning have done a great deal to embrace a more critical, reflective, and ethical approach to global learning and community engagement. While reading Eric Hartman, Richard C. Kiely, Christopher Boettcher, and Jessica

Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) Access

The goal of the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) is to establish and promote standards that guide and support student services and programs within higher education. CAS aims to foster and enhance student learning, development, and achievement. According to CAS,

Q&A for ROTC Students Considering Education Abroad and Project GO

In the field of education abroad, advisers and administrators are constantly seeking ways to increase access and ensure that we are providing support to a broad spectrum of students. This Q&A guide is designed to provide insight on working with ROTC students seeking an overseas experience: What are

NAFSA Education Abroad Regulatory Summit

The applicability of federal regulations to education abroad as a professional area of practice is increasingly complex. Amid all the details and challenges of sending students abroad, it can be easy to overlook the impact of federal regulations on the everyday work of managing programs. Regulations

NAFSA RISE Fellowship

NAFSA proudly presents its flagship diversity, equity and inclusion program: the NAFSA RISE (Representation, Inclusion, Support and Empowerment) Fellowship.

Supporting Secondary School Students

As the leading organization supporting international education professionals at the collegiate level, NAFSA offers a wide range of resources and learning opportunities that are ideal for professionals working at the secondary level to assist international student populations and develop high-quality

Financial Strategies for Expanding Study Abroad: Models, Mission, Management, and Means for Growth

Study abroad—as a component of campus internationalization— is growing rapidly. As an element of curriculum, international study is emerging as an important laboratory experience across the disciplines. As academic leaders look to the future, many are developing new models for study abroad, in new

The EU General Data Protection Regulation

European Union authorities began enforcing the GDPR on May 25, 2018. The European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regulates the collection, processing, and safeguarding of personal data of individuals physically present in EU member states, regardless of the person's citizenship