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As a global research institution, Boston University has a mission of providing students not only the tools they need to succeed in the workplace, but also a sense of their place in a larger world and an engagement with the cultures, scholarship and diversity of experience that help to make us who we are. We also place high value on the engagement of faculty, staff and students with communities close to home and around the world.

It is hard to imagine a better extension of this mission than BU’s inaugural International Education Week and the opportunities for exploration it affords the BU community across our Charles River and Medical campuses. International Education Week represents more than a simple roster of events and activities, but rather an unrivaled bridge connecting continents, cultures and disciplines – from politics and public health to history, economics and gastronomy across Africa, Asia, and Europe – and, in turn, connecting students, faculty and staff with the growing global dimensions and capabilities of the BU community.

We are excited to host this week and look forward to the new conversations and opportunities for intellectual enjoyment and engagement it helps to spark.

Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer
Willis G. Wang, Vice President and Associate Provost for Global Programs

Sunday, November 11

5:00 p.m. Study Abroad Night at the Agganis Arena
Agganis Arena, 925 Commonwealth Avenue (Fee)

Monday, November 12

12:00 p.m. Bar Mitzvah in Abuja
African Studies Center 232 Bay State Road, Seminar Room 505

12:00 p.m. Mini-Language Lessons
GSU Link, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Ground Floor

6:00 p.m. Gastronomy at BU Lecture Series: Around the Italian
Table SHA Auditorium, 928 Commonwealth Avenue

6:30 p.m. Women’s Health Issues in Disaster Settings
Address provided with RSVP confirmation

>For event details visit: bu.edu/globalprograms/iew/events

Tuesday, November 13

12:30 p.m. Global Conversations Lunchtime Series: Creating Global Citizens for the 21st Century: Education in and about China
The BU Castle, 225 Bay State Road (Lunch at 12 p.m., RSVP)

12:00 p.m. Mini-Language Lessons
GSU Link, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Ground Floor

12:30 p.m. Can Greece and the Eurozone Live with Each Other: A Luncheon Discussion with Kevin Featherstone, Department of International Relations, 154 Bay State Road, 2nd Floor (Lunch at 12 p.m., RSVP)

4:00 p.m. International Student Panel
Center for Student Services, 100 Bay State Road, Room 101

5:00 p.m. Responding to AIDS in Africa through Soccer
Medical School Classroom Bldg., 72 East Concord Street, Room L214

5:00 p.m. Global Issues from International Perspectives
Barristers Hall (1st floor of the Law Tower), 765 Commonwealth Avenue

5:30 p.m. Towards a Better Haiti: Global Health Through Research, Education, and Advocacy, The BU Castle, 225 Bay State Road (RSVP)

>For event details visit: bu.edu/globalprograms/iew/events

Wednesday, November 14

10:00 a.m. Music and Politics of Indonesia
GSU, 775 Commonwealth Avenue (Fee)

12:00 p.m. Mini-Language Lessons
GSU Link, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Ground Floor

12:30 p.m Global Conversations Lunchtime Series: Europe’s Crisis and the Pathologies of Democracy, The BU Castle, 225 Bay State Road (Lunch at 12 p.m., RSVP)

1:00 p.m. Modest Mussorgsky
GSU, 775 Commonwealth Avenue (Fee)

4:00 p.m. International Celebration with the Admissions Office
International Admissions Office, 881 Commonwealth Avenue, 6th Floor

5:00 p.m. Workshop: International Stress-Relief Techniques from Around the World, Center for Student Services, 100 Bay State Road, Room 101

5:00 p.m. Globally Speaking: Compelling Stories of Work Experiences Abroad, School of Management, 595 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 220

6:00 p.m. International Wine Olympics: France versus the United States
808 Commonwealth Avenue, Demonstration Kitchen (Fee)

>For event details visit: bu.edu/globalprograms/iew/events

Thursday, November 15

12:00 p.m. Mini-Language Lessons
GSU Link, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Ground Floor

12:30 p.m Global Conversations Lunchtime Series: The Role of a University in Creating Practitioners of Global Development
The BU Castle, 225 Bay State Road (Lunch at 12 p.m., RSVP)

4:00 p.m. All About Japan
CELOP Lobby, 890 Commonwealth Avenue, 2nd floor

4:00 p.m. Faculty Research Opportunities Abroad: Fullbrights and BU Faculty Exchange, The BU Castle, 225 Bay State Road

4:30 p.m. The U.S. Presidential Election: Perspectives from Abroad
COM, 640 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 209 (recording made available on IEW website after the event)

5:00 p.m. Class Presentations: A Workshop for International Students
Center for Student Services, 100 Bay State Road, Room 101

6:00 p.m. Reception for Turkish Art Exhibit
Howard Thurman Center Great Room at the GSU, 775 Commonwealth Avenue

6:00 p.m. Workshop: International Stress-Relief Techniques from Around the World, Center for Student Services, 100 Bay State Road, Room 101

6:00 p.m. Film Screening and Discussion on Winnie: The Epic Untold Love Story, Life Sciences and Engineering Building, 24 Cummington Street, B01 (lower level)

>For event details visit: bu.edu/globalprograms/iew/events

Friday, November 16

12:00 p.m. Mini-Language Lessons
George Sherman Union Link, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Ground Floor

12:30 p.m Global Conversations Lunchtime Series: Political Islam in Mali and Somalia: Is Al Qaeda at Work in Africa?
The BU Castle, 225 Bay State Road (Lunch at 12 p.m., RSVP)

12:00 p.m. Lessons Learned as a Partner in Health
Dowling 5 Large Conference Room

2:00 p.m. 25 Years of Peace Corps Master’s International Program
801 Massachusetts Avenue, Crosstown 460A

3:00 p.m. Screening and Discussion of the Film “Crossing Borders”
ISSO Conference Room, 888 Commonwealth Avenue, 2nd Floor

4:00 p.m. Networking with the Director of the Peace Corps
Center for Student Services, 100 Bay State Road, 6th Floor

>For event details visit: bu.edu/globalprograms/iew/events

International Education Week (IEW) is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. During the week of November 12-16 BU will participate in IEW and showcase BU’s myriad global dimensions. For more information and list of events visit bu.edu/globalprograms/iew.