International Education Week ’22 is Set for Nov. 14-18

in Global Matters
October 5th, 2022

Share your IEW events with the BU community

Global Programs looks forward to once again facilitating International Education Week (IEW) at BU. IEW 2022 marks Global Program’s 11th consecutive year of leading IEW efforts for the University.

IEW is a joint initiative of the U.S. Departments of State and of Education, seeking to highlight the importance of international education. From November 14 – 18 the BU community will come together to host numerous events – both in-person and virtual – by student groups, schools, colleges, cultural centers, and other organizations across BU’s campuses and at BU Study Abroad locations. To highlight your event as an IEW-related event and to contribute to BU’s commitment to international education, please share some details with us here.

“We are proud to once again play a lead and collaborative role in International Education Week for Boston University,” said Willis G. Wang, Vice President and Associate Provost for Global Programs. “This week celebrates the important and diverse work being done across the BU community to advance international education and global engagement. We look forward to hosting and participating in the many virtual and in-person events that will be offered.”

This year, the Global Programs IEW faculty panel event will explore the growing crisis of forced displacement worldwide, and Global Programs is thrilled to feature a multi-disciplinary panel of BU experts on Nov. 14 at 9 a.m. in the Metcalf Trustee Ballroom (One Silber Way, 9th fl.):

  • Susan Akram, Clinical Professor of Law and Director of BU Law’s International Human Rights Clinic
  • Leonella Castellano Thiébaud (Moderator), Director, Geneva Programs, Boston University Study Abroad
  • Sondra Crosby, MD, Associate Professor of Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights
  • Timothy Longman, Professor of Political Science and International Relations and Director of the BU Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs
  • Carrie Preston, Director of Kilachand Honors College, Professor of English and Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, and Founding Co-director of the BU Initiative on Forced Displacement
  • Muhammad Zaman, Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Founding Co-director of the BU Initiative on Forced Displacement

Visit the IEW website for forthcoming details.

In addition to the annual IEW marquee event, Global Programs and its units of Study Abroad, International Students & Scholars Office (ISSO), and the Center for English Language and Orientation Programs (CELOP) host several IEW events. Check the IEW website for event updates and details as they become available. We look forward to seeing you in November!