Professional Development
SAF works with member universities to provide a wide variety of professional development opportunities. The SAF staff are active professionals in the field of international education, and we wish to encourage and assist our colleagues to learn more about professional opportunities in the field worldwide.
2007 Asian University Presidents' Forum (AUPF)
Prof. John Belcher presented a keynote address on The Internationalization of Universities: Communication Understanding and Change in Shalu, Taiwan on November 14, 2007.
Host University Site Visits 2007
IAC Members, SAF Associate Members, and guests will have an opportunity to join our host university familiarization visits to be held in conjunction with the NAFSA: Association of International Educators conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 27 to June 1, and the European Association of International Education (EAIE) conference in Trondheim, Norway, September 13 to 15, 2007.
Pre-NAFSA Site Visits
The tentative dates for the pre-NAFSA host university site visits are May 23 to 26, 2007.
We plan to visit the University of Minnesota and the University of St. Thomas. We also intend to include a visit to a liberal arts college in the greater Minneapolis area. These visits will allow our guests an opportunity to compare and contrast the three most prevalent types of higher education institutions in the U.S.: a large, research university, a regional comprehensive university, and a liberal arts college.
Pre-EAIE Site Visits
The pre-EAIE host university site visits are tentatively scheduled to be held in London from September 10 to 12, 2007.
In the greater London area the SAF host universities provide a unique mix of university types including a leading University of London institution, a multi-campus fine arts university, and a mid-sized suburban London university. The London site visits are to include Queen Mary, University of London; Middlesex University; Roehampton University; the University of the Arts London; and the University of Westminster.
KAFSA Conference 2006
Prof. John Belcher and Henry Oh of the SAF will attend the Korean Assocation of Foreign Student Administrators (KAFSA) conference in jeju, Korea November 10-12, 2007.
Useful links
International Resources
Organizations Concerned with International Higher Education
IAU- International Association of Universities
UNESCO- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNESCO-CEPES- European Centre for Higher Education
USA Resources
Organizations Concerned with International Higher Education
AACRAO - American Association of Collegiate and Admissions Officers
ACE - American Council on Education
AIEA - Association of International Education Administrators
CIHE - The Boston College Center for International Higher Education
Forum on Education Abroad
NAFSA - Association of International Educators
Related U.S. Government Sites
Education USA
Fulbright Program for Students
Fulbright Scholar Program
U.S. Department of State
U.S. Embassy Japan
U.S. Embassy Korea
England, Scotland, Ireland Resources
Organizations Concerned with International Higher Education
Association of Commonwealth Universities
British Council
EAIE - European Association of International Education
Universities UK
ENIC-NARIC- European Gateway to Recognition of Academic and Professional Qualifications
UKCOSA - The Council for International Education
Related Government Sites
British Embassy Japan
British Embassy Korea
Irish Embassy Japan
Irish Embassy Korea
Canada Resources
Organizations Concerned with International Higher Education
AUCC - Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
CBIE - Canadian Bureau for International Education
Related Government Sites
Canadian Embassy Japan
Canadian Embassy Korea
Australia and New Zealand Resources
Organizations Concerned with International Higher Education
Australian Education Portal
EdNA Online- Education Network Australia
IEAA - International Education Association of Australia
Related Government Sites
Australia Embassy Japan
Australia Embassy Korea
New Zealand Embassy Japan
New Zealand Embassy Korea
Japan Resources
Organizations Concerned with International Higher Education
AIEJ - Association of International Education, Japan
JAFSA - Japan Network for International Education
JUSEC - The Japan-United States Educational Commission
MEXT - Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (Japanese Version)
MEXT - Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (English Version)
Korea Resources
Organizations Concerned with International Higher Education
Korean Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (English Version)
Korean Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (Korean Version)
KAIE- Korean Association of International Education (English Version)
KAIE- Korean Association of International Education (Korean Version)
KAFSA- Korean Association of Foreign Student Administrators
Other Resources
CHEPS - The Center for Higher Education Policy Studies, University of Twente, The Netherlands
NUFFIC - Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education
University Rankings and Guides
QS TopUniversities
Shanghai Jiao Tong Index
U.S. News and World Report
Times Higher World University Rankings 2006
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