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Internationalization of U.S. Education in the 21st Century
The Future of International and Foreign Language Studies
A Research Conference on National Needs and Policy Implications
April 11-13, 2014
http://www.wm.edu/offices/revescenter/internationalization/description%20/index.php
Williamsburg Lodge
310 S England St, Williamsburg, VA 23187ý
Sponsored by the Coalition for International Education and the College of William & Mary
With generous support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Henry Luce Foundation and the following: African Studies Association, American Councils for International Education, Association for Asian Studies, Association for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies, and Middle East Studies Association
The United States faces an urgent education issue that will directly affect our nation’s wellbeing for generations to come: the global competence of Americans. Global competence includes deep expertise in the languages and cultures of other nations and regions, to basic understanding of the rest of the world and the United States’ role today. It ensures our national security, economic competitiveness, and foreign policy leadership. In short, global competence enables Americans to understand and cooperate with others to meet global challenges at home and abroad in the 21st century. Yet international and foreign language education—the essential means to building global competence—is in jeopardy due to shifts in institutional priorities and shrinking public and private investment.
Join leaders in academia, K-12 education, business, government, and the NGO sectors for timely research and discussion of national human resource needs and strategies for enabling U.S. educational institutions to address the broad national policy goals to:
Ensure a globally competent citizenry and workforce
Strengthen the U.S. ability to solve global problems
Produce international experts and knowledge for national needs
Please register by March 15th. We encourage early registration, as space is limited.
https://reservations.wm.edu/EmsRegics/InternationalizationRevesCenter