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Western is a member of the CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange) academic consortium, and there is up to $2000 in a ²ÝÁñÉçÇø CIEE consortium grant to attend the International Faculty Development Seminars this summer.

The seminars provide faculty and administrators with innovative approaches to enhance syllabi, internationalize curricula and increase global understanding on campus.  The Summer 2016 are offered in the disciplines of Arts & Humanities, Business, Environment, intercultural Learning, International Relations, Communications and Media, Public Health and Social Sciences.   The seminars will be held in various countries – South Africa, Peru, China and Taiwan, Senegal, Spain, Thailand, Brazil, Jordan, Northern Ireland and Ireland, Belgium and Netherlands, Germany and Poland, and Czech Republic.

Seminar applicants must be first-time IFDS participants. To apply, applicants complete the CIEE where more detailed information about the application process, eligibility, and pre-departure logistics may be found.

Applicants must also submit the following additional information to Liz Partolan-Fray, director of Education Abroad:

1. a summary description of how the information gained will apply to a ²ÝÁñÉçÇø course(s) and how participation will further the goal on internationalizing the curriculum at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø and
2. an estimated budget and any other funding sources.

The application deadline to CIEE and to International Programs & Exchanges is March 11, 2016, for the Summer 2016 IFDS.

For more information, contact Liz Partolan-Fray, Director, Education Abroad, Center for International Studies, Liz.Partolan-Fray@wwu.edu, 360-650-7970.