Fulbright: U.S.-Germany International Education Administrators Program

Overview

Fulbright International Education Administrators (IEA) Seminars are fully funded opportunities for U.S. higher education administrators to participate intensive two-week seminars abroad to learn about other countries’ higher education systems. All travel, accommodations, and schedules are provided by the Fulbright IEA Program.

Award Activity
This group seminar is designed to familiarize U.S. higher education administrators from universities, colleges, and community colleges in the U.S. with the latest trends in Germany's higher education system. Through lectures, workshops, and campus visits in Berlin and other regions of Germany, participants will explore opportunities for academic exchanges in Germany and the challenges to be overcome in times of crisis. Participants will also learn about higher education mobility trends in the broader European context.

During their stay in Berlin, participants are provided with a comprehensive overview of Germany and its higher education system through presentations, discussions with experts, and campus visits. Participants will also travel to other destinations throughout Germany to visit further institutions of higher education such as research universities and universities of applied sciences. Beyond the German perspective, the seminar also offers the opportunity to explore and discuss the German higher education system within the European Union.

To participate in the International Education Administrators (IEA) program the applicant must:

• be a U.S. citizen
• have the foreign language proficiency as specified in the award description or as required for the completion of the proposed project.

• Number of recipients: up to 15
• Awards start period: October 2024