AWISA Meeting

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Explore the World!Overseas professional
development opportunities for international
educators Japan, Germany, Korea and beyond

• AWISA Meeting
• City University Bellevue, WA
• January 25, 2008

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About Fulbright

• Fulbright Program proposed to the U.S. Congress
  in 1945 by Senator J. William Fulbright of
  Arkansas.
• Vehicle for promoting "mutual understanding
  between the people of the United States and the
  people of other countries of the world."
• Fulbright program approved by Congress and signed
  into law by President Truman in 1946.
• The Fulbright Program encompasses a variety of
  exchange programs, including those for faculty
  and professionals.
• The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the United
  States Department of State, Bureau of Educational
  and Cultural Affairs. The Council for
  International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) assists
  in the administration of the Fulbright Scholar
  Program.

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Fulbright International Education Administrators
Program (IEA)

• Designed to introduce participants to the
  society, culture and higher education systems of
  these countries through campus visits, meetings
  with foreign colleagues and government officials,
  attendance at cultural events and briefings on
  education.
• Seminars in Germany, Japan, and Korea.
• U.S.-Korea International Education Administrators
  Program May 28 June 10, 2006. (see handout)

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IEA Award Information

• Japan (Deadline November 1, 2007)
• Korea (Deadline November 1, 2007)
• Germany (Deadline February 1, 2008)
• Special application instructions for this program
  are available online at http//www.cies.org/IEA/
  or can be obtained from CIES.
• Why Participate?
• Participants in the International Education
  Administrators Program gain a firsthand look into
  the host country's academic infrastructure and
  culture. They gain new perspectives on the need
  to internationalize U.S. campuses and insight
  into how it can be done.

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IEA Award Eligibility

• U.S. citizenship
• International education professionals and senior
  university administrators (e.g., deans, provosts,
  vice presidents) with significant responsibility
  for international programs and activities
• Affiliation with an accredited college or
  university or nonprofit international exchange
  organization administering postsecondary student
  or faculty exchange
• Three to five years of work experience in
  international education
• Applicants for the Japan program must be
  affiliated with a four-year college or university
  while Germany and Korea will consider applicants
  from both two- and four-year institutions
• TEFL administrators are ineligible for these
  seminar programs, but they are encouraged to view
  a listing of other Fulbright opportunities  
• Limits apply to prior Fulbright Scholar grantees
• Employees, spouses or dependent children of the
  United States Department of State or public and
  private organizations under contract to the
  United States Department of State are ineligible
  to apply for a Fulbright grant until one year
  after the employee's termination.  

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Application Checklist

• Application form
• Project Statement (not to exceed 5 single-spaced
  pages)
• Your project statement should address
• The reasons that you wish to be considered for
  the program,
• The relation of the program to your current job
  responsibilities,
• The impact your participation will have on your
  career and professional development,
• The impact your participation will have on your
  institution and your community and
• The ways you will share what you have gained with
  others at your institution and elsewhere
• Institutional Statement (1-2 pages)
• Applications must include a brief statement
  describing the nature and scope of their
  institution's international education programs
  and activities, current and projected.
• Curriculum Vitae (not to exceed 6 pages)
• Three references

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IEA Application Tips

• Make sure you meet the eligibility guidelines and
  the application deadline.
• Plan ahead.
• Do your homework.
• Have a clear strategy. Make sure all parts of
  your application work to form an integrated
  whole. 
• Make sure your curriculum vitae clearly explains
  your job responsibilities.
• READ and follow the instructions carefully,
  including formatting requirements.
• Proofread!
• Have a trusted colleague review your application
  materials and offer feedback.
• Include only the information requested.

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Education Administration

• Ministry of Education and Human Resources
  Development
• Moving from centralized to decentralized system
  More educational autonomy at the local level
• Clearly defined national standards
• Strict guidelines for textbooks
• Uniform system and common curriculum
• Budget mix of central government, local
  government, and independent resources of private
  schools

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Education System

• Single-track 6-4-4-5 school ladder system
• Elementary school
• Middle school
• High school
• Junior college
• University
• Graduate and professional schools

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Higher Education

• 83 of students graduate high school
• 90 of high school graduates go on to receive
  some form of higher education
• Seven types of higher education
• Universities
• Industrial universities
• Teachers colleges
• Junior colleges
• Broadcast and correspondence universities
• Technical colleges
• Other institutions (i.e., life-long learning)

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Higher Education (cont.)

• 201 universities and colleges
• 158 junior colleges
• Traditional hierarchy of schools
• Admissions process revision
• Missionary-established schools

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Professional and Personal Development

• Good overview of the Korean education system
• Deeper understanding of Korean culture and
  history
• Deeper understanding of Korea/Japan relationship
• Behind-the-scenes look at a U.S. Embassy
• Developed relationships with colleagues at U.S.
  and Korean institutions
• Observation of international offices at Korean
  institutions
• Better understanding of Korean students I advise
  at Western
• Increased commitment to sending Western students
  to Korea for study abroad/exchange experience
• Increased commitment to international education
• "International education exchange is the most
  significant current project designed to continue
  the process of humanizing mankind to the point,
  we would hope, that nations can learn to live in
  peace"
• --J. William Fulbright