Outreach Partners

The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is the primary advocacy organization for the nation\'s community colleges. The association represents nearly 1,200 two-year, associate degree-granting institutions and more than 13 million students.

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions' economic progress and cultural development.

ANUT is the National Association of Technological Universities in Mexico. UTs are the higher education institutions in Mexico most similar to the community college model in the US, offering both 2-year and 4-year programs.

British Council - Going Global Conference A conference for leaders in international education to debate the future of further and higher education. The 2018 conference will be held in Malaysia.

CAORC\'s mission is to promote international scholarship by U.S. scholars and academic institutions. CAORC's network includes 24 member centers in the Near and Middle East, Europe, Central America, West Africa, and South, Southeast, and Inner Asia.

CCIS is a partnership of institutions - two and four year, large and small, public and private, domestic and foreign - encompassing the broad spectrum of international higher education. CCIS members sponsor study abroad programs and capacity building initiatives to enhance international and intercultural perspectives within the academic community.

California Colleges for International Education (CCIE) is dedicated to the ideal of increasing international understanding through education and collaboration.

The Center for Global Advancement of Community Colleges (CGACC), provides community colleges with guidance to face their internationalization endeavors and advocates for all higher education institutions at the federal level, brings together higher education associations, and preparing future leaders in higher education.

The European Center for Leadership and Entrepreneurship Education (ECLEE) is an independent training, education and research institution specialized in curriculum innovation, continuing education, and workforce development.

Founded in 2000, Explorica partners with educators to provide short-term student tours full of authentic, interactive learning experiences. Specializing in connecting educators and students to new cultures, languages and people on educational tours across the globe, we offer the lowest prices in educational travel. Plus, educators travel free!

The Foreign Affairs Information Technology (FAIT) Fellowship, a high-profile U.S. Department of State diversity recruitment program, seeks to attract top technology talent to the Foreign Service that reflects the diversity of the United States. The program is designed for highly talented individuals who want to pursue an IT-related undergraduate or graduate degree and a career in the Foreign Service. Based on the fundamental principle that diversity is a strength in our diplomatic efforts, the FAIT Fellowship program values varied backgrounds, including ethnic, racial, gender, and geographic diversity. Women, members of minority groups underrepresented in the Foreign Service, and those with financial need, are encouraged to apply.

Global Washington - Global Washington promotes and supports the global development sector in the state of Washington. We convene, strengthen and advocate across key development issues, generating new growth opportunities for our members.

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) represents more than 470 colleges and universities committed to Hispanic higher education success in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Latin America, and Spain. HACU is the only national educational association that represents Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs).

The Institute of Study Abroad Ireland specializes in arranging short-term faculty led trips for Community Colleges providing a full and inclusive program for students at very affordable prices. Many CCID member institutions have visited Ireland on our site visits, and over 14 community college groups visited Ireland in 2016.

The objective of Inter-American Organization for Higher Education (IOHE) is to encourage higher education institutions and affiliated partner organizations from pole to pole to participate in a collaborative common area that advocates for cooperative debate, reflection, and action regarding the current state of higher education and its future outlook.

MACAT - Macat is dedicated to creating innovative, academically rigorous resources for teachers and learners worldwide. The Macat digital interactive library and learning platform make it easy to quickly gain a deeper understanding of complex themes and topics in the humanities and social sciences, while opening up new pathways for interdisciplinary exploration.

The North American Small Business International Trade Educators (NASBITE), NASBITE International has become the leading U.S. organization supporting training and education in the field of global business. We are a professional organization of educators, trainers, service providers and practitioners and our mission is \"to advance global business practice, education and training\" .

Partners of the Americas brings volunteers, development professionals, governments, businesses, and higher education institutions to the table in order to match resources, knowledge and passion to need. By connecting local organizations to broader funding opportunities and empowering citizens to become agents of change, we develop lasting solutions to our hemisphere\'s toughest challenges, together.

Postsecondary International Network (PIN) seeks to improve and expand the means by which the technical/ community/ further education college serves its own community, and recognizing the community\'s place in an international setting.

The University of Toledo created the CCSIES (Community College Student Internationalization Experience Survey) to explore the relationship between student involvement in international programs, services, and classroom practices and key student outcomes.

USMEXFUSION, A.C. supports educational institutions to comprehensively internationalize their campuses and develop globally competent personnel and students.

Vietnam Association of Community Colleges is a social- professional organization, representing a common voice of universities, colleges and other training institutions following the community college model in Viet Nam.

La Sociedad Honoraria de la Lengua Española is a program of Sigma Delta Pi, the largest collegiate foreign language honor society in the U.S. It is devoted exclusively to students of Spanish at 2-year colleges, rewards membership to outstanding students of Spanish, provides leadership opportunities to members and recognizes exceptional chapters, advisers and members.

The World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics (WFCP) is an international network of colleges and associations of colleges. WFCP provides leadership in delivering workforce education for our global economy.

Since 2009, Study Abroad Association has been committed to customizing the most in-depth and affordable short-term, faculty-led study abroad and service-learning experiences. SAA is a collaborative effort between colleges and universities across the United States dedicated to increasing study abroad participation among students and faculty on their campuses. We’re currently working with over 150 institutions across the United States with enrollment sizes ranging from 1,000 to over 90,000 students.

Bound International champions international educational mobility as well as environmental sustainability. We provide the higher education community critical awareness and solutions on how to mitigate the impact of travel on climate. We accomplish through a full-service COIL program, sustainability education resources, strategic international partnerships and customized profiles for individuals and travelers.

First Trip seeks to increase inclusivity and diversity in study abroad by alleviating financial and other inequitable barriers for students to travel abroad for the first time. Thereby, we hope to not only make study abroad more inclusive, but to also inspire cultural awareness and global citizenship.

We create and disseminate knowledge through collaborative relationships while developing transformational leaders who make business happen.

InterExchange is a private, nonprofit organization with more than 50 years of experience in international cultural exchange. We are dedicated to promoting international understanding through the development and implementation of affordable intercultural and life experiential work/training opportunities.

The American College of the Mediterranean (ACM) is an American-style university in Aix-en-Provence, France that offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines including International Relations, French Studies, Art History, Fine Arts, Business Administration, and more. ACM strives to provide excellence in international education, inspire intercultural awareness, and prepare students for success in a global community through the study of European and Mediterranean history, languages, cultures, and contemporary issues. It does so through a unique combination of courses, internships, and curricula that combine to create American-style undergraduate and graduate degree programs in an international and cross-cultural setting.

Founded in 1963, Cultural Vistas is a nonprofit exchange organization promoting global understanding and collaboration among individuals and institutions. We develop international professional experiences that create more informed, skilled, and engaged citizens. Our programs empower people to drive positive change in themselves, their organizations, and society. We believe that sustained immersion in a country and language and professional experience, even more than travel or study abroad, promotes confidence and skills that create successful careers and nurture leaders, whether they are community activists or change agents at a global level. Every year our 30-plus unique exchange programs reach thousands of individuals and organizations in the United States and more than 130 countries around the world. We invite you to join us as we work together to reach thousands more.

Global Volunteers, a trusted innovator offering full-service planning and delivery of short-term international service-learning programs, enables students committed to social purpose, immersive and genuine opportunities to participate directly in making positive impacts in dynamic ways. Global Volunteers, a US-based nonprofit, only serves where invited by community leaders, and while working on their priorities, at their direction. Global Volunteers all-encompassing programs: • Provide service-learning end-to-end planning, coordination, and on-site management • Enable volunteers to benefit from 38+ years of development expertise as a platform for social impact • Position and engage students directly with communities in which they have been invited while collaborating with local people on social impact efforts • Immerse students with local people and cultures, while broadening their perspectives as global citizens.

The Asia Institute believes that going global is no longer a luxury, but rather a necessity. Around the world, education has the power to impact societies for the better. Leveraging our unique and comprehensive regional network of private, public, not-for-profit and educational institutions, The Asia Institute develops innovative faculty-led short-term, and immersive internship and career trek programs that fundamentally change how students perceive the world. Additionally, The Asia Institute fosters connections between our educational institution partners worldwide to support international student admissions at the high school, undergraduate and graduate levels.

The Washington Center provides immersive internships and academic seminars to students from hundreds of colleges and universities and young professionals from across the U.S. and more than twenty-five countries. We help students who otherwise may not have the opportunity to pursue their interests, experience what a successful career looks like, and establish a path toward their professional future. Along the way, we inspire them to become well-informed, public-spirited, and more socially engaged in their communities. As the largest, most established program of our kind, we have 90 dedicated, full-time staff and more than 600 higher education, corporate, government, foundation and internship host partners. We are independent, not-for-profit, and committed to providing transformative educational experiences that change lives. More than 60,000 TWC alumni have gone on to serve the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. They hold leadership positions in virtually every career field, including law, education, social work, medicine, journalism, diplomacy, business, and politics.

SimplED is a forward-looking organization focussed on connecting you with the right-fit students through our strategically designed smart tours. As an organization focused on Community college success, we connect your institution with a dynamic network of students, educators, and higher-ed decision-makers across the globe. Simpled provides undergraduate recruitment tours tailored to the needs of the community colleges in India, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Southeast Asia.

Our primary business is preparing foreign education credential evaluation reports. A credential evaluation compares academic and professional degrees earned in one country to academic and professional degrees earned in another. Colleges, universities, employers, licensing boards, and governments use these academic assessments to evaluate foreign education as part of the admission, hiring, or licensure process. We pride ourselves on the quality, thoroughness, and integrity of our educational credential evaluations.

Global Wales provides strategic support to the Welsh higher education sector as a key export industry and builds networks for Wales internationally. The programme is a partnership between Universities Wales, British Council Wales, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales and the Welsh Government. It is managed by Universities Wales. Unique to Global Wales is its ability to engage in ‘system to system’ development, leveraging all elements of the Welsh HE system - including government, regulator and sector - to respond quickly and innovatively to the requirements of partner countries and organisations.

LanguageCert is a leading provider of English language assessments for people of all ages and needs. Our portfolio includes the International ESOL 4-skill exam which is accepted by institutions and government bodies as evidence of language proficiency in over 70 countries. As part of the PeopleCert group, we are pioneers in the delivery of secure online tests using live remote proctoring, enabling candidates to take their English test from any location worldwide.

United Planet is a non-profit organization with a mission to create a global community, one relationship at a time. They connect volunteers who want to make a difference with communities in more than 40 countries, where they learn, teach, work, engage and immerse themselves in a culture outside their comfort zone. For many, it’s the most fulfilling experience of their lives!