International Education Week at Duke

International Education Week (IEW) is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education. It hopes to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn and exchange experiences.

This year, IEW is November 18-22, 2024.

Below are some global-centric events happening at Duke in and around that week.

November 11-15

International Career Summit
1:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Virtual on Zoom
Registration Link (Must register for each day)

Monday, November 18

Study Abroad Duke-Approved Workshop
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Register on Duke Groups for Location
Sponsor(s): Global Education Office for Undergraduates

Tuesday, November 19

U.S. Foreign Service Career Day
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Sanford School of Public Policy
Rhodes Conference Room, Room 223

Rethinking Diplomatic Training with Ambassador Joan A. Polaschik
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Sanford School of Public Policy
Rhodes Conference Room, Room 223

Global Conversations in the Wellness Center
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Wellness Center
Room 148
Sponsor(s): Thompson Writing Program and Duke Student Wellness

Study Away 101
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Join via Zoom
Sponsor(s): Global Education Office for Undergraduates

Israeli Doc Series Presents: It Happened On Our Ground
7:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Rubenstein Arts Center
Film Theater
Sponsor(s): Center for Jewish Studies and Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES)

Wednesday, November 20

CPT and OPT Workshop with Duke Visa Services
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Registration Link

Study Away 101
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Join via Zoom
Sponsor(s): Global Education Office for Undergraduates

Thursday, November 21

EADS Reading Session – “Prostitutes, Hostesses, and Actresses at the Edge of the Japanese Empire: Fragmenting History” (Nobuko Yamasaki, 2023)
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
John Hope Franklin Center
Room 130
Sponsor(s): East Asia/Asian Diaspora Studies Working Group (EADS), Asian Pacific Studies Institute (APSI)

One Sea, One Temple: Digital humanities approaches to Chinese local historical materials in Southeast Asia
3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Rubenstein Library
Carpenter Conference Room, Room 249
Sponsor(s): Asian Pacific Studies Institute (APSI), Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES), Asian American and Diaspora Studies, Global Asia Initiative, and Religious Studies

Interstride Workshop
3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Join via Zoom

Friday, November 22

More events to come soon! Check back later.