International Education Week will be held at Duke from Nov. 9-13, 2020. This year’s theme is “Together Around the World.”

During the pandemic, as we’ve all learned to adjust to new ways of collaborating, we’ve come to appreciate our global connections. The week is an opportunity to highlight the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide.

To support and celebrate international students and global education, we’ll have events including professional development opportunities, seminars with global experts and a trivia night.

Throughout the week, we’ll celebrate students from Duke’s three campuses: our Durham campus, our joint venture liberal arts university in Kunshan, China and the joint Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore.

You can follow on social media with #IEW2020 #globalduke.

Around the World in 14 Books

For International Education Week, Duke alumni and parents from around the world shared their favorite books that provide insight into the culture and history of their region. See their recommendations.

This collaborative project is sponsored by the Office of Global Affairs, Duke Alumni Association and Duke University Libraries.

"Together Around The World" Message Board

On our message board for Duke students, staff and faculty, share an international experience, study away, DukeEngage, your most meaningful holiday — and if you’re from outside the United States, tell us about home! Created by Duke Web Services and the Office of Global Affairs.

Events

MONDAY, November 9

• Interstride Webinar: Immigration Q&A Hour with Aaron Blumberg, Partner Immigration Attorney at Fragomen
  A one-hour Q&A session with Aaron Blumberg. Ask any question related to your immigration status during this hour.
  2:00 pm. - 3:00 p.m.

• Duke University Middle East Studies Center and Duke Islamic Studies Center (Co-sponsors: History Department and Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies)
  Lecture: A North African Slave Advocating for Abolition in the US: Debating Slavery in Ottoman Tunis 1864
  1:00 pm. - 2:45 p.m.
   
• Duke University Program in American Grand Strategy (Co-sponsors: Duke University Center for International and Global Studies, Political Science and Sanford School of Public Policy)
  Philip Zelikow: To Build a Better World 
  5:30 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
   
• Duke International House with Office of International Services at NC State
  International Education and Study Abroad discussion with the English Conversation Club
  7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
   
• Global Education Office and the Duke University Center for International and Global Studies
  Global Trivia Night
  8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

tUESDAY, November 10

• Office of International Services at NC State with Duke International House
  English Conversation Club
  4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
• Interstride Webinar: Three Ways to Immigrate to Canada 
  Canadian lawyer Josh Schachnow will discuss: 1. The different types of visas and permits in Canada; 2. Three of the easiest permits to get from abroad so you can move to Canada; 3. How COVID-19 is affecting each option and how to determine which is best for you. Followed by a live Q&A.
  To register, login with your Duke email. It will send you to authenticate with your NetID. Then click on the upper-right hand corner to "Webinars" and you should see the events to register.
  5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
• Duke Language Central
  International Trivia Night
  6:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m.

• Duke Asian/Pacific Studies Institute (Co-sponsor: Duke University Center for International and Global Studies)
  CHINA Town Hall
  7:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, November 11

• Department of History
  Ruling Racial Quotas Constitutional: The 2012 Brazilian Supreme Court Decision in U.S. Perspective
  11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

• Fuqua School of Business and the Office of Global Affairs with LinkedIn
  Get Global! Makeover Your LinkedIn Profile Live
  2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

• Duke University Development (Co-sponsors: Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and Duke University Hispanic and Latino Alumni Association)
  Creating Quality Cities: A Critical Challenge of Our Time
  5:30 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.

THURSDAY, November 12

• Interstride Seminar: Visa & Immmigration Updates for F-1 Students
  Immigration Lawyer Pauline M. Schwartz will provide an overview of some of the most recent visa and immigration updates for F1 students. During the webinar, students can ask questions.
  To register, login with your Duke email. It will send you to authenticate with your NetID. Then click on the upper-right hand corner to "Webinars" and you should see the events to register.
  2:00 pm. - 3:00 p.m.

• Office of International Services at NC State with Duke International House
  English Conversation Club
  4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

• Franklin Humanities Institute (Co-sponsors: Africa Initiative, African and African American Studies, Center for Documentary Studies, Cinematic Arts, Classical Studies, Duke Arts, English, Literature, Master of Fine Arts in Experimental & Documentary Arts and Romance Studies)
  Antigone Film Series: The Phantoms of Lovanium
  7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

• Asian/Pacific Studies Institute (Co-sponsor: Religious Studies)
  Inequality, Culture War, and Imperiled Common Good: America and China
  8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

fRIDAY, November 13

• International House
  Global Café
  10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.