Eight Fulbright administrators from Russia will spend time at the IU School of Education this month as part of the United States Department of State’s Fulbright Russian International Education Administrators Program.
The Fulbright Russian International Education Administrators Program was initiated by the U.S. State Department in 2007 and provides an intensive U.S. professional training program to eight international education administration specialists from Russian universities, according to a press release. IU’s School of Education’s Center for International Education, Development and Research was chosen to be host to the administrators, who will be at IU for about four weeks, according to the release.
During their time in Indiana the Russian fellows will learn about higher education in the U.S. and will also have American cultural experiences, such as attending a performance at the IU Auditorium. The exchange is meant to “enhance and hone the professional skill sets of university administrators who work with students from around the world,” according to the release.
The School of Education’s Center for International Education, Development and Research has collaborated with the IU Office of International Services, Office of Overseas Study and Office of the Vice President for International Affairs to give the Russian fellows a “comprehensive look at how international education is supported on the Bloomington campus.”
Hannah Alani
