Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Janice L. Jacobs Remarks to the Community Colleges for International Development Summer Institute 2009
Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Janice L. Jacobs, presented a brief speech at the CCID Summer Institute 2009. She spoke about the importance of higher education and her commitment to enhancing and promoting educational exchange through a streamlined visa process. She believes that the personal touch and student support supplied by community colleges helps international students adjust and succeed, and their experiences at community colleges will factor into how they view America years into the future. She reiterated the U.S. open door policy and dispelled common myths about the visa process.
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EducationUSA is a network of over 450 advising centers in 170 countries, affiliated with the U.S. Department of State. EducationUSA advisers are supported by Regional Educational Advising Coordinators (REACs) that focus on training, providing resources, and mentoring the advising community. The U.S. Department of State has recently expanded the REAC team in various regions of the world.
*This is a network to promote U.S. higher education to foreign students who want to study in the U.S. It is a great place to publicize what your college has to offer foreign students.
Contact: Dorothy Mora, Senior Program Officer
Educational Information and Resources Branch
Office of Global Educational Programs
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Department of State
Phone: (202) 453-8868
Email: moradd@state.gov
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EducationUSA Connections Journal is a quarterly, online publication produced by IIE and sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. It is produced for EducationUSA overseas advisers and includes information about higher education in the United States, scholarship opportunities, specific fields of study, best practices in advising, and other topics.
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Hong Kong EducationUSA online advising service, using MSN Instant Messenger, can assist your current and prospective international students in Hong Kong and China with understanding the U.S. higher education system, the application process, admission requirements, and visas. Students can access this service by adding EducationUSA to their MSN contact list by sending an email to EducationUSA_HK@live.com.
U.S. Department of Commerce
In recent years, the Department of Commerce has been active in helping U.S. institutions of higher education "export" their services and recruit foreign students to their campuses. Through more than 100 Export Assistance Centers located around the U.S. and through the Department of Commerce's commercial service officers located at U.S. embassies abroad, the department provides, at no cost, reports on opportunities for activities with foreign institutions and companies. For a fee, centers will help identify international education fairs, facilitate college presences and exhibits at these fairs, identify potential educational partners, and set up overseas appointments with educators in specific countries.