CCIE – California Colleges for International Education

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Important announcements and opportunities from NAFSA Region XII

Important announcements and opportunities with Region XII

National International Education Organizations Will Continue International Education Week Tradition in 2025

Annual Event Started by the U.S. Departments of State and Education to be Celebrated November 17-21. NAFSA: Association of International Educators, The Forum on Education Abroad, and the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) have pledged to uphold the annual tradition of celebrating International Education Week (IEW) in November.

University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC) Updates

Here are a few USAC updates and opportunities that may be of interest to you and your colleagues.

StudyGlobal Education Fairs – Spring 2026

Greetings from Vietnam! Here are links with more  information and online registration for StudyGlobal Education Fairs – Spring 2026. 

CCIE Dues 2025-2026

Please pay your CCIE Dues. This is how we get money for scholarships, faculty grants, institutional grants, and other activities we have planned for the future.

CCIE wants to remind all our members that, now, more than ever, it is important to pay your dues. CCIE dues are collected on the academic year – July 1 – June 30. It is critical that every member be current with their dues in order for CCIE to continue to support activities such as the Newsletter, Web-Page listing and Institutional Grants, Faculty Grant, and Student Scholarships.

Fulbright International Education Administrators Award

Dr. Margaret Hiebert, SCCCD Coordinator of International Education, was awarded the Fulbright International Education Administrators Award in Berlin Germany November 2025. Dr. Hiebert will learn about the German higher education system and find potential partners for faculty and student mobility exchanges.
Congratulations!!!

International Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Seminar

Please join the Forage Center for its International Peacebuilding & Humanitarian Virtual Seminar set for December 5, 2025 from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET. Registration closes 11/24.

We will have sessions on climate change, DEI in role playing, peace leadership, environmental security, empathy, indigenous communities, and peace journalism (and more!).

Students are FREE!!!!

Application for Funded Study Abroad Program Now Open!

Celebrating 20 years of excellence, the CLS Program is a funded immersive summer study abroad opportunity for American college and university students to learn languages of strategic importance. The CLS Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State and supported in its implementation by American Councils for International Education.

In just eight weeks, participants receive the equivalent of one year of college-level study in one of nine critical languages: Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, and Swahili. The program combines intensive language instruction with rich cultural activities.

CCIE Education-Abroad Working Group – Thursday Oct. 16 at 4:10

This is a reminder for our monthly CCIE Education-Abroad Working Group meeting on Thursday Oct. 16 at 4:10. (please note the time as I will be coming from class.). 
Our Special Guest Speaker is Christian Alyea from Campus Community who will talk about “GLOBAL 360: Scalable, Inclusive Global Learning with Sustainable Access.”

2025 CCIE Student Summer Scholarship

One of my favorite parts of my study abroad trip was building close connections with my classmates while navigating a completely new environment together. We grew closer each day, and I made friendships that I know will last a lifetime — I’m already planning a summer trip with one of my closest friends from the program!