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International Education at Washington and Lee strives to create an effective global learning environment by providing leadership, administrative oversight, and broad support for international learning and global engagement. Its primary functions are:

To develop, guide, and monitor opportunities for overseas learning by students;
To support faculty logistically in their international research, teaching, and curricular development;
To advise and assist students, faculty and visitors from abroad in their integration into and involvement with the university and the local community; and
To promote the ideals of global citizenship, intercultural appreciation, and mutual understanding in a rapidly changing world.

CIE News

Eleven Seniors Awarded International Immersion Certificates
11 seniors were awarded International Immersion Certificates.
Reynolds Receives 2013 Global Learning Leadership Prize
Bethany Reynolds is the winnder of the 2013 Global Learning Leadership Prize.
Radio IE
Catch up on broadcasts of Radio IE at the WLUR archives.

From the Blog

Get Out of Here!
Â Â Â Â I never have any real doubts about my constant message to students and faculty regarding the importance of travel abroad and of opening horizons as a means to prepare for the future (or, in some respects, catch up to … Continue reading →
Job Skills
Â Â Â Â On any street in nearly any city or town these days one cannot help but notice the property offices because their windows are plastered with ads for property to buy or rent.Â While I was walking down a London … Continue reading →
Buried Dogs in Bayreuth
Â Â Â Â Â I recently passed through Bayreuth to visit our partner university and to check in with the Washington and Lee Spring Term Abroad program that is centered there.Â Bayreuth is an historic town of the northern Bavaria region of Franconia, … Continue reading →

W&L International News

W&L Boosts the Value of Study-Abroad Experience for Students
With college graduates looking for an edge as they enter the job market, does listing a study-abroad experience on one's résumé make a difference to potential employers?
Boetsch Addresses Opening Assembly of W&L Reunions
Laurent Boetsch, director of international education at Washington and Lee, delivered the keynote address for the University's annual Alumni Weekend on Thursday, May 2.
W&L Sophomore Wins Davis Projects for Peace Grant
Emmanuel Abebrese, a Washington and Lee University sophomore, has won a $10,000 grant from the Davis Projects for Peace 2013.
Dani Breidung Awarded First Certificate of International Immersion at W&L
Washington and Lee University senior Danielle (Dani) Breidung has become the first student at the University to earn a Certificate of International Immersion, awarded to students who demonstrate significant commitment to and understanding of global interaction.
W&L's Whang Featured in "International Educator"
Washington and Lee senior Uri Whang was featured in the cover story of the November/December edition "International Educator," the journal of NAFSA: Association of International Educators.