1. The Collaboratory Launches 22.33 - A Podcast of Life-Changing Stories

   Each year, State Department-sponsored exchange programs connect approximately 350,000 people in almost every country and all U.S. states.

2. Virtual Sports Visitor Program Connects Coaches and Administrators from Ten Countries

   Last month, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ (ECA) Sports Diplomacy Division hosted a virtual Sports Visitor Program (SVP) with participation from approximately 60 soccer coaches and sports administrators from ten countries including Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Burma, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Kitts and Nevis, Israel, and Nicaragua.

3. Combating Holocaust Denial and Distortion Through the International Visitor Leadership Program

   This week, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs began the Countering Holocaust Denial and Distortion virtual International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) project.

4. Artists Imagine a Post-Pandemic Future through ECA’s International Writing Program

   When the global pandemic halted in-person interactions, the team at the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and the University of Iowa immediately began thinking through creative ideas to engage artists who were eager to participate in the International Writing Program (IWP).

5. IDEAS Grant Competition Opens for U.S. Colleges and Universities

   IDEAS Grant Competition Opens for U.S. Colleges and Universities, offers One-Time Doubling of Grants to Rebuild Study Abroad Capacity.

6. We need your VOTE to bring American Spaces to SXSW EDU 2023!

   The SXSW EDU Conference and Festival takes place each March in Austin, Texas.

7. State Department #ExchangeAlumni Youth Leaders Gather in Philadelphia

   During International Education Week, Nov. 14-18, 60 young leaders will meet up to defend democracy and advance human rights.

8. State Department Announces 2023-2024 Fulbright Top Producing Institutions

   More than 170 higher education institutions from across the United States are being recognized for having the highest number of accepted applicants to the Fulbright U.S. Student and Fulbright U.S. Scholar Programs.

9. State Department Announces 2023-2024 Fulbright Top Producing Institutions

   More than 170 higher education institutions from across the United States are being recognized for having the highest number of accepted applicants to the Fulbright U.S. Student and Fulbright U.S. Scholar Programs.

10. The U.S.-Taiwan Education Initiative Holds Third High-Level Dialogue, Promoting Cooperation on International Education

    Facilitated by the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO), the United States and Taiwan held a series of events this week to launch the U.S.-Taiwan Education Initiative.

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