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  • ISEP

    The International Student Exchange Program (ISEP) is a membership organization of nearly 220 higher education institutions in the United States and 35 other countries that are committed to international exchange. ISEP serves its member institutions and their students by facilitating affordable university-level exchanges on a reciprocal basis. ISEP is committed to international educational exchange as an integral component of higher education, accessible to all students regardless of social and economic background. 

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  • International Bureau of Education

    The IBE, which is an international center for the content of education, was founded in Geneva in 1925 as a private institution. In 1929, it extended its membership to governments and thus became the first intergovernmental organization in the field of education. In 1969, the IBE joined UNESCO as an integral, yet autonomous, institutions with three main lines of action: organizing the sessions of the International Conference on Education as an international forum for dialogue on educational policy; collecting, analyzing and disseminating educational documentation and information, in particular on innovations concerning curricula and teaching methods; and undertaking surveys and studies in the field of comparative education.

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  • International Education of Students (IES)

    Founded in 1950 as The Institute of European Studies, The Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) blends the best elements of foreign higher education with American university requirements, and at the same time encourages every student to explore the unique elements of each country's culture.  We work with more than 500 colleges and universities to enroll more than 1,800 students in 20 unique academic programs in 12 cities throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and South America. 

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  • iteachnet

    As its name implies, Iteachnet is an association of international school teachers and administrators.  The twist is that this association works via an electronic network using e-mail and the World Wide Web.  Based on the belief that the best way to empower students in international schools is to empower those directly responsible for their education, the International Educators' Network Association serves individual teachers and administrators either working or interested in international education.

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  • Institute of International Education IIE Online

    With a staff of 335 in six U.S. and nine overseas offices, and 6,000 volunteers worldwide, IIE is well positioned to respond to educational, training, and technical assistance challenges in countries around the world. IIE's extensive contacts, in-house expertise, and long experience in the field enable us to develop new initiatives to meet pressing needs and then to manage them efficiently and cost effectively.

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  • International Baccalaureate Organization  (IBO)

    The educational philosophy of the organization is found in its mission statement adopted in 1996: Through comprehensive and balanced curricula coupled with challenging assessments, the International Baccalaureate Organization aims to assist schools in their endeavors to develop the individual talents of young people and teach them to relate the experience of the classroom to the realities of the world outside. Beyond intellectual rigour and high academic standards, strong emphasis is placed on the ideals of international understanding and responsible citizenship, to the end that IB students may become critical and compassionate thinkers, lifelong learners and informed participants in local and world affairs, conscious of the shared humanity that binds all people together while respecting the variety of cultures and attitudes that makes for the richness of life.

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  • International Bureau of Education

    While maintaining its original vocation, the IBE, over the last few years, has been concentrating its activities on the adaptation of educational content to the challenges of the 21st century, focusing on strengthening capacity building in the area of management of curriculum change.

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  • International Center for Leadership in Education

    The International Center for Leadership in Education provides services to schools, school districts and states to help them improve their education systems.

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  • The International Education Consultants Association

    The history of TIECA dates back to 1990 when a group of twelve educational consultants in Thailand formed an independent, self regulating group under the name "The Educational Consultants Group of Thailand", widely known as ECT.  The main objectives of the group were to share their expertise in the field of international education and to help raise standards of practice and services rendered to students and international institutions.

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  • The International Council for Open and Distance Education

    The International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) is the global membership organization of educational institutions, national and regional associations, corporations, educational authorities and agencies in the fields of open learning, distance education, and flexible, lifelong learning. ICDE facilitates international cooperation in distance education and open learning throughout the world. Through the ICDE membership and partnership structure, more than 130 countries are represented.

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  • ICES: International Cultural Exchange Services

    Founded in 1991, ICES is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding among the peoples of the world. ICES hopes to achieve this goal through the Student Exchange Experience.

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  • International Education Office,  The Hucclecote Center

    Educational support for teachers and pupils to bring the world into the classroom.

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  • International Education Research Foundation

    Established in 1969 and located in the multicultural mecca of Southern California, IERF is a not-for-profit foundation with over 30 years of experience in the field of foreign credential evaluation.  As the largest service in the Western U.S., IERF has successfully evaluated more than 150,000 credential applications. 

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  • International Schools Services

    ISS is a private, non-profit organization founded in 1955 to serve American international schools overseas. The Princeton office of ISS is staffed by professionals experienced in the field of international education. ISS also employs teachers and administrators in the schools it operates worldwide. ISS services include establishing and operating international schools, recruiting and placing teachers and administrators, consulting, financial management, purchasing and shipping instructional materials, supplies, and equipment for schools, colleges, and universities, publishing, foundations management, and facility planning. 

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  • International Society for Music Education

    he International Society for Music Education (ISME) serves as the voice of the music educators of the world. It represents all levels and all fields of specialization within music education. Its purpose is the advancement of music education throughout the world.

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  • The International Student Exchange Program

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