U.S. Embassy hosting free events for International Education Week

International Education Week (IEW) is in its 11th year of promoting educational exchanges, mutual understanding and respect around the world.

IEW, held the third week of November each year, is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education that allows people to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange. First held in 2000, IEW is being celebrated in more than 100 countries worldwide.

“Each year more than 600,000 international students, including over 13,000 from Vietnam, choose to study in the United States,” noted U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Michael W. Michalak at the opening of the U.S. Embassy’s EducationUSA Advising Center, which provides free and unbiased information about studying in the U.S. to the Vietnamese public. “I have worked very hard over the past three years to help form lasting education bonds between Vietnam and the U.S.”

Since 1995, the U.S. Government has provided nearly 1,000 degree and non-degree scholarships in Vietnam, totaling more than $75 million.

In support of IEW, from November 15-20, the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi will hold a series of ten education-related events that are free and open to the public.

    * Monday, November 15, 10am-12pm: American Center Open House
    * Monday, November 15, 2-3:30pm: The Principal Story: Documentary Film Showing and Discussion with Embassy Cultural Affairs Officer David Moyer
    * Tuesday, November 16, 3-4:30pm: Presentation on U.S. Government Scholarship Programs
    * Wednesday, November 17, 2-3:30pm: Presentation on Living and Studying in the U.S. with Humberto Calvaho and Tung Nguyen
    * Thursday, November 18, 3-4pm: Presentation on the U.S. Educational System and Accreditation with Embassy Public Affairs Officer Christopher Hodges
    * Thursday, November 18, 4-5pm: Presentation on Student Visas with Embassy Consular Officers
    * Friday, November 19, 10-11:30am: Presentation on Graduate Study in the U.S. with Vietnam Education Foundation officials
    * Friday, November 19, 2-4pm: Understanding Culture Shock: Documentary Film Showing and Discussion with EducationUSA Advisor Huyen Nguyen
    * Friday, November 19, 4-5pm: Panel Discussion with American Teenage Students
    * Saturday, November 20, 10am-12pm: American English Club: Talking about Study Abroad

All of these events will be held at the American Center, located at 1F Rose Garden Tower, 170 Ngoc Khanh, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi. All events are free and open to the public, though registration is required.

Please register online at: http://creator.zoho.com/pashanoi/form/10