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Fostering a Globally Competent Community: #WhyTIEC feature on Dr. Sukant Misra of Texas Tech University
At Texas Tech University, an active event calendar and more than 40 international student organization help non-U.S. students adjust to life in West Texas while making connections on campus and in the Lubbock community.
TIEC to Offer Intensive English and Conference Tickets During Austin SXSW EDU Festival
The Texas International Education Consortium (TIEC) is offering a special program for Austin’s 2019 South By Southwest Education conference (SXSW EDU).
TIEC Joins Forces with Other International Organizations in Austin for Networking Event
In an effort to foster a connection with the greater international community in Austin, the Texas International Education Consortium (TIEC) is coming together to host a networking happy hour to get to know each other and celebrate international efforts.
TIEC Adds New Senior Director of Global Learning to Its Growing Team
The Texas International Education Consortium (TIEC) has hired its new Senior Director of Global Learning, Dr. Heather Farmakis. Dr. Farmakis started in late August and will help lead online initiatives and Intensive English projects for the organization.
TIEC’s Texas Intensive English Program Shifts from IEP to Pathway
TIEC’s Texas Intensive English Program (TIEP) has long issued high-quality English language instruction to students around the world.
Learning to Change Myself: #WHYTIEC Spotlight on Dennis Hart, PhD, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Dennis Hart, PhD, Associate Vice President of Global Engagement, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)
TIEP Hosts 61 Japanese Students for 19th Annual Study Abroad Program
TIEC’s Texas Intensive English Program (TIEP) welcomed its 19th group of students from Mishima Senior High School in Mishima, Japan to Austin for a three-week intensive English and cultural immersion program.
Setting Sail in the Name of Peace and Education: TIEP Instructor Abbey Maedgen Speaks About Her Summer Spent on the “Peace Boat”
While most Austin residents spent their summers down by the lake or seeking air conditioning wherever possible, Abbey Maedgen, an English instructor at TIEC’s Texas Intensive English Program (TIEP) traveled around the world—quite literally—to teach children in need.
TIEC Submits Panel Picker for 2019 SXSW EDU Conference
The Texas International Education Consortium has submitted a panel proposal for the 2019 SXSW Education Conference and we need your vote!
#WHYTIEC Spotlight: Texas A&M University-Texarkana
TIEC is proud of all 31 of its member universities. In the #WhyTIEC series, we sit down with members of our Operating Council, and discuss what makes their Texas university so special.
TIEC Talks to Pre-Departure Cohort of Fulbright Scholars and Students at the University of Texas at Austin
On June 27th TIEC’s President and CEO Robin Lerner, JD, and Vice President Ryan Buck, PhD, spoke to a room filled with United States scholars and students, preparing to depart on their Fulbright programs across 17 countries in the Western Hemisphere.
TIEC Builds Online TOEFL Prep for Nurses Abroad
In the United States, the nursing profession is projected to experience a shortage of Registered Nurses (RN) that is expected to intensify as Baby Boomers age and the need for health care grows.