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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.
Vice President Travels to Colombia to Speak to Outgoing Fulbright Scholars
TIEC Vice President Ryan Buck, PhD, was invited by the Fulbright Commission in Colombia to speak at the orientation for a group of 120 Colombian Fulbright Scholars preparing to leave for their placements around the United States, including several Texas universities.
TIEC Hosts AUC President, Helps Foster Educational Partnership Between Egypt and Texas
The Texas International Education Consortium (TIEC) welcomed the American University in Cairo (AUC) President Francis Ricciardone and his Associate Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management, Dr. Ahmed Tolba, to Texas to help foster connections and possible partnerships between AUC and a dozen TIEC member universities.
TIEC President Robin Lerner Travels to South Korea Under Korea Foundation Fellowship
On April 22-28, 2018, TIEC President & CEO Robin Lerner, JD, was invited as a distinguished guest of the Korea Foundation, an organization affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, for a short-term educational fellowship.
U.S. Department of State Director in Charge of J-1 Visas Visits TIEC Headquarters
The Texas International Education Consortium invited Ms. Karen Hawkins, director of the Office for Private Sector Exchange Designation, to TIEC headquarters on April 18 and 19, 2018, to speak about The U.S. Exchange Visitor Program and discuss opportunities for Non-USG entities to host their own international exchange programs.
Ryan Buck, PhD, assumed the role of Vice President of the Texas International Education Consortium
Ryan Buck, PhD, assumed the role of Vice President of the Texas International Education Consortium (TIEC) on April 4, 2018.
TIEC Visits PMU in Saudi Arabia for Curriculum Development and Academic Program Review
Leaders of the PMU curriculum review and design team arrive in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. From left to right: Hongchi Shi (Texas State University), John Bryant (Texas A&M University), Nick Poulton (TIEC), Mark Kroll (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley), and Robin Lerner (TIEC).
TIEP Director Retires After More Than 40 Years with Organization
Since August 1977, Texas Intensive English Program (TIEP) Director Terry Simon, Ph.D., has called 1103 West 24th Street his work home. However, after more than 40 years of services to the organization, Dr. Simon has decided to hang up his TIEP hat and announce his retirement.
Representatives from Korea WEST Program Come for Annual Visit
Representatives from the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea along with representatives from the Korean Ministry of Education’s National Institute for International Education visited the Texas Intensive English Program (TIEP) in March as part of an annual site visit for its Korea Work, English Study, Travel (WEST) program.