International Faculty Development is an integral component of University Internationalization. Studying abroad provides students the opportunity to acquire intercultural and international skills and values. The world is changing rapidly and faculty need also to update their international knowledge. They will transfer their new experiences and information to campus and be able to influence their students and colleagues with a new acquired international knowledge and understanding.

CIEE offers thematic faculty seminars in 27 countries around the globe in the following countries: Botswana, Ghana, Senegal, South Africa, China, India, Korea, Mongolia, Vietnam, Australia, France, Ireland, Italy, Poland & Ukraine, Russia, Spain & Morocco, Chile & Argentina, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Jordan, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates & Oman.

"CIEE International Faculty Development Seminars have proven to be instrumental in internationalizing curricula, advancing research, diversifying faculty expertise at institutions of higher education, encouraging new perspectives on and modes of teaching, expanding the international network of scholars, and maintaining the overall vitality of faculty and administration"
— excerpt from CIEE 2009 brochure

The grants (approximate value $4,000–$5,000) cover seminar fees including: academic program, accommodations in single rooms, 2 meals per day, medical insurance, excursions and transportation, airport pick up, and round trip airfare. Not included: passport costs, visas, departure taxes, dinners, and personal expenses.

Applications should be submitted via email to the Center for International Education cie@adelphi.edu by the second Friday in December for the next year Summer Seminars, describing briefly teaching and research interests, how the candidate expects to benefit professionally from the seminar, and how she/he intends to contribute with the new acquired experience to  campus internationalization (developing and/or revising existing courses and/or syllabi, encouraging students to study abroad). A three-person committee comprised by the Provost, the Associate Provost for Research, and the Director of the Center for International Education will evaluate applications and notify the awards.

Additional Websites of Interest

Whether you are new to your field and position, or you have been around the block a few times, do not underestimate the personal and professional value of travel-study abroad. Your study abroad experiences change lives for everyone involved, including your present and future students. You owe it to yourself to look into travel-study abroad opportunities and find the best fit for you and your goals. Whatever path you choose, may it enlighten and enrich your life in more ways than you know.

• FacultyLed.com
  Provides information and directories to support and empower international study-travel courses developed and/or taught by college professors.


• Council for International Exchange of Scholars 
  CIES helps administer the Fulbright Scholar Program.


• Middelburg Center for Transatlantic Studies
  A comparative, multidisciplinary approach to transatlantic relationships and developments.


• International Professor Exchange
  Professors and lecturers may arrange short or long term opportunities at universities around the world.


• CIEE Teach Abroad
  118 university-level study programs in 40 host countries. Educators can also participate in summer International Faculty Development Seminars in over 25 countries.


• Sabbatical Homes
  Provides the global academic community with an efficient internet-based directory for sabbatical home exchange and academic home rental opportunities worldwide.