Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie today (Sept. 4) joined with the chief executive of the Australian National University -- that nation's top-ranked institution of higher education -- in signing a partnership agreement for the creation of a jointly operated Pan-Asian Institute. The new institute will combine the complementary academic strengths of the two universities into a single research and teaching enterprise with expertise that encompasses a broad range of Asian countries.

Recent Indiana University Bloomington graduate Katherine Ntiamoah has been selected as a 2009 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellow following a highly competitive nationwide competition. The fellowship provides more than $80,000 for graduate study and travel to extraordinary individuals who want to pursue careers in the U.S. Foreign Service.

The producer-director of a film that follows students around the globe as they work to bring attention to critical issues in their countries will be on the Indiana University campus Thursday evening, March 26, for a 7 p.m. screening of The World We Want, his award-winning documentary.

Indiana University President Michael McRobbie will join a delegation of American university leaders on a trip to Israel, June 29 to July 7, to explore closer academic and research ties between the two nations.

Indiana University today (Dec. 6) unveiled a new strategic plan to improve the global literacy of its students and faculty and strengthen the university's position as a leader in internationalization. The plan calls for increased student and faculty participation in study abroad and international service learning programs as well as the development of strategic international partnerships that support overseas study, global research and the recruitment of international students.

Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie announced today (Sept. 6) that 11 IU students have received prestigious Fulbright-Hays grants for Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad for the 2007-08 academic year. These students are 11 of fewer than 170 U.S. citizens and permanent residents who will travel abroad for the 2007-08 academic year through the Fulbright-Hays program.

IU President Michael A. McRobbie today announced that he has appointed Patrick O'Meara to the newly created position of Vice President for International Affairs. McRobbie said he was creating this new position because of the rapidly increasing importance of the international and global dimension in higher education.

IU President Adam W. Herbert will be speaking at a national summit Jan. 5-6 in Washington, D.C., where he will join President George W. Bush and State Department officials in discussing international education.

Judith Lewis, director for the World Food Programme's U.S. Relations Office since 2003, will give a presentation Tuesday (July 12) on "Winning the War Against Global Hunger" at Indiana University Bloomington.

Thailand's ambassador to the United States will visit Indiana University on Wednesday and Thursday (March 2-3) and will present a public lecture at IU Bloomington, "U.S.-Thai Relations: Elections, Trade, Tsunami."

Foreign students not only improve the quality of education at Indiana University and other U.S. campuses, but they often take home an appreciation for American life that lasts a lifetime, IU President Adam W. Herbert told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday (Oct. 6). Herbert said IU and many other academic institutions are seeing a significant drop in applications from prospective foreign students, and he warned that this trend could have a harmful effect on higher education in America if it is not reversed.

IU will host one of Africa's most dynamic young choral ensembles, the University of Namibia Choir. Currently on its first tour of the United States, under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of State, the UNAM Choir will spend three days in Indiana. They will perform, give workshops and interviews, and meet with fellow musicians and students on IU's Bloomington and East campuses.