Nov. 14-18, 2022

International Education Week celebrates the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. As a top 100 global university, MSU recognizes the high value of international engagement and its essential role in MSU's mission to advance knowledge and transform lives.

This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education is part of the effort to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn and exchange experiences.

IEW is the perfect time for every Spartan to learn how to become a #GlobalSpartan. Here’s how: 

Follow along on social media, where we’ll tell the stories of how MSU embraces and exemplifies the spirit of international education throughout the year.

Check out the many current and upcoming international events and global learning opportunities happening at MSU below!

Explore international education events at MSU.

Featured Events

All times listed in EST (GMT/UTC -5)

Sunday, November 13 

• Global Festival (Office of International Students and Scholars)
  1:00–5:00 p.m. • MSU Union

Monday, November 14

• Celebrating Geography Awareness Week: An Evening with Artist Julie Mehretu (Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences)
  7:00–8:30 p.m. • Business College Complex N130
• How Hollywood Responded to the 'Muslim Ban' (Muslim Studies Department)
  7:00-8:15 p.m. • Online

Tuesday, November 15

• Open Virtual Reality: Explore Cultural & International Experiences in VR
  (Digital Scholarship Lab at MSU Libraries)
  3:00-6:00 p.m. • DSL VR Room (Main Library: 2 West)
• Arabic Tea and Conversation Hour (Asian Studies Center)
  4:00–5:00 p.m. • International Center, Room 303
  
• Peace Corps Prep Program & Peace Corps Recruiting Info Session (Peace Corps)
  5:00–6:00 p.m. • International Center, Room 303
• MSU Federal Credit Union Financial 4.0: Credit Basics (Career Service Network)
  6:00-6:45 p.m. • Brody Hall Room 134

Wednesday, November 16

• EA Chat (Office for Education Abroad)
  12:00–2:00 p.m. • Online
  
• Fulbright US Student Program Info Session (International Studies & Programs)
  4:30–5:30 p.m. • International Center, Room 303
• Global Get-Together: Fulbright Mixer (International Studies & Programs)
  5:30–6:30 p.m. • International Center, Room 303
• Mozart's La Finta Giardiniera (MSU College of Music, Opera Theatre)
  7 p.m. • Fairchild Theatre

Thursday, November 17

• Open Virtual Reality: Explore Cultural & International Experiences in VR
  (Digital Scholarship Lab at MSU Libraries)
  1:00-4:00 p.m. • DSL VR Room (Main Library: 2 West)
• EA Chat (Office for Education Abroad)
  3:00–4:00 p.m. • Online
• Mozart's La Finta Giardiniera (MSU College of Music, Opera Theatre)
  7 p.m. • Fairchild Theatre

Friday, November 18

• Zaha Hadid Design: Untold (Broad Art Museum)
  Ongoing • Broad Art Museum
• JMC Education Abroad Fair (James Madison College)
  1:00–3:00 p.m. • Case Hall, 3rd Floor (Club Spartan)
  
• To Be Maqdisi in Jerusalem: Palestinian Women in Education 
  (Muslim Studies Program and GenCen)
  1:30–3:00 p.m. • International Center, Room 303
• OISS Coffee Hour (Office of International Students and Scholars)
  4:00–6:00 p.m. • Spartan Rooms B & C
• Mozart's La Finta Giardiniera (MSU College of Music, Opera Theatre)
  7 p.m. • Fairchild Theatre