We are excited that your student has chosen Michigan State University! We understand the important role you have played in preparing your student to attend college in the United States. We also know how important it is for parents, the university and the student to work together. For these reasons, the Office for International Students and Scholars and International Studies and Programs welcomes all parents and family members to the International Parent Orientation Program (IPOP). 

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Check out our webpage for Parents of International Students for information about MSU, admissions, academics, and costs & making payments.

Local vendors will be there to help you open bank accounts, purchase cell phones, rent additional furniture for your room, and more! Campus offices and student groups will also display information about how to get connected, get help and get involved in campus life. 

Learn about enrollment and transportation for K-12 children.

Mr. Faisal Niaz Tirmizi has served as the Consul General of Pakistan, Chicago (USA) since September, 2013. His lecture will review the history of Pakistan/US relations, highlighting mutual strategic and economic ties between the two nations while assessing the current state of Pakistan/US .

Mr. Tirmizi is a post graduate of the Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad and School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He joined the Foreign Service of Pakistan in 1993. Mr. Tirmizi has handled bilateral, multilateral, consular, and administrative assignments both in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and abroad. He has served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Desk Officer of Middle East, Central Asia, Afghanistan, India, as well as Director of Personnel, Protocol, and Foreign Secretary's Office. Mr. Tirmizi has held various diplomatic assignments in Pakistan Mission's abroad in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (1996-1999), Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland (2003-2007), and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (2007-2010).

Learn about campus and community resources available for graduate students.

Enjoy free food and fun with other new graduate students! 

Adam Habib, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa.

A Professor of Political Science, Habib has over 30 years of academic, research and administration expertise, spanning five universities and multiple local and international institutions, boards and task teams. His professional involvement in institutions has always been defined by three distinct engagements: the contest of ideas, their translation into actionable initiatives, and the building of institutions.

He has been working with government, students and other stakeholders to find solutions to the recent wave of protests around funding for higher education. He has also focused on building African research excellence, and together with the University of Cape Town, Wits initiated the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA).

Join us on August 27 at 2PM in International Center room 201! This is a special event put on by the Alliance for African Partnership.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Understand your immigration status in the U.S. Topics include enrollment requirements, address updates, working on campus, off-campus work authorization and international travel & visas.