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An early leader in international education and study abroad programs, the University of Delaware has been selected to receive the prestigious 2006-07 Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education in the category of Internationalizing the Campus from the Institute for International Education (IIE), one of the world's largest international education and training organizations.

The University's curricular and co-curricular international programs, many coordinated by the Center for International Studies (CFIS) and others by academic units and Residence Life, will be featured as a “best practice” in international education by IIE's Networker magazine and best practices web site.

IIE, whose sponsors include the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Department of Energy, the World Bank and several prominent private foundations, will present the award on Friday, March 30, at a luncheon at the United Nation Delegates Dining Room in New York, during its second annual IIE Best Practices Conference.

UD's long tradition of international education dates back to 1923 when it established the first study abroad program in the United States. In keeping with a Faculty Senate resolution in 2000 “to develop an international perspective in order to live and work effectively in an increasingly global society,” CFIS was established to provide leadership and support in international study and programming.

For more information on CFIS, go to [http://international.udel.edu]. For more information on IIE, visit [www.iie.org/].

Media contact: Martin Mbugua, (302) 831-8749, [mbugua@udel.edu]
January 30, 2007