Sample state consortia:

www.studywashington.org
www.studyillinois.org
www.studyiowa.org
www.studywisconsin.org

The International Education Collaborative (IEC) was established in 2007 with the initial goal of assisting U.S. Colleges & Universities to effectively organize themselves, on a state-by-state basis, into (ad-hoc or formal) consortia.  Each consortium serves to increase its state's international student recruiting efforts.  This process allows schools to pool their limited resources to augment their individual global marketing efforts.  These initial consortia have had varied results, depending on their approach, however IEC seeks to gather and disseminate best practices to ensure optimal results for all regions.

The broader vision for the Collaborative is to provide a forum, tools and support for increased  international education opportunities for the United States of America to retain its position as the top destination for international education worldwide.  The formerly unquestioned leadership of the USA in higher education has recently faced new challenges:

Recent Challenges
• Increasing Global Competition
• More Rigorous International Student Visa Requirements
• Unification of European Higher Education (Bologna Process)
• U.S. & Global Political Climate

Together, through collaboration and sharing of best practices, we can maximize the competitiveness of U.S. Higher Education across the globe.

Global Competitiveness in U.S. Higher Education