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"I can honestly say that I have never joined any organization or group with the immediate pay-off realized through joining AIEA. The very first correspondence from your office connected me to important opportunities and information regarding the International Education community. Membership in AIEA is essential for those in leadership positions who are serious about moving the internationalization agenda forward in higher education. Please accept my sincere admiration for the effort and contribution of AIEA in this important arena." - Dr. April Burriss, Dean, School of International Education, Endicott College

Thank you for your interest in AIEA membership! Please read on for further details about membership in AIEA:

Membership in AIEA is based on the calendar year (January to December). Current AIEA members may renew online between January and March 31. After March 31, a late fee of $40 will apply. Only members joining/renewing by March 31 will receive the JSIE journal subscription for that year. (Please note that if current member status has changed, members will need to re-apply).

SEEKING SOLUTIONS TO COMMON PROBLEMS

AIEA gives members opportunities to join forces, exchange ideas, share institutional strategies, and provide an effective voice on matters of public policy. Avenues for addressing common problems and mutual interests include:

  • Opportunities for dialogue with colleagues
  • A unified voice on specific international legislative issues
  • New approaches to international education on campus
  • An informed perspective on the development of policy on international education
  • Workshops on topics of interest to members
  • Professional meetings
  • A scholarly journal
  • A membership directory
  • Consultant referrals
  • Other timely publications (print and electronic)

Two examples are:

The Public Policy Advisory Board keeps the general membership of AIEA informed about the major issues relating to international education at the national level. lt works with the leadership of AlEA to have the organization's voice heard on matters of public policy in Congress, in the Executive Branch, and among other national educational associations.

The Professional Development Committee (formerly) Campus Administration and Programs (CAPS) , another standing committee of AIEA, identifies and describes issues in international education administration at the campus level. The Committee seeks to improve the effectiveness of international education administration by offering the membership professional development opportunities, consultant referral services, funding sources, or organization/structure models, and workshops/seminars.

MORE ON MEMBERSHIP

New members must complete the online application form. If you are paying by check, be sure to press submit, then print off the receipt you receive in your email account and mail it along with a check to the address listed on the form. Allow a minimum of 2 weeks to the process the application.

Please note that membership dues are not refundable nor are they transferable to another institution/organization. If members change institutions/organizations, they will need to reapply.

There are four main categories of membership. All categories receive full benefits including voting privileges and the right to be nominated for leadership positions within the organization:

1. Academic Institutional Membership
Academic Institutional Membership is open to the person designated by a college or university's Chief Executive Officer as its principal international education administrator. The institutional member's areas of responsibility may include:
  • Education abroad and faculty/student exchanges
  • International student and/or scholar services
  • International student admission
  • International contracting and technical assistance
  • Area, international and/or foreign language studies
  • Intensive English study
  • Internationally oriented faculty and curriculum development
  • International institutional linkages
  • Internationally oriented community and outreach activities
  • International education/research

Important Note: Institutional membership, while held by an individual, is tied to that institution and is not transferable. Institutional membership entitles an institution to have an unlimited number of individual memberships (see below)- however each person must join AIEA separately. (Annual membership fee: $400.00)

2. Other Organizations Supporting International Education Membership
Organizational Membership applications are invited by AIEA from organizations that support international education. Organizational memberships are usually held by the senior most person in the organization. Organizational membership entitles the organization to have an unlimited number of individual memberships (see below) (Annual membership fee: $400.00)

3. Individual Membership
Individual Membership is open to other individuals at colleges and universities, which hold a current institutional membership or organizational membership in AIEA. If your institution/organization is not currently a member of AIEA, please speak to your senior international education officer. Retired AIEA members may also apply at the individual membership rate (under the "Retiree" category). (Annual membership fee: $100.00)

4. Non-affiliated Individual Membership
This is a new membership category open to individuals not affiliated with institutions or organizations but who are active in the international education field and wish to be involved in the work of AIEA. (Annual membership fee: $400).