Welcome to the webpage of the Office of International Education and Development (OIED) at Appalachian State University. Here you will find useful information on how Appalachian is internationalizing its campus and programs. Please click on any department name for more information on how we can serve you.

Appalachian State University combines a strong liberal arts foundation with a comprehensive, pervasive, and integrated commitment to internationalization. Through the curriculum, co-curricular activities, relationships with scholars and students from around the world, education abroad programs, grants, and scholarships for collaborative research abroad, and numerous cross-cultural programs, Appalachian creates opportunities for students to understand the world and be active participants in it. Appalachian’s ability to fulfill the commitment to internationalization is the result of bright and curious students working with an inspired and diverse faculty, a demanding and interdisciplinary curriculum, and a thriving international program.

Mission

The internationalization mission of Appalachian is to develop awareness, knowledge, appreciation, and respect of cultural differences in both domestic and international contexts in its students, faculty, staff and the surrounding communities. The University is also dedicated to creating a campus environment that builds the theoretical and practical skills needed to interact effectively in a global society.

Vision

Appalachian will be an institution of national and international repute that incorporates global content into its curriculum, co-curriculum, research and service to enhance the relevance of its educational programs in an interdependent world, resulting in graduates who are knowledgeable and responsible global citizens and leaders.

Core Values

Appalachian faculty members, staff, and students are committed to:

  • Active international scholarship.
  • Globally infused curriculum and co-curriculum.
  • Cross-cultural tolerance, respect and sensitivity.
  • International diversity of students, faculty, and staff.
  • Traditional and non-traditional international education.
  • Engagement in the global community.

Departments

OIED is structurally organized into five programmatic departments:

News

  • Faculty: Submit your Appalachian Overseas Education Program (AOEP) proposals
    Friday, March 30, 2012 - 4:34pm

    The final deadline for submitting your 2012-2013 AOEP proposal is September 14, 2012.

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  • Thomas receives State Department Critical Language Scholarship
    Thomas receives State Department Critical Language Scholarship
    Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - 1:04pm

    Elizabeth J. Thomas of Matthews—a junior sociology/social inequalities major at Appalachian—has received a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study Russian this summer. She leaves for Russia in mid-June to study in Ufa, the capital city of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

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  • Appalachian’s first dual-degree program begins this fall
    Appalachian’s first dual-degree program begins this fall
    Friday, May 4, 2012 - 4:10pm

    The Appalachian State University-Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP) Dual-Degree Program allows students to receive a B.S. degree in one of Appalachian’s communication majors (advertising, broadcasting, communication studies, journalism or public relations) and a bachelor’s degree in communication from UDLAP in Cholula, Mexico.

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  • Professor to collaborate on cross-cultural gerontology research
    Professor to collaborate on cross-cultural gerontology research
    Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 4:41pm

    Ed Rosenberg’s academic interests on issues related to aging and gerontology are taking him to France, where he will be a visiting researcher at the University of Angers. It’s a return trip for the Appalachian State University professor who was an exchange professor in 2004-05 at the university located in France’s Loire Valley.

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