Time:12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Location:210A Education Building

Sponsor:Office of International Programs and Global Studies in Education, EPOL

Contact:Nicole Lamers

E-Mail:lamers@illinois.edu

Description:What does education look like in other countries? What are the challenges for teachers around the world? What do you know about the countries of international and diasporic students sitting in U.S. classrooms? Hear from the international graduate students in the College of Education about the educational systems in their home countries in this speaker series. In this session we will cover the social diversity of China and the complexity of its educational system in an era of accelerated economic development.