November 18-22 marks the annual celebration of International Education Week. A joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, International Education Week is an opportunity to support international exchange and promote a broader understanding of world cultures. Ohio State joins thousands of other institutions worldwide participating in events that bring a global perspective to college campuses.
International Education Week enables communities to join together and foster global understanding, enriching lives and creating lasting connections around the world.
The Office of International Affairs celebrates the impact of a globally engaged campus where each and every day the Ohio State community embraces diverse perspectives, world cultures and new and thoughtful ways of connecting with one another.
At Ohio State the week features more than 35 events, lectures and workshops across our campuses.
2024 International Education Week Events
All Week
- Wexner Center for the Arts:
- Rotimi Fani-Kayode: Tranquility of Communion, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Ming Smith: Wind Chime, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Monday, November 18
- Info Session: Study Abroad in Italy with Prof. Whittington in May 2025, 12-1 p.m.
- IJS Lecture: Kay Shimizu, "Betting on the Farm: Institutional Change in Japan's Agriculture", 4-5:30 p.m.
- “Righteous Anger as a Political Emotion: Jews, Arabs, and the Question of Palestine, 1947-1949,” Derek Penslar, Harvard University, 4-5:30 p.m.
- Information Session: Agricultural and Environmental Communications, 5-6 p.m.
- Information Session: CSEEES FLAS Fellowship 2024-25, 5-6 p.m.
- Villa Albertine French Film Festival Series, 5:30-8 p.m.
Tuesday, November 19
- Talk by Dr. Hüseyin Uzunoğlu, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- Autumn 2024 Scholar Conversation Hour, 12-1 p.m.
- Una Conversación en Tres Partes: Lágrimas, Empoderamiento Sexual, Preguntas, 3-4 p.m.
- Information Session: Study Abroad in the Balkans, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
- CLAS FLAS Fellowship Information Sessions (via Zoom), 3:30-4:30 p.m.
- Information Session: The European Model of Sport, 4-5 p.m.
- Information Session: Exploring Environmental and Human Health Issues in Japan, 4-5 p.m.
- Talk - Damion Searls (American writer and translator), 4-6 p.m.
- EASC/CSCC: When East Meets West Symposium: Cross Cultural Exchange along the Maritime Silk Road, 5-7 p.m.
- Global Engagement Night: Myths and Legends Around the World, 6-7 p.m.
- Old French Reading Group - Autumn 2024, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 20
- IKS Lecture: Seungsook Moon, "Prefigurative Activism with Foreign Migrants: The Intertwining of Democracy and Neoliberalism in South Korea", 2:20-3:30 p.m.
- Global Education Getting Started Session, 2:20-3:30 p.m.
- Global Leadership Series: Ismail Mohamed, 4-5 p.m.
- Information Session: Signature Experience in International Language Education (SEILE): Taiwan, 4-5 p.m.
- Information Session: Music, Education & Artistry: The Heart of Europe, 4-5 p.m.
- Information Session: EASC 2025-2026 FLAS Fellowship, 4-5 p.m.
- Righteous Anger as a Political Emotion: Jews, Arabs, and the Question of Palestine, 1947-1949, 4-5:30 p.m.
- Jennifer Rhee and Katherine Behar in Conversation, 4:30 p.m.
- Information Session: Oxford Pre-Law Program, 5-6 p.m.
- Information Session: Czech Theatre and Culture, 5-6 p.m.
- Villa Albertine French Film Festival Series, 5:30-8 p.m.
- Book Launch: Making the Human: Race, Allegory, and Asian Americans, 5:30-7 p.m.
- First-Gen Empowerment Series, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 21
- Medieval Latin Reading Group - Autumn 2024, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
- Information Session: Global May Korea, 4-5 p.m.
- Graduate Student Mixer, 5-7 p.m.
- Alternative Thanksgiving, 6-8 p.m.
Friday, November 22
Saturday, November 23
- CSEEES Boston/ASEEES Convention Alumni Networking Coffee Hour, 8:30-9:30 a.m.