International Center Archive

  • Five Things International Students Need to Know About Life in the U.S.

    Five Things International Students Need to Know About Life in the U.S.

    If you're new to the United States and to IIT, join the staff of the International Center for the launch of the Hawk 101 series focusing on five of the most important skills you need to know about navigating your life. The event will be held on Thursday, January 17 in PH 108.

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  • NanoJapan Program for Undergraduates

    NanoJapan Program for Undergraduates

    NanoJapan, sponsored by Rice University,will provide United States undergraduates with structured research opportunities in Japanese university laboratories with Japanese mentors focused on the study of THz dynamics of nanostructures. Eligible students from any university nationwide are eligible to apply. The program is well-suited to engineering or physics students with a keen interest in this area of nanotechnology research. More information can be found here.

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  • French and German Language Crash Courses

    French and German Language Crash Courses

    Join the ICenter and Berlitz in language crash courses on Thursday, November 8 at 12:55 pm in Wishnick Hall (Room 115 and 116), open to all students, faculty, and staff. You'll learn the basics of either French or German—while eating pizza and having fun.

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  • IIT Thanksgiving Host Program Sign-up

    IIT Thanksgiving Host Program Sign-up

    Each year, the International Center at Illinois Institute of Technology solicits IIT faculty, staff, and student families to host one or more international students for Thanksgiving dinner. You may remember being a student and how it felt during the Thanksgiving holiday without the company of family and friends. How wonderful would it be to host an IIT international student at your Thanksgiving dinner? If you live in the Chicago area, here's your chance!

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  • International Education Week Arrives: Taste of IIT Today in the MTCC

    The International Student Organisation (ISO) is hosting several upcoming activities.

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  • Where Did All the Main Building Offices Go?

    With the move of Marketing and Communications this week, all the offices in Main Building have now relocated to new locations on campus. You will find information on the offices' new locations, along with website links and phone numbers, here.

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  • Sodexo Cooking Class: Mexican Cuisine

    Sodexo Cooking Class: Mexican Cuisine

    Think Mexican is only tacos or burritos? Think again! Mexican cuisine is rich with flavor and regional diversity. In celebration of International Education Week, join Sodexo for a free cooking class, so you can learn to explore these fantastic flavors at home.

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  • IEW: Field Trip to Baha’i Temple

    IEW: Field Trip to Baha’i Temple

    There are over 1 million Baha'is in the world, though many people have never heard of them. Join us in a visit to one of the seven temples in the world to learn more about the people, their culture, their faith, and their architecturally gorgeous temple in Wilmette on Saturday, November 10.

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  • International Education Week in November

    International Education Week is almost here! From Sunday, November 4 through Saturday, November 10, students, staff, and faculty will have ample opportunity to celebrate the global campus that is IIT during International Education Week. IIT traditions such as the ever-popular Taste of IIT and the performances at IFEST will be excellent, as always.

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  • Student Orgs – Get Involved with IFest!

    Student Orgs – Get Involved with IFest!

    Student organizations, did you want to get involved in International Education Week, but didn't have time to plan an entire event? Get involved with one or all of the events that International Students Organizations (ISO) is putting together:

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