International Education Week 2026

IMAGE: World icon wearing a graduation cap | Text: International Education Week, November 16-20, Globally Minded, Locally Grounded


International Education Week (IEW) is an initiative originally spearheaded by the U.S. Department of State and the Department of Education.

IEW is designed to support international education and collaborations and foster understanding and engagement across cultures. Alamo Colleges District (ACD) held its first IEW celebration in 2012 across the colleges and at the Sheridan offices with college-specific events, three student photo contest awards, and three Excellence in Internationalization awards.

Since that time, IEW has grown to over 70 events in 2025 and is an integrated celebration of the cultures of the world, particularly those that comprise the ACD community and the constituencies, global and local, that we serve.

We invite you to join us this year from 16-20 November for events at the colleges and at ACCESS as we celebrate 14 years of IEW. Engage with us and learn what we mean by Globally minded. Locally engaged.

2026 Study Abroad Contest Winners

The 2026 Study Abroad Photo Contest is underway!

View of Verona framed by blooming oleander and an old stone wall, with historic church towers, red roofs, and trees under a warm sky.

Alyssa Morgan
2025 Places category winner

Colorful vintage carnival game stall with a red-and-white striped canopy, ornate red panels, plush prizes, and “Ball in the Hole” signs.

Elisebeth Gracia
2025 Artist category winner

Children and adults laugh and splash around a bubbling outdoor fountain in a leafy garden, raising their hands in a joyful summer scene.

Isabel Zimmerman
2025 People category winner

 

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