{"id":112617,"date":"2026-11-12T17:38:33","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T22:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=112617"},"modified":"2026-11-12T17:38:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T22:38:33","slug":"weeklong-celebration-of-international-education-kicks-off-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2026\/11\/weeklong-celebration-of-international-education-kicks-off-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Weeklong celebration of international education kicks off Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Brock community will explore global connections, cultures and cuisines this month during a range of <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/international\/student-supports\/iew\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Education Week<\/a> (IEW) events.<\/p>\n<p>Observed in more than 100 countries, the weeklong initiative promotes the value of global learning experiences. Brock\u2019s celebrations will take place from Monday, Nov. 16 to Friday, Nov. 20.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInternational Education Week is a celebration of relationships, partnerships and opportunities that are built throughout the year. Behind every event and initiative is a dedicated community of students, faculty, staff and partners working together to create meaningful global learning experiences,\u201d said\u00a0Marla Terreberry-Portfilio, Associate Director, Global Engagement. \u201cThis week recognizes those efforts while highlighting the important role international education plays in fostering cultural understanding, expanding perspectives and connecting Brock to communities around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Organized by the Brock International team in collaboration with partners across campus, IEW offers students, faculty and staff the chance to learn more about the University\u2019s diverse community and its global learning and research opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s schedule includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An immersive <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/337278\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">celebration of southeast Asian cultures<\/a> on Monday, Nov. 16 from 4 to 6 p.m. in Pond Inlet.<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/331562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tour of the Roy and Lois Cairns Health and Bioscience Research Complex<\/a> on Tuesday, Nov. 17 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.<\/li>\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/333824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online workshop discussing sexual violence in a global context<\/a> on Tuesday, Nov. 17 from noon to 1 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/334410\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interactive session about articulating international experience on resum\u00e9s<\/a> on Tuesday, Nov. 17 from 2 to 3 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/336915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">international food festival<\/a> on Wednesday, Nov. 18 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Pond Inlet.<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/337001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">world caf\u00e9 exploring the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger<\/a> on Wednesday, Nov. 18 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in TH 253.<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/337282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">showcase of south Asian culture, food and communities<\/a> on Wednesday, Nov. 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. in Pond Inlet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students can also kick off the week by picking up <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/337356\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complimentary care packages<\/a> at the International Centre on Monday, Nov. 16 from noon 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/organization\/brockinternational\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ExperienceBU<\/a> for a full list of events and registration details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Brock community will explore global connections, cultures and cuisines this month during a range of International Education Week (IEW) events.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":112619,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7484,14105,1],"tags":[159,288],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112617"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112617"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112620,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112617\/revisions\/112620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}