"By studying foreign cultures and languages and living abroad, we gain a better understanding of the many similarities that we share and learn to respect our differences."
George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States
“Authorities should be innovative when deepening education reform and enhancing international education cooperation”
Hu Jintao, President of China in speech to National Education conference, July 13, 2010
" A coherent and coordinated international education strategy will help us meet the twin challenges of preparing our citizens for a global environment while continuing to attract and educate future leaders from abroad."
William J. Clinton, 42nd President of the United States
"International education prepares our citizens to live, work, and compete in the global economy, and promotes tolerance and the reduction of conflict."
Colin Powell, U.S. Secretary of State, 2001-2005
“Students with international exposure come to understand the value of dialogue between people from different cultures and between people with different points of view. They also gain an understanding of the importance of relationships. Relationships are the foundation for meaning and success in life. “
Douglass H. Daft, Chairman & CEO, the Coca Cola Company, 2000-2004
“Complex global interactions, once reserved for the diplomatic corps, are today the stuff of everyday business deals and cultural exchanges. If we expect students to navigate international waters, we need to give them an international education that meets the highest standards…"
Rod Paige U.S. Secretary of Education, 2001-2005
“The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew.”
Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, Annual Message to Congress, December 1862