International Education Week

Ohio University Announces International Education Week 2026: Global Leadership

Ohio University will celebrate International Education Week (IEW) from November 12–17, 2026, with a campus-wide focus on this year’s theme: Global Leadership.

This theme underscores the university’s commitment to preparing students to lead thoughtfully and effectively in an increasingly interconnected world. Global leadership means developing the cross-cultural understanding, perspective, communication skills, and collaborative capacity necessary to work across differences, address complex challenges, and build meaningful partnerships—whether in Ohio, across the United States, or around the world. It also reflects Ohio University’s commitment to creating opportunities for students to practice leadership through global learning, experiential education, and engagement with communities and organizations, ensuring that every Bobcat is prepared to contribute with confidence, curiosity, empathy, and purpose in a rapidly changing world.

During IEW, academic colleges, departments, and student organizations are encouraged to coordinate events and activities that highlight their international engagement and connect to the theme of global leadership. The week features research presentations, experiential learning opportunities, cultural events, and alumni discussions—highlighting the many ways global education at OHIO helps students broaden their perspectives, work across cultures and communities, and develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to lead and contribute in an interconnected world.