The Mestenhauser Institute is excited to launch our new event, the Thought Leaders Summit, supported by the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) and done alongside their 2026 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
Date: Sunday, February 15th, 2026
Time: 14:00-17:00
Venue: Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. 4200 Linnean Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008, United States
Registration cost: $150
This event introduces MIIC to international education leaders and is principally intended to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Internationalization at Home (IaH) dimension of comprehensive internationalization. This IaH dimension, originating in Europe, and linked to Internationalization of the Curriculum (Ioc) has been instrumental in linking the success of all students to global learning and intercultural competence. Thought leaders will also explore the relatively new phenomenon of European Universities Alliances that has added greater heft to the work of IaH and succeeded in institutionalizing the connection between student success and internationalization at participating European universities. Currently, 65 of these Alliances are active across the European Union.
You can register for the event at this link.