USjournal and the U.S. Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to increase awareness in U.S. education and training professionals about exporting education and the tools and resources our organizations provide to help them succeed.

We've enjoyed working with Commerce over the years on a number of different projects, noted USjournal's C.I.E.O. Cheryl DarrupBoychuck. Now with this formal affiliation, we look forward to many more years of productive collaboration, to ultimately advance the United States as the premier education destination for students around the world.

Under the MOA, USjournal and the U.S. Commercial Service's network of worldwide offices will work together on marketing, education programs and events leveraging both entities' expertise to help make U.S. organizations more export savvy. Joint activities may include building awareness through outreach at trade shows, direct mail campaigns and online registration for resource support.

Read the full press release.

We look forward to connecting with colleagues at NAFSA's Annual Conference. To reserve a slot to learn more about USjournal.com and / or FundsV.com, please contact cheryl@USjournal.com.

• Sun, 26 May at 4pm
• Mon, 27 May at 9am
• Mon, 27 May at 10am
• Mon, 27 May for lunch
• Mon, 27 May at 2pm
• Thurs, 30 May at 1pm

Colleagues may also join us at these two open events:

• Wed, 29 May at 7:45am: FundsV Working Group Meeting
  We look forward to collaborating with colleagues intent on improving the efficiency and integrity of international student funds verification. Among other topics, we will discuss the release of SWIFT's new message class, which will ultimately enable FundsV to provide a more comprehensive solution. FundsV empowers students (and their sponsors) to point their online banking data to the authorized host who requested it. Please reserve your slot to participate in this open meeting: cheryl@FundsV.com
   
• Thurs, 30 May at 8am: General Session on Recruitment
  Along with Pamela Barrett and Matt Beatty, Cheryl will address timely issues about how students choose their host campus, how they identify themselves to those institutions, and what factors are important to them. Join us for Great Expectations: Managing International Students' Decisionmaking and Preparation.

7 September through 12 October 2013: Register for the Institute for International Education's Fall Fairs in Asia to recruit highly capable and motivated students interested in U.S. undergraduate and graduate programs. To register today, or for more information, please visit iie.org/fairs or contact ufairs@iie.org