International Education Foundation

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Mission

IEF, as a non-profit organization, promotes international education and scientific research mobility by providing high quality study abroad and research opportunities through a global network of top-tier universities.

TEAM

Board of Advisors

IEF’s Board of Advisors consists of experts from global Universities and higher education institutes. Their deep expertise in international higher education and scientific research is highly valuable to IEF.

President
George CHEN, Ph.D.

Dr. Chen is responsible for providing strategic leadership for IEF by working with the Board. He came to IEF with 20-years' of diverse experience in international education, scientific research, business and strategy. Before IEF, he was the president of the SAF International University Network. He has also held increasingly responsible leadership positions at Fortune 500 companies, including Siemens, General Motors, Honeywell and Motorola. Dr. Chen holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and an MBA from University of Michigan's Ross School of Business. He published 12+ research papers and generated 5 patents.

Staff Member

IEF has a team of staff with high ambition, deep expertise and long-time experience in international higher education and scientific research, which is the most valuable asset for IEF’s mission. All IEF staff have rich experience and deep understanding in international higher education and scientific research. Most had long working experience in either Universities or nonprofit education institutes.

Why IEF

Non-profit

As a non-profit organization，IEF focuses on the mission of promoting international higher education and research mobility.

Expertise

With highly professional staff in international education, IEF leverages its deep expertise to provide high quality programs to help the Universities achieve their goal of internationalization and provide best study-abroad and scientific research opportunities.

Transparency

IEF runs as a network of international universities, with the transparency among the Universities, programs and students.

Efficiency

IEF combines the efficiency of business management with the mission of a non-profit organization. The highly efficient operation in IEF provides fast response, low cost and high value to our partner Universities.

Cross-Culture

IEF is an international network with operation in countries across the globe and team members from different cultures. Our deep understanding of both eastern and western cultures helps IEF become a better player in the domain of international higher education and scientific research.