Haenicke Institute for Global Education
Students at International Student Orientation
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Support the Haenicke Institute for Global Education

Donate to the Haenicke Institute for Global Education and support the global engagement of the Western Michigan University community. Funds support scholarships for international students, study abroad, global learning on campus and international student and scholar support.

Global Giving at Western Michigan University

We assist more than 2,500 international students and alumni at home and abroad with admissions, immigration support, student success and post-graduation job training. We host 80+ study abroad programs and bring students, faculty and staff to 30 countries, on average, each year.  From fostering academic opportunities to showcasing cultural events and providing K-12 outreach, the Haenicke Institute promotes learning that transcends borders and takes students wherever they want to go.

Additional Global Education Support

There are several restricted funds that support the breadth of work at the Haenicke Institute for Global Education. Give a gift that aligns with your personal interest. 

Students at International Student Orientation

WMU's International Student and Scholar Services supports more than 2,500 international students and recent alumni at home and abroad with admissions, immigration, student success and post-graduation job training.

Donate to International Student and Scholar Services
A student and Buster Bronco at International Student and Scholar Services

The International Student Emergency Fund helps international students in times of crisis. Funds have been used to support international students during health emergencies, house fires, travel emergencies and more.

Donate to the International Student Emergency fund
Students at a Welcome Party for the Center for English Language and Culture

Support scholarships for the Center for English Language and Culture for International Students (CELCIS). CELCIS offers English language instruction to help international students succeed in a university setting.
 

Donate to the Center for English Language and Culture for International Students
Two Japanese international student pose with Buster Bronco at the WMU football field

Support the Soga Japan Center to promote knowledge of Japan to the WMU community and beyond. The Soga Japan Center regularly brings scholars, artists and writers to campus.

Donate to the Soga Japan Center

About the Haenicke Institute for Global Education

Your journey at Western Michigan University is a global one. Through transformative events, immersive classes and Experience-Driven Learning, the Haenicke Institute for Global Education connects Kalamazoo to the world—and the world to Kalamazoo. We assist more than 2,000 international students and alumni at home and abroad with admissions, immigration support, student success and post-graduation job training. We host 80+ study abroad programs and bring students, faculty and staff to 30 countries, on average, each year.  From fostering academic opportunities to showcasing cultural events and providing K-12 outreach, the Haenicke Institute promotes learning that transcends borders and takes you wherever you want to go.  

A student wearing a study abroad map tshirt while making a W symbol with his hands. He is posing in downtown Kalamazoo.

International Student and Scholar Services

International Student and Scholar Services is responsible for international student recruitment, admissions and immigration support.
A student proudly holding a Western flag during a study abroad adventure in another country. He stands in front of an historic building.

Study Abroad

WMU Study Abroad supports more than 80 programs around the world, sending students, faculty and staff to 30 countries, on average, each year.
Students talking to each other outside at a picnic table in downtown Kalamazoo. They wear tshirts promoting global eduction at Western Michigan University.

Global Engagement Program

The Global Engagement Program provides opportunities for all  students at Western Michigan University to become globally engaged. 
Students working together at a table. They are both looking a paper, as if they are studying together.

English Language Learning

The Center for English Language and Culture for International Students offers short- and long-term intensive English language study.
A member of the WMU Asian Initiatives staff working with children at a community outreach event.

Asian Initiatives

WMU Asian Initiatives enhances scholarship and knowledge of East Asia on campus and throughout southwest Michigan.
Robert Brown, an instructor at the Haworth College of Business, sitting side-by-side talking to a student as he teaches an Applying Business Fundamentals class in Schneider Hall.

Faculty Enrichment

The Haenicke Institute supports partnerships with more than 100 international institutions, offering options to faculty who are interested in collaboration and exchange.
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