WIEC at a glance

The Washington International Education Council (WIEC) provides a variety of services to international educators and students. With a combined total of over sixty years of experience dedicated to international education WIEC, has worked with students from more than one hundred countries and has on the ground experience in more than forty countries. WIEC staff members are consulted by universities throughout the world and have established linkages between institutions abroad and colleges, universities, private high schools and intensive English language programs.

WIEC specializes in assisting North American institutions implement programs to attract qualified international students. Services include conferences bringing sponsoring agencies together with institutional representatives, publications dedicated to broadening the awareness of the availability of higher education options for international students, college fairs that bring interested students together with North American institutions, and assistance with the placement of international students at selected institutions.

WIEC provides support services to sponsoring organizations including Educational Attachés, Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) and corporations sponsoring training programs.

WIEC also serves the needs of international students directly. WIEC offers educational counseling and placement services to students going on to higher education in the United States. WIEC has up to date information on the visa application process for international students who wish to study in North America. WIEC has met with Consular Officers at North American Embassies and Consulates in more than twenty countries and maintains regular contact with the United States Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security concerning visa and immigration matters.