The AED Center for Academic Partnerships announced a broad initiative to link U.S. graduate and undergraduate students with AED projects worldwide, and provide universities in nontraditional destinations with the tools needed to host American students on education abroad experiences. The launch coincides with International Education Week, November 13-17.

The AED Development Fellows Program offers U.S. students the unique opportunity to spend a semester, summer, or academic year with international development projects. The program seeks to better prepare the next generation of development leaders <http://www.cap-aed.org/index.php?id=139> by enabling accomplished students of diverse backgrounds to gain overseas work experience.

Another component of AED's Education Abroad Initiative, the Handbook for Hosting: The AED Guide to Welcoming American Students on Your Campus was written to build and enhance the institutional capacity of international universities to host education abroad programs for American students.

Handbook ordering information and AED Development Fellows Program offerings are available at http://cap.aed.org/.