Upcoming Events & International Delegations

Our Planet- Oceans

Visitors will be coming from multiple countries to make professional connections in San Diego. Participants will be examining U.S efforts to address coastal and marine management issues, particularly marine debris, pollution and sustainable fishing.

Mandela Washington Fellowship

25 social entrepreneurs from Sub-Saharan Africa will attend a 6-week professional development. Program participants will live on the University of San Diego's campus and attend business courses and leadership training sessions. Participants will also be actively engaging with local business leaders, home hosts, NGO leaders, and youth in a variety of capacities.

Innovation, Empowerment, and Servant Leadership

Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park, KIPJ-134, San Diego, CA, United States

The University of San Diego Institute for Peace and Justice, The San Diego Diplomacy Council, and Start Up Show San Diego are hosting a public lecture on Innovation, Empowerment, and Servant Leadership featuring African social entrepreneurs on Monday, June 26 from 5:30 - 7:00 pm. This event will feature a panel of three successful African... Read More

U.S Foreign Policy

Visitors will be coming from multiple countries to make professional connections in San Diego. They will be discussing foreign policy issues of concern to Europe and the U.S, including topic areas of counter-terrorism and security, transatlantic relations, the changing roles of international organizations such as NATO and the United Nations, trans-boundary environmental policy issues, and... Read More

Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP)

10 Iraqi high school students and 2 program chaperones from Iraq will attend a multi-week leadership training course. Program participants will live with San Diego based Arabic speaking hosts. Participants will actively engage with local business leaders, NGO leaders, and peers in a variety of capacities.

ESL Training – Malta

1 Visitor will be coming from Malta to make professional connections in San Diego exploring: University and community-based ESL centers in the United States and to observe/discuss how their tuition schedules, workshops, and writing sessions operate throughout the academic year, look at models/methods of instruction, student assessment, and examination understand how different programs target different groups of... Read More

Congressional Staff – Mexico

9 Congressional Staff Exchange Participants will be coming from Mexico to make professional connections in San Diego exploring the following: Connect Mexican congressional staff with new and existing U.S. congressional staff; facilitate positive working relationships and open channels of communication among congressional staff from both countries; learn about the new administration’s priorities and policies, especially... Read More

Solar Energy

5 Visitors will be coming from the Palestinian Territories to make professional connections in San Diego exploring the following: Study sustainable alternatives for meeting rising energy demands, providing more energy independence, and creating homegrown high-tech jobs Understand the benefits of renewable resources such as solar energy, wind, hydropower, and geothermal energy, and their contribution to... Read More