International Education Week
International Education Week (IEW) is celebrated across the U.S. the week of November 17 - 21, 2025. At the University of New Mexico, IEW is coordinated by the Global Education Office.
International Education Week (IEW) is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to recognize the global exchange environment between the United States and other countries.
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Calendar of Events
Saturday , November 15
Bollywood Night -
Come and enjoy an unforgettable evening filled with perfomances, delicious Indian food, dance, and music.
At Hokona Ballroom
GEO Sponsored and UNM Department Event
Monday , November 17
International Week at LaPo -
Menu TBA
At La Posada
GEO Sponsored and UNM Department Event
Lunch & Learn: COIL & FLIP -
More info TBA
GEO Sponsored and UNM Department Event
Chinese Language and Culture Club Weekly Meeting -
CLCC Hangouts/General Meetings
LLC Movie Room
UNM Department Event
Mini World Cup -
Join us for the mini World Cup Tournament. A lighthearted game to honor the great impact soccer has on the world.
Choose a country to represent and compete against other students in a 5 v 5 soccer tournament. There will be two tournaments, and teams of 5-8 people can register on the form listed above.
Please gather your team as soon as possible; there is a limit of 8 teams that can join. Students and Alumni ONLY.
You MUST have a team to play. All students are welcomed.
LOCATED at Johnson Field starting at 3pm. (Tournament time 3pm-6pm) Please look for the big tent and get there 30 minutes before so that we may start on time.
At Johnson Field
GEO Sponsored Event
Japanese Club Study Sessions -
UNM Language Learning Center, Ortega Hall Room 124, Lab 6
UNM Department Event
Tuesday , November 18
Study Abroad Fair and International Showcase -
Join us to explore study abroad opportunities, scholarships and funding, and learn about global cultures. Meet with representatives from host schools to ask questions and learn more about studying at their school or talk with UNM groups leaders about opportunities for short term faculty led programs.
At UNM SUB 2nd floor and Atrium
GEO Sponsored Event
Entangled Cultures: How Humans and Microbes Co-create through Fermentation -
Drawing from the Maxwell Museum’s collections, Entangled Cultures presents diverse global examples of traditional vessels used in the creation and consumption of fermented foods and beverages. The exhibit begins with an overview of how fermentation likely served as a catalyst for human ancestors to develop smaller digestive systems, larger brains, and ultimately expand into new environments. It also retraces the origins of many now ubiquitous ferments, such as wine, beer, bread, and cheese. Reflections on the ever-changing nature of human-microbe relations are woven throughout the exhibit, which concludes with a peek into our fermented futures, including novel adaptations to climate change and possibilities for interspecies flourishing in the post-Anthropocene world.
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
UNM Department Event
International Week at LaPo -
Menu TBA
At La Posada
GEO Sponsored and UNM Department Event
Wednesday , November 19
Entangled Cultures: How Humans and Microbes Co-create through Fermentation -
Drawing from the Maxwell Museum’s collections, Entangled Cultures presents diverse global examples of traditional vessels used in the creation and consumption of fermented foods and beverages. The exhibit begins with an overview of how fermentation likely served as a catalyst for human ancestors to develop smaller digestive systems, larger brains, and ultimately expand into new environments. It also retraces the origins of many now ubiquitous ferments, such as wine, beer, bread, and cheese. Reflections on the ever-changing nature of human-microbe relations are woven throughout the exhibit, which concludes with a peek into our fermented futures, including novel adaptations to climate change and possibilities for interspecies flourishing in the post-Anthropocene world.
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
UNM Department Event
International Week at LaPo -
Menu TBA
At La Posada
GEO Sponsored and UNM Department Event
NED Talks -
Nations Exchanging Dialogue (NED) Talks are short-format presentations about multi-disciplinary international research projects and cultural experiences, similar to the trademarked TED talks. In three minutes or less with a single slide as a visual aid, international students explain their research projects and cultural experiences in a compelling and easily digestible way, using simplified language and engaging delivery for a broad audience.
Registration required. Please sign up by Nov. 7th
At Draft and Table
GEO Sponsored Event
Encuentros Study Abroad to Granada Spain Info Session -
Study Abroad Program with Arcos Learning Abroad
May 30th - June 27th, 2026
Improve your Spanish in one of Spain's most iconic cities and enjoy Spanish culture in all its splendor.
Ortega Hall 125 Lab 1
Contact Carmen Julia Holguin Chaparro, cjhch@unm.edu for more information.
UNM Department Event
Global Pub Quiz -
Test your international knowledge at the Global Pub Quiz!
Draft & Table
GEO Sponsored Event
Studio Ghibli Movie Night -
Free to watch: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Boba and hot pot specials available.
Tasty Pot, 8050 Academy Rd NE # 101, Albuquerque NM 87111
Community Event
Thursday , November 20
Entangled Cultures: How Humans and Microbes Co-create through Fermentation -
Drawing from the Maxwell Museum’s collections, Entangled Cultures presents diverse global examples of traditional vessels used in the creation and consumption of fermented foods and beverages. The exhibit begins with an overview of how fermentation likely served as a catalyst for human ancestors to develop smaller digestive systems, larger brains, and ultimately expand into new environments. It also retraces the origins of many now ubiquitous ferments, such as wine, beer, bread, and cheese. Reflections on the ever-changing nature of human-microbe relations are woven throughout the exhibit, which concludes with a peek into our fermented futures, including novel adaptations to climate change and possibilities for interspecies flourishing in the post-Anthropocene world.
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
UNM Department Event
International Week at LaPo -
Menu TBA
At La Posada
GEO Sponsored and UNM Department Event
International Movie Night -
Movie TBA
SUB Theater
GEO Sponsored and UNM Department Event
Friday , November 21
Entangled Cultures: How Humans and Microbes Co-create through Fermentation -
Drawing from the Maxwell Museum’s collections, Entangled Cultures presents diverse global examples of traditional vessels used in the creation and consumption of fermented foods and beverages. The exhibit begins with an overview of how fermentation likely served as a catalyst for human ancestors to develop smaller digestive systems, larger brains, and ultimately expand into new environments. It also retraces the origins of many now ubiquitous ferments, such as wine, beer, bread, and cheese. Reflections on the ever-changing nature of human-microbe relations are woven throughout the exhibit, which concludes with a peek into our fermented futures, including novel adaptations to climate change and possibilities for interspecies flourishing in the post-Anthropocene world.
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
UNM Department Event
International Week at LaPo -
Menu TBA
At La Posada
GEO Sponsored and UNM Department Event
GEO Book Club -
Join us in reading The Queen of the Valley, the sequel to The Spanish Daughter from author and UNM Alumna Lorena Hughes.
Against the backdrop of Colombia’s lush, yet wounded beauty in the wake of the 1925 Cali earthquake, this riveting sequel to The Spanish Daughterplunges three strangers—an early 20th century photographer, a young Spanish chocolatier in disguise, and a nun with a bitter past—into a perilous search for the missing owner of a coveted hacienda during an emerging cholera epidemic.
Driven and daring, Martin Sabater follows his lifelong dream of owning a cacao plantation in Valle del Cauca. But on the night of a spectacular gala, he disappears—and is never seen again. Now his hacienda is a budding Catholic hospital saving lives during an emerging epidemic. And novice nun “Sor Puri” is there to uncover the truth behind Martin’s disappearance. But her real identity—and her past with the heartbreakingly-charismatic Martin—will put far more than her perilous search at risk.
A professional photographer, Lucas Ferreira is Martin’s best friend since boyhood. He has his own reasons for helping the determined, alluring nun. But what this reserved man won’t reveal about his thwarted dreams and unrequited passion could prove key to the past—or a lethal trap.
Martin was head nurse Sor Camila’s only love—until an unfortunate mistake changes the course of her life forever. Now, Martin’s home is an unexpected chance for her, Lucas, and Puri to set the past right. But with their secrets unearthing explosive memories and wrenching lies, can they survive the truth about Martin—and the consequences that will forever alter their destinies?
At History Commons
GEO Sponsored Event
Colombian Film Club -
Film TBA
LLC Movie Room
UNM Department Event
Other Resources
US State Department International Programs (Partner Resource, Virtual)
Learn more about these scholarship programs any day of the week through these 3 short videos:
Alumna English Teacher Program South Africa
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange program - CBYX
Benjamin Gilman Scholarship Program