International Education Week at Cornell, Nov. 17-21, is part of a worldwide event. Educational institutions across the country and embassies worldwide participate each year to share culture, current events and history, and promote international exchange.

On campus, key events include:

The Global Lens series, a program of the Global Film Initiative, which features 10 films from around the world to promote cross-cultural understanding through the medium of cinema. Four of the films are being offered as part of an educational subseries, and they all are being screened at Willard Straight Theatre. "The Bet Collector" (Philippines; Nov. 19, 9:30 p.m. and Nov. 20, 7 p.m.), "The Fish Fall in Love" (Iran; Nov. 19, 7 p.m.), "The Kite" (Lebanon; Nov. 17, 7 p.m.), and "Let the Wind Blow" (India; Nov. 21, 7 p.m. and Nov. 22, 5 p.m.) will be offered free to high school students and teachers.

A presentation by immigration attorney Hilary Fraser on immigration enforcement against students and scholars, Nov. 20, 8:30 a.m, G08 Uris Hall.

Other events include:

Exhibit: "Art of the Written Word: Calligraphy in Asia," all week, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Johnson Museum.

Exhibit: "Colored in the Year's New Light: Japanese Surimono from the Becker Collection," all week, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., Johnson Museum.

Language House Program and Alice Cook House present a cultural dinner and open house, Nov. 17, 5:30 p.m., Alice Cook House Common Room.

Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development Seminar Series: "Katalysis: Helping Andean Farmers Survive Climate Change Through Innovative Management of Water and Plants" by Steve Sherwood (World Neighbors), Nov. 19, 12:20-1:10 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.

South East Asia Program Brown Bag Lunch Series: "Everything Is Unprepared: the Current Situation of Burma" by Ma Thida, Brown University, Nov. 20, noon- 1:30 p.m.; Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.

Peace Studies Program Seminar: "End of Discussion: The Perils and Possibilities of Grassroots Peace Initiatives in Colombia" by Mary Roldán, history, Nov. 20, 12:15-1:30 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.

Institute for African Development Seminar: "The World Bank, Agricultural Policy and the MDG Goals in Africa" by Howard Stein, University of Michigan, Nov. 20, 2:30-4 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.

Presentation: "The Russian Invasion of Georgia: Protecting Citizens or Changing Regime" by Iago Gocheleishvili, Near Eastern studies, Nov. 20, 6-7 p.m.; Tompkins County Library's Borg Warner East Room.

Marketing Symposium: "Breaking Through! Trends That Are Changing the Face of Modern Marketing, Nov. 21, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Sage Hall.

Cultural Dinner: Language House Program and Alice Cook House, Nov. 21, 6 p.m., Alice Cook House.

For details and other events, see: http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/calendar/index.asp.