Global IE operates English language learning labs in several universities.

Our Purpose
Global Involvement Through Education (Global I.E.) is a non-profit organization, formed for the purpose of promoting international cross-cultural educational opportunities accomplished through assisting and facilitating various educational projects and programs throughout the world.

Global IE's goal is to help different cultures understand each other's uniqueness while learning to peacefully co-exist and appreciate differing values. Global I.E., through educational and humanitarian activities, aspires to encourage in all people the qualities of servant leadership, honesty, fairness, courage, unselfishness, charity to others, love of family and faith. We believe better education will instill hope for a better future, leading to better lives for all people.

About Global I.E.
Global Involvement through Education (Global I.E.) was incorporated in 1990, by a group of friends whose business and vacation travel had opened their eyes to the richness of the cultures of Central Asia, North Africa, Middle East and the Arabian Peninsula. What they had experienced of these countries' natural beauty, hospitality and culture dismissed stereotypes portrayed in the western media.

"Understanding happens when individuals have an opportunity to develop relationships," says Global I.E. President, Richard E. Guffey. "It also happens as we learn from one another, and education is one of the best ways to do just that."

Since the first foreign office was established in Istanbul, Turkey, Global I.E. has participated in activities in such countries as Egypt, U.A.E., Yemen, China, and Nepal. The Moroccan affiliate office, located in Casablanca, has been operational since 1994.

As the Central Asian countries became independent republics, Global I.E. was invited to establish affiliate offices or projects within this region. Now active in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan, Global I.E. or a Central Asian affiliate office is investigating expansion into the other countries in the region.

Recent projects undertaken by Global I.E. include providing visiting professors and professionals from America to lecture in Chinese Universities, educator grants in Nepal and tsunami relief work in Thailand.

Global I.E. is a decentralized, nonprofit organization. It is primarily staffed by volunteers and is funded by tax-deductible donations. Global I.E.'s directors and officers travel extensively, and some have other full-time jobs. A team of advisors include doctoral level graduates and faculty of prominent universities in America and the United Kingdom.