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Welcome!

The IB alumni relations team would like to welcome all new members to the global IB alumni network. Congratulations to all who completed their IB exams this May!

Foreword: Dr. Ian Hill, IB Deputy Director General

Dr. Ian Hill, Deputy Director General

For those of you in the Northern Hemisphere summer is fast approaching while in the Southern Hemisphere you will soon be greeted by the winter months. I am writing again to you from the IB Foundation Office in Geneva, Switzerland, where the IB began in 1968. In that same year I started my teaching career in Tasmania, Australia, though I wasn’t to know about the IB until almost 20 years later. 

The Diploma Programme examinations have now taken place for the May 2012 session and over 119,455 students who participated eagerly await their results on 5 July. Does this bring back any memories?

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Scholarships and Funding Opportunities

The IB recently relaunched the IB Funding Opportunities blog, a great resource for finding scholarships and grants for everyone from educators to prospective university students. Here are the latest posts:

IB World Magazine May 2012

The official magazine of the IB, IB World, is available online. In this issue:

Serving a higher purpose: The IB Diploma Programme is recognized by more universities than ever before.

Setting the standard: As knowledge of IB programmes increases, IB students – and their teachers – around the world are ensuring universities understand its value.

Top ten: A guide to why higher education institutions are so enamoured of Diploma Programme students.

Join the IB Alumni Advisory Council

We are looking for alumni, like you, to help build a dynamic and unique network of global IB alumni. If you are interested in helping, we'd like you to join the IB alumni council. The official deadline for applications is 15 July 2012. 

How to apply (Application: docx / PDF)

The NY Times College Life Fair

The alumni relations team was on hand at the New York Times College Life Fair, held in Chicago, Illinois on 31 May. IB staff members spoke with current and prospective IB students about how to make the best of their IB experience as they begin to prepare to apply for university admissions.

Students that stopped by the IB booth also had the opportunity to try their hand at correctly answering trivia questions.

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NYT College Life Fair photo

Director of IB Americas Drew Deutsch and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel

NYT College Life Fair photo

IB Alumni Relations Associate Manager Sky Brandt quizzes students on trivia

Research updates

We thought you might be interested to hear about some recent studies on the performance of IB students, since they are, well, about you.

Post-secondary success of DP students from Chicago Public Schools by the Consortium for Chicago School Research at the University of Chicago was released in March.

The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) has released a report further documenting PYP and MYP student performance on the ISA as well as investigating perceptions, attitudes and wellbeing of IB students through student questionnaires.

Interested in educational research?  The IB Global Research department is always looking for talented and qualified graduate or doctoral students to serve as interns. Contact us: research@ibo.org.

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Career opportunities

The IB is currently recruiting for two dynamic leaders to drive our overall strategy and the execution of the pre and post authorization services for potential and current IB schools worldwide.  

These key leadership positions will be based in our Global Centre in Bethesda, Maryland. If you are interested or know someone who is, the applications can be found directly through the links below.  

To see all of our open positions globally visit  www.ibo.org/jobs.

The 2012 IB World Student Conferences

The IB world student conferences are set to begin next month in Segovia, Spain and Vancouver, Canada. Students attending the conference have volunteered to blog with daily updates.

Learn more about the conferences.