OUR programs
Do you enjoy broadening your knowledge of world affairs? Are you curious about how global events impact your local community?
Join one of our programs to expand your knowledge about international affairs, geography, history and culture, while broadening your knowledge and networking with other globally-minded people.
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ICWA Global Speaker Series
Indiana Council on World Affairs invites experts from different parts of our world to share their insight and knowledge on engaging global topics.
Presenters include persons of national and international sensibilities and prominence, such as: scholars, book authors, diplomats, political leaders, and business executives.
ICWA Global Speakers Series events are open to the public, including members, and are presented via on-line webinar or as in-person events. For anyone living anywhere in the world, ICWA webinars are accessible.
The next Global Speakers event is on October 21, 2026, an in-person event at the Indy Art Center. For more info or to register: "Photojournalism: Images That Shape Our World View."
Register Here: https://indianacouncilonworldaffairs.wildapricot.org/event-6813668
ICWA Great Decisions Series
Gain a better understanding of the complex world in which we live by participating in the Great Decisions programs.
The series focuses on current events and topics covered by the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions Briefing Book.
For each event, experts present information as well as insight, from various perspectives, on current international events.
Purchase your own copy of the Great Decisions Briefing Book from the Indiana Council on World Affairs so you can read ahead and more closely follow the key themes covered by each presenter.
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ICWA GREAT DECISIONS 2026 SERIES - TOPICS AND DATES
1. American Foreign Policy and the Future of Multilateralism
2. American Options in the Middle East
3. The Future of Germany in Europe and the Atlantic World
4. U.S.-China: The Case for Engagement
5. Brazil and the Global South: Confronting a New America
6. AI and American Choices
7. Energy Security: Challenges for American Foreign Policy
8. Organized Crime in the Americas
Source: Foreign Policy Association
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Academic WorldQuest™ 2027
a Global Education Experience - Free!
This study program and competition encourage students becoming globally aware peace builders in a wide range of careers, such as public service to international business.
More than 3,000 high school students from across the US compete in the World Affairs Councils of America's Academic WorldQuest competitions organized by more than 40 local world affairs councils.
Indiana Council on World Affairs' competition, for the 23rd year, is free of charge and offers open enrollment to any high school in Indiana grades 9-12.
For 2027, Lead Sponsor Indiana University's Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies is making possible the winning team's travel to Washington, D.C. for the national competition as well as scholarships for all four students of the winning team!
To prepare for the competition, the FREE Official Study Guide gives students and teachers direct on-line access to articles, interviews and videos to broaden understanding of complex conditions of global significance.
This fast-paced, interactive, game-style quiz of multiple-choice questions on ten topics tests world knowledge about geography, history, culture, and current world affairs.
Teams of four students, along with an academic coach, compete among Indiana high schools while networking with globally minded peers from around the state. A school may include as many students as there are students who are interested.
Held at the University of Indianapolis on February 20, 2027, lunch was provided for students and teachers at no charge. Lunch is available for purchase by others.
In addition to the students and teachers, friends and family, the public are encouraged to attend this engaging academic competition. Let's learn together!
For more information about being Indiana's global studies program for world affairs or to register for AWQ 2027: Academic WorldQuest | ICWA
Academic WorldQuest™ 2026
100+ Students & Teachers.
For 2027, let's include more!
Social Studies - World Languages - Environment -
Language Arts - Journalism - Arts-Photography!
International Adventures
As part of ICWA's Community Engagement initiatives, International Adventures is a social program where ICWA members and guests visit international cultural restaurants, attend festivals,
film screenings, or some other cultural program.
For dinners, the proprietor often discusses the menu to give us a cultural background of the food served.
It is a way to support Indianapolis' diverse international community as well as to learn about various traditions in an authentic environment.
Together we celebrate the unique, different areas around the world. With lively conversations, we enjoy dining and other experiences.
Join us!