The third annual International Virtual Exchange Conference took place 26-29 October 2021, co-hosted virtually by Drexel University and East Carolina University, in collaboration with the representative institutions on the IVEC Steering Committee: DePaul University, Durban Institute of Technology, FAUBAI Brazilian Association for International Education, SUNY COIL Center, UNICollaboration, Universidad de Monterrey, and University of Washington Bothell.

Due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns IVEC 2021 was held completely online.