The University Consortium for Liberia‘s annual scholarship fundraiser and education forum held at Georgia State University on Oct. 9 focused this year on early childhood education in the West African […]
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
Posted inBusiness
Former NIIT Technologies Exec Rallies Networks to Launch Management Consulting and Service Firms
Lalit Dhingra has been at the forefront of digital innovation since he arrived in Atlanta in 1997 with what he called “a one-man army.” As president of NIIT Technologies USA […]
Posted inDiplomacy
Consul General Kim: Dialogue Enhances Prospects for Peace on the Korean Peninsula
While U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo remains mostly mum about his visit this past weekend to Pyongyang, North Korea’s capital, South Korea’s consul general for the Southeast, told Global […]
Posted inBusiness, Diplomacy, Trade
Luxembourg’s Honorary Consul in Atlanta Knighted for Two Decades of Service
Georges Hoffmann was smitten by Atlanta‘s sunny March weather when he first arrived in 1982 and, as he told Global Atlanta, “the rest is history.” Mr. Hoffmann’s personal history involves […]
Posted inCulture, Diplomacy
Korean American Friendship Concert to Celebrate Korean Presence in Metro Atlanta
While the exact number of Koreans and Korean-Americans living in Atlanta is only an estimate, there is no questioning their influence on Georgia‘s economic growth. It also is increasingly evident […]
Posted inBusiness, Economic Development, Education
Georgia State and Georgia Tech Receive $2.5 Million Grant for Atlanta Global Studies Center
The U.S. Education Department has awarded a $2.25 million grant to Georgia State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology jointly for an Atlanta Global Studies Center. The center is […]
Posted inBusiness, Education
Northern Ireland Delegation in Atlanta to Honor Good Friday Agreement and to Create New Ties
Twenty years after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 between the British and Irish governments and among eight Northern Ireland political parties, the violence and killings, which […]
Posted inBusiness, Education
Emory Professor’s 80th Birthday Celebrated Appropriately at the ‘Infinite Energy Center’ in Duluth
To celebrate his 80th birthday, Jagdish Sheth‘s family collected at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth the evening of Sept. 1. “Celebrating birthdays of 80-year-olds is an Indian tradition,” Rajen […]
Posted inEducation, Global Georgia
15 From UGA to Broaden Their Horizons With 2018-19 Fulbright Study and Teaching Grants
The University of Georgia announced on Sept. 11 that 15 recipients of Fulbright study and teaching grants will take advantage of disparate programs in countries ranging from Brazil to Vietnam. […]
Posted inBusiness, Diplomacy, Economic Development, Education, Trade
Human and Economic Ties Highlight Georgia-Japan Workforce Development
The extent of Japan‘s ties to Georgia sometimes provides unexpected surprises. Such was the case at the “U.S.-Japan Dialogue” held earlier in September at the Georgia Institute of Technology‘s Academy […]