Editor’s note: This article was written by Amanda Shailendra, managing partner of The Pendleton Group, and is published as part of the firm’s annual sponsorship of Global Atlanta. Nurturing strong business-to-business connections with the right partners in the right locations is the first step for any community looking to attract international trade and investment. At […]
International Recruitment: How Communities Can Create a Holistic Investment Strategy
Editor’s note: This article has been provided by the Pendleton Group, an annual sponsor of Global Atlanta and the presenting sponsor of the Economic Development channel, as the kickoff to a series of commentaries on how communities can craft lasting international partnerships. We’re all mesmerized by the international brands that continue to choose Georgia as their headquarters. […]
New Georgia Tech Master’s Grads Emerge Ready for Multilingual Careers
Editor’s note: This sponsored commentary was provided by the School of Modern Languages in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech. It was written Jenny Strakovsky, associate director of graduate studies. Renowned for its engineers and computer scientists, Georgia Tech has gained the national spotlight as a groundbreaking leader in liberal arts […]
International Family Law 101: What Happens to the Kids in Cross-Border Splits?
Editor’s note: This piece was written by Michael Manely and supplied as part of an annual sponsorship of Global Atlanta by The Manely Firm, which practices international family law in Georgia and all over the world. Learn more about the firm and how it engages with clients globally in the above video or by visiting […]
Women From Georgia, Morocco to Feature in Virtual Student Exchange on Leadership
Editor’s note: This sponsored article is published in partnership with Kennesaw State University’s Division of Global Affairs. University students in Morocco and Kennesaw engaged in an innovative virtual exchange program are seeking to interview Georgia businesswomen about the challenges women face in leadership positions in both of their countries. The online program is to be […]
India Summit and Global Business Forum to Address Digital Transformation
Editor’s note: This is a sponsored post contributed by the USA India Business Summit and Georgia Tech CIBER. “Hyper-digitalization” accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic will frame the ambitious agenda of the 11th USA India Business Summit and 26th Georgia Tech Global Business Forum focusing on the Southeast’s advanced technology sector. Being held virtually for the first time […]
CIFAL Offers Atlanta Educators, Companies UN-Level Training in Sustainable Development
This article was contributed by Dr. Binbin Jiang, Executive Director of Kennesaw State University’s Division of Global Affairs and Director of CIFAL Atlanta. In light of recent travel limitations due to the global pandemic, United Nations training center CIFAL Atlanta is offering virtual programs on sustainable development, youth leadership development, health and well-being and human […]
Preparing for the Future in Cross-Cultural and Transnational Marriages
Editor’s note: This is a sponsored post paid for by The Manely Firm and written by attorney Michael Manely. Cross-cultural and transnational marriages, though often enriching and rewarding, must contend not only with typical family dynamics, but also with tensions created by one or both spouses being from a different country or culture. And often when things […]
Kennesaw State Awarded Grant for Minority Students to Study in Ghana
One of only two institutions in Georgia awarded a U.S. State Department grant to expand study abroad opportunities for underrepresented students, Kennesaw State University will use it to deepen links with West Africa. KSU’s “Ghana: Gateway to Africa” study abroad program was awarded a $30,312 grant from U.S. Study Abroad’s capacity-building initiative known as IDEAS […]
How the U.S. Should Leverage Cities Like Atlanta in COVID-19 Vaccine Negotiations
Editor’s note: This sponsored article is provided by Kennesaw State University’s Division of Global Affairs and was written by Sonia J. Toson, director of diversity relations at KSU’s Michael J. Coles College of Business and assistant professor of law in the School of Accountancy. Science is very clear on the fact that COVID-19 cannot be eradicated, […]
