Education

Atlanta Focuses in on Future U.S. Relations With Europe

With “Europe Day” fast approaching, Washington may not be focused on Transatlantic relations, but the same certainly can’t be said of Atlanta. In his overview of the current administration and the U.S. Congress’ neglect of a “European strategy,” Harlan Ullman, a top strategic thinker, and senior adviser at the Atlantic Council, charged that “nobody in Read more

KSU’s Division of Global Affairs Honors International Achievement

Kennesaw State University has presented its International Achievement Awards this year to a wide range of recipients including an authority on classical architecture and urban planning, three entrepreneurial sisters from Cartagena, Colombia, a member of the faculty of the university’s business school, and a vice chancellor of a university in Ghana. Rodney Mims Cook Jr., Read more

Awards Ceremony: Georgia Manufacturing Strong, but Workforce Challenges Remain

Gov. Nathan Deal was adamant that the Georgia workforce is unrivaled; after all, he was riding in on a wave of optimism, having come in late from a new $22.5 million factory announcement in Bainbridge. But in a keynote speech the Georgia Manufacturing Appreciation Week awards luncheon Thursday, the governor didn’t shy away from a Read more

Construction Entrepreneurs Underwrite $40K Georgia Tech Fellowship for Colombian Students

Guiomar Obregon is no stranger to the challenges of arriving in the U.S. as a an international student. Even though she’s had American citizenship since her birth in Boston, the situation hits home for the co-founder of Precision 2000, the award-winning Atlanta construction firm she started with her husband, Carlos Sanchez. They both came Read more

Kennesaw State University Launches School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development

Kennesaw State University’s new School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development is to offer a master’s degree in conflict management, a dual master’s degree in conflict and business administration, and a doctorate in international conflict management. Its mission statement outlines the school’s goals to include the training of its students with peacemaking and development skills Read more

Behind UGA’s Award-Winning Brazilian Research Partnership

The University of Georgia is one of eight schools around the country taking home a prestigious award for international collaboration, gaining recognition for deep ties with the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. NAFSA, a nonprofit focused on international education, picked UGA for this year’s Paul Simon Spotlight Award award, named for the Illinois senator who championed Read more

Atlanta International School Students Participate in CNN International’s #MyFreedomDay

From the relative safety of their campus in Buckhead students at the Atlanta International School (AIS) spent March 14 in a variety of activities in line with CNN International‘s Freedom Project, which since 2011 has been producing original reports, articles and documentaries on human trafficking in all of its forms. Although Atlanta is 10,403 miles Read more

Emory’s President, a Netherlands Native, Values Local, Global Partnerships

Emory University President Claire E. Sterk’s Dutch heritage may be a footnote in a page-long bio recounting her achievements as a public health scholar and university administrator. But according to the Netherlands native, it also helped equip her for her current role, she told a breakfast meeting of the Netherlands-American Chamber of Commerce of the Read more

Puppetry Center Continues Interactive Instruction With Health Program for Hispanic Youngsters

Atlanta’s Center for Puppetry Arts is teaming up with the Hispanic Health Coalition of Georgia to develop a program advancing health policies and practices for Hispanic children living in Georgia using the center’s cutting-edge, point-to-point interactive videoconferencing technology. Sara Burmenko, the center’s director of distance learning, told Global Atlanta that its programs such as “Making Read more

Fulbright Grants Highlight Georgia State Faculty’s Global Focus and Research Commitment

Georgia State University has tied for sixth place among top research universities in the U.S. to receive grants under the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program of the U.S. State Department during the 2017-18 academic year. Georgia State tied with Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University and two institutions of the University of California system and ranked among Read more

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