Georgia State University’s Confucius Institute received a special honor this week from the Chinese Ministry of Education, becoming one of just three such outposts in the U.S. to be spotlighted for its work promoting Chinese language and culture. GSU leaders took home the award at the annual conference of the Office of Chinese Language Council International, Read more
Education
A Toast to an Active 2019 Highlights Japan Emperor’s Birthday Party in Atlanta
The celebration of the birthday of Emperor Akihito this year held at the official residence in Atlanta of Japan‘s consul general on the evening of Dec. 4 marked the passing of an era due to the emperor’s pending abdication from the Chrysanthemum throne next year. Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate on April 30 having Read more
National Black MBA Assoc. to Focus on Business Prospects in Africa With Initial Visit to West Africa
Atlanta‘s ambition to become increasingly connected with the continent of Africa will take another step forward next year as its local Liberian consulate and Ghana‘s chamber of commerce collaborate with the National Black MBA Association on an educational and trade mission to West Africa Feb. 16-24. Jesse Tyson, president and CEO of the association, told Read more
Why Preserving International Education ‘Exports’ Makes Economic Sense for Georgia
If international education is an export, it’s one that a trade war and ramped-up rhetoric on immigration hasn’t touched in Georgia — at least not yet. Spending by international students on tuition, fees and other expenses in the state jumped 8.2 percent to $808.6 million as Georgia’s 5.9 percent growth in foreign student population outpaced the national average of 1.5 Read more
Led by SCAD’s Massive Increase, Georgia Outpaces Nation in Foreign Student Growth
Georgia’s foreign university student population grew by 5.9 percent last year, far outpacing a national growth rate that is flattening out amid concerns over visa denials and uncertainty around immigration policy.
Did Foreign Graduates Help Lure Amazon Away From Atlanta?
Greater availability of recent foreign graduates in Washington and New York may have played a role in Amazon’s decision put its second and third headquarters operations in those cities, passing over other top-20 metro hopefuls like Atlanta. Reports have speculated that the expected challenge of finding talent drove Amazon’s last-second decision to split its planned 50,000-job Read more
Home Schooled Winner of WWI Centennial Commission Prize in D.C. for Armistice Day
When Daniel Wright hears the bells ring at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11th at the National Cathedral in Washington this weekend, he’ll be fully aware of their significance — that the bells are ringing for all veterans who have given their lives for their country, and more particularly that they also are ringing on behalf Read more
UGA Wins Grant for Russian Language Training
The U.S. Defense Department has awarded the University of Georgia a renewable grant to establish a Russian language program for undergraduates studying a wide variety of fields. UGA’s Russian “Flagship Program” is one of 25 Flagship Centers across the country in languages considered vital to national security and to the challenges of a global society, Read more
Georgia Tech Scholar Applies Computer Science to Economic Development
Dr. Michael Best‘s latest initiative at the Georgia Institute of Technology is to launch a Center for Computing and Society that will continue his work applying computer science to international development. As a member of Georgia Tech’s faculties of both the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and the School of Interactive Computing, he is Read more
‘Bells of Peace’ to Toll on 11/11 for Both White and Black Georgian WW1 Dead
At precisely 11 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11, bells and carillons across Georgia will be slowly ringing in commemoration of the 3,700 Georgians who died in World War One, “the War to End All Wars.” Virginia Dilkes, the daughter of a WW1 sergeant engineer, has spent countless hours contacting churches, legionnaire posts, universities, cemeteries and Read more
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