The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has given a five-year, $14 million grant to Emory University to build programs that help reduce tobacco use in China. The grant will help...
Category: Education
Parker Petit Heads Robinson College Advisory Board
Parker H. “Pete” Petit, a medical entrepreneur and major benefactor of higher education in Georgia, is the new chairman of the board of advisors at Georgia State University’s J. Mack...
Mumbai Attack Heightens Awareness for Global Anti-Terrorist Measures
The lack of preparedness for the terrorist attacks on Mumbai, India, last year calls for heightened cooperation among nations to contain terrorist threats around the world, panelists concluded at a...
India’s Terrorism Preparedness Focus of Dec. 23 Seminar
An executive seminar and discussion on India’s capabilities for dealing with terrorism is to be held at the Bombay Grill’s Kitchen, an Indian restaurant in Chamblee, on Tuesday, Dec. 23,...
Kennesaw Students Start Dialogue With Iranian University
After returning from U.S. Air Force duty in the Middle East, a Kennesaw State University student helped launch a program to bridge the gap in understanding between the U.S. and...
Southern Center Draws Nigerian Foreign Minister
The Nigerian foreign minister’s speech in Atlanta Dec. 5 on the global impact of Barack Obama’s election as U.S. president had its origin in a conference the Southern Center for...
University System to Cut International Education Office
The University System of Georgia is closing its Office of International Education and firing four staff members in an effort to deal with declining state revenues, according to an internal...
More Georgia Students Going Abroad
More Georgia students are studying abroad than ever before, thanks to concerted efforts by state institutions and a rising consciousness about the importance of international education, officials told GlobalAtlanta. More...
Istanbul Center in Atlanta Holds Awards Ceremony
The Southern Center for International Studies, the Atlanta office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Georgia Humanities Council were honored at the Istanbul Center’s 6th annual Dialogue and...
Decade of Georgia-Georgia Business School Ties Celebrated
The Caucasus School of Business in Tbilisi, founded by Georgia State University's Robinson College of Business, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Robinson's Bijan Fazlollahi went to Tbilisi, capital of the...