Education

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

30-Plus Countries Represented at Atlanta International School’s Worldfest

Attendees sampled food and enjoyed cultural offerings from more than 30 countries at the Atlanta International School’s Worldfest, an annual on-campus event aimed at celebrating its diverse community. The Oct. 28 event organized the world in stalls, with food being the main attraction for parents, students and friends of the AIS community. Many consulates were Read more

GSU Center Improving Access to Language Instruction Sees Grant Renewed

A Georgia State University center that helps improve equitable access to world-language instruction has had its funding renewed for the next four years. The Center for Urban Language Teaching and Research, or CULTR, will see $640,000 disbursed by the U.S. Department of Education from 2018 through 2022. CULTR is one of 16 National Foreign Language Read more

Israeli CDC Director Eyes Deeper Health Ties During Atlanta Visit

The director of Israel’s Centers for Disease Control visited her counterpart in Atlanta Oct. 23 during a trip aimed at solidifying connections between the two organizations. Tamar Shohat met with U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield as she sought to “absorb” new knowledge and innovations while leading a two-person delegation. The Israel CDC Read more

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