Education

Q&A: Why Korean is Such a Critical Language

Editor’s note: As the state’s military academy, the University of North Georgia offers Korean language at various levels in hopes of inspiring some students and cadets to take their study on to fluency. The language has been designated as “critical” by the U.S. Department of Defense, meaning that it’s eligible to receive increased government funding Read more

The University Consortium for Liberia Focused on Early Childhood Ed

The University Consortium for Liberia‘s annual scholarship fundraiser and education forum held at Georgia State University on Oct. 9 focused this year on early childhood education in the West African nation. The education of children in the country’s elementary grades has been affected negatively by a combination of factors including the ebola crisis in 2014-15, Read more

Q&A: How Atlanta’s Only Dutch School Plans for the Future

Editor’s note: The Netherlands-American Chamber of Commerce Southeast, based in Atlanta, publishes a monthly interview spotlighting one of its members. This month, the organization caught up with Jiska van Ede, director of De Molenwiek, the only Dutch school in metro Atlanta. The interview below has been lightly edited for clarity and length and is reprinted with Read more

Georgia State, Tech Win Prestigious International Education Grants

For years, Atlanta has enjoyed an embarrassment of riches when it comes to university research on international business education. That trend is set to continue thanks to revelation that both Georgia State University and Georgia Institute of Technology have once again won prestigious federal CIBER grants. The U.S. Department of Education grants establish and maintain Read more

Georgia State and Georgia Tech Receive $2.5 Million Grant for Atlanta Global Studies Center

The U.S. Education Department has awarded a $2.25 million grant to Georgia State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology jointly for an Atlanta Global Studies Center. The center is to focus on research and instruction for student populations underrepresented in international and advanced language studies. It is to provide specialized instruction in international education Read more

Northern Ireland Delegation in Atlanta to Honor Good Friday Agreement and to Create New Ties

Twenty years after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 between the British and Irish governments and among eight Northern Ireland political parties, the violence and killings, which marked the period known as the “Troubles,” apparently is over. While undercurrents of decades old enmity between Protestants and Catholics may still exist, a delegation Read more

Emory Professor’s 80th Birthday Celebrated Appropriately at the ‘Infinite Energy Center’ in Duluth

To celebrate his 80th birthday, Jagdish Sheth‘s family collected at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth the evening of Sept. 1. “Celebrating birthdays of 80-year-olds is an Indian tradition,” Rajen Sheth, Professor Sheth’s son, told Global Atlanta. “Not all Indians make it to that age.” Sheth family members traveled from both near and far to Read more

15 From UGA to Broaden Their Horizons With 2018-19 Fulbright Study and Teaching Grants

The University of Georgia announced on Sept. 11 that 15 recipients of Fulbright study and teaching grants will take advantage of disparate programs in countries ranging from Brazil to Vietnam. Six of the 15 have received academic and arts grants and nine will be teaching English. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program with the support of Read more

Asia
Japan

Human and Economic Ties Highlight Georgia-Japan Workforce Development

The extent of Japan‘s ties to Georgia sometimes provides unexpected surprises. Such was the case at the “U.S.-Japan Dialogue” held earlier in September at the Georgia Institute of Technology‘s Academy of Medicine. The seminar supported by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA focused on Georgia’s workforce and brought together panelists from the Kubota Manufacturing of America Read more

Atlanta International School Doubles Primary School Size, Adds Mandarin Chinese

As it doubles the physical size of its primary school with a new building addition, the Atlanta International School is also adding onto its language programs with a new Mandarin Chinese track. The private school in Buckhead announced Sept. 4 that the new Primary Learning Center, which houses grades K-5, opened as the new school Read more

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