As most schools get ready for summer break, the Brandon Hall School in Sandy Springs is gearing up to host students from half a dozen countries attending partner schools and to rev up its programs for future “global leaders.” The students from Africa, Asia, South America and Bermuda, the self-ruling British overseas territory, will participate […]
Education
Wipro’s CEO Honors ‘Giving Pledge’ by Boosting Teacher Ed in India
Azim Premji, currently ranked as India’s second wealthiest billionaire, certainly is a man of his word. In May 2001, he pledged to the Georgia-Indo American Chamber of Commerce in Atlanta his company Wipro LLC’s support for its Atlanta office. Today that office has served as a model for the company’s offices elsewhere in the U.S.. […]
Kenya’s Ambassador Challenges U.S. to Match Chinese Investment and Promote People-to-People Exchanges
China president Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative, which has spread throughout the world including the African continent challenging the U.S.’s economic dominance, is proof enough of China’s ambitions. But last week even in Atlanta there were intimidations that a more dynamic role for the U.S. would be welcome in Africa if it upped its […]
Commentary: Georgians Contributing to African Democracy, One Book at a Time
Editor’s note: This commentary piece was written by Books for Africa Executive Director Patrick Plonski and board member Atare Agbamu, a Nigeria native Despite its flaws, the recently concluded Nigerian presidential election was an important milestone for Africa’s most populous country. Running on a campaign of anti-corruption against an opponent who was tarnished by it, […]
Dalai Lama to Launch Emory’s Ethical Values Learning Program in Delhi
The Dalai Lama is to preside over the launch of Emory University’s SEE (Social, Emotional and Ethical Learning) program in New Delhi, India, April 4-6. The SEE Learning program provides educators with a framework for inculcating social, emotional and ethical values in K-12 education as well as students pursuing higher and professional degrees. The three-day […]
Former President of Kennesaw State to Head the Atlanta Council on International Relations
Dr. Daniel S. Papp, the former president of Kennesaw State University (KSU) has been chosen by the Atlanta Council on International Relations (ACIR) to assume the post of chairman of its board of advisors. The ACIR is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing its members and metro Atlanta with a better understanding of the issues […]
Diplomats Learn How Georgia Tech’s Coda Building Orchestrates Innovation
Atlanta’s Consular Corps got a preview tour March 20 of the $355 million Coda building, the mother-of-all mixed-used developments in Midtown’s Technology Square. The diplomats visited while the finishing touches were being made on the 645,000 square feet of office space and the 22,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space to be housed by […]
Ambassador: Italy, a ‘Nation of Engineers,’ Looks for Ways to Bolster Investment into Georgia
Most ambassadorial visits to Georgia come with a sales pitch about the advantages of their country. But for Italian Ambassador Armando Varicchio, spending Monday in Atlanta was mainly about building on a strong nucleus of Italian companies here, boosting their competitiveness globally by having an even greater presence locally. “Our idea is not just to promote trade […]
New Zealand Mosque Shootings Prompt Local Concern Over Security, Role of Social Media
The world’s interconnectedness was clearly evident at a meeting held at the Gwinnett County Justice and Administration Building Thursday to address safety concerns raised by the killing of 50 Muslims in New Zealand. Organized by the Gwinnett County Solicitor’s Office, the meeting brought together Ian Latham, New Zealand’s honorary consul based in Atlanta, Gwinnett County […]
From Classical to Modern, Georgia State’s Hellenic Center Maintains a Global View
Aikaterini Grigoriadou’s trajectory from her hometown of Thessaloniki, Greece, to Atlanta has a mythic quality due to its global reverberations as well as her transformation from talented music student, to anthropologist to administrative assistant of Georgia State University’s Hellenic Center. In a sense, Ms. Grigoriadou emerges from a Greek tragedy — namely the Greek financial […]
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