An Atlanta-based foundation launched last year by Phil Southerland, founder of the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team, has distributed diabetes testing equipment in Rwanda as its first global...
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Georgia State Honors Students, Faculty With Global Awards
Just after celebrating five weeks of events showcasing five countries, Georgia State University’s Office of International Education in December doled out its annual awards. Earl Picard, who has managed development...
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Commentary: Colombia Trip Shatters Negative Perceptions
Three colleagues and I last month took an enlightening trip to Colombia, where we visited seven colleges and universities to arrange exchanges for Central Georgia Technical College students and faculty. ...
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Atlanta’s Kids ‘R’ Kids Academies to Open in China, India and Turkey
Kids ‘R’ Kids Learning Academies, founded in Duluth in 1985, will open its first international location in Beijing in 2014 as part of an global expansion that includes planned locations in India, Turkey and Chile. The private company has...
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Chinese Higher Ed Officials Study Clayton State and Georgia Tech Programs
A well-prepared delegation of Chinese officials visited Clayton State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology Dec. 12-13 as part of a nationwide study-tour of American higher education. University officials...
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China’s Education Ministry Honors Georgia State Scholar
Georgia State University marketing scholar V. Kumar has been selected by China’s ministry of education and a Hong Kong-based foundation for a three-year visiting appointment at a science and technology university in...
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India’s Consul General: U.S. Universities Still a ‘Preferred Destination’
Despite a slight dip in the numbers of Indian students attending U.S. institutions of higher learning, the United States remains a “preferred destination” to pursue advanced degrees, Ajit Kumar, India’s...
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Georgia Tech, Auburn Students Win Marshall Scholarships
The United Kingdom government has awarded Marshall Scholarships to two students from the Southeast U.S., the nation’s consulate general in Atlanta announced. Nicholas Picon, an aerospace engineering student at Georgia Institute of Technology, and Patrick Donnan, a...
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Local Memorials for Nelson Mandela Planned This Week
Atlanta universities are among the organizations planning memorials for former South African president and human rights icon Nelson Mandela, who died last Thursday at 95. The Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse...
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‘City Too Busy to Hate’ Reflects on Nelson Mandela’s Human Rights Legacy
Atlanta, dubbed the “City Too Busy to Hate” during the American civil rights movement, is mourning the passing of Nelson Mandela, one of the most iconic symbols of racial reconciliation in...