FEATURED EVENTS

  • IEW 2015 Kick Off

    Come kick-off International Education Week at Georgia State University with the series’ first collaborative event, featuring cultural food, games, culture demos, global business etiquette, global culture stations, music, dance, and celebration! Also featuring exciting prizes and give-aways! Georgia State University will celebrate International Education Week (IEW) on November 1 – 6, 2015.  As a U.S. Department […]

  • How to do Business and Invest in Brazil

    From challenging times you can build up opportunities! This seminar will explore new alternatives in Brazil. Get first-hand strategic information and discover new segments with excellent  potential of investment in the largest economy and consumer market in Latin America. Brazilian Innovation Hub Healthcare and Information Technology Opportunities Labor Force and Liability Concerns Click here to check the agenda.  Limited availability!

  • Powering the World With Photovoltaics: Status and Opportunities

    Hodges Room Centergy Building at Georgia Tech Square Suite 335, 75 5th Street , Atlanta, United States

    Georgia Tech will host a solar power expert workshop focused on power generation through photovoltaic (PV) devices. Recent progress in research and development of new PV inorganic and organic devices will be presented, followed by round-table discussions to help identifying opportunities for joint collaborations.

  • IEW 2015: Culture Fest 2015

    Discover new cultures at a festival hosted by Georgia State University’s exchange students & language majors. They invite you to visit a variety of country booths, which showcase memorabilia, artifacts, traditional games, clothing, language, music and food! Sample tasty French crepes, receive a henna tattoo, learn a few jiu-jitsu moves, and much more! Participate in the […]

  • IEW 2015: Crossing Paths, Crossing Cultures Photo Exhibit & International Education Award Ceremony

    The three winning photos of the Crossing Paths, Crossing Cultures Photo Contest Exhibition will be selected and prizes will be awarded at this ceremony, as well as the winners of the Georgia State International Education Awards: Faculty Award for Global Engagement, Staff Award for Global Engagement, Study Abroad Student of the Year, and International Student […]

  • Poetic Voices of the Muslim World – The Travelling Word: A West African Epic With Kewulay Kamara and Jali musicians

    Central Library One Margaret Mitchell Square , Atlanta, GA, United States

    With the help of West African Jali musicians, Kewulay Kamara discusses, performs and screens segments of his documentary about his attempt to recreate an ancient oral epic after the only written copy, set down by his father in Kuranko using Arabic script, was destroyed in Sierra Leone's recent Civil War. It is a medley of […]

  • IEW Celebrating Brazil – Featuring Dr. Sergio Gallo, Piano, and Zeynep Ucbasaran, Piano

    In celebration of Brazil, Sergio Gallo, world-renowned classical pianist, will perform a recital of solo and four hands piano music with guest Zeynep Ucbasaran, featuring music by Villa Lobos and Milhaud based on Brazilian themes. A Steinway artist, Dr. Gallo specializes in the repertoire of the Romantic period, especially Liszt and his contemporaries, including Schumann, […]

  • IEW 2015: Celebrating Korea Featuring – Dr. Tae Hong Park

    In celebration of Korea, world-renowned musical technologist Tae Hong Park will perform six original pieces of electronic music, including The Machine Stops, which was composed using various DSP filtering techniques mainly realized in Csound where sine waves were chosen as the fundamental sound source. Dr. Park is the author of “Introduction to DSP: Computer Musically […]

  • IEW 2015: Little Apple Square Dance

    You’ve heard of the Cha Cha Slide, and Gangnam Style. Now it’s time to join the Confucius Institute to learn “Xiao Pingguo” which literally translates into “Little Apple.” Americans think of square dancing as a old country past time, but in China square dancing refers to any group of people who dance in unison in […]

  • Why Race and Place Matter – Featuring Donna Gambrell

    Georgia State University, Centennial Hall 100 Auburn Avenue NE , Atlanta, GA, United States

    Donna Gambrell, longest serving and first African American woman to be appointed director of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, will deliver the Founders Lecture, “Why Race and Place Matter,” at Georgia State University on Wednesday, Nov. 4. The lecture, free and open to the public, will take place […]

  • IEW 2015: IEW at the Kopleff Celebrating Turkey & South Africa – Featuring Emrah Kotan, Jazz Percussionist, and Darren English, Jazz Trumpeter

    Emrah Kotan, a classically-trained percussionist from Turkey, is one of the most sought after musicians in the Atlanta music scene. His unique musical ability transcends many genres and cultures. He is involved in various musical projects, including his own, and is the drummer and percussionist for Grammy award winning artist, India.Arie. Emrah is an enthusiastic […]

  • IEW 2015: China Breakfast Briefing

    Join for updates on the business environment, with insights into the current social, economic, and political situations on the ground. This conversation will take place with Dr. Penelope Prime, Director of the China Research Center, Juan R. Figuereo, CFO of NII Holdings, Dr. Andy Wedeman, Professor at Georgia State University, and Dr. Jun Liu, Associate […]

  • 17th Annual European Wine Tasting

    Please join Alliance Francaise and Goethe as they take you on a tour of some of Europe's best vineyards! Sample wines from France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, and Switzerland, many of which are available at Atlantic Wine, along with some carefully chosen food pairings! AF/Goethe Members: $35 Non-Members: $45 At-The-Door: $55

  • IrishFest Atlanta 2015

    Wyndham Atlanta Galleria Hotel 6345 Powers Ferry Rd. NW Atlanta, GA 30339 , Atlanta, United States

    Traditional Irish music concerts on Friday and Saturday Saturday: music, dance and singing workshops, festival stage performances, cultural, sports and children's activities Special festival hotel rates, plan to stay both nights!! Featuring: • Open the Door for Three! (Liz Knowles, Kieran O'Hare & Pat Broaders) • Liz Carroll and John Williams! • Regional music and dance […]

  • LAA’s 16th Annual Latino Youth Leadership Conference

    GSU Sports Arena 125 Decatur Street, Suite 201, Atlanta, GA, United States

    The Latin American Association’s 16th Annual Latino Youth Leadership Conference, a day filled with activities and experiences to motivate Georgia Latino high school and middle school students to graduate from high school and go to college. AT&T is the presenting sponsor of the 16th Annual Latino Youth Leadership Conference. The popular conference features: High-energy opening […]

  • Remaking the Social Contract in Russia & China

    Cox Hall Ballroom 569 Asbury Cir, Atlanta, GA, United States

    Sponsored by Emory University's Confucius Institute and the Halle Institute, one-day workshop focusing on the politics of social policy reform in the transitional states of Russia and China will be held at Cox Hall Ballroom at Emory on November 7. Scholars from several universities in the Unites States and Russia will present current research on the […]

  • A Night With Acclaimed Director Abderrahmane Sissako – Special Screening: Timbuktu

    One of Africa’s most celebrated contemporary film directors, Abderrahmane Sissako – known for his feature-films “Heremakono, Waiting for Happiness” (2002) and “Bamako” (2006) – will present his award-winning film “Timbuktu” during a special screening, as part of France-Atlanta and the 6th BronzeLens Film Festival, followed by a talk-back with writer/director Tambay Obenson.. Tickets: Free and […]

  • Paco Pena: Flamencura

    Paco Peña is to flamenco guitar what Pelé was to futbol – his name is synonymous with the art form. Ever the innovator, Peña returns to the Rialto by popular demand to push boundaries with his new piece FLAMENCURA, in which Peña and his fellow performers pursue “duende”: that inexplicable, elusive moment of magic that […]

  • IEW 2015: IEW at the Kopleff Grand Finale Concert

    Please join our musical artists from the International Education Week at the Kopleff series for a variety concert featuring musical selections celebrating their respective countries: Brazil, China, Korea, South Africa, and Turkey. Featuring: Meiling Jin, Soprano, China Dr. Sergio Gallo, Piano, Brazil Dr. Tae Hong Park, Composer, Bass, Musical Technologist, Korea Darren English, Jazz Trumpeter, […]