Amanda Broome
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Article ItemProvost leads delegation to India to inaugurate satellite office, develop new education and research collaborations , article
Traveling more than 2,400 miles across India, senior administrators and faculty members look to strengthen strategic partnerships with counterparts in the South Asia nation with the goals of increasing student and faculty exchange, joint research, dual degree programs, and other partnership activities.
Date: Apr 18, 2023 -
Article ItemFulbright visiting scholar to speak about building a welcoming community for refugee students , article
From April 3-7, Virginia Tech will welcome Fulbright scholar Mervi Kaukko, who will present on her research about educational success from the perspective of refugee students.
Date: Mar 30, 2023 -
Article ItemAcclaimed author to top off discussion series with look at food, gender, and identity , article
Transcending cultural, gender, political, and geographical divides, food is part of everyone's story. In a series of events in Blacksburg, Nina Mukerjee Furstenau will showcase how research can be guided through conversations in the kitchen.
Date: Mar 29, 2023 -
Article ItemPitching a business in a second language: An extra challenge leads to an unexpected reward , article
Eight students from Virginia Tech’s Language and Culture Institute compete in the Apex Center for Entrepreneurship’s KickStart VT program — with an aim that reached far beyond the business ideas or the winnings.
Date: Mar 27, 2023 -
Article ItemLucy Ferrari, Steger Center co-founder and international education trailblazer, honored as director emerita , article
After weaving herself into the fabric of the university for more than half a century, Ferrari is honored for her roles in launching and supporting the Steger Center for International Scholarship and fostering untold numbers of study abroad opportunities.
Date: Mar 16, 2023 -
Article ItemGlobal Travel Oversight Committee makes the impossible possible , article
Imagine you are studying or conducting research in a foreign country when you discover you have lost your passport, or protesters have blocked major roads, or you’ve tested positive for COVID. What do you do? Whom do you call?
Date: Mar 13, 2023 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech establishing India’s first dual degree master’s program in economics , article
Students will take classes at Mumbai-based NMIMS, one of India's leading universities, and then complete their second year in Blacksburg. They will earn an Master of Science in economics from NMIMS and a Master of Arts in economics from Virginia Tech.
Date: Mar 02, 2023 -
Article ItemStudy abroad scholarship helps student connect to her heritage , article
Senior Emma de Bara gained a new perspective on the world while hiking the famed Camino de Santiago during a faculty-led program in Spain.
Date: Feb 09, 2023