Our third installment of our International Toolkit Series is for you if you are interested in exploring careers in journalism/communications, or writing.
Africa is undergoing an economic redesign led by a new generation of leaders and entrepreneurs who are demonstrating a growing sense of optimism. As reforms accelerate across the continent, most African countries will transition into the emerging market status in coming years. In this talk, we will present how Africa is emerging as an important new market and how that creates opportunities for businesses around the world. Because it is not a country, but a region with many national boundaries, we will examine how to navigate the challenging business complexities and realities.
International Education Week is celebrated at Pitt and campuses across the country for one week, from November 17-21, 2014. The week is an opportunity for you to experience a new culture, open your mind to a new perspective of the world, or to simply savor a new taste. In short, this is the one week of the year that is jam-packed with activities to open your senses to the world.
Check out the activities planned for each day of the week at www.internationalweek.pitt.edu
Over the last two academic years, there have been students in our [WCCC] classrooms from over 40 different countries. Because we do not have large numbers of international students, it is sometimes easy to overlook their presence on campus. On October 6, faculty members from the University Center for International Studies at Pitt will provide unique insight into the life experiences of international students.
Please join us for a special day just for world language teachers, ESL teachers, social studies teachers, and administrators.
Highlights include the following:
-FREE curricular and instructional materials for teachers from the University of Pittsburgh's International Outreach Coordinators
-International enrichment programs for students here in Pittsburgh
-Information on the new Global Scholars Program from PSMLA
-Opportunities for international service-learning trips
-Exploration of a global citizenship curriculum
Join us for a discussion on human rights, women, and culture in Uganda. We welcome Pitt Graduate Student and Ugandan acid attack survivor, Hanifa Nakiryowa, as she shares her experience as an acid attack survivor.
The Department of French & Italian Languages and Literatures will hold a conference on Thursday, October 29 and Friday, October 30, 2015: “History and its Discontents: Commemoration in Italy and the Francophone World.” On this occasion we will welcome an exciting slate of visitors to campus to reflect on the dates, places, discourses, and mechanisms of commemoration in the French, Francophone, and Italian cultures; distinguished scholars from a range of institutions and specializing in a stimulating array of topics and periods will be joined in conversation by our Pitt faculty colleague
Jerusalem Yibeltal comes to us from Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia where she is a PhD candidate in International and Comparative Education. She will discuss the current state of the graduate labor market and factors influencing graduate employment, the topics of her dissertation.
- In 2015, Bright Kids Uganda (BKU) was awarded a $50,000 grant from the Diehl Family Foundation to help BKU become financially self-sustainable and to facilitate the funding of future projects
-BKU provides an education and a home for over 90 children who have been affected by poverty, HIV/AIDS, abandonment, and war
-BKY offers internship opportunities where students gain invaluable skills through hands-on experience
-Victoria will be available for appointments and internship inquiries in the afternoon
Dr. Sola Talabi is a Professor of Nuclear Physics and Risk Management at Carnegie Mellon University. He will discuss the role of advanced Technology in bridging Africa's power gap. Pizza will be proivided.
