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World Food Day 2021 – Speakers & Presenters

World Food Day Virtual Symposium Friday, October 15 - 9:00 am Central Time Register Ambassador Ahmed Awad Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Federal Republic of Somalia Ambassador Ahmed Isse Awad is the former Minister of Foreign Affairs...

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Some of the world’s most pressing issues are best examined with others. When globally-minded individuals get together, perspectives are shared and new understandings are explored. Join or visit a discussion group by browsing the directory and contacting a group’s organizer...

World Health Day – Presenters

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD Director-General, World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was elected as WHO Director-General for a five-year term at the Seventieth World Health Assembly in May 2017. He is the first WHO Director-General to have been elected from...

World Health Day 2022 – Presenters

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD Director-General, World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was elected as WHO Director-General for a five-year term at the Seventieth World Health Assembly in May 2017. He is the first WHO Director-General to have been elected from...

International Day of Education – Speakers

International Day of Education Monday, January 24 - 9:00 am Central Time Register Memory Banda Girls’ Rights Activist, Malawi Memory Banda is a Malawian girls’ rights activist who led a national grassroots campaign to ban child marriage in Malawi. Banda...

Reconciliation in Rwanda

Denise Uwimana Denise Uwimana is a survivor of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and author of From Red Earth: A Rwandan Story of Healing and Forgiveness. The founder of Íriba Shalom International, she has made her life’s mission...

The Realities of Social Distancing in Ghana

Ghana does not have comprehensive and efficient social services such as those in the U.S. to cater to the most affected populations of COVID-19. This leads me to believe that social distancing is a privilege most Africans cannot afford.

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Academic WorldQuest

Test your students' global IQ at our annual international knowledge competition for high school students. 2025 Competition Details Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 Location: TBD Time: 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm CDT This free event invites teams of four to...

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International Day of Education 2021

In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the globe, a majority of countries announced the temporary closure of schools. This decision affected more than 91% of students worldwide. As International Day of Education focuses global attention on this issue,...

“We Are Vulnerable But We Have To Find the Courage”

“Courage is the only way.” Maximilienne C. Ngo Mbe, 2021 International Woman of Courage Honoree In our work to link cultures and people worldwide, some days come easier than others.  The sobering truth, the grounding reality, is that what we...

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As first-time visitors to Minnesota, exchange participants will surely be amazed at all there is to see and do. And nobody knows the state quite like a native or local. Help participants discover why Minnesota consistently ranks as one of...

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Political science – and science – help guide NATO

In a recent Star Tribune editorial, writer John Rash talked with Dr. Bryan Wells, Chief Scientist at NATO, about the evolving role of science in the Western alliance. Dr. Wells led a conversation during our recent NATO's Climate Change program,...

We Stand Together

We are grieving the senseless killing of yet another neighbor, George Floyd. Nearly 250 years since the promise of “Liberty and Justice for All,” many in our country are still denied these basic rights – facing discrimination, dehumanization, and disrespect...