Recent Exchanges

Check out highlights from professional exchange programs we have recently hosted. Africa A group of advocates, elected officials, and law enforcement professionals from Liberia visited Minnesota to discuss combating human trafficking. Law enforcement professionals from Rwanda met with members of law enforcement,...

World Health Day Agenda

Learn More About the Presenters   9:00 am – Welcome and Opening Remarks Mark Ritchie, President, Global Minnesota Peggy Flanagan, Lieutenant Governor, State of Minnesota Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, Director-General,  World Health Organization 9:15 am – Global Perspectives on Health...

Culture Through Cuisine: Swiss Fondue

This program is SOLD OUT.  Creamy, smooth, and hearty, cheese fondue is one of the most recognized Swiss dishes. Originating in the Swiss Alps, it is believed that the practice of fondue was started by farmers who cooked wine, garlic,...

SDG Roundtable: Fall 2021

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a United Nations plan to build a better world for people and our planet by 2030. These goals recognize that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that build economic growth, address social...

SDG Roundtable: Fall 2021

Hear from Nicholas S. Deychakiwsky, Senior Program Officer in Civil Society at the Mott Foundation, as he discusses why a large, private philanthropic organization such as the Mott Foundation believes that the SDGs have relevance to its local partnerships and...

NATO 2030: Climate Challenge

Hear Dr. Bryan Wells, Chief Scientist of NATO, and David Angell, Permanent Representative – Canada, discuss the future challenges of NATO including climate change, security, and the prospects of an environmentally green defense. About the Speakers Dr. Bryan Wells was...

Brazilian Young Leader of the Americas: Renielle Lira

Reni Lira is visiting the United States from Brazil as one of the U.S. State Department's Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellows.  If I would have told 10-year-old Reni about visiting the United States and representing Brazil as...

Professional Exchanges

Passionate individuals from around the globe in a variety of fields are working to define new trajectories for their communities. Their important work offers them the chance to meet face-to-face with counterparts across the United States. Global Minnesota is proud...

High School Programs

Educators increasingly recognize the need to develop informed, globally-minded graduates. And as an educator, you are the greatest resource to empower your students to be global citizens. Global Minnesota’s innovative programs equip teachers and students with the cultural competencies necessary...

CARE Forum: Food, Health, and Women in International Development

Registration is now closed but walk-ins are welcome! This Women’s Food Security In International Development program takes place in St. Cloud. Women are key to international development. Empowering women through health care, education, and finance results in better lives for...

Global Social Women in Entrepreneurship

Registration for this event is closed. To have your name added to the waiting list for this event, please contact 612-625-1662. In October, Global Minnesota welcomes a group of 50 international women entrepreneurs who will visit Minnesota to: discuss the...

Dr. Leila DeVriese

Dr. Leila DeVriese is the Director of the Global Engagement Center, as well as Chair of Global Studies and Director of the Model United Nations program, at Hamline University. Dr. DeVriese joined the Global Studies program at Hamline in August...

11th Annual Great Decisions Conference: Media and Foreign Policy

Online registration is closed. To register by phone, please call 612.625.1662. Today, state and non-state actors must maneuver a complex and rapidly evolving media landscape. Conventional journalism now competes with user-generated content. Official channels of communication can be circumvented through social...

Global Conversations: Climate Geopolitics

Climate change influences nearly every element of the geopolitical landscape, including human sustenance, international resource flows, and the viability of the civil state. And, its worldwide consequences pose global concerns. But, in December 2015, the Paris Agreement brought 195 nations...