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FOR STUDENTS: GO GLOBAL!
Get involved, experience first hand, and become an active
member of the New Global Economy through the Virtual Trade Mission. Explore
our site and educate yourself on going global!
Click here
to learn about our five objectives:
- Globalization
- Technology
- Investing
- Environment
- Civil Societies
Click here for an introduction
to APEC, the primary regional vehicle for promoting open trade and practical
economic cooperation.
VTM STUDENT
PROGRAMS
Experience hands on learning with one of our programs!
Click here to learn about our many adventures!
Top 10
Global Education Programs:
- The
Alliance for Global Learning was created to address inequity and
provide education opportunities through technology for more students
around the world.
- The
American Forum for Global Education has been nationally recognized
for providing leadership and assistance to school systems, state departments
of education, and colleges and universities, by initiating hundreds
of programs and developing educational materials, teacher training seminars
and publications to guide and implement these programs.
- Center
for Global Education at Augsburg College, Minneapolis, provides
quality cross-cultural educational opportunities in Latin America, Southern
Africa and other sites across the globe.
- Center
for Global Education at George Mason University, Virginia, develops
programs which enable undergraduate students, graduate students, and
professionals to acquire knowledge and sharpen skills necessary to succeed
in the culturally diverse global society of the 21st century.
- The
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) strives to
inform and shape selected policy decisions in government and the private
sector by providing long-range, anticipatory, and integrated thinking
over a wide range of policy issues.
- The
Cisco Networking Academy Program centers on teaching students to
design, build, and maintain computer networks. The Program prepares
students for the 21st Century workplace, while serving as a valuable
model for e-learning.
- Education
for Global Involvement, Inc. (EGI) is a not-for-profit organization
that has worked with elementary and secondary schools to develop leaders
for the 21st Century since 1988.
- Global
Education Network is dedicated to bringing the world's greatest
educators, celebrated thinkers, and dedicated students together on the
Internet.
- Global
Education Partnership provides access to educational resources that
increase the capacity of young people to become employable and self-reliant
in today’s global marketplace.
- The
Global Schoolhouse Foundation has been a leader since 1984 in collaborative
learning. They continue to provide online opportunities for teachers
to collaborate, communicate, and celebrate shared learning experiences.
“ IF YOU'RE NOT EVERYWHERE, YOU'RE NOWHERE.”
—Go Global, Business 2.0, May 2000
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