Global Studies

Group is learning about best practices for small businesses in Wisconsin A group of entrepreneurs from the country of Georgia in Eastern Europe will soon wrap up an ambitious itinerary of entrepreneurship training at Fox Valley Technical College. The delegation is made up of five female entrepreneurs who are participating in a program through the

Six college students and an accompanying university official from the nation of Colombia visited Fox Valley Technical College through its Global Education and Services department and Venture Center to learn about small business development. The weeklong immersion was supported by the 100,000 Strong in the Americas initiative designed to build a stronger global workforce, enhance competitiveness, and improve economic growth and

Want to learn Hmong? Check out our class information and schedule at: www.fvtc.edu/global The Hmong predominantly live in four countries: China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. There is also a huge diaspora of 300,000 Hmong refugees who left Laos after the end of the Silent War in 1975 in Laos, fearing retaliation and persecution from the Laotian government

Want to learn Polish? Check out our class information and schedule at: www.fvtc.edu/global Geographic Location: Central Europe, east of Germany. Bordered by the Baltic Sea to the North, Russia, Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine to the West and Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the South. Climate & Terrain: Temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild

Want to learn a foreign language? Check out our class information and schedule at: www.fvtc.edu/global Capital: Jakarta Currency: Indonesian rupiah Geographic location: Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Indonesia consists of 17,508 (6,000 inhabited) islands, straddling the equator. It is a strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from the Indian to Pacific Ocean. Climate &

Want to learn a foreign language? Check out our class information and schedule at: www.fvtc.edu/global Capital: Damascus Currency: Syrian Pound (SYP) Geographic location: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey. Climate & Terrain: Hot, dry, sunny summers (June to August) and mild, rainy winters (December to February) along the coast; cold weather with snow or sleet periodically in