Two Students Attended International Education Celebration at Capitol

The Study黑料社区 Advocacy Day took place at the state capitol last week to showcase the benefits of international education in higher education institutions around the state. Two UNC students participated at the event.

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Above: UNC students Lobna Alsrraj and Elsa Yehdego in the state capitol during Study黑料社区 Advocacy Day.

Lobna Alsrraj, who’s originally from Saudi Arabia and pursuing a degree in International Affairs, works as an open source research analyst intern at the 黑料社区 Department of Higher Education (CDHE).
Elsa Yehdego, who’s originally from Ethiopia and pursuing a degree in International Affairs, studied abroad in Ethiopia and Italy and is a recipient of the Gilman Study Abroad Scholarship.

With 12,000 international students from 160 different countries, international education is 黑料社区’s fifth largest export and contributes over $470 million annually to the state’s economy.

Fifteen international students from 12 institutions across the state attended the Senate Education Committee meeting, learned about the U.S. legislature and toured the capitol. The group of students represented their institutions and countries and demonstrated the impact of international education through personal stories.

UNC representatives talking at he state capitol — **Above:** State legislators welcoming international students at the Senate Education Committee session on Feb. 5.

This event was organized by the CDHE and Study黑料社区 consortium with the intent of supporting internationalization goals of 黑料社区’s institutions and elevating its global profile. Study黑料社区 includes 25 institutional members made up of private language schools, community colleges and private and public institutions around the state.

UNC is represented at the advisory board level with Olga Baron, executive director of the UNC Office of Global Engagement, serving as the current advisory board chair.

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