NC State Major Global Partner Centers

There are a wide variety of centers affiliated with NC State that provide an opportunity for international education.

The North Carolina Japan Center
The North Carolina Japan Center was established in  July 1980 by Governor James B. Hunt to strengthen the state's academic, economic, scientific, and cultural ties with Japan. In its many aspects, the Center serves as a focal point for interaction between Japanese and North Carolinians. It is a statewide  resource intended to assist all citizens, universities, companies, and public and private institutions in relations with the Japanese. The North Carolina Japan Center works to inform the people of the state about modern Japan and its people. It also provides information and resources for Japanese citizens  living in North Carolina. Visit the The NC Japan Center website for more information.
http://www.ncsu.edu/ncjapancenter/



The NC Center for South Asia Studies
The North Carolina Center for South Asia Studies, an educational cooperative of the South Asia faculties of North Carolina State University, Duke University, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and North Carolina Central University, seeks to promote research and teaching in the languages and cultures of South Asia in the constituent universities of the Triangle South Asia Consortium and the region. For more information, please visit the NC Center for South Asia Studies at:
http://www.jhfc.duke.edu/csas/index.php

The Confucius Institute at NC State University
Confucius Institute at NC State University is a cooperative project of North Carolina State University, National Office of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (Han Ban) and Nanjing Normal University in China. The goal of the Confucius Institute is to enhance intercultural understanding in the U.S. by sponsoring programs in Chinese language and culture. NC State's institute will promote the mission through a range of educational and outreach activities to students, teachers, businesses, and community members. The institute will contribute to the expansion of Chinese language instruction at NC State and in North Carolina schools, enrich cultural opportunities and help North Carolina businesses understand and compete in the Chinese market.
http://www.ncsu.edu/oia/confucius/
PHOTOS International Welcome Event
Fall 2009 Confucius Institute Non-Credit Chinese Language and Culture Courses, download Brochure here

The Prague Institute
Since January 2005, the College of Design offers year-round educational programming in Prague, under the auspices of the newly established Prague Institute. This institute is the first international center for NC State University, with facilities in the historic city center. Semester-long courses of study are organized and presented by faculty from the different departments of the College in collaboration with local designers and scholars. In addition, there are summer studios and intersession short programs. In all programs, the unique context of an old European city and the larger eastern Europe setting will be incorporated through local case studies, field trips and short excursions.
http://ncsudesign.org/prague/
http://www.prague.ncsu.edu

Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Poland in North Carolina at NCSU
Located in the historic Spring Hill House, built in 1815 is now a part of the Centennial Campus, which has come to symbolize the worldwide connections and character of NCSU. Thus the historic relationship between Poland and the United States will be brought to the present and future in exchanges, which will bring greater prominence to the academic and research communities of both countries. The functions of the Consulate will encompass all aspects of academic, economic, cultural, and tourist connections between the two nations.
Complete Mission Statement
Dr. Alvin Marcus Fountain II Resume
Inauguration Program October 2008 | Photos

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