{"id":71013,"date":"2017-11-21T16:21:30","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T02:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=71013"},"modified":"2019-03-13T16:45:01","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T02:45:01","slug":"uh-celebrates-the-importance-of-international-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/11\/21\/uh-celebrates-the-importance-of-international-education\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> celebrates the importance of international education"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UH<\/abbr> Hilo International Week celebration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> campuses joined universities across the country and the world to celebrate International Education Week, November 13–17. UH<\/abbr> campus events recognized the contributions of international education to cross cultural understanding and global cooperation.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/a> celebrated with food specials from countries around the world, dance and music performances, films, lectures and more.<\/p>\n

\"international<\/a>\"international<\/a>\"international<\/a><\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kapiʻolani<\/span> Community College<\/a> featured Japanese calligraphy, a Chinlone sports demonstration from Myanmar, language workshops, international club meetings, dances and more.<\/p>\n
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UH<\/abbr> Hilo\u2019s Meets the World<\/em><\/a> event hosted a Global Women’s Panel, Parade of Nations and a United Nations Day promoting world peace, human rights and social progress. Read more about the event at UH<\/abbr> Hilo Stories<\/em><\/a>. Photos by Kamiko Taguchi. <\/p>\n

\"taiko<\/a>\"women<\/a>\"Â鶹´«Ã½Hilo<\/a><\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College celebrated with East Meets West<\/em><\/a>, with international tea and coffee tasting, world games and a World Culture Night.<\/p>\n
\"two<\/a>\"person<\/a>\"traditional<\/a><\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Windward Community College celebrated The Elements: Earth, Wind, Fire, Water<\/a><\/em> with panel discussions on culture and interpersonal communication, study abroad information exhibits and Imaginarium showings<\/p>\n

In its 18th year, International Education Week was a joint initiative by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, and observed at universities nationally and internationally.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

International Education Day<\/h2>\n

\"largeDuring the week-long celebration, Gov. David Ige proclaimed November 16 International Education Day. In his remarks, the governor noted Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>’s distinctiveness, with both cultural and geographic diversity, a welcoming place for international students and a study destination for the future.<\/p>\n

Attending the proclamation event at the state capitol were special guests from the Study Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Press Tour, a media tour of seven journalists from key press outlets in Asia, Latin America and Europe. The group spent time visiting campuses on Oʻahu<\/span>, Maui and Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island to get a sense of the breadth of educational opportunities for international students in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> .<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The week recognized the contributions of international education to cross cultural understanding and global cooperation through food, music, dance and various cultural events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[61,134,953,63,71,14,9,66],"class_list":["post-71013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-international","tag-international-education","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t