{"103221":{"#nid":"103221","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech-Lorraine: Gateway to Europe","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESandra Song\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDirector of Communications \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u00e2\u0080\u0099s undergraduate students have a unique opportunity to add an international component to their educational experience by attending Georgia Tech-Lorraine (GTL). The GTL campus in Metz, France, was created 20 years ago as Georgia Tech\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first international campus and offers academic programs year around - giving students the opportunity to seamlessly continue their undergraduate education in a beautiful, international setting. Metz is centrally located in eastern France along the Luxembourg and German boarders, and is only 90 minutes away from Paris by train. The New York Times named Metz as one of the top 44 most compelling destinations in the world.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe central location of the campus makes travel throughout Europe accessible and easy, and students are encouraged to take full advantage of the convenient location. One might expect that taking a full academic load and continuous travel might compromise academic performance. On the contrary, experience has shown that students tend to perform better academically while at GTL compared to semesters spent at the Atlanta campus. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition, the financial incentive for non-resident students to study at GTL is significant, as they pay in-state tuition rates, plus $2,000 which equates to a savings of approximately $7,000 per semester! One out-of-state student reported that after purchasing his round trip airfare, Eurail pass, tuition, room, board, books, and associated all fees, he actually spent less than he would have if he had stayed at the Atlanta campus.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents overwhelming describe this as \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe best part of the Georgia Tech experience\u00e2\u0080\u009d, and \u00e2\u0080\u009clife-changing.\u00e2\u0080\u009d The popularity of the program has propelled the growth of GTL to its current stature as the largest international engineering program in the U.S. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents typically begin their studies at GTL in their second year. However, we encourage students who are interested in attending GTL to begin planning their overall curriculum during their first year so that they can most effectively leverage the courses offered at the Lorraine campus. Course offerings and other information about the program can be found at the GTL website at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.georgiatech-metz.fr\/\u0022\u003Ewww.georgiatech-metz.fr\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor additional information, contact Sandra Song, director of communications at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:sandra.song@gtl.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Esandra.song@gtl.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E, or at 404.385.1865.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u00e2\u0080\u0099s undergraduate students have a unique opportunity to add an international component to their educational experience by attending Georgia Tech-Lorraine (GTL). The GTL campus in Metz, France, was created 20 years ago as Georgia Tech\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first international campus and offers academic programs year around - giving students the opportunity to seamlessly continue their undergraduate education in a beautiful, international setting. Metz is centrally located in eastern France along the Luxembourg and German boarders, and is only 90 minutes away from Paris by train. The New York Times named Metz as one of the top 44 most compelling destinations in the world.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"GTL offers an eye opening expereince at an incredible value."}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2011-08-10 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:11:17","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-08-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-08-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1298","name":"Parent and Family Programs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"7757","name":"parking and transportation"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003ERachael Pocklington\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EParents Program\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=rpocklington3\u0022\u003EContact Rachael Pocklington\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-385-3920\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rachael.pocklington@vpss.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}