{"139191":{"#nid":"139191","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Thueringer Allgemeine Zeitung article highlights GT\u0027s German LBAT students","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPublished July 6th in the \u0026nbsp;\u0022Thueringer Allgemeine Zeitung\u0022 \u0026nbsp;about our German LBAT group. \u0026nbsp;It also includes Marnite Calder of The Halle Foundation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026nbsp;The article highlights the language programs at Georgia Tech, especially the LBAT programs and the \u0026nbsp;International Plan, and the benefits students receive by studying in depth in a foreign country: increased language skills, understanding of the country and people, and better job prospects. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;The article also mentions the role of sponsors, and quotes Marnite Calder, the Executive Director of The Halle Foundation. \u0026nbsp;The foundation is a major sponsor of the German program at Georgia Tech, funding students\u0027 \u0026nbsp;participation in the LBAT and subsequent studies at German universities.\u0026nbsp;OIE suggests that those not able to read the areticle should go on the German LBAT and learn how.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27412","created_gmt":"2012-07-09 08:50:46","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:29","author":"Stephanie Bullard","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-07-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-07-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/oie.gatech.edu\/node\/2850","title":"https:\/\/oie.gatech.edu\/node\/2850"}],"groups":[{"id":"1297","name":"Office of International Education"}],"categories":[{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["study.abroad@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}