{"181121":{"#nid":"181121","#data":{"type":"news","title":"GT\u0027s New Partnership with France\u0027s Ecole Polytechnique, and the First Georgia Tech Student to Take on the Challenge!","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENow GT students are able to study (even their last 36 hours!) at \u00c9cole Polytechnique, a leader among the French engineering grandes \u00e9coles for over 200 years. We recently caught up with Bennett Alterman, a 3rd year Biology major who is the first Georgia Tech student to participate in this new program, where he is earning GT credit while studying at one of France\u0027s top schools. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EQ: \u003Cstrong\u003EWhat made you decide to choose your host university?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA: I chose \u00c9cole Polytechnique because it is much closer to Paris which makes it nicer in terms of having things to do in my spare time. It also has one of the best reputations in France, and having a degree from \u00c9cole Polytechnique is highly regarded. The history of the school intrigued me as many famous scientists have either gone here or taught here (Antoine Henri Becquerel, Andr\u00e9-Marie Amp\u00e8re, Gustave-Gaspard Coriolis, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, Henri Louis Le Ch\u00e2telie, etc.). There remains a high level of teaching today. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EQ:\u003Cstrong\u003E What has been the best part of your experience so far?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA: I think meeting new people and experiencing different cultures is very interesting. I have learned a lot about the French, but as there are other people in my program from around the world, I\u0027ve learned a lot about Italy, Greece, Spain, Germany, Serbia, Senegal, and many other places. We all hang out and cook together, and go out and visit Paris. It\u0027s really a fun experience to travel around France with other Europeans. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EQ:\u003Cstrong\u003E Would you recommend this program to others and why?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA: I would absolutely recommend this program. It is a great place to learn for a semester or year, and you will meet so many people. And everyone is nice! I haven\u0027t run into a single person who hasn\u0027t been helpful if I asked a question. They really want you to succeed. I\u0027d also recommend joining a sports team here. It\u0027s mandatory for all of the regular students, so it\u0027s a great way to jump in, get acclimated, and instantly meet a bunch of people. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech recently started a partnership with the prestigious Ecole Polytechnique in France. Read about Georgia Tech\u0027s first student at this partner school.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27412","created_gmt":"2013-01-07 16:10:02","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:26","author":"Stephanie Bullard","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-01-07T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-01-07T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"181141":{"id":"181141","type":"image","title":"Bennett at Ecole Polytechnique","body":null,"created":"1449179053","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:44:13","changed":"1475894828","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:08","alt":"Bennett at Ecole Polytechnique","file":{"fid":"196034","name":"181141-small.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/181141-small_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/181141-small_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":91136,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/181141-small_0.jpg?itok=vsP3Twrn"}}},"media_ids":["181141"],"groups":[{"id":"170341","name":"Education Abroad"}],"categories":[{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"54331","name":"First Student"},{"id":"166843","name":"Study Abroad"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}