{"674880":{"#nid":"674880","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Introduces New Computer Science Fellowship During Liberian Presidential Visit","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ipat\u0022\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/a\u003E (IPaT) and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Computing\u003C\/a\u003E have announced the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/omscs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EOnline Master of Science in Computer Science\u003C\/a\u003E (\u003Ca\u003EOMSCS\u003C\/a\u003E) fellowship for students and faculty at the University of Liberia.\u0026nbsp;These fellowships cover full tuition for the degree program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are pleased to be able to offer this fellowship program to the people of Liberia,\u201d said Steven McLaughlin, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. \u201cThe value of a Georgia Tech degree is well-documented and programs such as this one help us deliver on our commitment to empower people of all backgrounds and stages of life to learn and contribute to technological and human progress.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMichael Best, executive director of IPaT, made the announcement during a luncheon hosted at Georgia Tech on May 11. Joseph N. Boakai, the 26th president of the Republic of Liberia, attended along with a Liberian delegation and representatives from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ucliberia.com\/\u0022\u003EUniversity Consortium for Liberia\u003C\/a\u003E (UCL). The UCL provides scholarships, facilitates student exchange programs, study abroad opportunities, and service-learning initiatives between Liberia and partner organizations worldwide. This was President Boakai\u2019s first official visit to the U.S. since becoming president in January.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEducation is the key to building a successful nation, and Georgia Tech is making great research and academic contributions to the Republic of Liberia and to the world,\u201d said President Boakai. \u201cThe OMSCS fellowship program will provide the people of Liberia with an additional opportunity to benefit from this relationship and help advance our country.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe OMSCS program, where coursework is done asynchronously, is one of Tech\u2019s most successful global degree programs and is designed for students seeking a top-ranked degree with the flexibility to fit their studies around work and family commitments.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe purpose of the president\u2019s visit was to thank assembled UCL members for their partnership in Liberia\u2019s post-conflict development. In addition to Georgia Tech leadership, UCL members from Clark Atlanta University, Kennesaw State University, Fort Valley State University, Savannah State University, and the University of Georgia were also in attendance, along with Cynthia Blandford, UCL president.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBest, who also serves as a professor with Tech\u2019s Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and School of Interactive Computing, has a longstanding relationship with Liberia. His involvement began in 2005, just two years after the end of their civil war. His research focuses on information and communication technologies for social, economic, and political advancement.\u0026nbsp;In Liberia, he has partnered in the development of their national information and communications technology and telecommunications policy, created and deployed technology-focused workforce development programs, outfitted computer facilities for public sector units, helped found the iLab Liberia technology and innovation hub, and developed novel digital systems to support that country\u2019s post-conflict healing and reconciliation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPresident Boakai\u2019s visit to Georgia Tech, just four months into his administration, underscores our deep ties and lasting partnership,\u201d said Best. \u201cThese new OMSCS fellowships were received with remarkable enthusiasm, demonstrating that the relationship between the Republic of Liberia and Georgia Tech continues to flourish.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ipat\u0022\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/a\u003E (IPaT) and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Computing\u003C\/a\u003E have announced the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/omscs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EOnline Master of Science in Computer Science\u003C\/a\u003E (\u003Ca\u003EOMSCS\u003C\/a\u003E) fellowship for students and faculty at the University of Liberia.\u0026nbsp;These fellowships cover full tuition for the degree program.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u2019s Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) and the College of Computing have announced the Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS) fellowship for students and faculty at the University of Liberia. These fellowships cover full t"}],"uid":"27513","created_gmt":"2024-05-24 13:01:40","changed_gmt":"2024-05-24 13:03:58","author":"Walter Rich","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-05-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-05-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"674062":{"id":"674062","type":"image","title":"Liberia President visits Georgia Tech-May-2024","body":"\u003Cp\u003EPictured left-to-right: \u003Cstrong\u003ESara Beysolow Nyanti\u003C\/strong\u003E, minister of foreign affairs; \u003Cstrong\u003EChaouki Abdallah\u003C\/strong\u003E, executive vice president for research at Georgia Tech; \u003Cstrong\u003ESteven McLaughlin\u003C\/strong\u003E, provost at Georgia Tech; \u003Cstrong\u003EJoseph Boakai, President of Liberia\u003C\/strong\u003E; \u003Cstrong\u003EMichael Best\u003C\/strong\u003E, executive director of IPaT at Georgia Tech; \u003Cstrong\u003EBernard Kippelen\u003C\/strong\u003E, vice provost for international initiatives at Georgia Tech; \u003Cstrong\u003ECynthia Blandford\u003C\/strong\u003E, president of the University Consortium for Liberia.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1716472247","gmt_created":"2024-05-23 13:50:47","changed":"1716576644","gmt_changed":"2024-05-24 18:50:44","alt":"Liberia President visits Georgia Tech-May-2024","file":{"fid":"257531","name":"screen_596-Liberia-copy-2-copy.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/05\/23\/screen_596-Liberia-copy-2-copy.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/05\/23\/screen_596-Liberia-copy-2-copy.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1086343,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/05\/23\/screen_596-Liberia-copy-2-copy.jpg?itok=te1JB4aq"}}},"media_ids":["674062"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"188084","name":"go-ipat"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laurie.haigh@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELaurie Haigh\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["laurie.haigh@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}