{"41236":{"#nid":"41236","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Sluggish Economy Ignites Enrollment At Georgia Tech-Lorraine","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe perilous state of the economy, and the resulting lack of opportunities for students, is proving to be a boon to Georgia Tech-Lorraine (GTL).\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEnrollment at the Institute\u0027s first international campus reached a record level for the 2009 summer session. Last year, 127 students were admitted to the program. That number nearly doubled this year as 250 students sought to spend the summer semester in France. Only 200 were accepted to the program, a 58 percent enrollment increase.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOne reason interest reached these heights was the current lack of internship opportunities for students. Internship job placements and career fair opportunities fell nearly 40 percent this year, making a summer study program abroad an attractive alternative.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022In today\u0027s economy, we\u0027ve noticed a significant decline in domestic internship opportunities,\u0022said Yves Berthelot, president of Georgia Tech-Lorraine. Given Georgia Tech-Lorraine\u0027s strong reputation for academics and research, it represents a tremendous value and opportunity for students to study and experience Europe in the heart of France.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother benefit of the GTL program is cost.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOut-of-state students, who comprise 48 percent of those admitted to GTL this summer, pay in-state tuition rates plus $2,000 to spend the semester in France. This represents a $6,000 savings compared to a similar semester on the Atlanta campus.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGTL is a year-around campus with a 40,000-square-foot instructional, research and administrative center that provides state-of-the-art equipment and facilities. A new residence hall complex with kitchenettes and private baths opened in 2007. Students interact with French students at other engineering schools on the Metz technopole, and in the residence halls. Located in picturesque Metz, the campus is an 80-minute train ride from Paris with several other countries a short car ride away.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe curriculum at GTL is a mix of engineering, computer science, French language, social science and management courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. All courses are part of the official Georgia Tech catalog with many instructors Atlanta faculty teaching abroad for a semester.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe global experience garnered at GTL also provides students with the international experience that prepares them for today\u0027s competitive global marketplace. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022GTL is the first experience outside the United States for many of our students, so we try to take advantage of our unique location in Europe,\u0022 Berthelot said. \u0022For instance, this summer the 200 students and faculty were invited by European member of Parliament Nathalie Griesbeck for a special tour of the EU parliament in Strasbourg, just 90 minutes from Metz.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile the fall 2009 session at GTL is already filled, there\u0027s still opportunity to attend during spring and summer 2010.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe application deadline for spring 2010 is October 15. Summer 2010 applicants need to have their paperwork presented by March 20, 2010.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents interested in learning more about GTL can find additional details at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.georgiatech-metz.fr\/\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.georgiatech-metz.fr\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.georgiatech-metz.fr\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"The perilous state of the economy\u0026#8212;and the resulting lack of opportunities for students\u0026#8212;is proving to be a boon to Georgia Tech-Lorraine (GTL).","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Students find GTL a frugal and enriching option"}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2009-06-16 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:02:18","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-06-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-06-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"41237":{"id":"41237","type":"image","title":"taq80207.jpg","body":null,"created":"1449174285","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:24:45","changed":"1475894366","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:26","alt":"","file":{"fid":"190034","name":"taq80207.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/taq80207_2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/taq80207_2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":66693,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/taq80207_2.jpg?itok=3lLmFykU"}},"41238":{"id":"41238","type":"image","title":"media:image:21f941e5-a638-4401-bdd4-794399068b5b","body":null,"created":"1449174285","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:24:45","changed":"1475894366","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:26"}},"media_ids":["41237","41238"],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"137","name":"Architecture"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"285","name":"Georgia Tech-Lorraine; international; France"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EDon Fernandez\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=dfernandez8\u0022\u003EContact Don Fernandez\u003C\/a\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["Don.fernandez@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}