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Three UNG students win the annual Japanese Speech Contest in Atlanta
Nine UNG students studying Japanese participated in the annual Japanese Speech Contest in Atlanta on Saturday, March 4, 2023. There were three proficiency-based categories for college students. Three upper-level students…
A government-sponsored visit to Japan
The Kakehashi Project is a government-funded grassroots exchange program that brings groups of Americans to Japan for engaging, focused and customized experiences. After candidates are identified by the Japanese Ministry…
UNG and Nanzan University Students visit Makita
Students enrolled in JAPN3990 Special Topics and two Japanese students from Nanzan University visited Makita USA (Buford, GA), a Japanese tool company, on April 26, 2022. They gave us a…
UNG students won the Japanese Speech Contest
Six UNG students entered the annual Japanese Speech Contest on Saturday, March 5th, where high school and college students from all over Georgia competed. Five won a prize in their…
Two UNG Teams take part in QatarDebate Championship
Article By: Clark Leonard Two University of North Georgia (UNG) teams totaling seven students competed in the Universities Arabic Debating Championship hosted Nov. 12-14 by QatarDebate at the University of Chicago.…
Eight UNG students, including two students of Spanish, win Gilman International Scholarship
Of the eight UNG students who recently won the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, two planned to use those funds toward their study abroad opportunity in Cusco, Peru. Biology…
Dr. Nishio, professor in Japanese, collaboration with Nanzan University
On a regular basis, Dr. Tomoe Nishio and students in her intermediate-advanced Japanese language class at the University of North Georgia (UNG) log onto their computers in the early morning or…
Madelyn Beacham received Fulbright scholarship and became the first from UNG to win a Fulbright for graduate school
Madelyn Beacham won Boren Scholarship in Spring 2018 and it paid up to $20,000 for her to study Arabic for six months in Jordan and live with a…
UNG secures another 4-year, $1.2 million Chinese Language Flagship grant
When the University of North Georgia's (UNG) Chinese Language Flagship program came up for re-authorization this spring, it was not simply a renewal application. The process was an open competition for schools that…
UNG Spanish Speech and Debate Team tied two schools for first place
The University of North Georgia's (UNG) Speech and Debate Team tied two schools for first place during an online and international Spanish language debate April 23. With a team of…