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May 29-31 Economics and Civic Education for a Flat World, presentation at the International Association for Civic, Social and Economics Education, Tallin, Estonia, Jim Dick.
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Jim Dick (second from the left) is a presenter and panelist at the Japanese Association for Civic Education conference on "Globalization of the Economy and Economic Education in the Schools" at Mie University, Tsu City, Japan, June 17, 2006
In Fall, 2005, the UNO Center hosted two visitors (Imeda Kochauri and Tariel Giorgadze) from the country of Georgia.

Left to right: Valentin Bukhmiller (interpreter), Imeda Kochauri, Tariel Giorgadze, Tom Gouttierre, Merry Ellen Turner, Mary Lynn Reiser, and Jim Dick.
UNO Center Hosts Kazakhstan Visitors
The UNO Center for Economic Education hosted two visitors from Kazakhstan in April -- Adilzhan Tumatov and Alexandr Astapkov -- at the UNO Center for Economic Education in Omaha, NE. The Center showed the visitors how economic education is delivered in elementary, high schools, and universities in the area. Press release and more information. From left to right below, Kim Sosin (UNO Center), Oxana Kolomitsyna (UNO student who interpreted), Mary Lynn Reiser (UNO Center), Adilzhan Tuatov from Kazakhstan, Tatyana Novikov (UNO faculty who interpreted), Jim Dick (UNO Center), and Alexandr Astapkov from Kazakhstan.
Crestridge School is the Recipient of Three Grants for International Studies Week Activities
Crestridge School for International/Global Studies, in partnership with the University of Nebraska at Omaha, has been awarded a grant from the National Council on Economic Education to conduct activities in observance of International Studies Week. International Studies Week, usually held the second week of November, has been sponsored by the United States State Department for the purpose of encouraging schools to include international studies in their curriculum. The National Council on Economic Education funds special programs for this observance. The goal of this program is to make students aware of the role economics has in international studies. Press release and more information...
- Co-Directors: James Dick and Janet West
- Associate Director: Mary Lynn Reiser
- Center Associate: Kim Sosin
- RH 508G, University of Nebraska at Omaha,
Omaha, NE 68182-0048
- Telephone: 402-554-2357; FAX 402-554-3747
- Contact email mreiser@mail.unomaha.edu
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