Published on 12/09/99
International Internship Will Send Ag Student to Brussels
Global marketing is the name of the game for selling many of
Georgia's agricultural products. Last year Georgia exported more
than $1 billion worth of food and agricultural products.
In response, the University of Georgia is teaming up with the
Georgia Department of Agriculture to offer its first internship
in Brussels, Belgium for UGA agricultural and environmental
sciences students.
"Increasingly, our markets for food and agricultural products are
global," says David Knauft, the UGA College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences' associate dean for academic affairs.
"The experience our students can receive in international trade
can be valuable for both international careers as well as
domestic careers," Knauft says. "Many companies are increasingly
looking to international markets for a part of their revenue. As
UGA is a university with an international perspective in many
areas, this program is yet another opportunity for students to
become part of the global economy."
A student will spend 10 weeks next summer working with the
International Trade Division of the state agriculture
department's European office.
Andres Villegas, director of the Georgia Department of
Agriculture's international trade division, says the internship
will offer a student practical work experience to better
understand international trade, marketing and promotion. The
intern will also help the European office fulfill its mission to
promote Georgia agricultural products.
"This is an excellent partnership with the Georgia Department of
Agriculture," Knauft says. "The internship will promote
international experiences for our students, give them a specific
interaction with the agriculture department, promote economic
development and provide support for the expansion of markets for
Georgia's agricultural products."
For more information about the internship, contact Knauft at 102
Conner Hall, UGA, Athens, GA 30602 or call him at (706)
542-1611.