Lisa Geddes, Public Administration Institute graduate student and LSU Foundation employee, traveled to National Chengchi University (NCCU) in Taipei, Taiwan to participate in the first ever international conference hosted by the Department on Public Administration at NCCU from November 27 through 29.
Thirty students representing 16 countries including Singapore, Japan, Russia, Germany, Argentina, Lithuania and Pakistan, were invited to attend the Global Young Elites Summit on Technology, Policy and Management. The students presented research papers and participated in open-discussion forums.
Geddes presented a paper entitled “Teacher Shortages in Public Schools: The Human Resource Role.” This is an issue that was relevant in a number of countries.
Professor Jim Richardson, Director of the LSU Public Administration Institute, said “he was very proud of Lisa’s participation in the Global Young Elites Summit at NCCU. Lisa represented LSU very well and is now sharing information about the conference with other students at LSU.”
The purpose of the summit was to allow local students, as well as the visiting students, all who had public administration and policy affairs backgrounds, an opportunity to interact and share their personal knowledge and experience about important government issues facing their countries. Students were also able to interact with other students from different parts of the world, who share very different views on the world based on their unique cultures and styles of government in their countries.
“International conferences provide opportunities for LSU students to learn about different countries and cultures and, at the same time, allow other countries to learn about the quality of students at LSU.” He also stated that” Hopefully Lisa will be just the first of many LSU students who will have the opportunity to work with other students from around the world at NCCU,” stated Professor Evan Berman, a professor in the Public Administration Institute.
The last day of the trip was devoted to touring Taipei which included a tour of the Taiwan Legislature Yuan, the Taipei City Council, the National Palace Museum and Taipei 101. While visiting the Legislature, several key representatives spoke to the group about the relationship between Taiwan and China.
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www.bus.lsu.edu/academics/pai.
