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 | The University of Oxford located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. It is also regarded as one of the world's leading academic institutions. The university traces its roots back to at least the end of the 11th century, although the exact date of foundation remains unclear. After a dispute between students and townsfolk broke out in 1209, some of the academics at Oxford fled north-east to the town of Cambridge, where the University of Cambridge was founded. The two universities have since had a long history of competition with each other which is called Oxbridge rivalry. |  | The University of Cambridge located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. It is regarded as one of the world's premier academic institutions. The universities of Oxford and Cambridge are often jointly referred to as Oxbridge. In addition to cultural and practical associations as a historic part of English society, the two universities also have a long history of rivalry with each other. Academically, Cambridge is consistently ranked in the world's top 5 universities. It has traditionally been an academic institution of choice of the Royal Family (King Edward VII, King George VI, Prince Henry of Gloucester, Prince William of Gloucester and Edinburgh and Prince Charles were all undergraduates) and has produced 82 Nobel Laureates to date. |  | The Economic Competitiveness Group (ECG) is a group of professional economists, planners, and management consultants dedicated to helping clients achieve sustainable economic competitiveness using an innovative, cluster-based methodology, a proven collaborative implementation process, and a host of related analytical and institution-building services. |  | The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) is devoted to research and information on international relations, politics and economics, with a focus on areas of central relevance to Norwegian foreign policy. The institute undertakes long-term basic research as well as short-term applied research and advisory services, with basic research as a prerequisite for good applied research. |  | The German Development Cooperation Agency (GTZ) is an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. GTZ promotes complex reforms and change processes and its corporate objective is to improve people’s living conditions on a sustainable basis. |  | Davis Center at Harvard University, which promotes high standards of research and teaching, and fosters communication among scholars through meetings and publications. The Society works to facilitate interaction among senior, established scholars, junior scholars, graduate students, and independent scholars in North America and throughout the world. |  | The Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness led by Michael E. Porter, Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, studies competition and its implications for company strategy; the competitiveness of nations, regions and cities; and solutions to social problems. Based at Harvard Business School, the Institute is dedicated to extending the research pioneered by Professor Porter and disseminating it to scholars and practitioners on a global basis. |  | Chatham House, home of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, is Europe's leading foreign policy think-tank and a world-leading institute for the debate and analysis of international issues |  | East-West Institute (EWI) based in New York, USA, promotes building of international network of leaders working toward peace, prosperity and improved cooperation through an exchange of ideas and a respect for cultural diversity. |  | The Salzburg Global Seminar convenes imaginative thinkers from different cultures and institutions, organizes problem-focused initiatives, supports leadership development, and engages opinion-makers through active communication networks, all in partnership with leading institutions from around the world and across different sectors of society. |  | The Global Development Network (GDN) is a worldwide network of research and policy institutes working to provide a fresh and relevant perspective to the development challenges of our time. What makes its initiative different is that it aims to generate the research at the local level in developing and transition countries. |  | The United Nations Development Programme in Georgia. UNDP is the UN's global development network to help people meet their development needs and build a better life. UNDP is present in 166 countries, working as a trusted partner with governments, civil society and the private sector to help them build their own solutions to global and national development challenges. UNDP established its presence in Georgia in 1993. |  | Community of Science (COS) is the leading international resource for medical, health related, and scientific research funding information and opportunities. |  | The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung offers political education, conducts scientific fact-finding research for political projects, grants scholarships to gifted individuals, researches the history of Christian Democracy, and supports and encourages European unification, international understanding, and development-policy cooperation. |  | Open Society Georgia Foundation is a member of a network of foundations established by Mr. George Soros. Foundation serves out grants according to its priority to non-governmental, non-commercial organizations and individuals. The specter of the foundation activities is very wide. Starting with studying and preserving the Georgian national cultural heritage, finishing with introduction of new publishing technologies. |  | The Caucasian Institute for Economic and Social Research (CIESR) is an independent, non-governmental research organization. Based on its research activities the Institution render variety of services und provide the economy, science, politics and public with relevant analysis about the national and regional developments of economy, poll ratings and forecasts. Thereby on the one hand it contributes to the foundation of economic policy and entrepreneurial decisions and on another, supports the reification of policy discussions in the region. |
 | Eurasia Partnership Foundation ( EPF) is the local, legacy institution of Eurasia Foundation in the South Caucasus. With an office registered in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, EPF has inherited the key resources that have made Eurasia Foundation a leading innovator in civil society development. The Foundation’s new governance structure and mandate areas renew our grass-roots emphasis on supporting local stakeholders to drive positive social change. Although many things have changed, the core work of the Foundation in strengthening civil society through grants and targeted operating programs will remain the same. is the local, legacy institution of Eurasia Foundation in the South Caucasus. With an office registered in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, EPF has inherited the key resources that have made Eurasia Foundation a leading innovator in civil society development. The Foundation’s new governance structure and mandate areas renew our grass-roots emphasis on supporting local stakeholders to drive positive social change. Although many things have changed, the core work of the Foundation in strengthening civil society through grants and targeted operating programs will remain the same. |  | University of Potsdam - Potsdam - once a city of kings and royal residences, is today the capital of Brandenburg and at the same time a European city of culture. The heart of Prussia is famous for its palaces and parks, its gardens and villas, and its numerous museums. In the past basically a military and garrison town, it is today a city of films and media as well as a university city. And it is traditionally also a city of learning and research, whose worldwide reputation substantially rests upon work in the natural sciences in the fields of astro- and Gravitation Physics and Earth Sciences. The "Einstein Tower" on the Telegrafenberg, one of the most significant expressionist buildings, is an imposing symbol of the link between landscape, architecture and science.
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The International Peace Research Association (IPRA) The International Peace Research Association (IPRA) is an international non-governmental organization seeking to advance trans-disciplinary research into the conditions of sustainable peace and the causes of war and other forms of violence. IPRA encourages worldwide cooperation designed to assist the advancement of peace research, in particular: to promote national and international studies and teaching related to the pursuit of world peace, to facilitate contacts and cooperation between scholars and educators throughout the world, and to encourage the worldwide dissemination of the results of peace research |  | .International Strategies, Inc., represented by the Hon. President James Clark Plexico International Strategies, Inc., represented by the Honorable President James Clark Plexico. He is former State Senator from North Carolina, State President in North Carolina of Law and Government Affairs for AT&T, and owner of an international real estate company based in London, Tehran and Hong Kong. James Clark Plexico has many years of international experience in business and education, including over a decade of living and working in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. He is a member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (London), the Southern Center for International Studies, and the Society of International Business Fellows. He serves as facilitator for the Central Eurasia Leadership Alliance (CELA) in Istanbul, Turkey, working with emerging leaders from the nine countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus on leadership development, and in creating leadership networks throughout that region. While representing AT&T he was responsible for the development and implementation of public policy initiatives in North Carolina, directed legislative and regulatory advocacy, managed the grass-tops and grass-roots efforts, led the corporate citizenship involvement and directed the company’s philanthropy in the state. He also served as Director of Southern Region Political Advocacy for the nine-state region, and was the National Corporate Representative to the National Attorneys-General Association. Prior to joining AT&T Plexico was elected to four terms in the North Carolina Senate, and served as Co-Chair for both the Education and the Education Appropriations Committees. He also chaired the committee having oversight and appropriations responsibility for state agencies, and was very active in economic development and environmental efforts. He was a member of the Southern Region Education Board, the Southern Legislators Conference and the National Conference of State Legislatures. Before serving in elected office, Plexico lived and worked abroad for ten years. After teaching at the International School in Tehran, Iran, he was the head of the Middle East office for an international real estate company that was based in Singapore and Hong Kong. Following the Iranian Revolution he moved to Europe where he formed his own company based in London, England; Aberdeen, Scotland; and Hong Kong. From there he made frequent extended trips to serve clients in Europe, the Persian Gulf states and Southeast Asia. He earned his master’s degree in International Relations (with Honors) from the London Program of the University of Southern California, and his bachelor’s degree from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. In addition, he has been Adjunct Professor at North Carolina State University, UNC-Asheville, and Western Carolina University in both Middle East History and Politics and American Government and Politics. Over the years Plexico has served on many statewide and regional boards, including the World Trade Center North Carolina (Chairman), the Progress Board (Chair of Executive Committee), Smart Start (Vice-Chair), NC Citizens for Business and Industry (Chair of Education Committee), NC Art Society, Exploris Museum and School, NCFREE, Western Carolina Board of Trustees, Duke University Fuqua School of Business CIBER Advisory Board, NC Telecommunications Industry Association, International Affairs Council, NC Committee on Economic Education, Public School Forum, the Governor’s Education First Task Force, the China Center, the Haiti Connection, Stop Hunger Now and the Global Network Foundation of the Society of International Business Fellows. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | . | | | |
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