The North Carolina Japan Center
The North Carolina Japan Center was established in  July 1980 by Governor James B. Hunt to strengthen the state's academic, economic, scientific, and cultural ties with Japan. In its many aspects, the Center serves as a focal point for interaction between Japanese and North Carolinians. It is a statewide  resource intended to assist all citizens, universities, companies, and public and private institutions in relations with the Japanese. The North Carolina Japan Center works to inform the people of the state about modern Japan and its people. It also provides information and resources for Japanese citizens  living in North Carolina. Visit the The NC Japan Center website for more information. For Japanese language classes visit: http://continuingeducation.ncsu.edu/japaneseLanguageClasses.html

The NC Japan Center has is currently looking to fill the following position:
Deputy Director, NC Japan Center
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The NC Center for South Asia Studies
The North Carolina Center for South Asia Studies, an educational cooperative of the South Asia faculties of North Carolina State University, Duke University, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and North Carolina Central University, seeks to promote research and teaching in the languages and cultures of South Asia in the constituent universities of the Triangle South Asia Consortium and the region. For more information, please visit the NC Center for South Asia Studies at http://www.jhfc.duke.edu/csas/index.php

The Confucius Institute at NC State University
Confucius Institute at NC State University is a cooperative project of North Carolina State University, National Office of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (Han Ban) and Nanjing Normal University in China. The goal of the Confucius Institute is to enhance intercultural understanding in the U.S. by sponsoring programs in Chinese language and culture. NC State's institute will promote the mission through a range of educational and outreach activities to students, teachers, businesses, and community members. The institute will contribute to the expansion of Chinese language instruction at NC State and in North Carolina schools, enrich cultural opportunities and help North Carolina businesses understand and compete in the Chinese market.
http://www.ncsu.edu/oia/confucius/

The Prague Institute
Since January 2005, the College of Design offers year-round educational programming in Prague, under the auspices of the newly established Prague Institute. This center is the first international center for NC State University, with facilities in the historic city center. Semester-long courses of study are organized and presented by faculty from the different departments of the College in collaboration with local designers and scholars. In addition, there are summer studios and intersession short programs. In all programs, the unique context of an old European city and the larger eastern Europe setting will be incorporated through local case studies, field trips and short excursions.
http://ncsudesign.org/prague/