The Claus M. Halle (pronounced Hah-luh) Institute for Global Learning is Emory University’s premier venue for visits by heads of state, distinguished policymakers and influential public intellectuals from around the world. Established in 1997 with a gift from Claus M. Halle, the Institute brings distinguished visitors into dialogue with the Emory and Atlanta community and provides a forum for research and expert meetings on issues of global importance.  
 
     
     
 




Distinguished Fellow Program

Among those who have recently visited The Halle Institute as part of its Distinguished Fellow Program are President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson of Iceland; President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili; Bishop Wolfgang Huber of Germany; Indian women's rights activist Ritu Menon; Geshe Lhakdor, Director of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives and religious assistant to the Dalai Lama; His Majesty the King Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi, leader of the Royal Bafokeng Nation in South Africa; Mamphela Ramphele, senior advisor to the World Bank and co-chair of the United Nations Global Commission on International Migration; and Mehmet Ali Birand, Turkey’s best known journalist. Distinguished Fellows give one or more major lectures and meet with business, academic, and opinion leaders in Atlanta.


Speaker Series

In 2005-06 the Speaker Series included, among others, Eric Maurice, Journalist for the weekly Courrier International; George Meladze, Deputy Mayor of Tbilisi, Georgia; Jean Plantu, Editorial Cartoonist for Le Monde; and Drew Luten, Acting Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Europe and Eurasia at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and Edward Fox, Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs, USAID.


Program on Governance

The Halle Program on Governance provides a forum for research and expert meetings on issues of importance to governance – local, regional, national, or transnational. “European Governance: Challenges for the Future,” was the focus of an early 2006 expert meeting as well as the inaugural meeting in 2005 co-sponsored by the European Central Bank. The Halle Program on Governance also hosted an expert meeting on successful public/private partnerships for development in the field of maternal healthcare in Russia, co-sponsored by The Future of Russia Foundation and involving representatives from USAID, General Electric, and the World Health Organization Collaborating Center on Reproductive Health at Emory's School of Medicine. Several prominent Russian representatives in state and local government were hosted in 2005 by The Halle Program on Governance, in cooperation with the Academy of Educational Development, the Library of Congress and the Open World Program, which enables emerging Russian leaders to experience U.S. democracy and free enterprise in action.


Study Trip Program

The Halle Institute promotes individual development through its unique Study Trip Program. Inspired by Claus Halle himself, this program takes Emory and Atlanta area faculty and staff members on intensive learning trips. Over one hundred have participated in trips to Germany and India over the past six years, meeting with top regional and national politicians, business leaders, journalists, artists, citizens and scholars. Upon their return, participants share their new knowledge and understanding, helping to broaden the perspectives of students and colleagues, and contributing to the larger goal of internationalization.