By a series of fortuitous coincidences, our Institute has built a special connection with the state of Michigan. First of all, Roy was born and raised there, and for that reason, Pietro has visited there twice. Then, a year ago, our brilliant student Meg Boaventura won a scholarship from the Federal University of Bahia to study at Roy’s alma mater, Michigan State University, where she formed some important contacts that led to today’s visit by nine freshmen students and two professors from MSU, who have come to Salvador on one of the university’s many international programs.
Led by Professor Jade Sims of the International Business School and Residential Coordinator Edoardo Olivo, the students came to Ribeira to visit the ICBIE. Pietro, Meg, Marcella, Cristina, Rosilene and Roy showed them our facilities and told them about our work, while a visit to our Peninsula Memories Museum gave them a special introduction to the unique history of the Cidade baixa.
