South African Exchange Student Coming to City Offices

Several months ago Appalachian State University’s Masters of Public Administration Program approached the City of Kannapolis about its interest in participating in a propopsed project to bring a group of future leaders from South Africa to North Carolina to learn more about democratic practices.  We learned last week that the U.S. State Department has awarded Appalachian State University a grant to cover the costs of the project. The City of Kannapolis will host one of the South African visitors for a 22-day internship experience in April. 

Our guests will arrive in Boone, NC in early April and participate in a seminar at Appalahcian State on the American system of government.  Following a short but intense internship with the City of Kannapolis April 9-30th, our South African guest will travel to Washington, D.C. to participate in a seminar with the U.S. Department of State after which they will return to South Africa on May 5, 2010.