On June 4, VT KnowledgeWorks’ Director, Jim Flowers, shared the stage in Paris with Mme. Christine Lagarde, French Minister for the Economy, Industry, and Employment, as they honored the winning student team at the Annual Entrepreneurial Project Challenge at TELECOM Sud-Paris.

As part of their award, the winning students enjoyed a week of leisure and learning at VT KnowledgeWorks in Blacksburg, VA. Activities for their September stay included a welcome dinner courtesy of the Virginia Tech Office of Outreach and International Affairs, a two-day Founders’ Readiness Retreat at Mountain Lake Resort, on-the-job shadowing of regional company presidents, social time with VT students and tickets to the Virginia Tech-Marshall football game.

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Thanks to the 2009 Sponsors of VT KnowledgeWorks International Week:





Virginia Tech Office of Outreach and International Affairs Historic Smithfield Plantation


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