Minnesota International Center - A World Affairs Council


Strategic Partners/Alliances

Key to meeting the community’s increased interest in global issues has been MIC’s ability to stretch limited resources by leveraging community and national networks which complement MIC’s mission.

MIC's program partners in 2008-09 were:

Advocate for Human Rights

Alliance Française

American Council on Germany

American Foreign Service Association (AFSA)

Americans for UNFPA

Anderson Windows

Asian American Press

Augsburg College

Caux Round Table

China Center

Compatible Technology International

Congressman Keith Ellison's Office

Czech and Slovak Cultural Center

Dorsey & Whitney, LLP

Economic Club of Minnesota

Faegre & Benson LLP

French American Chamber of Commerce

Freedom from Hunger

Freeman Center for International Economic Policy

German American Chamber of Commerce

Genocide Intervention Network

Guthrie Theater

Hmong Association

Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs

Igbanugo Partners International Law Firm

Japan America Society of Minnesota

KPMG

Library Foundation of Hennepin County

Loft Literary Center

Macalester College

Medtronic, Inc.

Midwest International NGO Network

Minnesota Accueil

Minnesota Consular Corps

Minnesota Public Radio

Minnesota Trade Office

Mizna

Mshale

Museum of Russian Art

Nobel Peace Prize Forum

Norway House Peace Initiative

Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights - U.S. Foundation

Public Radio International

Rose Ensemble

Royal D. Alworth, Jr. Institute for International Studies

Royal Norwegian Consulate General, Minneapolis

St. Olaf College

Trade Acceptance Group

Twin Cities Public Television

U.S. Commercial Service/District Export Council

United Nations Association of Minnesota (UNA-MN)

University of St. Thomas

Vaclav Havel Civil Society

VocalEssence

Walker Art Center

Westminster Town Hall Forum

Whitney Senior Center

 

MIC is affiliated with several national organizations: the World Affairs Councils of America; the Foreign Policy Association; NAFSA and the National Council for International Visitors.  Additionally, MIC works with more than 60 schools in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota, and taps into both Minnesota’s resident international community and the University of Minnesota’s international student body to recruit speaker resources for MIC’s programs.