For Global Village Day on Feb. 22, 2024, students created displays that show the life, culture and history of their country. Flags draped the staircase of the atrium in Fidel Center, and the cafeteria even put some international flair on the menu.

Global Village Day is a chance for the international students of New Mexico Tech to take front and center. The STEM university attracts students from around the world to study and do research among some of the best scientists in the world. While living in Socorro, they are eager to share culture, make new friends, and bring a little bit of their home to the high desert.

At New Mexico Tech has 139 international students, hailing from 27 different countries on five continents. By next fall semester, there will be around 200 international students enrolled.

 

Photo: Samuel Acheampong of Ghana is proud to wear a typical Ghanaian shirt and talkabout his favorite comfort foods with some other students.

 

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About New Mexico Tech
New Mexico Tech, also known as New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, is a STEM-
focused university in centrally located Socorro, New Mexico. Ranking high in the regional and
national standings, this community of scholars and educators is dedicated to research,
innovation and education that will meet the challenges of today and tomorrow. NMT is
recognized as a “Hispanic-serving institution” (HSI), with more than 40 percent of its students
identifying as Hispanic. New Mexico Tech is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission as a
doctoral degree-granting university.