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Delegation from Eswatini Visits IU McKinney
10/30/2019
IU McKinney hosted visitors from the Kingdom of Eswatini from the University of Eswatini and the Royal Science and Technology Park.
Greg Zoeller, Chair of the World Trade Center Indianapolis, joined members of the IU McKinney faculty and administration in meeting with the Eswatini visitors. The law school recently announced the addition of a seventh Master of Laws track in World Trade Law. IU McKinney and World Trade Center Indianapolis entered into an agreement to provide law students with opportunities to build legal skills in the area of international trade and commerce.
IU McKinney has a history with Eswatini, which was previously known as Swaziland. The Program in International Human Rights Law (PIHRL) has had eight internship placements there, including:
- Zoe Meier,’12, interned at the Swaziland Commission on Human Rights and Public Administration, and Zonke Magagula Attorneys
- Johanna LeBlanc, ’16, interned at Women and Law in Southern Africa during two consecutive summers
- Islam Attia, LL.M.’16, interned at Women and Law in Southern Africa
- Tex Boonjue, ’17, interned at Women and Law in Southern Africa
- Kari Knight, '19, interned at Women and Law in Southern Africa, and Saving Orphans through Healthcare and Outreach
Professor George Edwards, who directs PIHRL, visited Eswatini in 2015 and was hosted by Ntsika Fakudze, LL.M. '11, who is the Director of Legal Affairs in the King's Office. While a student at IU McKinney, Fakudze interned with PIHRL at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, among other placements.
The Eswatini visitors posed for a photograph during their visit at IU McKinney. From left are Greg Zoeller, Andile Methula of the University of Eswatini, Vice Dean Mike Pitts, Sebenzile Dlamini of the Royal Science and Technology Park, Vice Dean Karen Bravo, Nomsa Mndzebele of the University of Eswatini, Dean Andrew R. Klein, Khethiwe Mhlanga of the Royal Science and Technology Park, Professor Frank Emmert, Professor George Edwards, and Jasper Rees of the Royal Science and Technology Park.
