The Virginia Tech Language and Culture Institute is a gateway to the university, committed to advancing the its global land-grant vision by providing campus-wide leadership and coordination in support of its international engagement efforts. We accomplish this mission by creating and strengthening educational linkages in teaching, research, and service with international partners; establishing strategic partnerships with institutions of higher learning, government agencies, industry, and nongovernmental entities; recruiting the world’s foremost talent to be students and scholars at Virginia Tech; developing and implementing a diverse array of educational offerings, including certificate programs and high-quality language, leadership, and intercultural training programs; and extending our institutional expertise in the field of international education to promote and serve the university’s global agenda. Part of Virginia Tech Outreach and International Affairs, we have locations at the university's main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, and in the National Capital Region in Fairfax, Virginia.