Student Diplomats

OTI students recently returned from their diplomatic mission to the Middle East where they engaged politicians, chief negotiators, victims, community leaders, religious authorities, activists and many more people who make up the social fabric of this region.

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Empowering Global Scholars

The Olive Tree Initiative is empowering global scholars with the tools, knowledgebase, and mindset to solve the world's most pressing issues.

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Watch the 2010 Video

OTI students have been featured on numerous panels and media documentations. Roll your clicker over the photo to the right to see a video made after the first OTI trip to the Middle East in 2008, documenting how OTI got started and introducing many of the student and faculty founders.

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    Community Enrichment

    OTI's scope expands beyond the University, helping to educate and enrich the lives of the surrounding community members..

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    University Work

    OTI's educational foundation within world renown research universities has continued to expand both nationally and internationally..

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    Turkey/Armenia Relations

    Scholars begin research of the relations between Turkey and Armenia, and take an inaugural trip the region to study diplomacy..

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    Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

    Student scholars compete to participate in an unprecedented diplomatic trip to study the very volatile Israeli-Palestinian conflict. .

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Notes from our Blog

  • Student Diplomats

    OTI students recently returned from their diplomatic mission to the Middle East where they engaged politicians, chief…

  • Empowering Global Scholars

    The Olive Tree Initiative is empowering global scholars with the tools, knowledgebase, and mindset to solve the…