As a region, West Michigan is headquarters to a number of dynamic, successful businesses that have evolved from entrepreneurial families to become Fortune 500 companies. 

To ensure that students have the opportunity to study business and public administration overseas, the Ambassador Peter F. Secchia International Studies Scholarship will play an important role in ensuring financial barriers can be overcome for students who wish to pursue studies in Italy.

Grand Rapids Sister Cities International (GRSCI) is a non-profit organization that works to build relationships between Grand Rapids and its sister cities. We do this by promoting understanding and mutual respect through:

• Exchanges in culture, art, education
• Community development
• Economic development

Perugia is the capital of the province of Umbria. It was founded in the sixth century b.c.e. and is now home to around 150,000 people. Elements of Etruscan, Roman, Medieval, and Renaissance history and culture make Perugia the city it is today.