GPI's Locations

Why Washington, DC?

Washington, DC has a population of approximately 572,000 in DC proper and 5.4 million for the entire metro area. With over 300 attractions and museums from Arlington National Cemetery and the African-American Civil War Memorial to the Smithsonian and the White House, DC offers a very culturally diverse environment in which to live and work. Over 180 Embassies can be found in the city, from The Embassy of Afghanistan to The Embassy of Zimbabwe. DC is the worldwide headquarters for dozens of international trade associations, including the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. DC is also home to world renowned universities like George Washington University and Georgetown.

Globalization Partners was founded in Washington, DC in 2001. The DC area has served as an excellent location for GPI's global headquarters with its easy access to hundreds of multi-national organizations and companies in the greater DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia areas. DC also supports a very rich pool of some of the best and brightest language and technology professionals in the world.

Washington, DC

1600 Tysons Blvd, 8th Floor
McLean, VA 22102
Phone: +1 703-286-2193
Toll Free: +1 866-272-5874
Global Fax: +1 202-478-0956
E-mail: info@globalizationpartners.com

Why Iasi, Romania?

Iași is one of the largest cities in Romania. Located in the Moldavia region, Iași has historically been a center of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life. Known as The Cultural Capital of Romania, it is also the main economic center of the Romanian region of Moldavia. Metropolitan Iasi is home to about 350,000 residents and is home to the second largest university center in the country. Social and cultural life revolves around numerous attractions including the Vasile Alecsandri National Theater, the Central University Library, the Moldova State Philharmonic, the Opera House, the Tătărași Athenaeum and many interesting cultural centers, festivals, and museums.

The local economy has many service sector institutions. The most important sectors are education, health care, banking, research, culture, government and tourism. Large technology companies include information technology sector centre, with the presence of several international companies, such as Amazon.com, Embarcadero Technologies, Ness Technologies, Bentley Systems, SCC, and Capgemini.

Iasi, Romania

6 Victoriei Bvd., Building 47
Brasov, 500214
Romania
Phone: +40 749-052-274

Why Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?

With a population of 5.9 million, Rio de Janeiro has approximately 200,000 companies operating on its shores including many in the banking, hospitality, telecommunications, and media sectors. More than 50% of these businesses are service related, and are responsible for about 10% of Brazil's GNP. Rio is home to the Riocenter, the largest Trade Fair, Conference and Expo-Center in Latin America.

Rio de Janeiro is of course best known for carnaval, its beaches and its scenic beauty. Rio is also known for its rich and diverse population of young professionals in the IT, translation, localization and creative arts fields. Two of the top Universities for IT and Design are located in Rio; PUC-RIO - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro and UFRJ-Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian Portuguese is one of GPI's core language competencies.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

R. Voluntários da Pátria, 45/307
Rio de Janeiro - RJ
CEP 22270-000 - Brasil
Global Phone: +1 703-286-2193

Why Rosario, Argentina?

Rosario is the second largest metropolitan area in Argentina, with a population of approximately 1,500,000. It is located 300 km north of Buenos Aires (Argentina's capital city) on the Paraná River. Rosario serves as the import and export center for the central and northern provinces. The city is modern, with boulevards, parks, and attractive suburbs. It is the seat of the "Universidad Nacional de Rosario" (founded 1968) and the football teams "Rosario Central" (founded 1889) and "Newell's Old Boys" (founded 1903).

Rosario's prominence as a center for Spanish Language Localization Services has increased dramatically since the early 1990's. It is no surprise that Rosario has some of the best Spanish translation professionals in the world as three of its Universities offer programs in translation. Instituto de Enseñaza Superior "Olga Cosettini" (IES), Instituto Superior Pago de los Arroyos (ISPA) and Colegio Inglés "San Bartolomé" offer degree programs in Technical, Legal, Literary and Scientific Translations. Rosario was honored in 2004 by being chosen as the venue for the "The International Congress of the Spanish Language" by the RAE (Real Academia Española) and the Cervantes Institute (Instituto Cervantes). Spanish is one of GPI's core language competencies.

Rosario, Argentina

Alvear 1080 6 Piso Depto A
2000 Rosario Argentina
Phone: +54 341-440-7977
Global Phone: +1 703-286-2193

Why Dubai, United Arab Emirates?

Dubai is situated on the Persian Gulf coast of the United Arab Emirates. Dubai has a population of over 1.5 million and is becoming one of the world's top tourist destinations. Its port Jebel Ali has the largest man-made harbor in the world. Dubai is also developing into a premier hub for service industries such as IT and finance. The government has set up industry-specific free zones throughout the city including Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City and Dubai Knowledge City to attract international businesses. IT firms such as EMC, Oracle and Microsoft as well as media organizations such as CNN and Reuters all have regional headquarters in Dubai. Dubai is a leading regional trading hub offering access to a large and diversified market. Dubai is served by more than 170 shipping lines and 86 airlines.

Globalization Partners leverages its Dubai presence to support its clientele in the hotel, entertainment, hospitality, finance and energy sectors. GPI also utilizes the regions local linguists and IT talent pool on numerous projects and accounts involving any number of Middle Eastern and Indian languages.

Globalization Partners International FZ-LLC

Dubai Media City, Business Centre 2
Building 8, Office Number 71
P.O. Box 502068, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Global Phone for MENA region: +1-703-286-2193
Dubai Office (UAE): +971 50 298 0651
Abu Dhabi: +971 50 298 0651
UAE: +971 2 557 2457

Why Cairo, Egypt?

Cairo (al-Qahira), is the capital city of Egypt, and is the largest city in Africa, and the Arab World. It is the largest metropolitan area in Egypt, and is one of the most populous in the world. Cairo has long been the center of the region's cultural and artistic life. Cairo's urban area has a population of about 17.0 million people. Cairo is the sixteenth most populous metropolitan area in the world. It is also the most populous metropolitan area in Africa.

Cairo has a mix of historical and modern cultural sights. This includes the Pyramids, the Hanging Church, Saladin's Citadel, the Virgin Mary's Tree, the Sphinx, and Heliopolis, Al-Azhar, the Mosque of Amr ibn al-A'as, Saqqara, the Cairo Tower, and the Old City. Cairo is nicknamed "The City of A Thousand Minarets".

Cairo, Egypt

9th Mohamed Mahmoud street, Down Town
Phone: +20 111-421-4410
Global Phone: +1 703-286-2193