The rebrand will create a more recognizable name and expand the Georgia Tech brand in the region and greater Europe.

Georgia Tech-Lorraine President Yves Berthelot will retire June 30, 2021, after 36 years of service to the Institute.

Bernard Kippelen, Joseph M. Pettit Professor in Georgia Tech’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and co-president of the Lafayette Institute in Metz, France, has been named vice provost for International Initiatives, effective August 1.

Abdallah Ougazzaden has been named president of Georgia Tech-Lorraine.