In 1991, one of the students at the Naval Postgraduate School's Defense Resources Management Institute was a senior defense aide to the president of then-unified Czechoslovakia. Foreign students at the Naval Postgraduate School show their appreciation each year by staging a colorful International Day on the campus. The festive event includes native foods and costumed entertainers and regularly draws residents of Monterey, neighboring communities and California's Central Coast. At a recent event more than 30 nations were represented. Naval Postgraduate School alumni include former Secretary of Energy James Watkins, the late Admiral Hyman Rickover, considered the father of the nuclear Navy, Apollo 10 Commander Eugene Cernan and Apollo 14 Commander Edgar Mitchell, who walked on the moon.
Housing is provided for international students.
Local residents act as hosts for the international students and their families, helping them become familiar with the area, learn about U.S. customs and inviting them to area events. If you would like more information about the Naval Postgraduate School, you can obtain it from their web page by clicking with your mouse here.