The Arkansas World Trade Center (ARWTC) facilitates international trade and educates students about global commerce. It has memorandums of understanding with World Trade Centers in China, India, and Italy. The ARWTC organizes trade missions and brings foreign companies to Arkansas to boost the state's exports, which increased 98% from 2000-2010 to a total value of $5.2 billion in 2010. It also offers foreign language and culture classes focused on business terminology.