Through the University of Maryland's faculty exchange program in summer 2000, Professor Mendis taught courses in American government, English, and culture to Chinese students at the Northwestern Polytechnic University in Xian [REF].
While at the University of Minnesota, he also led the U.S. team selected to teach market economics and management to a group of former KGB officers, young Russian entrepreneurs, and faculty members at Saint Petersburg State University (previously known as Leningrad State University in the former Soviet Union).