"I want to thank you for the award and let you know that the trip was instrumental in improving my research on corporate capital structure. I received outstanding feedback at the conference and met a number of international colleagues that I would have otherwise never met had it not been for this trip."
CIBER Programs Addressing Homeland Security (2003-2005)
May 2, 2008
4th Annual Global Logistics Symposium - San Diego State University
The movement of goods is invaluable to businesses, consumers and the economy. However, these economic benefits are not without costs. 94% of supply chain professionals rate green issues as a business priority - but how many of them know what actions to take to green their supply chains? Can YOUR supply chain become more environmentally conscious and therefore more efficient and more cost-effective?
May 4, 2008
Ph.D. Consortium Workshop - Duke University
The Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at Duke University, University of California Los Angeles, Purdue University, University of Michigan, The University of Texas at Austin, and University of Washington will offer a Ph.D. Consortium Workshop on management and organization design May 4-6, 2008 in Durham, North Carolina. The purpose of the consortium is to stimulate interests in international research and teaching for doctoral students from leading business schools and universities across the United States.
May 7, 2008
Symposium on International Marketing and Innovation: An Invitation-Only Event - Michigan State University
This is an invitation-only event that will bring together MSU doctoral alumni of the past two decades who have built their careers in international business/marketing or innovation. We expect an attendance of approximately 25 doctoral alumni and selected MSU marketing faculty.
May 8, 2008
Detroit Economic Club: DEC Presents Baroness Caroline Cox - Michigan State University
Baroness Caroline Cox Baroness (Caroline) Cox was created a Life Peer in 1982 and has been a deputy speaker of the House of Lords since 1985. She was Founder Chancellor of Bournemouth University 1991-2001 and is a Vice President of the Royal College of Nursing. She is heavily involved with international humanitarian work and is Chief Executive of HART [Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust]. She also serves as a non-executive director the Siberian Medical University; and has been a Trustee of MERLIN [Medical Emergency Relief International].
May 10, 2008
Faculty Study Abroad in Strasbourg, France ... Discover the New Europe! - University of Memphis
The study abroad program includes seminars on European business and cultural issues, on-site visits to a variety of industries, and exciting side trips to Frankfort and Stuttgart, Germany. Participants are exposed to the latest developments in European business issues through discussions with leading faculty and business experts, and develop an increased understanding of the function and structure of the EU.
May 10, 2008
2nd Annual FDIB-Africa - University of South Carolina
The 2nd annual FDIB-Africa program, to be conducted in South Africa, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe, will once again combine over two dozen business visits, cultural experiences and academic visits and lectures over 17 days, to initiate and/or enhance faculty awareness and insight in the business, academic and cultural world of sub-Saharan Africa.
May 11, 2008
12th Annual MERCOSUR PROGRAM - Florida International University
The main objective of the PDIB Mercosur program is to raise US business professional and faculty awareness of the social, political, economic, and business environments that exist in South America. Topics include national economic reforms and adjustments, the opening of markets to the global economy, regional integration as a basis for global competition, the impact of these domestic changes on commerce with the US, and both regional and country specific business practices. The program in Brazil, Argentina and Chile will include meetings with business faculty from leading academic institutions, business executives from multinational companies, and government officials. It will also include cultural events and city tours.
May 12, 2008
Student Study Tour - University of Colorado at Denver
This intensive field study, Windows on China, to Beijng, Nanjing, Suzhou and Shanghai will provide business and liberal arts students with a general introduction to Chinese history and an overview of modern Chinese business, political and cultural environments. The course offers a combination of lectures and field trips. Students will be briefed by US and Chinese scholars and journalists on various political, economic and business issues of China today; visit business operations to study US-China joint venture operations and other foreign investment companies; and visit cultural and historical sites to understand the framework of today's China. Classes will be held at the International College – Beijing at China Agriculture University. The required textbook is China: A New History, 2nd Edition, Harvard University Press, 2006 by John King Fairbank and Merle Goldman.
May 12, 2008
Detroit Economic Club: DEC Presents The Honorable Debbie Stabenow - Michigan State University
The Honorable Debbie Stabenow Born in Gladwin, Michigan on April 29, 1950, Senator Stabenow grew up in the small town of Clare, Michigan. She attended Michigan State University, where she received her Bachelor's (1972) and Masters (1975) degrees. She worked with youth in the public schools before running for public office.
Elected to Congress in 1996 representing Michigan's Eighth Congressional District, she won election to the U.S. Senate four years later.Elected to a new term in 2006, she has been appointed to the Senate Finance Committee which is responsible for our nation's taxation, health care, pension and trade policies. She will continue serving on the Senate Budget and Agriculture committees and is chairing the Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry, and Credit.
May 18, 2008
Study Abroad: Europe (IBUS 443) - University of South Carolina
The 3rd Annual IBUS 443: Doing Business in Europe class and Study Abroad program, taught and led by Professor Tatiana Kostova, Sonoco International Business Department, Moore School of Business, combines business, academic and cultural visits to Instanbul, Turkey; Vienna, Austria; and Prague, Czech Republic, May 18-28, 2008.
May 19, 2008
Leveraging Export Resources To Succeed in the Global Marketplace - University of Connecticut
The Connecticut District Export Council ad Commercial News USA have organized the World Trade Week Event for Exporters, Monday, May 19 at the Old State House in Hartford, CT 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The focus of the event: "Leveraging Export Resources To Succeed in the Global Marketplace." Congressman Joseph Courtney (D-CT) will be the keynote speaker.
Anne Evans, Director of the U.S. Department of Commerce office in Middletown will launch The New Global Main Street Challenge and moderate presentations by representatives from the event's three presenting sponsors: UHY, a business advisory, consulting, and accounting company; HSBC, a global banking company; and the Metro Hartford Alliance, which represents more than 1,000 businesses in central Connecticut.
The $35 fee includes networking, a buffet lunch, and a tour of the historic Old State House. Discounts are available for multiple registrants from the same company.
Seating is limited. Register online at www.thinkglobal.us/wtw or call 1-800-581-8533 to register or for more information.
May 20, 2008
International Economic Summit - San Diego State University
The International Economic Summit program is a world trade simulation for high school students, which teaches fundamental economic concepts within the context of international trade. The curriculum offered to high school economics teachers is a thirteen-lesson program designed around core standardized economics content with a focus on the complexities of trade and globalization. Its experience-based approach allows teachers and students to actively participate in the program by simulating trade activities and exercises.
May 23, 2008
Rethinking Advocacy Organizations - University of Washington
This conference will be a follow up to the "Voluntary Programs: A Club Theory Perspective" conference held at UW in 2007, which examined voluntary governance across issue areas from the perspective of club theory and will focus on institutional design issues and the impact of program design on program efficacy. By invitation only.
May 24, 2008
Business in Brazil Summer Tour - University of Florida
The University of Florida is pleased to sponsor a program in Brazil for business students and others interested in Latin American business and finance. Drawing on the resources of the Center for Latin American Studies and CIBER, UF has offered this unique study opportunity since 2000.
The program offers six credits and two courses: Business in Brazil (3 transfer credits) and Brazilian Portuguese (3 transfer credits). Business in Brazil is organized by the School of Business at PUC-Rio and includes visits to local companies and NGO's three afternoons per week. Brazilian Portuguese is offered at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels in small intensive classes taught by native speaking, professionally trained IBEU instructors.
May 29, 2008
Opportunity: India - Indiana University
Opportunity: India will feature members from the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. It will be a one-day event with speakers, panels, and a gala dinner. This group includes representatives from the Indian government and business communities to share exciting opportunities for growing businesses.
The Centers for International Business Education and Research (CIBERs) were created under the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 to increase and promote the nation's capacity for international understanding and economic enterprise. Administered by the U.S. Department of Education under Title VI, Part B of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the CIBER program links the manpower and information needs of U.S. business with the international education, language training, and research capacities of universities across the U.S. Thirty-one universities were designated as centers that serve as regional and national resources to business, students, and academics. Together, the CIBERs form a powerful network focused on improving American competitiveness and providing comprehensive service and programs that help U.S. business succeed in global markets. If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter, you can unsubscribe from our mailing list.