The Specialization in International Business should be attractive to students who plan careers with an international orientation and who wish to add an international breadth to their major. The specialization is designed for students who desire to increase their understanding of various regions of the world and prepare for a global marketplace. The Specialization in International Business is administered by The Eli Broad College of Business and is available as an elective to students who are enrolled in bachelor's degree programs in The Eli Broad College of Business with the exception of Hospitality Business.

The global and area studies-social science major focuses on the study of global systems and processes as they are expressed in local places. The major offers concentrations in world regions and global topics. World region concentrations include African studies, Asian studies, European studies, Latin American and Caribbean studies, and Russian and Eurasian studies. Global topical concentrations include gender and global change, and international development. In this major, students select a concentration to gain knowledge of a particular world region and a foreign language relevant to that region or of a global theme that is important across world regions. Students develop understanding of the processes of continuity and change in various world regions through multidisciplinary theory and practice and use of methodologies, theories, and literatures of various disciplines and fields. The major also requires a disciplinary cognate that introduces students to the major theories and research methods of one discipline in the social sciences and its perspective and applicability to global and area studies.

UF CIBER is sponsoring an effort by the Academy of Entrepreneurship at a local high school to bring an international component to his courses. The Academy describes itself as follows: "Our goals aim at relevancy - to provide you the opportunity to develop marketable skills for successful employment while pursuing higher educational goals. Expand your entrepreneurial spirit as you experience opportunities such as the stock market simulation via the Internet, an international economic simulation, operate a Junior Achievement Company, develop and market your own products, and manage the School Spirit store. Explore the global marketplace evolving for the successful entrepreneurs in the year 2000 and beyond."

This program assists North Carolina companies in becoming internationally competitive while also training MBAs to be effective global leaders. NC companies may apply to be part of the STAR program; more information on web site.

Faculty, graduate students, and language professionals are invited to apply for the 2008 BLRT Grants. One award will be made in the following categories: $5,000 grant to tenured faculty or tenure track $2,500 grant to a Ph.D. candidate $2500 grant for research on business language pedagogy

The University of Florida and Tshwane University of Technology received a grant titled "Partnership to Strengthen Teaching, Research, Service and Faculty Development in Tourism Management (2009-2012)." In Year 1, the teaching and curriculum needs will be accommodated at the Bachelor degree level. In Year 2, based on a strategic visioning meeting with faculty and industry stakeholders, a Center for Sustainable Tourism will be established with active industry engagement (Advisory Board) and partnership. The mission of the Center will be largely to serve tourism destinations and industries through research, training and outreach within the community, province and other regions in southern Africa. In Year 3, faculty development will be emphasized with regards to enhancing capacity as well as collaborative initiatives in tourism research with the project team and select UF faculty. The facilitation of collaborative initiatives in research partnerships will be sustained during and post-completion of the project. Also, professional development opportunities will be offered to current TUT faculty through a short exchange program with UF.

UF Awarded Macarthur Foundation Grant to Develop Multidisciplinary Master's in Development Practice

UF's Warrington College of Business Administration Launches New Study Abroad Program in Paris

New Education Project from UF's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Benefits Rural Farmers in Asia, Africa

Spring Break 2010 UF Business Study Tour to Argentina Announced

A team of researchers have received a $569,235 grant that will focus on travel and tourism education and research partnerships between Turkey and Armenia. "Research has shown that movement of citizens between the two countries as well as mutual financial investment in tourism infrastructure (e.g., hotels, attractions, etc.) can accelerate the process of peace and reduce conflict and crisis by increasing socio-cultural communications and exchange," said Lori Pennington-Gray, Associate Professor of Tourism, Recreation, and Sport Management and Director of the Tourism Crisis Management Institute. This project proposes collaboration between academic institutions and the private sector that will train, educate and bring together resources which relate to sustainable regional tourism development. The partnership will be led by the University of Florida along with Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey, and Armenian State University of Economics, Armenia.

The University of Florida College of Health and Human Performance has received a significant gift to name the current Center for Tourism Research and Development (CTRD) in the College of Health and Human Performance. The gift made by the Eric Friedheim Foundation of Jacksonville, Fla. will rename the center as the Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute, which was approved Friday by the university’s Board of Trustees. The institute marks the first named center at the college and will provide critical support for research on tourism, including economic, environmental and cultural issues with special focus on the state of Florida.

The  FY2011 BIE Closing Date Notice (CDN) WILL BE PUBLISHED in the Federal Register ON THURSDAY JAN 13.  THE APPLICATION WILL BE AVAILABLE IN GRANTS.GOV ON JAN. 13.  THE DEADLINE WILL BE MARCH 2.  Funding priorities and application instructions are in the CDN.  ED WILL USE GRANTS.GOV  for the electronic application process, so please check with your grants office to familiarize yourself with those procedures, with the time it might take for the application to be approved at your institution, and the time needed to upload.  ED always recommends uploading the applications early as per the instructions in the CDN.

Susanna C. Easton
Senior Program Specialist
International and Foreign Language Education
Office of Postsecondary Education
U.S. Department of Education
1990 K Street NW, Sixth Floor
Washington, D.C. 20006-8521
Phone: (202) 502-7628
e-mail: susanna.easton@ed.gov
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/iegps/index.html

The Business in Brazil four-week summer program takes place in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, combining coursework on Brazilian business practices, site visits to companies, training in Brazilian Portuguese and immersion in Brazilian culture. Given the specialized and intensive nature of Business in Brazil, it draws participation from a national pool of students. Students studied business-oriented Portuguese language at the Instituto Brasil-Estados Unidos, attended academic lectures and lively discussions in English at the School of Business at the Catholic University (PUC-Rio), combined with visits to prominent local companies, stayed with local families, and experienced excursions to Paraty and Corcovado. They also visited several companies, including national oil company Petrobas, media giant Globo, the National Development Bank, and Companhia Vale do Rio Doce.

Marcelo Cherto, a well-known retail specialist and author of various books on the subject of retail and franchising, visited the University of Florida for a series of events beginning September 6. Mr. Cherto met with Warrington College of Business Faculty and visited international marketing and international business classes. Working with Mary Risner, Associate Director for Outreach and Latin American Business Environment at UF’s Center for Latin American Studies, Mr. Cherto developed the International Retail Education–Brazil (IRETBrazil) course. The course, a joint project sponsored by CIBER and UF’s Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research, addresses the need for enhanced international retail training by linking UF industry expertise with UF Latin American expertise. The program will produce five multimedia modules on retailing in Brazil, a Brazilian retail short-term study abroad, and the development of linkages with Brazilian firms and Brazilian subsidiaries of MNCs offering the opportunity for US retailing students to have internships in the country.

Mr. Cherto has taught in retail graduate programs of some of Brazil’s best business schools, such as USP and FGV. He is also a longtime member of the Brazilian Academy of Marketing, a select group of marketing and management experts. Mr. Cherto is currently the president of Cherto Consulting, a company that he founded in
1986, and is president of Franchising Store, an innovative retail business concept that represents and negotiates franchise licenses for 72 different brands. He also sits on the Global Advisory Board of the Endeavor Institute. Over the years, Mr. Cherto has worked with a wide variety of clients helping them develop sales channels
solutions. Companies such as Unilever, Coca Cola, Havianas, Timberland, Dunkin’ Donuts, Avon, Johnson & Johnson, Natura, Colcci, Levi’s, Lacoste, and Victor Hugo are just a few world-known brands that have benefited from Mr. Cherto’s knowledge and expertise.

Students who want to know how to market sports in Asia or how to market Asian sports in the United States can sign up for the Asian Sports Marketing class in Spring 2012. This course is part of the Foreign Language Across the Curriculum (FLAC) program and is taught in Mandarin/Chinese. In order to register for this course, students need to be able to communicate in Mandarin.

ITA 3224, Il mercato dell’arte nell’era della globalizzazione (Business and Art in the Era of Globalization), Spring 2012. This one-credit-hour class is a CIBER-sponsored FLAC (Foreign Language Across the Curriculum) course taught entirely in Italian. Through the rich tradition of the arts in Italy, students will explore the interaction between business and art in the current global market.