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.

The UAE international experience is designed to provide participants with a rich understanding of comparative business practices and culture in a world region of great significance to global commerce. Students gain background knowledge of the history, culture, politics and economics of the region through direct experience with a study tour of the UAE.

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

Spring Break 2010 UF Business Study Tour to Argentina Announced

CIBER sponsored the international travel of 4 faculty members: Bob Krapfel, Gilad Chen, Hank Sims and Hassan Ibrahim to France/Germany, Israel, Chile and Egypt respectively.

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.

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This course, open to all WCBA graduate students, is designed to introduce participants to the special issues of doing business in a sustainable manner in an international context. We have chosen Costa Rica for its proximity to Florida, its accessibility, its varied industries, and its deliberate national strategy of balancing business competitiveness and considerations of humane labor practices and protecting the biologically diverse natural environment. Because it is a small, politically stable, and an open democracy, a visitor may gain a 360-degree view of how the sustainability strategy works and does not work and what implications there are for doing business in the region. The course consists of two parts–a pre-trip course component and the study tour. The pre-trip component will meet three or four times to gain knowledge of Costa Rican history and culture, business environment, the natural environment, and major industries. In addition, we will study readings on theories of sustainability.