Donna Skees (BBA ’99) was sure she would fail at public speaking. Angel Medina Jr. (BBA ’92) thought he would sail through a challenging ropes course. Both were wrong. Along with the rest of their group, they discovered unexpected strengths and areas for improvement during an intense five-day residency in the Florida Keys that marked […]
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Financial literacy for the poor: why it matters.
Money management is a critical life skill. Those without it are often forced into a downward cycle of poverty and missed financial opportunity. Even minor setbacks can be devastating. The impoverished in developing countries are at an even greater disadvantage because of the general lack of financial education, fewer resources and challenging socio-economic conditions. Financial […]
IMBA Study Abroad: third week in France—change is in the air
We now rejoin our globe-trotting IMBA students as they prepare to further expand their views, rumple their passports and discover the realities of global currency exchange . . . the hard way. This week we find ourselves again enjoying the pleasures of TGV trains, short intra-EU nation jet hops and the vibrant southern coast of […]
Scholarship student Andrew Carbon graduates at top of class.
The graduate school scholarship that Andrew Carbon (MSHRM ’10, BBA ’06) received not only influenced his work on his master’s degree but also is affecting the rest of his life. Carbon, who completed his bachelor’s degree with a dual major in international business and management from the College of Business Administration at Florida International University […]
Habitat project draws international response.
Six International MBA (IMBA) students, all 2010 graduates and hailing from around the world—including Spain, Kuwait, Venezuela and India—volunteered with Habitat for Humanity to help build a home for a Miami family. Nouf Alfraih, Oscar De Lima, Gonzalo Garcia, Caitlin Nolan, William Torres and Dave Yadav roofed, put up inside walls, reinforced concrete walls with […]
Dissertation proposals receive coveted awards.
Four doctoral students in the Department of Management and International Business in the College of Business Administration—Armando Borda, Sokol Celo, Abrahim Soleimani and David Wernick—have been honored in highly selective competitions for dissertation proposals. “Emerging Multinationals and the Interaction between Learning Capabilities and Host Country Factors: The Impact on the Number, Location and Survival of […]
FIU entrepreneurs showcase their offerings in Panama.
If an entrepreneurial event is taking place, students from Florida International University (FIU) are likely to be there, making a positive impression. With entrepreneurship as a core strategic focus of the College of Business Administration, programs within the business school provide students opportunities to develop and refine their entrepreneurial ideas. And external events provide a […]
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A delegation from Shandong University of Economics (SEU)—one of the partner institutions in the College of Business Administration’s Dual Degree network—traveled to Florida International University (FIU) in the late spring, having previously done so in 2007. The visit reestablished SEU’s collaboration with FIU and in particular with the Chapman Graduate School of Business. Six students […]
IMBA Study Abroad: second week in France—the heart of a union
Welcome back to the continuing adventures of FIU IMBA students traveling far and wide in search of higher education and global perspectives. This week we finish up our week in Lille, visit Brussels, take our final exams for the first module and prepare to travel south to Nice. Rush, rush, rush We all had a […]
FIU graduate students win healthcare case competition.
“In light of the historic economic meltdown, which has had a disparaging effect on both hospitals and hospital credit systems, we request students analyze a community hospital and identify two programs they propose to expand or eliminate.” Offered that challenge, graduate students from Florida International University (FIU) emerged as winners of the 4th annual South […]