Arrival We arrive! Sunday May 16, 2010 marked the arrival of the first group of Florida International University (FIU) students to attend EDHEC Business School’s Strategies for Europe program. By plane and train we all found our way to the town of Lille, France, our new home for the next two weeks. Waiting for us […]
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FIU launches Dual Degree healthcare program with Southern Medical University in China.
Even though the Healthcare MBA (HCMBA) in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) won’t begin for a few more months, it is already expanding: to China. The relationship between FIU and Southern Medical University (SMU) in Guangzhou—ranked as one of the top medical universities in China—resulted from a chance conversation between […]
FIU’s College of Business takes Lead in Healthcare Management and Information Programs
The College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) has developed an ambitious agenda to provide healthcare management programs that meet the needs of students and healthcare executives interested in a broad spectrum of managerial expertise. From general management and leadership to information and management systems, to healthcare compliance, to risk management…the College will […]
Healthcare summit explores common ground and unresolved challenges.
The 400+ participants at the South Florida Hospital and Healthcare Association’s (SFHHA) fifth annual “Health Reform’s Solutions for South Florida’s Healthcare System” left with much to think about. “The two-day session delivered insights and provided a tremendous opportunity to hear speakers representing the healthcare marketplace talk about the impact of health reform on their respective […]
IMBA scholarship recipients feted at luncheon.
Scholarship recipients in the International MBA (IMBA) program at Florida International University (FIU), gain a two-fold benefit: the awards recognize their potential while easing the way for them financially as they complete the Chapman Graduate School’s 12-month full-time master’s program. For the 2009-2010 academic year, 17 IMBA students received financial support. Fifteen of them celebrated […]
Up high, center court, the MBA message from FIU scores!
Competition is intense at Miami Heat games—and not just on the court. This past season, the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) partnered with the Miami Heat as part of its latest strategy to reach potential MBA candidates. “In our continual quest to increase awareness of our MBA programs and to win […]
Class debate on global accounting standards brings complex issue to life.
“Should the United States adopt the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) now being used by more than 100 countries?” That thorny question challenged the 32 students in the Global Accounting, Auditing and Financial Strategy course taught by Stephen Lin in the Master of Accounting (MACC) program in the College of Business Administration at Florida International […]
Mentors and mentees meet at launch of new School of Accounting program.
For Yevegniy “Jimmy” Vinitskiy (BBA ’07), who completed the School of Accounting’s one-year “Certificate in Foundations of Accounting and Auditing” and is now a student in the Executive Master of Science in Taxation (EMST) at Florida International University (FIU), having a mentor means a chance to “became a better person, to grow as a professional, […]
CFO Roundtable examines what healthcare reform means to South Florida.
Nancy Borkowski, director of the Healthcare MBA program in the Chapman Graduate School of Business at Florida International University’s (FIU), opened a CFO Roundtable with an unusual challenge: Be the first to assemble six pieces of brightly colored foam into a pencil cube. More than 150 executives, alumni and students gathered at the College of […]
“Be the Boss Challenge” nets winner an iPad, spreads word about FIU’s MBA offerings.
“If only I were the boss . . .” That’s a fantasy most employees have at some point in their careers. But for the competitors in the “Be the Boss Challenge” run by the Chapman Graduate School at Florida International University(FIU), those musings translated into the opportunity to win an Apple iPad 16G (Wi-fi). Pitted […]