On land and sea, 41 students from the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) experienced the business and cultural environments of Rome, Sicily, Athens, Ephesus and Crete . . . while continuing their coursework, taking one or two classes. “During our three days in Rome, we visited the American University of Rome […]
Tag: Center for International Business Education and Research
CIBER awards grants to 11 faculty members for international business research.
From exploring a virtual Cuba world to examining the impact of language in advertising to bilingual Hispanics, members of the faculty of the College of Business Administration tackle research projects that help Florida International University (FIU) fulfill its mission as a public research institution. And, as part of its mission, the university’s Center for International […]
Mercosur Professional Development in Business showcases unique aspects of three Latin American countries.
During a June 23, 2009 press conference, a reporter questioned President Obama about relations with Latin American countries. He offered insights about Chile, whose president, Michelle Bachelet, he was meeting with that day. Pressed for insights into other countries, Obama provided a different set of details about Brazil. Had any of the sixteen faculty members […]
Students experience the rich blend of cultures that is Istanbul.
According to a Harvard Business School Centennial Colloquium report, globalization, leadership development and experiential learning are the lynchpins of management education in the 21st century. For years-and many times throughout the year-the College of Business Administration has provided students experiential learning through short-term study aboard programs. Immersed in a different environment, students take management courses, […]
CIBER conference deemed a success in any language.
Hola. Konichiwa. Ni hao. Olá! Hello. All appropriate greetings heard among the 92 educators participating in the First National K-12 Language for Business Conference held October 31 and November 1, 2008 at the Hotel Sofitel in Miami. [flv:http://business.fiu.edu/newsletters/BusinessNetworks/2009/01/videos/ciber.flv 480 360] The conference brought together teachers from across the United States interested in introducing language for […]
College reaches out to community of K-12 language teachers.
Maria Amparo Yuste, deputy director Spain–U.S. Chamber of Commerce, speaks to participants. Thirty K-12 teachers, mostly from Miami-Dade, Broward, and West Palm Beach counties, recently got expert advice about an important task: how to incorporate aspects of Spanish for international business into the standard high school Spanish curricula. Organized for the second time by the […]
Students learn about art, cultural respect, and the serious side of shopping in Rome.
Study-abroad participants in the piazza in front of St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome Not asthma and not the flu could keep Rome study-abroad participant Carolina Garcia down. In fact, she was up—to the very top of the dome of St. Peter’s Cathedral. “It was the last day of my first study abroad, and I didn’t […]
Beijing provides dramatic backdrop to program coordinated by college’s faculty member.
Mary Ann Von Glinow addresses AIB delegates. When Mary Ann Von Glinow, professor, Management and International Business Department in the college and director of Florida International University’s Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), stood on the stage of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, it was the culmination of months […]
South American trip offers firsthand look at Latin American culture and business dynamics.
This year, thirteen university professors and administrators from across the United States journeyed to Brasil, Argentina, and Chile as part of the Tenth Annual Professional Development in International Business (PDIB)-Mercosur program. “The main objective of the PDIB-Mercosur is to raise the awareness of U.S. business professionals and faculty members around the country about the social, […]
Blended courses and online teaching veterans share insights at 2006 CIBER Business Language Conference.
Constance Bates, associate professor, Management and International Business Department While online and blended (partly online, partly on-site classroom instruction) course formats bring convenience and flexibility to students, they require a complete overhaul in the way professors present material—a potentially painful process that two professors from Florida International University recently made a little easier. In a […]