Hi, I’m Deborah Zinn. I’m an FIU International MBA and MS HR Management joint-degree student from Caracas, Venezuela. I chose FIU for my studies because of its reputation, the diversity in its student body, and the options the graduate school provides. The most important ones for me are the possibility of pursuing a joint degree, […]
Tag: International Business
Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok hold surprises for Executive MBA students.
The Global Business Trip, which enables students to experience international business firsthand, is a key element of the college’s Executive MBA (EMBA) program. “It’s wonderful to read about another country and to learn about the business opportunities there, but you don’t really understand the cultural differences or the political issues until you are able to […]
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, […]
The intersection of the modern and traditional in Dubai captivates students.
“Seeing the desert for me was like someone who had never seen the ocean,” said Jessica Aristizabal (IMBA ’07), program coordinator, international graduate programs, who helped plan the latest Master of International Business (MIB) trip, which took her and 51 others to Dubai from March 14-21, 2009. Like all MIB trips, this one involved a […]
Trip to the “City of Lights” enlightens undergraduates on uniquely French approach to business and culture.
Viva la France! So exclaimed the 36 students who journeyed to Paris this March as part of a study abroad program coordinated by the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). With an itinerary as rich as Paris itself, the jam-packed visit focused in equal parts on the business and cultural aspects of France. […]
Global Leadership and Service Project remains a transforming experience.
Reaching beyond the limits of language directly into the hearts of Thai children and having their hearts touched in return was the order of the day for participants in the Global Leadership and Service Project (GLSP)–Bangkok, now in its fourth year. One group of students in the Global Leadership and Service Project returned to Baan […]
Alumna credits her parents and education for her success.
Diana Montenegro Diana Montenegro (BBA ’86) attributes her success to her parents and her upbringing. Her parents, college-educated Cuban immigrants who didn’t speak any English, obtained domestic jobs upon their arrival in the U.S. and worked hard to obtain a better quality of life. They were great role models, she said, full of ambition and […]