{"id":11742,"date":"2011-04-13T12:38:37","date_gmt":"2011-04-13T16:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=11742"},"modified":"2014-11-14T15:59:42","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T20:59:42","slug":"two-cities-provide-multiple-experiences-during-short-term-study-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2011\/04\/two-cities-provide-multiple-experiences-during-short-term-study-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Two cities provide multiple experiences during short-term study abroad."},"content":{"rendered":"

For Issam Skalli<\/strong>, a seasoned European traveler, a study abroad program to Munich and Paris was still \u201ceye opening.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moroccan-born Skalli, a senior majoring in management and international business in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU), has already been to Belgium, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland with family and friends. Yet, his most recent trip was altogether new.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got close with the people living there,\u201d said Skalli, one of 31 students to participate in the nine-day excursion, which was supported by FIU\u2019s Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) and led by faculty member Doreen Gooden<\/strong>, assisted by Juan Fernandez<\/strong>, accounting coordinator, CIBER. \u201cWe saw everything: history, art, traditions and business.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Munich School of Business was one of the stops. The visit was written up a publication of the business school.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In Germany, they made a number of visits, including to the Munich School of Business, which was written up in article by the school<\/a>. The group also toured a BMW plant, viewing most of the process of car fabrication, bringing to life what they had learned in their operations and supply chain management courses. In Paris, they met with the co-owner of Entrepreneur Resources Group (ERG), an interim executive management company.<\/p>\n

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The group had a tour of BMW where they saw an exhibition of BMWs and the manufacturing plant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cHe gave us lots of insights into how to be entrepreneur and how to get financing,\u201d Skalli said. \u201cIt was the first time I heard about hiring executives for additional support or in a crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reasons abound for doing a study abroad program.<\/em><\/p>\n

During the college\u2019s study abroad programs, students continue to take one or two courses. That was one of the reasons Skalli opted for the opportunity: it afforded him the chance to take classes he needed at a convenient time in his schedule. But that convenience was greatly enhanced by other aspects of the trip, including meeting many FIU Business students.<\/p>\n

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A trip to Palace of Versailles, where Louis XIV, known as the Sun King, lived in the 17th century, was one of many cultural experiences the students enjoyed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI only knew one person when I left Miami, and I came back being pretty good friends with at least 20,\u201d he said, noting that it also was important to \u201cget out of the classroom and meet people who run businesses, and to overcome stereotypes by seeing things firsthand.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI see how the trips change students\u2019 lives,\u201d Gooden said. \u201cThey witness opportunities in the global environment and see how they can succeed in it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For Issam Skalli, a seasoned European traveler, a study abroad program to Munich and Paris was still \u201ceye opening.\u201d Moroccan-born Skalli, a senior majoring in management and international business in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU), has already been to Belgium, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland with family and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[374,435,669,1418,2508],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11742"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/71"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11742"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23899,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11742\/revisions\/23899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}