{"id":24571,"date":"2014-12-03T10:43:30","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T15:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=24571"},"modified":"2016-05-19T13:37:12","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T17:37:12","slug":"at-international-studies-fair-students-learn-about-fiu-college-of-business-program-options-at-over-40-universities-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2014\/12\/at-international-studies-fair-students-learn-about-fiu-college-of-business-program-options-at-over-40-universities-worldwide\/","title":{"rendered":"At International Studies fair, students learn about FIU College of Business program options at over 40 universities worldwide."},"content":{"rendered":"

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As they prepare for adventures in the global business world, undergraduate and graduate students at Florida International University\u2019s (FIU) College of Business received an in-depth look at the college\u2019s international programs and how to apply.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the reasons for the fair is to let students know that studying abroad is an option,\u201d said Jennifer Hilton Montero, director of the COB\u2019s Office of International Affairs & Projects. \u201cWe found that a lot of them didn\u2019t know much about the programs.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"international-2\"<\/a>Options include the International Dual Degree Business Program, which offers both a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA). Additionally, the COB offers specialized master\u2019s programs in fields ranging from finance and human resources management to international business and management information systems.<\/p>\n

In each program, students obtain a business degree at FIU and another at one of 40 partner universities in countries including Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Trinidad\/West Indies and Uruguay.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s two degrees in two years,\u201d said Hilton Montero. The most popular option at the COB\u2019s International Study Opportunities Fair: the Masters in International Business.<\/p>\n

Students have a full menu of options at the undergraduate and graduate levels. <\/em><\/p>\n

Katrina Simons attended the November 6 fair as part of her quest to identify the right master\u2019s program for her, particularly those with dual degree and study abroad components.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe international MBA is the one I\u2019m really looking at,\u201d said Simons, an undergraduate majoring in international business and marketing. \u201cIt\u2019s a program that gives me the general as well as the international side of the business.\u201d<\/p>\n

Interested students met one-on-one with representatives from each of the business programs offering international study courses and were also able to obtain information on funding and scholarships.<\/p>\n

More than 500 students enrolled at the COB have studied, researched or interned abroad in dozens of countries. Registration for the spring semester of 2015 is closed, but enrollment is open for the fall 2015 program.<\/p>\n

Dominique Greene, a senior majoring in international business, is interested in the international MBA program. By studying abroad, she noted, \u201cI\u2019ll actually get firsthand experience of business in another country.\u201d<\/p>\n