{"id":27231,"date":"2016-09-12T09:01:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T13:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=27231"},"modified":"2016-10-19T13:06:20","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T17:06:20","slug":"studying-in-portugal-exciting-lessons-for-fiu-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2016\/09\/studying-in-portugal-exciting-lessons-for-fiu-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Studying in Portugal: exciting lessons for FIU students."},"content":{"rendered":"
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First day of summer school, ISCTE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

College of Business graduate students Isabel Rumberg and Sophie Mugomoka embarked on a study abroad program that took them to Portugal as part of their Masters of International Business<\/a>. They studied at the Instituto Superior de Ciencias do Trabalho e da Empresa (ISCTE) in Lisbon for four weeks in June and July.<\/p>\n

During the June session, Rumberg and Mugomoka took International Corporate Governance and Governance of International Organizations, obtaining the equivalent of three credits at FIU. Both will graduate in December 2016.<\/p>\n

Lessons weren\u2019t just about classwork, research and presentations; collaboration among students from different cultures was a key component of the program. Rumberg and Mugomoka agree that it was one of the most challenging.<\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely learned that coping with others of different backgrounds is difficult, but rewarding,\u201d said Mugomoka.<\/p>\n

In their own words, Rumberg and Mugomoka share insights from their College of Business study abroad program in Portugal.<\/p>\n

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From left to right: Willem van Beckhoven, Sophie Mugomoka, Victoria Schrijner, Ines Bom (works for ISCTE), Isabel Rumberg, and Marie Royer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Describe your classes and assignments. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Isabel:<\/strong> The International Corporate Governance class examined British mobile operator Vodafone\u2019s acquisition of German firm Mannesmann in a hostile takeover worth billions. Working with four other students was tough because our different personalities sometimes clashed and we had to get used to working as a team.<\/p>\n

Sophie:<\/strong> In Governance of International Organizations, we had to prepare a project about the International Atomic Bomb Agency, analyzing how effectively or ineffectively it performs. We examined the development of the European Union and the United Nations, including their governance and how they help other nations in comparison with different organizations.<\/p>\n