{"id":4012,"date":"2007-05-01T14:28:39","date_gmt":"2007-05-01T18:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=4012"},"modified":"2017-06-28T15:16:33","modified_gmt":"2017-06-28T19:16:33","slug":"college-students-experience-europe-east-and-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2007\/05\/college-students-experience-europe-east-and-west\/","title":{"rendered":"College students experience Europe: east and west."},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Students
Students from the Paris study-abroad program at the Louvre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As students in a college known for its excellence in international business, many undergraduates and graduates take advantage of the opportunities the business school offers for well-planned, information-rich trips across the globe.<\/p>\n

In March, 2007, a group of undergraduates went to Paris in a study-abroad program, the logistics of which the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) handled. Graduate students, mostly from the Master of International Business (MIB) program, with one from the International MBA (IMBA), and eight from the Professional MBA (PMBA), got introduced to life in post-Communist Europe during visits to Budapest and Prague.<\/p>\n

Paris<\/em> study-abroad continues to draw large numbers.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Members
Members of the study-abroad program in front of the western fa\u00e7ade of Notre Dame Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe trip is always very popular and we limited the number of participants to 25\u2014the maximum one faculty person can manage,\u201d said Randall Martin<\/strong>, member of the Department of Management and International Business and faculty director of the study-abroad programs, who played that management role as he does for most of the college\u2019s study-abroad programs. \u201cBut the size of the group gave us the resources to offer many highlights, including a boat trip on the Seine; a guided tour of Versailles; and free tickets to visit the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, and the famous French cabaret, the Lido.\u201d<\/p>\n

Visits to local businesses\u2014along with coursework that continues\u2014are an important feature of the trips. As during last year\u2019s Paris excursion, students this spring went to two internationally acclaimed champagne makers\u2014Piper-Heidsieck and Mo\u00ebt & Chandon\u2014where they learned about the business and saw the cellars, the bottles, and the machines that now rotate them.<\/p>\n

Ian Lugo <\/strong>(BBA \u201907), inventory coordinator, academic space management, at Florida International University, went on the Paris trip this year, following on the heels of a study-abroad to Rome, which he also enjoyed, reporting that \u201cRome was cold, and Paris was colder.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s easy to forget that it\u2019s a big world and people are different.\u201d
\n\u2014Ian Lugo<\/strong> (BBA \u201907)<\/p>\n

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As a longtime resident of Miami, he experienced \u201ca bigger sense of history. Also, you get used to the culture here,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s easy to forget that it\u2019s a big world and people are different.\u201d<\/p>\n

Graduate students interact with business leaders and academics in Hungary and the Czech Republic.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Associate
Associate Dean of the Chapman School Tomislav Mandakovic, far left, and the MIB, IMBA, and PMBA group at the CEU Business School in Budapest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An international trip has been part of the MIB program since its inception. This year, organizers decided to open it to other programs to promote a greater sense of integration among students in the Chapman Graduate School. With the collaboration of CEU Business School\u2014a potential partner in the Chapman School\u2019s Dual Degree program\u2014an events-packed trip took thirty students, staff, faculty, and alumni to Hungary and the Czech Republic from March 17-24, 2007. MIB graduate Isabel Lopez<\/strong> (MIB \u201906, BBA \u201903), program manager, Master of Science in Finance, worked on the logistics with Paola Moreno<\/strong>, associate director, International Graduate Programs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had sessions at CEU on history, economics, the evolution of Hungary, and its efforts to become part of the European Unio,\u201d said Lopez, one of the Chapman School\u2019s \u00a0staff members to attend, along with Associate Dean Tomislav Mandakovic<\/strong> and Maria Sierra<\/strong>, assistant for the PMBA and the Executive MBA (EMBA) programs.<\/p>\n

\"Members
Members of Chapman School programs at CzechInvest, the business they visited in Prague<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Stephanie Ortega<\/strong> (BBA \u201906), who works in accounting and program support for the Chapman School and who expects to complete her MIB in May, 2008, particularly appreciated the chance to see the GE Power System facility in Budapest\u2014where the regional manager gave an inspirational talk about what a leader should be as well as suggesting opportunities for career development.<\/p>\n

\u201cA member of the human resources department explained how you can join an international company and move forward, including working in other countries,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

A second company visit in Budapest took students to MOL Hungarian Oil Company, where they heard from the head of risk management. In Prague, the group visited CzechInvest and heard two presentations by an economist\u2014one an overview of the Czech Republic and the second on doing business in the country.<\/p>\n

\"Trip
Trip participants pose in front of the Castle of Prague, one of the largest fortresses in the world and now the seat of the president of the Czech Republic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt was a great experience for our students,\u201d said Mandakovic, who was in Europe not only for the MIB trip but also to promote the Dual Degree program by visiting eight universities in five countries. \u201cThey realized, for example, that within a small geographic area, there were significant differences in cultural, political, and developmental issues. That awareness contributes to their international business education and defines professional work in the international market.\u201d<\/p>\n

To learn more about the MIB program, visit https:\/\/business.fiu.edu\/graduate\/international-business\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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