{"id":8066,"date":"2010-06-03T09:50:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-03T13:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=8066"},"modified":"2017-11-13T15:38:02","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T20:38:02","slug":"university-professors-get-up-close-look-at-south-american-businesses-economy-and-culture-during-mercosur-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2010\/06\/university-professors-get-up-close-look-at-south-american-businesses-economy-and-culture-during-mercosur-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Professors get up-close look at South American businesses, economy and culture."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Classroom teaching comes alive when a professor has rich experiences and insight to share with students.<\/p>\n<p>Fifteen professors from business schools across the country greatly expanded their understanding of South America\u2019s economy and culture during the 14<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Faculty Development in International Business Mercosur Program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a fantastic trip, a chance to talk with business leaders and educators in Brazil, Argentina and Chile,\u201d said <strong>Xiaoquan Jiang<\/strong>, who teaches finance courses in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU). \u201cPlus, because FIU has many students from South America, I appreciated learning more about their culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8068\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8068\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8068 size-full\" title=\"Metropolitan Design Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina\" src=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/tn_IMG_3714.jpg\" alt=\"Metropolitan Design Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Metropolitan Design Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As always, the Mercosur trip was organized by FIU\u2019s Center for International Business Education and Research (FIU-CIBER). Planned by FIU-CIBER director <strong>Mary Ann Von Glinow<\/strong> and assistant director<strong> Sonia Verdu<\/strong>, the 12-day trip in May 2010 included visits to a wide range of businesses, industries and universities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParticipants explored how Brazil, Argentina and Chile are dealing with the global economic crisis and how recent changes in the United States will affect bilateral relations with the regional trading bloc,\u201d said Verdu, who led the trip for the third time.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8069\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8069 size-full\" title=\"Adolfo Iba\u00f1ez University, Santiago, Chile\" src=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/tn_IMG_3759.jpg\" alt=\"Adolfo Iba\u00f1ez University, Santiago, Chile\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adolfo Iba\u00f1ez University, Santiago, Chile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEach visit was extremely valuable to us as professors in business schools,\u201d Jiang said. \u201cFor instance, at Southern Cross in Sao Paulo (Brazil), we learned how they buy undervalued companies, add value, then sell. The managing director explained their strategies with respect to the Latin American economy; that\u2019s just one piece of information we can pass along to students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>A packed agenda brings unique opportunities.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Other places the group visited included a pharmaceutical company, Disney LATAM, Google, an incubator in Buenos Aires, the largest construction company in Brazil, a design center, a microbrewery, an exporting company and a top business school in each of the three countries.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8067\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8067\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8067 size-full\" title=\"Vi\u00f1a Indomita, Chiletn_ALIM1328\" src=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/tn_ALIM1328.jpg\" alt=\"Vi\u00f1a Indomita, Chile\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vi\u00f1a Indomita, Chile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAt each visit, our small group met with high-level executives who presented in-depth knowledge of their sector of the global economy, or we met with business educators who gave insight into the business climate of the region,\u201d Verdu said. \u201cPlus we enjoyed enriching experiences such as tango lessons, the opportunity to trek or horseback ride trip through the Andes, and to getting to know the culture and people of South America.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Classroom teaching comes alive when a professor has rich experiences and insight to share with students. 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