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The purpose of the 2006-2010 GBS program is to equip HBCU faculty with the knowledge, skills, pedagogical tools, and international experience to enable them to internationalize their courses, programs, and institutions. Location: The University of Memphis
The NASBITE CGBP provides a benchmark for competency in global commerce. The CGBP designation demonstrates an individual's ability to conduct global business including Global Business Management, Global Marketing, Supply Chain Management, and Trade Finance. For candidates experienced in international trade, the certification confirms that knowledge. For candidates just beginning, it establishes a professional development goal to ensure a full understanding of the profession. For companies, it assures that employees are able to practice global business at the professional level required in today's competitive environment. Location:
September 2010
2009-2010 Bradbury Distinguished Lecture on International Economics
September 17, 2010
- University of Florida
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Dr. Dani Rodrik, Harvard University: "Does Globalization Have a Future?" Location:
Workshop to introduce local area graduate students and German instructors to the skills necessary for teaching a Business German class. Location: Chapel Hill, NC
China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power
September 20, 2010
- University of North Carolina
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Rob Gifford, NPR's Shanghai correspondent, will discuss his recent book detailing his 3,000 mile journey across China. A fluent Mandarin speaker, Gifford explored and spoke with people in the factory towns of coastal areas, in the rural heart of China, and in the Gobi desert. The talk begins at 5:30 pm, and free parking is available in the underground parking accessed from McCauley Street. Location: FedEx Global Education Center, UNC Chapel Hill
The Globalizing Business Schools (GBS) project is designed to infuse understanding and the importance of international and interdisciplinary business education by equipping faculty with the pedagogical tools, knowledge, and experiences to incorporate international content into existing business courses and/or develop new courses. A integral component of the program is the one-on-one assistance provided by the sponsoring CIBERs to their respective HBCU in facilitating the implementation of international business education programs and in acquiring federal grant funds to support these efforts. Location: CIBER schools
Community College Initiative (CCI) programs provide quality educational programs, professional development, employment skills and a first-hand understanding of American society to underserved, non-elite international young adults. Students participating in the program return home to contribute to the continued economic and democratic development of their home nations using the skills they have gained in the United States. Location: Brazil
WorldQuest is an annual knowledge-based competition with questions focusing on international affairs, current events, the global economy, geography, world history, and general knowledge about the world.
This year’s categories include: Where in the World - Geography, flags, and world facts; Globe Trotting - Current events and world cultures; Pittsburgh Meets the World; International Who’s Who - Famous people in the news
WorldQuest 2009 featured a special EuroQuest prize for all questions relating to Europe. This special feature was brought to our competition last year with support from the European Union. Location: Pittsburgh, PA
This conference is by invitation only and attendance is restricted to CIBER personnel. Annual CIBER Directors Meeting in Charleston, SC. Location: Charleston, SC
A two-week business faculty overseas study tour to the Middle East and North Africa to discover the business challenges of the MENA region. The 2011 trip will include visits to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Cairo and Alexandria. Future Locations to be visited throughout the annual program may include the U.A.E, Egypt, Qatar, Cyprus, Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria. Location: U.A.E and Egypt
PDIB India
January 1-9, 2011
- Florida International University
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The program is designed for professionals and faculty interested in pursuing their interests in the Indian business environment. Participants will experience first hand how multinationals and leading Indian companies are riding the downfall, while simultaneously reshaping the Indian business environment resulting in a competitive INDIA INC. Location: Mumbai and Bangalore, India
The University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Hawai’i CIBERs are pleased to expand the successful 2009 and 2010 Southeast Asia FDIB: Vietnam program to Singapore and Malaysia in 2011. This new FDIB opportunity will provide participating faculty from institutions of higher education throughout the United States with a greater understanding of the business practices, economic policies, political structures and diverse cultural environments of these Southeast Asian nations, which are among the United States’ fastest-growing trading partners. The program will address the unique aspects of each country, such as the knowledge/innovation economy in Singapore and Islamic business practices in Malaysia. Each location will include background briefings, site visits to U.S., locally owned, and international organizations as well as cultural activities. Site visits may include organizations in the manufacturing, financial, real estate, technology, food processing, and educational sectors. Location: Singapore and Malaysia
The program compares the dynamic growth of China’s two leading economic regions – the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta – and explores China’s transformation from a planned economy to a globally competitive market oriented economy. Faculty will meet with entrepreneurs, business executives, and government officials who make this growth happen and visit cultural sites, universities, and companies to develop a framework for the past and present. The program begins in Shanghai, China’s burgeoning economic and financial center with 25% of China’s exports and 12.5% of its financial revenues. Participants travel to Hangzhou where the GDP has increased an average of 22% annually. On to Guangzhou, a world class manufacturing center where 34% of China’s exports, 30% of its foreign direct investment, and 19% of its GDP occur on 0.5% of China’s land. Finally to Hong Kong, a world class service center that ranks among the most competitive regions on the globe. Location: China
The Business Language Workshop offers participants valuable insights into the relationship between foreign language and international business, discusses how to develop a business language curriculum, and explores the resources available to the foreign language educator interested in this new and exciting field. Above all, this workshop will serve as a unique forum for the exchange of ideas among participants.
Location: University of Memphis
March 2011
2011 CIBER Associate Directors Meeting
March 21-23, 2011
- University of South Carolina
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Annual CIBER AD meeting in conjunction with the annual CIBER Business Language Conference, to be conducted at the DoubleTree Inn, Charleston, SC. Location: Charleston, SC
The 5th annual FDIB-Africa program, to be conducted in Kenya and Tanzania, will once again combine over two dozen business visits, cultural experiences and academic visits and lectures over 16 days, to initiate and/or enhance faculty awareness and insight in the business, academic and cultural world of sub-Saharan Africa. Location: Sub-Saharan Africa: Kenya & Tanzania
The Globalization Seminars are designed to help business faculty bring international context into the classroom and to expand teaching and research skills. Each globalization seminar is built around a compreensive coursepack to support and demonstrate the globalization of business. These course materials will be available to seminar participants: course outlines, case studies, powerpoint slides, reference materials, and experiential exercises. Location: University of Memphis
The 9th Biennial International Business Institute for Community College Faculty is a unique professional development program designed specifically for community and technical college faculty. The aim of the Institute is to provide participants with the knowledge, experience and resources they need to internationalize general business courses and/or develop specialized international business courses at the two-year college level. Location: East Lansing, Michigan
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