University of Miami Center for International Business Education & Research (CIBER)

The University of Miami CIBER, established in 2010 with a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, is one of 17 such centers created by Congress under the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 to increase and promote the nation’s capacity for international understanding and competitiveness.

Each CIBER utilizes the strengths of its faculty to organize activities to advance the study and teaching of international business and to support applied research on United States competitiveness in the global marketplace. The University of Miami CIBER aims to achieve the following objectives:

– Enhance International Competitiveness in Services. The center carries out eight integrated and interdisciplinary programs of research, education, and outreach including annual academic conferences, such as the University of Miami Global Business Forum in January 2011.

– Build a World-Class International Business Scholar Community. The CIBER support efforts to expand the faculty members’ international business knowledge through 14 faculty-development programs that include research, academic conferences, and field-study development trips.

– Develop an Experienced, Globally Minded Student Community. The CIBER sponsors language/culture and international business programs to enhance student competencies in less-commonly-taught languages and to improve international business knowledge. These include for-credit international field-study trips. Students can also participate in other experiential international business programs and extra-curricular activities.

– Drive Interest in International Business Among Educators and Students. The UM CIBER delivers five global perspectives programs for teachers in public schools and colleges nationwide to improve interest in and understanding of international business. More than half of the students targeted by these programs are minority students.

For more information about the University of Miami CIBER, visit them on the Web.

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