Economic troubles have a way of driving people to business schools for graduate degrees as a hedge against unemployment, and today is no different, administrators of local business colleges say. Read: “Jobless turning to business schools to bolster résumés“, an article from Miami Today.
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Master in International Business program warms up in Key Largo.
Few people would turn down a chance to relax and enjoy Key Largo. But for each new group of students in the Master of International Business (MIB) program, Key Largo is a kickoff, not a chance to kick back. They start the program with Introduction to International Business, a two-day seminar that emphasizes teambuilding, case […]
Commencement draws graduates from Jamaica.
In April 2008, four graduates of the Executive MBA in Jamaica traveled to Miami to participate in the commencement ceremonies. In April 2009, the tradition continued with seven students from that program, and three from the Master of Science in Human Resource Management (MSHRM), donning caps and gowns, and walking as part of the Chapman […]
Aspiring professional changes plans to pursue Master of International Business.
Krsto Simicevic didn’t intend to be in graduate school. Having earned a degree in economics and management in June 2008 from ZSEM, a private business school in Zagreb, Croatia, he was adamant about entering the professional world. Instead, he finds himself at FIU, enrolled in the Master of International Business (MIB) program. Why the switch? […]
The intersection of the modern and traditional in Dubai captivates students.
“Seeing the desert for me was like someone who had never seen the ocean,” said Jessica Aristizabal (IMBA ’07), program coordinator, international graduate programs, who helped plan the latest Master of International Business (MIB) trip, which took her and 51 others to Dubai from March 14-21, 2009. Like all MIB trips, this one involved a […]
Dual Degree relationship brings Master of Accounting program to leading business school in Mexico.
A new venture between the College of Business Administration and Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)—described by América Economía as the number one business school in Latin America—dispatches professors from the School of Accounting to Mexico City to deliver the Master of Accounting (MACC) program. An impressive 22 students, many of them highly experienced accountants, […]
International MBA offers exciting support for prospective, incoming, and graduating students.
Thirty-five years ago, David R. Parker, chief operating officer, The Archstone Partnerships, and chair of the Florida International University Foundation Board of Trustees, received a life-changing opportunity upon completing his graduate work at the Harvard University Business School. “Rather than leaping right into the workforce, I took advantage of a Frederick Sheldon Traveling Fellowship that […]
At Commencement, graduates learn they have much to be proud about.
Spring Commencement took place on April 28, 2008. The ceremony for College of Business Administration’s Chapman Graduate School and School of Accounting occurred in the afternoon, with undergraduates from the Landon School receiving their diplomas in the evening. Approximately 607 undergraduate students and 208 graduate students participated. [flv:http://business.fiu.edu/newsletters/BusinessNetworks/2008/05/videos/commhighlights384K.flv 500 334] Executive Dean of the college […]
College launches popular graduate programs in Mexico and Panama.
Combine solid economies in countries with strong U.S. ties, proven graduate programs offered by the College of Business Administration, and the college’s commitment to sharing the expertise of its faculty to benefit students globally, and you have the foundation for the expansion of the Master of Accounting (MACC) to Mexico and the Professional MBA (PMBA) […]
Dialogue intensifies between the Chapman School and leading Chinese universities.
Chapman School Associate Dean Tomislav Mandakovic, right, meets with universities and their students in China. It’s no surprise that prospective students and other business school administrators want to learn more about what the College of Business Administration at Florida International University can offer them. What may be surprising is that many of the interested parties […]