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Facts
  • The Institute for International Business (IIB), home of CU CIBER, was established in 1988 by the University of Colorado's Board of Regents.
    The Institute for International Business Advisory Council was established in 1992.
  • CU CIBER was first designated as a CIBER by the US Department of Education in 1993. It has received three CIBER re-designations.
  • CU CIBER's Global Advisory Board was established in 1994 and Global Executive Forums have been held twice each year since then.
  • In a typical year, CU CIBER hosts 23 workshops in international business for 634 faculty participants and 11 seminars for 936 business attendees.
  • On July 1, 2004, the University of Colorado at Denver and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center merged into one institution, the University of Colorado Denver (UCD).
  • UCD had a fall 2004 headcount of 15,071 and served 27,070 students in the academic year.
  • In the academic year 2004-05, international students from 121 countries attended UCD including 28 students from Mongolia.
  • In a year's time, approximately 540 students will graduate from UCD with a master's degree in business; over 50% of these will have international business expertise.
  • Colorado businesses export $6 billion annually in manufactured and agricultural products thereby supporting an additional 65,000 Colorado jobs. (Source: Colorado State Official Webpage)
  • Foreign affiliates operate 865 businesses in Colorado and employ 93,400 people. (Source: Colorado State Official Webpage)
  • Over 95% of the world's economic activity occurs outside the United States, underscoring the need for international business education. (Source: Colorado State Official Webpage)
  • Coloradans thrive on a challenge - example: Colorado has the highest per capita number of scuba divers in the US. (Source: Colorado State Official Webpage)

  • On October 29, 2007, the members of the Board of Regents unanimously approved the University of Colorado Denver (UCD) as the new name for the Downtown Campus.

 
 
 
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