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Primary Activities
BA/MS Joint International Business Program
A joint five year BA/MSIB degree program has been developed for exceptional students who wish to combine a BA in International Spanish for the Professions from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a Master of Science in International Business (MSIB) from the University of Colorado Denver. Students are able to complete both degrees in five years, including two summer sessions, because 15 credit hours of the undergraduate major can be used to waive the Common Body of Knowledge requirement of the MSIB program.
Faculty Development in International Business (FDIB) - China
CU-CIBER is the lead co-sponsor of a unique faculty development program focusing on China's Pearl River Delta, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Hong Kong annually ranks among the world's most competitive areas and is the historic bridge between the People's Republic of China and the West; China's Pearl River Delta which surrounds Hong Kong is the world's most dynamic economic development area with 34% of China's exports, 30% of its foreign direct investment, 19% of its GDP, and 0.5% of its land area. Their integration is producing a world-class economic zone, each building on the strengths of the other. This zone is compared to Shanghai, China's reputed commercial capital with 25% of China's exports and 12.5% of its financial revenues.
The study tour is designed to give faculty firsthand experience of these exciting regions and to compare their phenomenal growth. Participants meet with senior executives, entrepreneurs, and government officials who are making the growth happen. They visit Chinese and foreign companies doing business in these regions. They tour shop floors and observe some of the estimated 100 million workers who have migrated from rural China. They meet with local university professors to exchange views and develop new ideas for research and teaching.
January 4-16, 2009 – 2009 China Faculty Development in International Business Program
Participants in the “China: An Emerged Economic Powerhouse in the Global Economy” program gain firsthand knowledge of the dynamic growth of two of China’s leading economic regions – the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta/Hong Kong, and see how China is being transformed from a planned economy into a globally competitive market oriented economy. They visit Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Hong Kong. Hosted by the University of Colorado Denver and the University of Maryland. Our CIBER co-sponsors are:
Brigham Young University
Michigan State University
San Diego State University
University of Connecticut
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Memphis
University of Pittsburgh
University of South Carolina
University of Wisconsin - Madison
The University of Colorado Denver and CIBER hosted the fifth annual faculty development in international business program (FDIB) “China: An Emerged Economic Powerhouse in the Global Economy” on January 2-14, 2008. This faculty development program was sponsored by the US Department of Education and was co-sponsored by its Centers for International Business Education and Research. Our CIBER co-sponsors were:
Brigham Young University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Michigan State University
University of Connecticut
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Maryland
University of Memphis
University of Pittsburgh
University of South Carolina
University of Southern California
University of Wisconsin - Madison
The goals of this FDIB were to provide faculty with firsthand knowledge of the dynamic growth of two of China’s leading economic regions: the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta, and to see how China is being transformed from a planned economy to a globally competitive market oriented economy.
Faculty Development in International Entrepreneurship
The Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at the University of Colorado Denver, in collaboration with Indiana University and Brigham Young University CIBERs, will be offering the second faculty development program in International Entrepreneurship (FDIE) June 2-5, 2008. The program is targeted to international business and entrepreneurship faculty who wish to develop a course in international entrepreneurship, globalize the entrepreneurship course, or teach the international business course from an entrepreneurial perspective, as well as to faculty who are conducting or wish to conduct research in international entrepreneurship. In addition, the FDIE is targeted to directors of entrepreneurship centers who wish to internationalize their programs.
Faculty Development in International Human Resource Management
International HRM (IHRM) is a relatively new field of business management and many universities are pressed to add this topic to existing international courses or to create new curricula for stand-alone IHRM courses. This program is designed to give educators the content and the practical application materials to meet that challenge. Participants leave with extensive support materials so that they can confidently begin teaching new content as soon as they return to their institution.
This program is unique: it is the only one of its kind and is targeted to schools with established programs in HRM as well as small and remote schools that are implementing such programs. Each day, for five days, researchers who are paired with IHRM executives from major U.S. multinational companies. This pairing provides participants with a firm theoretical base which extends to concrete, first hand examples of practical application.
The seminar features best practices in both teaching and application. Guest speakers in previous years include executives from IHRM leaders such as Starbucks Coffee International, PepsiCo, Ford Motors, AT&T, IBM, Federal Express, US WEST, KPMG, Coors and Newmont Gold. Participants learn from practitioners what is happening right now in the world of IHRM and learn first-hand what IHRM solutions are being developed by industry leaders.
Similarly, participants learn best practices in teaching. In recent years, the program has attracted an increasing number of participants from outside the USA. Attendees have included faculty from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia, India, UK, France, Canada, China, Belgium, Denmark and Mexico. The team of program directors is skilled at utilizing the diverse perspectives of the participants to demonstrate classroom methodologies that are most effective for teaching international HRM. Thus, the classroom itself becomes a demonstration laboratory for pedagogy.
Researchers and academicians include Professor Christian Schneider (Associate Director, Center for Human Resources, Wharton School), Dr. Wayne Cascio (Professor of Management at UCD), Dr. Dennis Briscoe (Professor of International Human Resource Management in the School of Business at the University of San Diego), Dr. Herman Aguinis (Associate Professor and Director of the MS in Management Program at UCD's College of Business and Administration), and Dr. Manuel G. Serapio (Program Director and Associate Professor of International Business and Management at UCD).
Faculty Grants
IIB grants are awarded to faculty to fund research topics related to global business, international curriculum development, business language initiatives, international travel, and attending faculty development programs.
Global Executive Forum
A cornerstone of the Colorado CIBER is its Global Executive Forum. A Global Advisory Board was established in 1994 to bring together senior executives who are highly involved in global business. Members with US backgrounds are joined by members from different parts of the world, providing insights into whether key business issues change across industries, national boundaries and cultures, and how these issues impact company strategies and operations. Twice annually, Global Advisory Board members attend the Global Executive Forums. Each Forum agenda is based on a global business theme as well as a geopolitical theme. Following each meeting, the sessions are summarized in a Global Executive Forum Report and disseminated to colleges of business across the nation.
Globalization
The disturbances led by opponents to "globalization" at the meetings of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Seattle in 1999 (and in meetings of almost all international institutions that relate to trade) have focused on the bad side of globalization. In the spring of 2001 the CIBER decided that an attempt should be made to establish a true dialogue on problems and issues related to globalization. A group of interested faculty members from different disciplines agreed to review and discuss the issues raised by opponents of globalization. An objective was to identify real problems and actions that might be taken to address these issues. Even on such a contentious topic, views can be exchanged among people who respect each other and discussions can ensue on problems that usually have no simple solutions. The theme "Dialogue on Globalization" is the basis for a variety of CIBER initiatives.
Homeland Security
Initiatives that address homeland security are prevalent in the CU CIBER programs. Most of them are encompassed in International Executive Roundtables, business executive workshops, and co-sponsoring activities with other CIBERs.
International Executive Roundtables
International Executive Roundtables, an initiative begun by the Institute for International Business in 1989, is a forum where international executives and government officials meet with university faculty to discuss the international components of the speakers' fields. Through these discussions, we broaden and educate faculty about international business practices and experiences of executives in the global marketplace. Faculty can then pass on real work expertise to their students and also gain valuable research insights. Since its inception, International Executive Roundtables have been expanded to include faculty from Colorado Christian University, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Colorado School of Mines, University of Denver, and Community College of Denver.
PACIBER
The Pacific Asian Consortium for International Business Education and Research (PACIBER) was created in 1988 as a consortium of leading universities dedicated to bridging the gap by establishing linkages to promote international business education, research and exchange of information among faculty and students. PACIBER strives to widen the scope of cooperation, facilitate communication, and expand consciousness about the Asia-Pacific region among its members and in the business community at large. PACIBER stands as a forum for the exchange of ideas where members can network and learn from one another. In the process and through faculty exchanges and other alliances, member universities can raise the levels of their business education programs. PACIBER member schools greatly benefit through increased access to and networks with the leading business schools in North America, Asia and Oceania.
Rocky Mountain CIBER Network
The Rocky Mountain CIBER is a network of Rocky Mountain region colleges and universities that are interested in building their international business programs and research capabilities. This network is co-sponsored by Brigham Young University and the University of Colorado Denver CIBERs. It has a steering committee comprised of faculty members from the Rocky Mountain Region that determines the annual activities including an annual conference. Each year grants are awarded to faculty members of the RMCIBER.
A Rocky Mountain CIBER Network conference was held November 30 to December 2, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Another is scheduled for February 27, 2008 in Denver, Colorado.
RMCIBER Announcement 2008
RMCIBER Itinerary Nov 2008
RMCIBER Registration Form Nov 2008
RMCIBER Speaker Biographies 2008
Western Regional CIBER Network
The Western Regional CIBER Network was established to pool the resources of the area CIBERs in an effort to provide these resources to other schools and universities in the region. A conference is held every two years in the Western region for small and medium sized schools to provide information on building and strengthening international programs and curricula. The last conference, CIBER Western Regional Conference, was held in San Diego in September 2006. The next Western Regional Conference will be held February 27-29, 2008 in Denver, Colorado.
Program information
Western Regional 2008 CIBER Conference
Members of the Western Regional CIBER Network are:
Brigham Young University
San Diego State University
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Colorado Denver
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Southern California
University of Texas-Austin
University of Washington
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