Center for Global Business News

November 8, 2016
Panel Explores Post-Olympics Brazil

Post-Olympics Brazil faces challenges, but panelists were cautiously optimistic about the country’s future during a Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) forum on Nov. 1, 2016, at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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November 8, 2016
International Education Week is Nov 14-18

It is sometimes said that you cannot truly know another culture without knowing its language. In fact, culture informs the business environment of every country and knowledge of a foreign language is among the most immediately recognizable signs of a global mindset.

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November 1, 2016
The Economist Ranks Smith Faculty No. 1 in World

Professors at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business placed No. 1 in the world for "faculty quality" in The Economist's 2016 full-time MBA rankings, marking the third consecutive year atop the category.

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October 10, 2016
The Science of Contracts Behind the 2016 Economics Nobel

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Contracts help human beings do what at times seems impossible. They help us cooperate and trust each other.

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October 5, 2016
5th Annual Smith School Business Summit, Oct. 28

Success in a VUCA World: Leading in Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous Times

Friday, October 28, 2016 • 2-6:30 p.m. Omni Shoreham Hotel 2500 Calvert Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008

We are living in a VUCA world - and no business or industry is exempt.

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September 22, 2016
Smith School Hosts Secretary of Commerce Mike Gill

On Sept. 12, 2016, the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business celebrated its partnership with the Maryland Department of Commerce by hosting a discussion about "Maryland Open for Business" with Mike Gill, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Commerce, and Smith School Dean Alex Triantis.

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August 10, 2016
India Goes Big to Lure Foreign Investment

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Foreign firms entering India to do business are "entering essentially 29 different countries," says professor 

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June 30, 2016
Is Globalism a Job Killer?

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Britons spoke up about more t

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May 25, 2016
CIBER Awards Two PhD Grants to UMD Candidates

The Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business awarded two PhD candidates with $4,000 each to support their research.

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May 19, 2016
Mark Wellman Receives CIBER Award for Teaching Innovation in Global Learning

The Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is pleased to announce that Mark Wellman, clinical professor of management and organization, is the recipient of the inaugural CIBER Award for Teaching Innovation in Global Learning.

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