The Center for Global Business (CGB) at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business announces that Paul Shapiro, PhD, a senior lecturer in information systems, systems analysis and design, and project management, has been awarded the #KeepGlobalSmith grant for his proposed Global Project Management Simulation.

This spring, the Center for Global Business welcomed 35 incoming exchange students to the Robert H. Smith School of Business, while 24 Smith undergraduate students have been settling into business schools abroad. The Center for Global Business has over 20 exchange programs with business schools worldwide.

The Center for Global Business (CGB) offered the first iteration of BMGT499I, the Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) Student Pathways in International Business course during Winter Term 2022-23. The CGBP credential is a nationally recognized certification awarded by the National Association of Small Business International Trade Educators (NASBITE), the leading organization in setting standards for global business education and trade credentialing.

For the first time since 2020, undergraduate and MBA students at the Robert H. Smith School of Business spent the winter 2023 term participating in faculty-led, short-term study abroad programs. The Center for Global Business (CGB) organized and held five winter programs with destinations across Europe, South Africa, Singapore, Vietnam, and Brazil, focusing on a variety of topics like social entrepreneurship, supply chain, and emerging technology in global contexts.

Climate change, structural drags on the global economy, data privacy, artificial intelligence and a potential nuclear renaissance. These are the major trends that will inevitably shape the future over the next five years, says Erik Peterson, partner and managing director at Kearney.

The Center for Global Business offers students at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business the opportunity to apply the skills they have developed in the classroom to real-world consulting projects.

For another semester, the Center for Global Business partnered with campus b to bring the Positive Impact Internship - Brazil program to undergraduate students at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Campus b is an organization dedicated to developing meaningful and inclusive international education programs, and the Positive Impact Internship program allows students to learn from Brazilian companies through solving real company cases focused on social impact in multicultural and international teams. This past fall semester, 25 students from University of Maryland and Bowie State University, combined, participated in this opportunity.

International Education Week (IEW) was back in person in 2022 for the Smith community during the week of November 14-18. IEW is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education “to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences.” This year, the Center for Global Business (CGB) celebrated with a week of activities recognizing the global mindset, experiences, research and global footprint of the Smith community.

Lightning Talks is a series of virtual discussions covering business resilience and how businesses can prepare for future global shocks. A series of three installments, the Talks are organized and co-sponsored by nine universities across the country including the University of Maryland and its Robert H. Smith School of Business Center for Global Business as well as George Washington University. 

The Maryland Smith Center for Global Business offered the first iteration of the Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) Student Pathways Cohort program during the spring 2022 semester. The CGBP credential is a certification earned by those with a high level of expertise and professionalism in global business and international trade.