Students from across the University of Maryland participated in the Center for Global Business’ Careers Crossing Borders Case Interview Competition, developing global business skills while presenting market expansion strategies for biotech firm AkriVita. The event fostered cross-campus collaboration, networking, and professional readiness.

Launched in 2023, the Smith School’s part-time Doctor of Business Administration program equips working professionals to lead in a tech-driven world through cross-disciplinary research, specialized coursework, and faculty-guided, practice-focused learning.

Van Munching Hall now features advanced upgrades, including a virtual teaching studio and active learning classrooms. Paulo Prochno, clinical professor, highlights the studio’s immersive technology, enabling online courses to feel like in-person teaching for enhanced student learning experiences.

The globally renowned Smith School excels in business research and offers a top-tier educational experience within a supportive community. Annually, it honors outstanding faculty and staff with prestigious awards.

In April 2024, the Center for Global Business (CGB) supported Robert H. Smith School of Business graduate students in two key case competitions. The IBESCC in Los Angeles focused on sustainable practices, while the NASBITE event in Las Vegas tackled complex global business issues, showcasing CGB's dedication to student success.

Maryland Smith students gained invaluable international business insights in Winter 2024 through faculty-led study abroad programs. Spanning Japan, South Korea, UAE, France, Vietnam, South Korea, South Africa, and Brazil, these immersive experiences enhanced students' global mindset and understanding of diverse markets and cultures.

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.

Maryland Smith has solidified its status among top-tier online MBA programs with a No. 12 ranking in the U.S. News and World Report’s Best Online MBA Programs for 2022.

Online Information Sessions set for Feb. 9, 16, 24

Maryland Smith continues to be named among the best top-tier online MBA programs, as ranked by the U.S. News and World Report’s Best Online MBA Programs for 2021, holding the No. 10 spot for the second consecutive year. The 2021 ranking is based on a range of metrics in five measured categories: student engagement, admissions selectivity, peer reputation, faculty credentials and training, and student services and technology.