Students will be exposed to a significant percentage of the world's population. The program deepens faith and perspective on God's work in the world by bringing students into contact with many varying types of economies. Students will experience and develop an understanding of both financial and cultural challenges for entrepreneurs and business people in developing countries.
The International Business Institute is designed to give students in economics, business management and related areas a distinctive opportunity for a term of study that incorporates the international dimension of these fields in an experiential context overseas. The program exposes students to both mature and developing economies through periods of residence in or near internationally powerful cities, emerging economies and less developed regions.
IBI transformed me from an ordinary business major to a global student. No other education does that. - Hamilton O. Smith, IBI 2017
Cultural Experiences
Academics
An essential purpose of this program is to encourage and facilitate the integration of academic study with the international field experience. The academic work is conducted in a variety of settings from the usual classroom to corporate headquarters, manufacturing plants, and the offices of governmental or international agencies.
Course Descriptions
Corporate & Organizational Visits
The program concentrates on visits and contacts with leading corporations, entrepreneurial ventures, as well as national and international governmental agencies. These have included US Embassies, European Central Bank, WTO, OECD, KPMG, E&Y, Coco-cola, Hyundai, Ford Motor Company, Stanley Black and Decker, SAP, Credit Suisse, Allianz Global Investors, Chef Middle East, Control Risks Services, Intel, Nestle, Hershey, etc.
Corporate & Organizational Visits
IBI Past Itinerary
The International Business Institute is designed to give students in business, politics and economics a distinctive opportunity for a term of study that incorporates the international dimension of these fields in an experiential context overseas. The program is eight weeks in length and includes periods of residence in key locations as well as coordinated visits and presentations in the major political and economic centers of Europe and the UK.