Directors' Welcome
Welcome to the web site of CIBER at UT-Austin’s McCombs School of Business. We
are the McCombs School’s “window on the world,” dedicated to globalizing
business education by providing opportunities for our students and faculty to
interact with students, educators and business professionals from around the
world.
As one of 31 CIBERs funded by the U.S. Department of Education to serve as
national resource centers for international business education, our mandate is
to enhance the global competitiveness of U.S. businesses by targeting three
basic goals:
- globalize business education and research;
- integrate business and non-business education as it
relates to international business issues; and
- create a partnership between the business community
and the University of Texas to enhance international business knowledge and
expertise in both arenas.
Among CIBER’s many successes, we are especially proud of
the international business-school network that we have established for our
faculty and students. Through membership in the prestigious Partnership in
International Management (PIM) consortium, and with bilateral agreements ranging
from Singapore to São Paulo, these programs help our future business
professionals see the world, and its business opportunities, through the eyes of
those from another culture. This is achieved both by sending our students
to study abroad and by bringing students from abroad to study and interact with
our students here in Austin.
Given our proximity to the southern border of the U.S.,
it should come as no surprise that CIBER is active in helping the McCombs School
nurture its deep ties to Latin America. These ties include student exchange and
Spanish-language training, but go far beyond to comprise scholarly interaction,
doctoral education, and faculty exchanges.
And, given the importance of Asia in world economic affairs, it should also
come as no surprise that CIBER also is developing notable programs on Asia,
ranging from symposia to new partner relationships.
To accomplish all of this, we receive substantial support and encouragement
from the administration of the McCombs School. We also work closely with
other organizations at UT-Austin to leverage resources. UT-Austin boasts
four Title VI Area Studies National Resource Centers (listed below), several
other excellent Area Studies Centers, and a renowned international faculty in
the LBJ School of Public Affairs. We also collaborate with the College of
Liberal Arts to bring business knowledge to language students and language
knowledge to business students.
We hope you find this web site useful and hope to see you at a future CIBER
event.
To find other CIBERs, and to learn more about the CIBER program, go to:
CIBERWeb
For information about UT-Austin’s Area Studies Centers,
click on the links below:
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