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CIBER Focus Blog Post – November 2016

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CIBER Pedagogy: Using Globe Smart in the Classroom

IU CIBER adds 2 new pedagogy videos on engaging students and teams using a dynamic online tool

November 1, 2016

The IU Center for International Business Education & Research CIBER) recently added two new videos to our ongoing Instructional Resources initiative.

In the first video, Kelley professors P. Roberto Garcia and Tatiana Kolovou provide an introduction to Globe Smart’s Country Information Tool and how it can be used to provide students with practical, targeted cultural information for a class or group projects. Globe Smart is an online learning tool which has cultural information on almost 100 countries! Indiana University faculty, staff, and students are able to access this tool for free. 
 
 
In the second video, Garcia and Kolovou provide an introduction to Globe Smart’s Profile Tool and how it can be used to help individual students and teams in your classroom. Whether it’s to help a student prepare for going abroad or to help a team navigate their working preferences, the Globe Smart Profile Tool provides customized advice for students and faculty alike.
 


IU CIBER seeks to provide a variety of instructional and pedagogical resources, ranging from K-12 educational modules to videos that demonstrate how to internationalize content within the college classroom. All Instructional Resources can be found at http://go.iu.edu/1fJE.

 

CIBER Focus Video Series – “A Year in Review”

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CIBER Focus Interview Series:  Fall 2016

CIBER Recaps a Dynamic Year for our Online Interview Series

October 21, 2016


The 2015-2016 school year saw IU CIBER completing an impressive thirty-seven interviews for our online CIBER Focus series. This was the eighth year running for the series, with a revamped template and a new team adding fresh energy. Ranging in topic from local entrepreneurship to new opportunities in Iran and Cuba, diversity in the workplace, and women’s empowerment, CIBER Focus captivates the viewer with timely, significant interviews on diverse, intriguing issues and gives the public an opportunity to learn more about the world’s business environment.

This past year’s line-up covers both domestic and global topics with an impressive guest list including CEOs and founders of international organizations, executive-level business professionals, former diplomats, and academics from some of the world’s top institutions.


Our Year-in-Review video provides snippets of all 37 CIBER Focus videos filmed during the 2015-2016 academic year, and it’s a great way to catch a glimpse of what the interview series offers and prioritize your viewing. We think it will leave the viewer wanting to watch all of the interviews, which can be found at http://go.iu.edu/Mvh. 

IIB’s Executive Director LaVonn Schlegel Speaks at the C3 US-Arab Business & Healthcare Summit in NYC

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IIB’s Executive Director LaVonn Schlegel Speaks at the C3 US-Arab Business & Healthcare Summit in NYC:  Exploring Regional Security Solutions to Drive Job Creation and Public/Private Partnerships

September 30, 2016
Post by Timothy Smith, IIB Director of International Relations and Business Development
IIB’s Executive Director, LaVonn Schlegel, was invited to speak at the recent C3 US-Arab Business & Healthcare Summit in New York City. Schlegel joined event keynote speaker, General David H. Petraeus (ret.), and 60 additional global business leaders who addressed an international delegation of over 500 attendees on promoting and improving U.S. and Arab initiatives in order to strengthen security and business relations between the regions.  
 
Mr. Ransel N. Potter, Founder & Managing Partner, C3 Summit International, remarked during the opening session, “This C3 US-Arab Business & Healthcare Summit is about exploring ideas, suggestions, and realistic recommendations as possible solutions to today’s bilateral security, technology, commercial development, and healthcare challenges. Based on the insights of the Summit’s global leaders and thinkers, participants can begin to immediately implement what they will hear and learn to help bring these innovations, pilot projects, cases studies, public-private partnerships, and other practical solutions to fruition in the global commercial and healthcare sectors.”
The 2016 C3 US-Arab Business Summit was an exclusive event dedicated to forging new business relationships, fostering existing partnerships and exchanging best practices by building a cohesive global community through bilateral cooperation. Reinforcing the theme of the 2015 C3 US-Arab Business Summit entitled “Cyber Security, Smart Cities and Bilateral Prosperity,” the 2016 C3 Summit focused on solving the complex, multi-faceted, interlocking issues of security, technology, science and trade through collaboration, innovation, and partnership.
IIB Executive Director LaVonn Schlegel Participates in a Public/Private Partnership Panel Discussion

#KelleyGBI2016 – Reflections from a Cultural Liaison

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#KelleyGBI2016 – Reflections from a Cultural Liaison

August 17, 2016

Post by Hannah Miller, IIB Cultural Liaison for GBI 2016

Four months ago, I was hired as a Cultural Liaison for GBI. I was excited and thought the job would be fun and engaging. I had no idea that I would make such wonderful friends. Many of you have described GBI to be life-changing, and it certainly was.  Just know it was life-changing for the staff as well, and we will all cherish the relationships we built with you this summer.
July brought me incredible new experiences and knowledge. At some point, I was able to speak to each one of you individually. You told me about your dreams, families, cultures, countries, friends, and your amazing ideas to make a positive impact back home. I was constantly impressed by the strong spirit and creative mind of every GBI student.
Here are a few of my highlights:

The true “Hoosier experience” of buying corn at the Bloomington Farmer’s Market
Leaving a GBI mark on the Indiana University Campus by painting the Jordan Bridge
Learning how to be ‘fancy’ at the Etiquette Dinner
Both laughing and crying at Culture Night from your beautiful, fun, and touching presentations about your countries
Exploring Nashville, Indiana together and eating way too much ice cream
Seeing your amazing work and creativity in your Final Presentations
Finally, the closing dinner, where we all felt pride in our countries, and in one another
I’m already planning my trips to visit ALL of you, so expect a call from me in the future. I loved showing you my country, and can’t wait to see the beauty of yours!
Just remember that every time I yelled at you for being late or taking too many selfies, I did it out of love. I’ll see you soon, but until then, I’ll be watching to see how you change the world.
All of my love,
Hannah <3

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IU CIBER Awards Scholarship for Short-Term Study Abroad

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IU CIBER’s $1,000 scholarship allows rising sophomores to experience international business first hand on a short-term trip to India 

August 11, 2016

 

Post by IU Student Emmeline Ensign, Class of 2019

I recently returned from a 10-day study tour in India with Kelley’s P-256 course “Business in a ‘Flat’ World”. Thanks to IU CIBER’s financial award I was able to take advantage of this opportunity. Before this trip, I had never left the United States, so this was a great learning experience for me. The trip especially deepened my understanding of international business. I got the opportunity to observe in-person how international business works and the impact it has from different perspectives.

As a class, we spent time at a few non-governmental organizations. Although most of our visits were to nonprofits, international business is still critical in these types of businesses. For example, Jude Felix Field Hockey Academy was only recently confirmed to be able to accept foreign donations. EnAble India, an organization which helps persons with disabilities become economically independent, is focused on India but is now able to receive resources from anywhere in the world with their new website. They will also be able to have a larger impact with their online “EnAble Academy” program.

I learned how to play field hockey from students at Jude Felix Hockey

Some companies like Deloitte have a consistent brand throughout all their offices around the world. At the corporate offices of Deloitte India-United States, any potential employees have to go through rounds of testing in writing, listening, understanding, and speaking clearly in American English before being hired.

We visited one of the schools in Bangalore that partners with the Akshara Foundation

Other companies are still working to expand globally. We visited the offices of Tata Elxsi, a huge company which is a household name throughout India but not well known in the United States. Even at the hotel, we stayed at in Bangalore, the impact of international business was clear through the accommodations available for business people from around the world. 

It was surreal to visit the Taj Mahal. Definitely one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen!


I am incredibly grateful to have had this eye-opening experience. Thank you!

These experiences and IU CIBER’s continued support for students to explore international destinations and businesses contribute to the overall objective of strengthening and promoting international education, language training, and research capacities of U.S. enterprises and universities.

 

Advancement and Development through Entrepreneurship Programs and Training (ADEPT) Conducts Solving Integrated Business Challenges for Faculty and Students in Myanmar

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Kelley School leads Solving Integrated Business Challenges workshop for the Yangon University of Economics

August 10, 2016

Post by IIB Program Manager Jonathan Crum

One of the key areas of weakness for business students in developing countries is in their problem-solving, critical thinking and business leadership skills. In other words, graduates are not prepared to solve the integrative business challenges inherent to multinational corporations working on penetrating developing markets with their professional service and products. The lack of preparedness weakens local staff pools and often motivates corporations to source their professional leadership from international locations. For Myanmar, that means drawing on more advanced economies in Thailand and Singapore, or Hong Kong—a loss for Myanmar’s opening economy—especially in terms of valuable work experience.

IU’s Kelley School of Business Professor Dr. Terry Campbell at ADEPT workshop
Kelley School of Business Prof. Dr. Terry Campbell, as part of the USAID-funded ADEPT partnership in Myanmar, conducted a seminar series on addressing these integrated business challenges for the Yangon University of Economics. The informative seminar program, between July 21st and 25th, provided 94 first-year MBA students with problem-solving, critical thinking and business leadership skills as well as a look at temperament an emotional intelligence in the workplace. The seminar for 21 faculty members focused on teaching the same integrated problem-solving and leadership, to prepare them for incorporating the ideas and methods into their classes. Specific issues to be examined include improvement plans, critical thinking, leading using personality type tools, critical thinking, teams, exploring the net-present value of human resources, investigating barriers and alternative solutions, and examining change management in an organization.

ADEPT is a public-private partnership funded by USAID with the IIB, in collaboration with major alliance partners Hewlett Packard (HP), the VinaCapital Foundation’s Lotus Impact fund, and Business for Social Responsibility (BSR).

This visit vastly contributes to ADEPT’s core mission–to bring a lasting legacy of entrepreneurship skills, opportunities, and capacity building to the business and higher-education of Myanmar.

#KelleyBIG2016 – Participant Reflection for Week 2

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#KelleyBIG2016 – Participant Reflection for Week 2

BIG 2016 concluded last weekend—here’s what one staff member thought of Week 2

July 27, 2016  

Posted by BIG Program Assistant Heather Francis and edited by IIB Program Manager Emily Bagienski 

                                                                                                                            

Lot’s of Selfies at #KelleyBIG2016 Culture Night!

Week two of BIG 2016 started with a bang as the students participated in Culture Night and had free time over the weekend to get to know one another on a personal level. The weekend ended with a campus-wide scavenger hunt and bowling, leading into a full week of Swahili and Turkish classes. The students seemed to enjoy both languages, especially Turkish, as the lessons included ideas and concepts applicable to their interests. The students helped cook and taste various dishes traditionally served in East Africa while also having the opportunity to try on traditional clothing and learn about music and the art of dance in these two regions. Each of these hands-on lessons made an impact on the students’ understanding of how these cultures differ from their own as they prepared for their presentations.  
#KelleyBIG2016 Team Building

Evenings (when we weren’t out trying to “catch ‘em all” with Pokemon Go) were spent working on team presentations, researching cultures and business customs for their assigned city of interest. In two short weeks, the students learned a lot about the importance of team cohesion, the delegation of tasks, consulting experts, and time management while preparing for their final projects.
Congrats to all our #KelleyBIG2016 participants!

The day for the final presentations arrived all too quickly and was both exciting and nerve-wracking for most students. Each of them dressed their best with the hope of impressing the judges with their knowledge of culture and with an innovative idea for a business in one of the three regions we studied. Judges did not hold back their questions and asked for in-depth details regarding the students’ businesses. However, each team handled these questions like true experts in the field. Finally, at the Awards Ceremony, the students were presented with feedback from the judges and participation certificates. When it was time to say their final goodbyes, many of the students cried while others gave hugs and took their final photos together. As they were leaving, many students told us that their participation in BIG was life-changing, and they were all grateful for the opportunity to be a part of BIG 2016.

 

Stay tuned for updates about #KelleyBIG2017 on IIB blog, Twitter (@KelleyIIB & @IU_CIBER), and Facebook! 

#KelleyGBI2016 – Recap of Week 2: “We’re Halfway There!”

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#KelleyGBI2016 – Recap of Week 2: “We’re Halfway There!”

July 18, 2016

Post by #KelleyGBI2016 Cultural Liaison Ria Upadhyayula and edited by IIB Program Manager Sara Ko

Here we meet again, halfway through the GBI experience. Has it been two weeks already?

This week started off like any other, with classes throughout the week and some pretty fun activities. I like to focus on the fun things like the etiquette dinner–our students clean up so well, one might even call it an eti-cute dinner (I called it that, follow us on Instagram @kelleyiib so you can stay up to date on all my puns and the GBI experience, but mostly puns).

#KelleyGBI2016 scholars at etiquette dinner

The rest of the activities ranged from the Innovation Showcase conference, Karaoke Night, Habitat for Humanity builds, and to Culture Night!

#KelleyGBI2016 students at Karaoke Night

In this picture above, you can see the students getting ready to belt out the greatest karaoke cover ever known to mankind. And below, here’s the whole gang–have you seen a better-looking group of young entrepreneurs in the making? No, no, you haven’t.

#KelleyGBI2016 students at Culture Night

This coming week, we’re going to hit the ground running with more classes, an entrepreneurship panel, an Eli Lilly and Coca-Cola Bottling Company visit, an opportunity to see Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” and visit down to the arts & craft Brown County! It’s going to be an exciting third week, we can’t wait to see what adventures lie ahead!

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#KelleyGBI2016 – Participant Reflection for Weeks 1 & 2

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#KelleyGBI2016 – Participant Reflection for Weeks 1 & 2

GBI 2016 students half-way through the program

July 15, 2016
Post by GBI 2016 Scholar Reem Khorshid from Egypt, and edited by IIB Program Manager Sara Ko
It all began the moment we arrived at the airport in Indianapolis when I was embraced by green landscapes and fields. I couldn’t look away from the bus’ window on the way to Teter Residence Center, and I just had this feeling that it is going to be a good month.


Bridge painted by #KelleyGBI2016 scholars


#KelleyGBI2016 students celebrate July 4th
 
The first week was the toughest, for me and all the other GBIers. We all had to wake up too early for orientation sessions, we didn’t know much about the place or our way around it, and we were trying to get used to the life in the U.S. with all its differences. However, the program had many activities that made us get really involved, like the Bradford Woods trip, Eid Al-Fitr dinner, and networking lunch with students from different programs.


 
 
 
 
Now it is the second week, and we are getting more used to Bloomington. We have been to lots of places like the mall and downtown. We also play sports, like soccer, basketball, and swimming. We also had an etiquette dinner which was epic. And looking into the schedule, I know the fun is not going to end here and I am truly looking forward to more activities. We are also working on our business ideas and first presentation. Yes, it is stressing us out, but we all know we are on it together and that’s the fun part. We panic, together, and most importantly, we are learning a lot and helping each other.
#KelleyGBI2016 students in class
 
On the personal level, I think it is amusing how productive everyone is getting and how intertwined we are despite our cultural diversity and differences. It happened so fast and almost everyone is befriending another like they have known each other for a long time; it is the GBI bond. It is baffling to me because thinking back, during the first few days, I wasn’t too sure that I will be able to socialize or get along with people, but surprisingly, it feels like living with a big family in here. It is very comfortable and the ambiance is heart-warming–to be hanging out at Teter’s cozy lounge, having a funny conversation with Mac or Casey, teaching Greer and Mac some Arabic, playing ping-pong with Nate (who always wins), or a having good laugh with Lindsey at the laundry.
 
It is all very random and casual daily routines here, but I know that I will take these memories with me to my home country along with the experience and knowledge that I am developing in the program’s classes.


It’s quite challenging to be in the GBI program or to write about it with all the homesickness and tight schedule, but it is somehow liberating to be pushing oneself beyond the limits. I am looking forward to more of it.

 
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#KelleyGBI2016 – Recap of Week 1: “Full Hearts, Open Eyes, Can’t Lose”

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#KelleyGBI2016 – Recap of Week 1: “Full Hearts, Open Eyes, Can’t Lose”

July 11, 2016
 
Post by #KelleyGBI2016 Cultural Liaison Ria Upadhyayula and edited by IIB Program Manager Sara Ko
 
As we start to get into the meat of our program, there are lots of memories and good times to feast on.
The first full week of the program kicked off to a great start with introductions to faculty coaches, teamwork, first case presentations, and so much more.
Going into the week, teams were asked to created a new Coca-Cola product for a country other than their own and present their ideas a few hours later. Team-building activities at Bradford Woods also helped participants understand one another differently, and at the very least, made for some pretty great selfies!
#KelleyGBI2016 students pose for a group selfie at Bradford Woods
More importantly, this past week included Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, and for the most of the students, was the first time they weren’t home for the celebration. We can only that students had as good of a time as Team Algeria looks in this photo below!
#KelleyGBI2016 Team Algeria at the Eid Celebration Dinner

 

The fun didn’t end there, as the weekend brought about more activities such as bowling, a tour of the Bloomington Farmer’s Market, Tours of Bloomington, bridge painting, and move night–all evened out a long week of work with a whole lot of play!
This week (Week 2), students will have an etiquette dinner, entrepreneurship panel, karaoke and game night, as well as Habitat for Humanity builds, and Culture Night! It’s going to be another week with some of the best people in the best city in the world–follow along on our adventures!
P.S. What are YOU most excited for?
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