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CIBER Sponsors International Travel and Education


Professors Benefit from FDIB programs

Moore School professors will travel around the world this year, learning about business and culture in other countries, which ultimately will enhance their teaching, thanks to the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) program housed at the school.

The Moore School CIBER office, in cooperation with CIBER programs at other institutions, each year sponsors Faculty Development in International Business (FDIB) Overseas Study opportunities, which allow educators to visit companies and meet officials in countries that coincide with their teaching and research interests.

FDIB-China08-Lambdin_02 Laura Lambdin , lecturer of management, recently participated in a two-week visit to China sponsored through CIBER. “It was amazing, and I learned so much from the owners of 25 businesses and from the faculty delegation of 16 universities,” Lambdin said about her trip.

The China itinerary was demanding -- Lambdin visited seven cities and 25 business and cultural sites, and "spent 38 hours on a bus, as well as taking a short flight in the country from one area to another."

The program was titled "China: An Emerged Economic Powerhouse in the Global Economy," and Lambdin said "There was a lot of talk about fashioning a mutually beneficial trade agreement between our two countries."

Other faculty who have traveled or will travel this year and their respective destinations include:

Dr. Ron Rogers , professor emeritus of finance, China
Dr. Elizabeth Ravlin , associate professor of management, India
Dr. Satish Jayachandran , associate professor of marketing, South America
Dr. Anand Nair , assistant professor of management science, Eastern Europe
Dr. Rebecca Naylor , assistant professor of marketing, Eastern Europe
Tom Hughes , lecturer of accounting, Africa
Dr. Steven Mann , professor of finance, Africa
Dr. Eric Powers , associate professor of finance, Africa

FDIB-China08-Lambdin_01Administered through the U.S. Department of Education, CIBERs were created by Congress under the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 to increase and promote the nation's capacity for international understanding and competitiveness.  The Moore School of Business is one of only 31 elite institutions around the country that house CIBER programs. Michael Shealy is director of the CIBER program at the Moore School.


Gail Crouch
January 2008