Professional Development in International Business

FIU-CIBER PDIB Programs

The Professional Development in International Business (PDIB) programs organized by FIU-CIBER are:

Mercosur Program in Brazil, Argentina and Chile
(May 11- 21, 2008)
The main objective of the MERCOSUR PDIB program is to raise United States business professionals and faculty awareness of the social, political, economic, and business environments that exist in South America. Topics include national economic reforms and adjustments, the opening of markets to the global economy, regional integration as a basis for global competition, the impact of these domestic changes on commerce with United States, and both regional and country specific business practices. The program in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro and Sáo Paulo), Argentina (Buenos Aires), and Chile (Santiago) will include meetings with business faculty from leading academic institutions, business executives from multinational companies, and government officials. For more information click here.

Workshop on Teaching Spanish for Business in Spain
(June 15 - 20, 2008)
This program will provide Spanish language faculty with knowledge about business terminology, methodology of teaching Spanish for Business and information about the business world in Spain and its relationship to the European Union. Faculty will be drawn from the most prestigious universities in Spain and from the local business community. For more information click here.

Spanish Language Immersion Program in Peru
Dates TBA
The purpose of the program is to immerse the participants in the Latin American business culture, teaching them to properly communicate in professional, academic and business situations. The program has specific objectives such as developing a broad business vocabulary base, learning grammatical and linguistic functions and acquiring communication skills to express themselves in different environments. To reach these goals the program offers special components such as tutorials, academic readings, classes to improve business language proficiency, lectures by subject area experts and oral presentations related to specific business themes. The program will consist of thirty-six 1½ hr. sessions totaling 54 hrs. including two 1½ hr. sessions of tutorial and concludes with visits to companies, local cultural attractions and tours to different locations inside Peru. For more information click here.

Anti-Money Laundering Program in Miami - Panamá
Dates TBA
Many countries have established comprehensive anti-money laundering regimes whose aim is to increase awareness. Together governments and the private business sector provide the necessary legal or regulatory tools to the authorities in order to fight the problem. This PDIB program will cover issues such as Tax Benefits when having off shore accounts. Multilateral initiatives of anti-money laundering efforts include the United Nations, Bank of International Settlements, European Union, Council of Europe, Organization of American States, to name just a few. Other anti-money laundering task force-like organizations are planned for western Africa and Latin America in the coming years. This program will give the participants the opportunity to learn first hand about the anti-money laundering initiatives taking place in Miami and Panamá.? For more information click here.