Smith Welcomes Spring 2023 Exchange Students
This spring, the Center for Global Business welcomed 35 incoming exchange students to the Robert H. Smith School of Business, while 24 Smith undergraduate students have been settling into business schools abroad. The Center for Global Business has over 20 exchange programs with business schools worldwide.
Join CGB for a watch party in VMH 2505 on March 15 from 4-5 p.m.
Women-owned businesses and women entrepreneurs often face barriers to growth based on gender discrimination. Encouraging more women-owned businesses to trade contributes to the potential to grow the U.S. economy. In honor of Women’s History Month, NADEC will be hosting a webinar with a panelist of women in international trade. They will discuss their background and experiences and provide advice to other women in the industry or looking to be in the industry.
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CGB Offers New Certified Global Business Professional Course This Winter
The Center for Global Business (CGB) offered the first iteration of BMGT499I, the Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) Student Pathways in International Business course during Winter Term 2022-23. The CGBP credential is a nationally recognized certification awarded by the National Association of Small Business International Trade Educators (NASBITE), the leading organization in setting standards for global business education and trade credentialing.
Individuals taking small steps towards combating climate change in our everyday lives can make a big impact over time. One of those steps is awareness of companies’ sourcing. How are the companies we frequent sourcing their supply chains? How are they protecting local resources? How are they empowering their consumers to combat climate change with their wallets? Join our speakers as they cover these topics and more in this series of lightning talks from a global perspective.
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Students Go Abroad on Faculty-led, Short-term Programs After a Two Year Break
For the first time since 2020, undergraduate and MBA students at the Robert H. Smith School of Business spent the winter 2023 term participating in faculty-led, short-term study abroad programs. The Center for Global Business (CGB) organized and held five winter programs with destinations across Europe, South Africa, Singapore, Vietnam, and Brazil, focusing on a variety of topics like social entrepreneurship, supply chain, and emerging technology in global contexts.
Are you a UMD undergraduate interested in a career in global business? Save the date for an opportunity to explore career paths in international business (IB) and network over dinner with Smith School alumni and other industry professionals. Learn about IB career trajectories - both conventional and unconventional - and how to leverage your global mindset during the interview process. Organized and hosted by the Center for Global Business.
Registration coming soon.
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Expert Shares Five Major Trends to Watch for 2027
Climate change, structural drags on the global economy, data privacy, artificial intelligence and a potential nuclear renaissance. These are the major trends that will inevitably shape the future over the next five years, says Erik Peterson, partner and managing director at Kearney.
The Maryland Global Consulting Program, “An Ultimate Experience”
The Center for Global Business offers students at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business the opportunity to apply the skills they have developed in the classroom to real-world consulting projects.
Join the Center for Global Business for a discussion on A Convergence of Acute and Urgent Threats, the Kearney report that outlines the five significant trends that will dramatically shape the global outlook and operating environment from 2022 through 2026. Trends include the race for climate change adaptation, protracted stagnation, data privacy laws, nuclear energy, and AI-assisted politics.
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Smith Students Work with Brazilian Companies on Socially Impactful Cases
For another semester, the Center for Global Business partnered with campus b to bring the Positive Impact Internship - Brazil program to undergraduate students at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Campus b is an organization dedicated to developing meaningful and inclusive international education programs, and the Positive Impact Internship program allows students to learn from Brazilian companies through solving real company cases focused on social impact in multicultural and international teams. This past fall semester, 25 students from University of Maryland and Bowie State University, combined, participated in this opportunity.