News and Updates from the UW Global Business Center!

Dean Jiambalvo

UW Undergraduate Exchange with Peking University
The UW Business School and the Guanghua School of Management of Peking University have joined forces to offer an exchange program for undergraduates...[more...]

Contact Andrea Gomes for info on undergraduate exchanges.

Photo Credit - Tacoma Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau

NIBEN Fall Workshop - October 5, 2007, UW Tacoma
The 2007 Northwest International Business Educators Network (NIBEN) Fall Workshop will focus on "Partnerships in Economic Development and International Trade: The Nexus of Governments, Institutions and Businesses”.  For more info contact Wren McNally.

GSEC Winner

India Team Wins Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition
Curb Carbon, a venture created by two students of ICFAI Business School in India, won the $5,000 grand prize at the 3rd annual Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition. [more...]

The 4th Annual Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) will be held at the UW, February 25-28, 2008. [more...]

Canada Study Tour

MBA Study Tours Include Canada for the First Time
More than 90 MBA students spent extended spring breaks exploring the economy, business climate, and culture of Argentina, China, India, and Greece/Turkey. Earlier in the quarter, a group of students traveled to British Columbia for the first-ever Canada tour...[more...]

Globe
In related news...the 2008 Global Business Study Tours will visit India, South Africa, Indonesia/Singapore, and Japan/Korea for two-week visits next March. Contact Jenn Adrien for more info or to help the tours with overseas contacts.
GBCC 07

Danes Win Global Business Case Competition 2007
The Copenhagen Business School won the 9th annual UW Global Business Case Competition, held in April on the University of Washington campus. A team comprised of students from Brazil, Denmark, Singapore and the United States also competed as the "Global" Team, and the "Corporate Track" debuted...[more...]

Visit our events calendar for upcoming GBC events such as:
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“How Others See Us: Perspectives from Europe and Asia,” featuring former Prime Minister of the Netherlands and Ambassador of the European Community to Japan, Andreas van Agt, October 30, 2007
- “Homeland Security and Canada-U.S. Border Trade: Implications for Public Policy and Business Strategy” will assess US and Canadian border security issues related trade, national safety, public policy, and private sector operations; Windsor, Ontario, on October 25-26, 2007. 

The mission of the Global Business Center at the UW Business School is to develop global business expertise by hosting and sponsoring outstanding international education initiatives. As home to UW's federally-funded Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), the Global Business Center also works in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education to contribute to the international competitiveness of American business by developing and supporting international business programs for students, faculty, and the business community.

July 12, 2007