Department of International Business

The Department of International Business offers innovative academic programs that prepare students for success in today’s rapidly changing global economy. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks the college’s undergraduate international business program and its international MBA program among the top-10 in the nation.

The department’s faculty currently ranks No. 5 in the U.S. for the number of publications in the Journal of International Business Studies, the leading journal in the field (UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings™).

No. 2
Undergraduate International Business Program
(U.S. News & World Report, 2023)

No. 7
International MBA Program
(U.S. News & World Report, 2024)

Programs

International Business Internship Course

The Department of International Business strives to connect our exceptional students with the best employers from around the world. Our Internship Program was established to foster an experiential learning opportunity for performing students, as well as provide a strong vehicle for top-talent recruitment into the business world.

Study Abroad

Develop cross-cultural communication skills and change your perspective of the world. Traveling abroad gives you the opportunity to learn about economic, political, and cultural factors shaping business in and across countries.

Explore our study abroad programs

Department Highlights

**FIU students return to Bandhwari growing the microenterprise and changing lives.**
A group of 15 FIU students traveled to India during spring break, expanding the innovative microenterprise initiative Bandhwari Women’s Project, created to help a community of poor and marginalized women near New Delhi gain financial independence through creating hand-crafted fashion accessories.
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**Planting Seeds of Collaboration: Reflections on a CIBER Trip to India.**
After recently returning from an FIU Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) faculty development trip to India, nicknamed “FDIB” (Faculty Development in International Business), I began pondering my ‘takeaways’ from the journey. How had this trip developed me as a faculty member? What will I share with my students as a result?
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**Business and cultural immersion for U.S. faculty to Thailand.**
An increasingly important international business hub, doing business in Thailand is complex for many companies, industries and investors. In its latest Faculty Development in International Business (FDIB) program, FIU’s Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) focused on this high-growth market.
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**FIU Business in spotlight as host institution for one of the world’s most important conferences on international business.**
FIU Business was in the spotlight before the world’s leading scholars in international business in July 2022. The college served as the local host institution for the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (AIB), which showcased the latest in international business research amidst scholarly discussions of key issues impacting global networks.
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**FIU strengthens international business education with grant renewal from U.S. Department of Education.**
The U.S. Department of Education has renewed Florida International University’s Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) grant. Increased to $1.33 million, the grant will have a total impact of nearly $2.7 million with matching funds. The grant is one of just 16 CIBER grants awarded to leading universities across the country this year and, for the second time, the only one awarded in Florida.
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**A professional development trip to India yields rewards amidst challenges.**
Since 2008, FIU’s Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) has sponsored a trip to India, bringing faculty to the nation’s top corporations and iconic historical sites and expanding its offerings through the years. When COVID-19 skuttled plans for the 2020 in-person program, known as Professional Development in International Business (PDIB), the center decided to create a virtual version of a journey as an educational opportunity.
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Contact Us

Florida International University
Department of International Business, College of Business
11200 S.W. 8th Street — MANGO 457
Miami, FL 33199-0001

Email: IBDepartment@fiu.edu
Phone: 305-348-2791
Phone: 305-348-6146

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