Executive and Professional Education
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Today’s professionals, executives, and the organizations they work for, are incessantly challenged to develop the vision, skills, and behavior to gain a competitive edge in the global economy. Nurturing the talent to shape winning, innovative strategies, and the capacity to execute, will enable firms in all sectors and of all sizes to triumph in the marketplace.
FIU’s Office of Executive & Professional Education (EPE), at the College of Business, delivers state-of-the-art knowledge and tools to drive better strategic thinking, decision-making, and day-to-day leadership. Drawing upon a global network of faculty and practitioners, in addition to the College’s own faculty, EPE offers:
- International non-credit certificate programs for foreign business schools, companies, associations, governmental agencies, and non-profit organizations;
- Customized programs at any of our campuses or onsite, including overseas, in English, Spanish, and Portuguese;
- Open enrollment programs of short duration, in high-demand areas, such as Lean Six Sigma (Yellow, Green and Black Belt), Project Management, Certified Treasury Professional, Human Resources, Strategy and Leadership, Supply Chain, FINTECH, Digital and Social Media, Health Care Risk Management, and Cybersecurity.
We invite you to contact us for a consultation on how EPE’s services can assist you and your organization to excel in today’s rapidly evolving business world. Please contact our office at (305) 348-4217 or epe@fiu.edu.
Executive Education News
Professor Jerry Haar: insights on globalization from a Latin America lens.
Growing up in Baltimore, Jerry Haar’s parents did something unusual for the time: they took the future FIU professor on extensive trips to Latin America and the Caribbean. (He has relatives in Argentina and Brazil.) It helped spark in Haar, interim director of Executive and Professional Education and a clinical professor in the College of […]
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Cybersecurity reaches a critical point, FIU and OAS create specialized program.
The magnitude of cybersecurity threats has never been higher and shows no sign of slowing down. The global cost of cyberattacks is forecast to grow from $400 billion today to $2.1 trillion by 2020 and experts anticipate a 2 million person shortage in information security professionals by the same year. The Cybersecurity Certificate is offered […]
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As threats increase, FIU launches cybersecurity executive certificate.
With sophisticated hackers targeting everyone from Sony and Target to the Pentagon and State Department, the demand for skilled workers in cybersecurity has skyrocketed in recent years. To meet the growing demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals in the U.S, Latin America and the Caribbean, FIU’s College of Business has collaborated with the Steven J. Green […]
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College of Business program helps established Haitian entrepreneurs “take-off to corporation.”
Ideas, as the saying goes, are a dime a dozen. But entrepreneurs who have already established a business are truly poised for success. That’s why the Digicel “Entrepreneur of the Year” program, which helps Haitian entrepreneurs, had a particular focus for 2014: the telecommunications operator sought to provide intellectual resources to entrepreneurs who are in […]
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College of Business gathers experts to offer guidance to small- and mid-sized businesses.
Small- and mid-sized business owners were urged to look for disruptive innovations and pursue them at a seminar at FIU for small businesses seeking guidance on new trends and factors that can help them achieve growth goals. Presented by FIU’s College of Business and TD Bank, the Next Level Growth symposium covered topics ranging from […]
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Colombian university students visit campus for international business program.
For the first time, students from Universidad Autonoma de Occidente (UAO) in Cali, Colombia participated in an International Business Program at Florida International University (FIU). The program was delivered from October 14-18, 2013 by the Office of Executive & Professional Education (EPE) in FIU’s College of Business. The 11 students, all professionals working on their […]
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2012 Digicel Entrepreneur of the Year prepared at FIU.
The award for the Digicel Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 took place in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti in December 2012. Jean Lionel Pressoir of Lojistik S.A.—who has built a tourism company to promote Haiti’s beauty and culture—was selected for the honor. Prior to the competition, Pressoir was one of 24 Haitian entrepreneurs who attended a Digicel CEO […]
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Two-person visit sparks idea for new higher education program.
An effort across multiple departments and the Office of the Provost at Florida International University (FIU), yielded the university’s first inbound study tour in higher education administration. The program, which ran during October 2012, drew 15 senior administrators from China’s Tianjin University of Commerce (TUC), where FIU has a School of Hospitality Management, to the […]
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Digicel program recognizes and encourages Haitian entrepreneurs.
As Haiti marked the second anniversary of its devastating earthquake of January 12, 2010, one of the most significant signs of economic growth is a strong entrepreneurial spirit, very much a part of that country. The “2011 Digicel Entrepreneur of the Year” from telecommunications operator Digicel fosters that success. As part of the program, for […]
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Top Latin American Coca-Cola retailers improve their strategies at FIU.
An ever-changing competitive marketplace means that only retailers who stay on top of transitions can continue to succeed. To that end, the Coca-Cola Company invited top retailers from their Latin Center Business Unit for a “Retail Leadership Immersion Program” at Florida International University (FIU), September 28-30, 2011. The program was in conjunction with RetailNet Group […]
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