2016-2017 Ahlers Center for International Business Annual Report

64%

OF GRADUATE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN STUDY ABROAD

AHLERS CENTER for

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

52%

ANNUAL UPDATE | 2016/17

87

TOTAL PROGRAMS

NEARLY

2,000

PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN OUR PROGRAMS

OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN STUDY ABROAD

27

SHORT TERM COURSES ABROAD

THE VALUE OF GLOBALIZATION and a borderless world seems to have been questioned this past year with the Brexit vote, trade agreements being reconsidered and multiculturalism often doubted.

However, in terms of action and activities, both around the world and here at the Ahlers Center for International Business, it is business as usual. This last year we designed and delivered custom programs for constituents from Brazil, India, Germany, Mexico, and Argentina. Students from all of our eight graduate business programs had opportunities to study abroad in 16 cities across 12 countries. School of Business faculty continued to engage in international research, in part supported by the Ahlers Center, and connected with business executives, alumni and university partners on our faculty development program to Athens and Milan. Throughout the year, the Ahlers Center hosted several visiting faculty, scholars and international business leaders who enriched our campus by bringing global perspectives and expertise.

Of course, none of this would be possible without collaborations both locally and internationally. This includes the creative and dedicated team within the Ahlers Center, the School of Business faculty and administration, University-wide support, alumni, international partners and our students who inspire us to create more opportunities to support their desire to make the world a better and more globally connected place.

Denise Dimon, PhD Associate Provost for International Affairs and Director Ahlers Center for International Business

AHLERS CENTER ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF

PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS SPEAKER SERIES • “Competing for Customers in a Global Economy: Making Customer Success Part of Oracle’s DNA” Jeb Dasteel, senior vice president and chief customer officer, Oracle Corporation • “A Unique Journey to the Cloud and Scaled Corporate Sustainability” Jim Hanna, director of datacenter sustainability, Microsoft • “The Anatomy of a Purpose-Driven Brand” Robin Raj, founder and executive creative director, Citizen Group

SLYDE HANDBOARDS

• “The Power of Data and Analytics to Transform Lives and Livelihoods” Joseph Bugajski, managing vice president of global data and analytics, Gartner • “From Bootstrapping Surf Brand to Shark Tank” Steve and Angela Watts, co-founders, Slyde Handboards

CONFERENCE • Microfinance in the Round

EXECUTIVE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM • Global Business Competitiveness Series

CUSTOMIZED PROGRAMS

COPPEAD

• BRAZIL: “Innovation and Design-Driven Strategies for Competitive Differentiation,” The COPPEAD Graduate School of Business – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro • GERMANY: “International Strategic Marketing and Project Management,” FOM University of Applied Sciences and ITM Institut • MEXICO: Americas Competitiveness Center/Tec de Monterrey • INDIA: “Real Estate Investment and Management,“ AMITY University – Rics School of Built Environment • COLOMBIA: “Faculty Development Program on Curriculum Design,” CEIPA Business School

FOM-ITM

• USA: International Student Introductory Program • ARGENTINA: “Faculty Development Program on Curriculum Design,” Universidad Siglo 21

“The program is one of a kind. One who is pursuing a course in real estate anywhere in the world must attend this course to expand his horizon and thought.”

-AVNEET SINGH CHAWLA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT STUDENT AMITY UNIVERSITY

“The academic aspect of studying abroad is thoroughly rewarding and I would recommend it specifically to those interested in international interaction.”

— EMMALYN SPRUCE, Ahlers Fellow BBA in International Business Second Year Experience in Florence, Italy

THE AHLERS CENTER COORDINATES WITH

26

GRADUATE EXCHANGE PARTNERS

ARGENTINA IAE Business School BRAZIL COPPEAD-UFRJ CHINA Fudan University CHINA Peking University CHINA Nanjing University COLOMBIA Universidad de los Andes FINLAND Aalto University FRANCE EDHEC Business School FRANCE EM Strasbourg Business School FRANCE KEDGE Business School FRANCE NEOMA Business School GERMANY WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management GREECE ALBA Business School INDIA Institute of Management Technology ITALY Bocconi University ITALY LUISS Business School JAPAN University of Tsukuba KOREA Korea University Business School KUWAIT Kuwait University MEXICO Tecnológico de Monterrey IN SCHOLARSHIP MOROCCO ESCA School of Management PHILIPPINES Asian Institute of Management SUPPORT PORTUGAL The Lisbon MBA DISTRIBUTED THIS SPAIN EADA Business School ACADEMIC YEAR SPAIN IE Business School URUGUAY Universidad ORT Uruguay

$41,000

“Life is never easy, but thanks to USD and to the Ahlers Center for International Business, I am more confident and wellprepared for my future.”

— VIVIAN MA, MBA Program in Lima, Peru

DUAL

DEGREE PROGRAMS GRADUATE GERMANY WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management MEXICO Tecnólogico de Monterrey UNDERGRADUATE IRELAND Dublin City University Business School SPAIN ICADE Business School, Universidad Pontificia Comillas ITALY John Cabot University FRANCE EM Strasbourg Business School PORTUGAL Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics

STUDENTS TOKYO, JAPAN

Graduate Study Abroad Programs SHORT-TERM PROGRAMS LED BY USD FACULTY

FALL 2016 • BEIJING, CHINA AND TOKYO, JAPAN – Sustainable Supply Chain Management

• MADRID AND VALENCIA, SPAIN – Leadership in a Global Context

BEIJING, CHINA

• ENSENADA, MEXICO – Understanding International Business

HONG KONG, CHINA

INTERSESSION 2017 INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING PROJECTS • RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL • SHANGHAI, CHINA • MUNICH, GERMANY

COURSES

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

• BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA – Global Entrepreneurship for Social Change – International Strategy and Management

MUMBAI, INDIA

• HONG KONG, CHINA – Commercial Real Estate Capital Markets

• MUMBAI, INDIA – Corporate Innovation in Emerging Markets

MUNICH, GERMANY

“The idea of traveling and receiving credits towards my Master’s degree that once appeared as a dream has become reality. This international program advanced my persona and character in more ways than one...”

– KARINN UPPAL, BBA in Accounting and MACC Program in London, Paris and Rome

STUDENTS ENSENADA, MEXICO

MILAN, ITALY

SPRING 2017 • LIMA, PERU – Latin American Business Environment

• MILAN, ITALY – Advanced Portfolio Management

• ENSENADA, MEXICO

– Understanding International Business

LIMA, PERU

SUMMER 2017 • MADRID, SPAIN AND LISBON, PORTUGAL – Global Private Equity Finance – Global Politics, Policy and Law – Global Innovation Strategy

• MONDRAGÓN, SPAIN (IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SOLES) – Models of Participatory Leadership

• LONDON, UK, PARIS, FRANCE AND ROME, ITALY – International Accounting Issues – European Accounting Business Environments

LISBON, PORTUGAL

• ENSENADA, MEXICO – Leading Multicultural Teams and Organizations

MONDRAGÓN, SPAIN

Support for International Business Undergraduates • Mentorship Program with Business Professionals • International Business Club • Consortium for Undergraduate International Business Education (CUIBE) Case Competition • Ahlers Fellowship Program • ABC’s of International Trade Program

LONDON, ENGLAND

FACULTY FACULTY DEVELOPMENT TRIP MILAN, ITALY AND ATHENS, GREECE The Ahlers Center supports faculty to expand their expertise, in both research and curriculum development, by providing opportunities to partake in development trips abroad.

This year’s faculty development trip was in Milan, Italy and Athens, Greece where 22 USD faculty members enriched their knowledge and understanding of the area by connecting with faculty and alumni, as well as visiting several companies.

USD FACULTY VISITING ATHENS

56 %

OF FULL-TIME FACULTY

76 %

LIVED OR WORKED

HAVE PARTICIPATED IN AN INT’L DEVELOPMENT TRIP

39%

SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE

OUTSIDE THE U.S.

AT A N I N T E R M E D I AT E OR ADVANCED LEVEL

FOR A MONTH OR MORE

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF FACULTY

74 %

45%

HAD AN INTERNATIONAL

TAUGHT ABROAD

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY IN THE LAST 3 YEARS

IN THE

47%

LAST 5 YEARS

ARE CURRENTLY ENGAGED

IN INTERNATIONALLY FOCUSED RESEARCH

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