Programs and Initiatives

The Broad School provides grants to faculty, doctoral students, and staff for curriculum development, professional development, and research. In unique cases, the Broad School, via its Center for International Business Education and Research, also provide grants to faculty and doctoral students from other universities as a part of its mission to increase the international competitiveness of the U.S. Click on the appropriate link to apply for one of the grants.

• Research Grants
• Curriculum Development Grant
• MSU-CIBER Professional Development Grants
• MSU-CIBER Global Speaker Program Grants

Research Spotlights is a new webinar series that brings together world-renowned researchers in international business to present their research and engage with faculty and doctoral students. In addition, the series encourages junior faculty members in international business to present their recently published research. The webinars are hosted on a monthly or bi-monthly basis and are in cooperation with other universities across the globe. The series covers a wider variety of topics around international business including international sales, marketing in Muslim cultures, role of cryptocurrencies in international trade, amongst others.

Research Spotlight Series Videos

• Meaning of Brands in an Increasingly Complex World
• Qualitative Research in International Business
• Global Marketing in a Digitally Connected World
• The Use of Meta-Analysis in International Business Research
• Publishing Opportunities in the Journal of International Business Studies: Tips and Trends
• Tips and Trends: Opportunities for Exporting Research
• The Need for Survey Research in International Business/Marketing: Tips and Trends
• Opportunities in International Sales Research: Tips and Trends
• Using Cultural Distance in International Business Research
• Publishing International Business Research: Tips and Trends from Editors
• Tips and Trends: Opportunities in Global Supply Chain Research

The Minor in International Business will be attractive to students who plan careers with an international orientation and who wish to add breadth to their major. The minor is designed for students who desire to increase their understanding of various regions of the world and the global marketplace. The minor in international business is administered by the Broad College of Business and is available as an elective to students who are enrolled in bachelor’s degree programs in the Broad College. Click here for more information about the International Business Minor

Administering over 275 programs in more than 60 countries on every continent, the Office for Education Abroad is proud to be ranked among the top U.S. institutions for education abroad for more than 20 years. Thousands of Spartans engage in cultures different from their own every year and gain meaningful skills that can position them for academic and professional success. In addition to MSU students traveling abroad for study, the Office for Education Abroad welcomes international students from all over the world through the American Semester Program (ASP) and the facilitation of exchanges between MSU and partner institutions.

IBO is a student-run organization at Michigan State University that helps students gain an understanding of the many aspects of international business and provide many opportunities and resources available. Because there are many different aspects of international business, IBO offers a wide variety of events to its members. To find more information on IBO, please visit https://msuibo.wixsite.com/msuibo.

Every year, IBC hosts an International Business Case Competition, in hopes of granting undergraduate students the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills to global case studies. The competition is held in October and is open to all undergraduate Broad Spartans. Students can sign up individually or as a team however, the competition is open to a limited number of teams, each with four students.

The Full-Time MBA program at Michigan State University prepares you to become a leader in business by providing a holistic, team-based approach to learning. No matter which areas of expertise you wish to develop, Broad will give you a wide breadth of theoretical and practical business know-how so you can become a leader in any business. MSU’s team of world-renowned faculty have developed a curriculum grounded in theory and a hands-on, experiential approach to learning that fosters the development of soft skills that are critical for effective management. Click here for more information on Graduate Programs

The Academy of International Business – the premier academic organization of IB scholars – has partnered with select Centers for International Business Education and Research (CIBERs) and the Leeds University Business School to deliver formal instruction and professional development opportunities to doctoral students interested in becoming International Business experts.

IBC/MSU-CIBER is part of two consortia, namely the Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Consortium as well as the CIBER MSI/CC Consortium (CMCC).

The Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Consortium is a collaborative effort of 10 CIBER schools to meet the educational and training needs of faculty and students at the nations MSIs, including the Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). Activities include: (i) weekly IB Webinars on teaching and research for business faculty; (ii) IB Pedagogy Newsletters distributed to over 3,000 educators, (iii) International Business Pedagogy Workshops held annually over four-days in Atlanta; and (iv) annual International Business Case Competition for undergraduate business students of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

The CIBER MSI/CC Consortium (CMCC) is an outreach consortium among several CIBERs to provide funding opportunities via academic and administrative support (curriculum and program development, student study abroad, internships and work studies, faculty and professional development programs, and business foreign language training) to previously underserved and underrepresented faculty, staff and students from Minority Serving Institutions and Community Colleges (MSI/CC).

Supporting the internationalization efforts of community colleges nationwide has always been one of the main priorities of IBC/MSU-CIBER since the beginning of its existence. Nationwide, community colleges play a critical role in workforce development, and with the unstoppable impacts of globalization, it is more important than ever to further the skillsets of these graduates to develop globally competent workers.

Under the International Business Institute (IBI) umbrella, IBC offers several programs and resources to community college instructors, administrators, and leaders to help them with their internationalization initiatives as follows:

• IBI on the Road
• Community Colleges Go Global (CCGG) Webinars
• Internationalization Resources on globalEDGE™
• Global Mindset Index

IBI on the Road workshops aim to provide participants with the knowledge, experience, and resources they need to internationalize general business courses and/or develop specialized international business courses at the two-year college level. These in-person or virtual workshops also offer a comprehensive coverage on the development of international business programs at community colleges.
Offered in partnership with the CIBERs at Brigham Young University, George Washington University, and the University of Washington, as well as Community Colleges for International Development (CCID) and the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE), IBI on the Road workshops provide a full-day program covering a set of below sessions.

• Globalization and Community Colleges
• globalEDGE™, Your (Free!) Source for Global Business Knowledge
• Lunch with Local Keynote Speakers
• Introduction to International Trade
• Doing Business Around the World – Culture and Area Studies Overview
• Developing an International Business Course
• Building an International Business Program
• Internationalizing Functional Area Courses
• Developing Education Abroad Programs