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Developing Partnerships Developing Partnerships and Internships in and Internships in

Costa RicaCosta Rica

Paula Paula BobrowskiBobrowski, Professor & Associate Dean of , Professor & Associate Dean of Research, CLAResearch, CLA

Auburn UniversityAuburn University

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Developing Partnerships Developing Partnerships and Internships in and Internships in

Costa Rica Costa Rica

Successfully develop partnerships Successfully develop partnerships with people that have expertise in with people that have expertise in Costa Rica.Costa Rica.

Designed to benefit students, faculty Designed to benefit students, faculty and the host communityand the host community

SetSet--up internships for up internships for undergraduates and graduate undergraduates and graduate students students

Advancing faculty memberAdvancing faculty member’’ collaborative academic and applied collaborative academic and applied research project in Costa Rica.research project in Costa Rica.Project Funded by DOE Title VIProject Funded by DOE Title VI--B grantB grant

Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline

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Overview of BIE Grant & ObjectivesOverview of BIE Grant & Objectives

1)1) To enhance faculty membersTo enhance faculty members’’ ability ability to be effective teachers of to be effective teachers of international trade with a special international trade with a special focus on Latin America focus on Latin America

2) To develop curriculum models for 2) To develop curriculum models for students across the state that cover students across the state that cover the fundamental areas of trade the fundamental areas of trade (management, marketing, logistics, (management, marketing, logistics, and financing) with a focus on Latin and financing) with a focus on Latin America including the details of America including the details of related trade agreementsrelated trade agreements

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Overview of BIE Grant & ObjectivesOverview of BIE Grant & Objectives

3)To provide the business community 3)To provide the business community with knowledge, skills and access to with knowledge, skills and access to services and resources for trade with services and resources for trade with Latin America though an Export Latin America though an Export Readiness Training Program and onReadiness Training Program and on-- line educational modulesline educational modules

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Objective Faculty DevelopmentObjective Faculty Development

•• Key faculty from Auburn University and will Key faculty from Auburn University and will participate in Trade Mission to Latin Americaparticipate in Trade Mission to Latin America

Enhance knowledge of international tradeEnhance knowledge of international trade

Increase the understanding of the cultureIncrease the understanding of the culture

Enhance Spanish language abilitiesEnhance Spanish language abilities•• Attend the annual North American Small Business Attend the annual North American Small Business

International Trade Educators (NASBITE) International Trade Educators (NASBITE) conference conference

Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) examexam

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Objective Curriculum Objective Curriculum DevelopmentDevelopment

Auburn University will develop an Auburn University will develop an Export ReadinessExport Readiness certificate program certificate program •• To prepare the curriculum for the Export Readiness To prepare the curriculum for the Export Readiness

certificate program,certificate program,

6 instructional modules will be developed. 6 instructional modules will be developed. •• Instructional modules about Latin American Instructional modules about Latin American

culture and society College of Liberal Arts to culture and society College of Liberal Arts to potentially reach almost 5,000 majors.potentially reach almost 5,000 majors.

•• International Business courses available to International Business courses available to over 4,000 business majors at Auburn over 4,000 business majors at Auburn University. University.

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Objective Curriculum Objective Curriculum DevelopmentDevelopment

Cover the domains required to acquire the Cover the domains required to acquire the competencies to pass the Certified Global Business competencies to pass the Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) exam being promoted by the Professional (CGBP) exam being promoted by the North American Small Business International Trade North American Small Business International Trade Educators (NASBITE) organization. Educators (NASBITE) organization.

Two newly created courses, Two newly created courses, Export ManagementExport Management and and Society and Culture in Latin America,Society and Culture in Latin America, with the with the potential to reach over 22,000 students across potential to reach over 22,000 students across AuburnAuburn’’s campus. s campus.

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Objective Business OutreachObjective Business Outreach

Partnership with the Alabama Trade Partnership with the Alabama Trade Development OfficeDevelopment Office•• These programs will be designed to assist small These programs will be designed to assist small

and midand mid--sized companies engaging in sized companies engaging in international trade with an emphasis on international trade with an emphasis on exporting to Latin American countries. exporting to Latin American countries.

•• series of ongoing international training series of ongoing international training programs, onprograms, on--line educational courses and line educational courses and special events targeted to the Statespecial events targeted to the State’’s business s business communitycommunity

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Objective Business OutreachObjective Business Outreach

Partnership with the Alabama Trade Partnership with the Alabama Trade Development OfficeDevelopment Office

•• oneone--onon--one technical assistance and counseling, one technical assistance and counseling, market research, specific international trade market research, specific international trade skills training, and trade leads for exporting. skills training, and trade leads for exporting.

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Goals of the Mission to Costa RicaGoals of the Mission to Costa Rica

Educate University Faculty about student Educate University Faculty about student abroad programs and advancing trade with abroad programs and advancing trade with Costa Rica, and understanding of cultureCosta Rica, and understanding of culture

Explore and build relationships for internshipsExplore and build relationships for internships

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Putting Together the MissionPutting Together the Mission

Unknown University PartnersUnknown University Partners•• KinesiologyKinesiology

A miss step lead to a great partnershipA miss step lead to a great partnership

Previous experiencePrevious experience

Grad student from CRGrad student from CR

•• SerendipitySerendipity•• The DevilThe Devil’’s in the detailss in the details•• The logisticsThe logistics

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Comparison of Doing it Yourself or Comparison of Doing it Yourself or Doing it with the ExpertsDoing it with the Experts

BenefitsBenefits•• Logistics are taken off our shouldersLogistics are taken off our shoulders•• Larger number of and more diversity Larger number of and more diversity

in participantsin participants•• Going with the Partners with previous Going with the Partners with previous

experience opens many more doorsexperience opens many more doors•• Established embassy relationsEstablished embassy relations

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Comparison of Doing it Yourself or Comparison of Doing it Yourself or Doing it with the ExpertsDoing it with the Experts

BenefitsBenefits•• Relationships with businesses and Relationships with businesses and

faculty increased learning for both faculty increased learning for both groupsgroups

•• Time to interface with government Time to interface with government officialsofficials

Planning of new programs started before Planning of new programs started before the budget cuts fell upon usthe budget cuts fell upon us

•• Strong relationship with EducationStrong relationship with Education

Collaborating on future programsCollaborating on future programs

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Comparison of Doing it Yourself or Comparison of Doing it Yourself or Doing it with the ExpertsDoing it with the Experts

ChallengesChallenges•• Communicating the needs for the Communicating the needs for the

faculty and setting up internships in faculty and setting up internships in different disciplinesdifferent disciplines

•• Nerve racking when waiting until the Nerve racking when waiting until the last minute for informationlast minute for information

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Faculty DeliverablesFaculty Deliverables

New Study Abroad ProgramsNew Study Abroad Programs•• 10 10 ––day program setday program set--up by College of Educationup by College of Education•• FLL will give 3 credits for cultural experience for FLL will give 3 credits for cultural experience for

students taking internship creditsstudents taking internship credits•• Have student s interested in CR for internshipsHave student s interested in CR for internships

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