In the CIBER Focus video series, university faculty and experienced business professionals talk about international developments that could impact practitioners at local or regional levels.
The series helps practitioners better understand complicated global challenges and shows how academic and professional perspectives can help businesses tackle global challenges today.
The CIBER Focus Lesson Plans are resources created by teachers for teachers and are based on Indiana’s state curricula standards for multiple subjects.
IU CIBER’s newest video series features practitioners who discuss their careers and highlight the importance of language and culture across the spectrum of careers. This spectrum includes careers traditionally associated with language fluency, such as interpreters and foreign service officers, and also careers in business, hospitality and tradecraft.
From 2016-2018, an annual symposium brought together noted thought leaders to explore theoretical and practical questions related to sustainable development and economic globalization. Partnering with the IU area studies centers and professional schools, topics covered included human migration, alternative energy, and cybersecurity.
The Doing Business in and with conference series brought government and business leaders in trade and investment together to share experience and understanding of doing business in and with a specific region/country each year.
Each episode of Teachable Moments illustrates approaches to teaching cultural nuances through the use of hands-on, in-class activities, as well as tips on incorporating international examples in the college classroom. Many of the examples can be adapted to the high school classroom as well.
This four-part series explores many of the nuances that individuals working or studying in an international setting will face; an invaluable resource in today’s global economy.