Hosted by Tomas Hult, this segment of the globalEDGE Business Beat focuses on MSU’s International Business Center being funded by the US Department of Education to help the country become more internationally competitive.

As an overview, the International Business Center in MSU’s Broad College of Business is delighted that the Center has again was awarded a grant by the U.S. Department of Education to continue to operate a Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). MSU is the only university in Michigan, one of three in the Big Ten, and one of only 15 universities in the country given this privilege. Through grant and matching funds, the $3.3 million project for 2018-2022 is titled “Strategic and Sustainable Value Chains for Increased International Competitiveness.” This value chain perspective – with MSU being top-ranked in supply chain management (US News 2018) – provides CIBER with a synergistic role within the Broad College and at MSU.