Since 1990, one of 33 Centers
for International Business
Education & Research (CIBER),
created by Congress under the
Omnibus Trade and
Competitiveness Act of 1988 to
increase and promote the
nation's capacity for
international understanding
and competitiveness.
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Internationalizing business
curriculum
Faculty development
Study abroad
Business language
Research funding
Collaborations with MSU
College of Business, other
MSU colleges/
departments/centers,
other universities &
community colleges
• Part of CIBER mission
• Originally began as a
single web page in 1995.
• Funded in part by the
U.S. Department of
Education Title VI B grant
• Virtually all content
accessible for FREE
• Students
• Faculty
• Researchers
• Companies and business
people
• Entrepreneurs
• Country information
• Industry information
• Company information
• Tools & Guides
• Broken into 5 different
areas
Global Insights provides
international business and
trade information on over 200
countries, the 50 U.S. states, as
well as nearly two dozen
industry sectors, and many of
the world’s trade blocs.
Find
•Statistics
•Economy
•History
•Trade
•Culture
•Risk
•Top Corporations
•Industry overviews
•And Much More
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The main content for
globalEDGE
Learn about countries and
states including their
economies and culture.
Considering expanding
business into that country?
Learn about its risks and
the top corporations in that
country
Learn more about 20
industry sectors
Great for country,
company, and industry
research
• Global Resource
Directory
• Export Tutorials
• Online Course Modules
• Glossary
• Place to go to learn
terms and concepts
• Export Tutorials – great
for companies looking to
expand internationally
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MPI
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DIBS
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Evaluate emerging markets
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Database of International Business
Statistics
Over 5000 variables from over 200
countries from the 1990s to present
Academic, non-commercial use only
Diagnostic Tools
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Use to evaluate international business
decisions such as international partners
and distributers
Comparator Tool
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Compare countries on various criteria
Interactive Rankings
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Rank countries or states based on key
economic indicators
Test Your Knowledge
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Games to help you learn about
international business
• Data, data, data
• Compare countries
• Rankings
• Games
• globalEDGE Blog
• globalEDGE Business
Review
• globalEDGE Newsletter
• Social Media
• It’s all about networking
• Keep up to date on
topics and news
• Course Content
• Community Colleges
• Why Study International
Business
• Announcements
• International Internship
Directory
• Help with courses
including online course
modules, exercises and
simulations, and
language resources
• Business Writing Guides
• Internship Directory
• globalEDGE is a free
resource that can be
accessed here:
http://globaledge.msu.edu/.
• Breezy Silver
MSU Gast Business
Library
silverbr@msu.edu
• Sarah Singer
MSU International
Business Center
singersm@msu.edu