Category Archives: News

Two IB Students Members of Award Winning Model UN Team

http://cobe.boisestate.edu/blog/2012/04/13/two-cobe-students-members-of-award-winning-model-un-team/

Marketing Professor Takes Part in Heidelberg Project 2012

As part of the International Business Heidelberg Project, a professor of COBE’s marketing department, Jason MacDonald, recently visited Heidelberg, Germany. The Heidelberg project is a collaborative effort between Boise State University’s College of Business and Economics, the Business School of Applied Science University of Heidelberg, Germany (SRH Heidelberg), the Idaho Small Business Development Center, and [...]

International Business Programs Welcomes Grace Lin for 8-Week Internship

International Business Programs is pleased to host Ms. Grace Lin for eight weeks this Spring Semester. The eight week internship program is coordinated by the Intensive English Program, a division of BSU’s English Department, and the prestigious International Trade Institute of Taiwan (ITI). After completing her undergraduate degree in Hotel Management, Grace is now in [...]

Heidelberg Project Enters Phase 3

Boise State University’s College of Business and Economics and The Business School of Applied Science University of Heidelberg, Germany (SRH Heidelberg), in collaboration with the International Business Programs, Idaho Small Business Development Center and TECenter, have developed a program that offers Idaho companies a unique opportunity to investigate market opportunities in Germany and Europe. Student [...]

World Trade Day 2012

Idaho World Trade Day took place on the Boise State campus Wednesday, May 2. This annual event draws U.S. companies from across the Northwest who export their goods or services to foreign markets, and offers insight on the most pressing export issues facing companies today. The keynote address, “Free Trade Agreements and American Jobs,” will feature Ambassador [...]

IB Graduate Featured in Explore Magazine 2012

Congratulations to a recent International Business graduate, Vera Zdravkova, on being featured in Boise State’s Explore Magazine 2012.  Go to page 33 to read about her involvment in the IB commuitiy in Idaho as well as abroad. Explore Magazine features both students and professors who are conducting reasearch and finding ways to connect old ideas to new applications.  The [...]

Heidelberg Project Enters Phase 1

Boise State University’s College of Business and Economics and The Business School of Applied Science University of Heidelberg, Germany, in collaboration with the International Business Programs, Idaho Small Business Development Center and TECenter, have developed a program that offers Idaho companies a unique opportunity to investigate market opportunities in Germany and Europe.  Student teams, with [...]

Meet our Mentor – Mr. Kent Ernest

Mr. Kent Ernest has had a vibrant career in the international business field.  He has 27 years of experience as the Vice President of International Sales and Marketing  at JR Simplot Company.   He is now sharing his knowledge and experiences with a select group of Boise State students.  His generous contributions, to the International Business Program in particular, help [...]

Dr. Meredith Taylor Black to Participate in Delegation to Taipei

Meredith Taylor Black, Director of COBE’s International Business Programs, was recently selected to join the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office’s (TECO) Young Scholar and Expert Delegation to Taiwan this October.  As a member of the delegation, she has been invited to visit various governmental agencies of Taiwan in the areas of national security, foreign affairs, [...]

Dr. Taylor Black Returns from Visit to Heidelberg, Germany

Dr. Meredith Taylor Blackrecently returned from Heidelberg, Germany as part of the annual Heidelberg-Boise Project of the International Business Programs for the College of Business and Economics (COBE). Through participation in the Project, Idaho firms are able to assess and develop a strategy for entering the German/EU market. Dr. Taylor Black first worked with the [...]