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Employers consistently demand that their employees have global competency. But how do students develop such a global competency? Maryland Smith offers a variety of programs — both abroad and on-campus — to help students develop their global mindset.
“…one that combines an openness to and awareness of diversity across countries and markets with a propensity and ability to see common patterns across countries and markets.” – Financial Times
Different authorities may take different approaches to define a global mindset. The important thing to remember is that people with a global mindset can understand differences among cultures and business practices and welcome the opportunity to learn about similarities.
CGB defines ‘Global Mindset’ by seven competencies or attributes that those with a global mindset exhibit. Contact CGB for more information on how to develop a global mindset.
The International Business (IB) Agility Labs are short-term virtual case challenges that allow undergraduate students to learn from global business leaders and collaborate with international peers. Students will benefit from exposure to an international company, work on teams with business students around the world, and gain hands-on case experience to build their resumes and CVs. Through these labs, students gain multiple global perspectives in a fast-paced, intensive, and hands-on competition while working on a real global business issue.
Marketing Maryland is an internship program where students gain professional experience with a Maryland company. Students are matched with a small to midsize enterprise internationalizing their business and seeking Maryland Smith talent to help them do so.
Applications are now closed.
Eligibility: Open to all business majors, though geared towards marketing majors.
Faculty champion: Mary Beth Furst, Associate Clinical Professor, Marketing
The internship program is paid through a stipend and students work on assigned teams. More information on the company is provided during the application and matching process. Students work on projects focused on eCommerce and digital marketing strategy during this 2+ month, part-time summer internship. Potential projects include:
This internship is not for academic credit. Students interested in receiving credit for summer internships may be eligible to register for one of several courses offered through the Smith School.
Questions? Contact Marina Augoustidis, maugoust@umd.edu.
Leveraging Your Global Mindset is an online module geared to help students translate their global experience into their career and is sponsored by the Office of Career Services and the Center for Global Business. By watching this module, students reflect on their global experience, analyze specific skills that they developed or enhanced through their global experience, and develop techniques to translate their global experience in an interview and on their resume.
Embassy Day is a Maryland Smith students’ first introduction to a global mindset and the launching point for their self-guided discovery of the competencies that make up a global mindset. Embassy Day is a two-part event of Smith Start, a year-long orientation program for first-year business students.
Part 1: Global Competencies for the 21st Century Workplace
November 16, 2021
Part 2: Embassy Visits
February 17-18, 2022
Students will be contacted directly with registration instructions.
Embassy Day is an opportunity to learn about culture, business, and society at an embassy. Embassy visits will take place either in-person in Washington D.C. or virtually.
Embassy Day is hosted in collaboration with the Undergraduate Programs Office.
Pursue a career in international business and participate in the International Business Trek in Maryland!
Interested students can register for any or all visits. Registering for one visit does not require a student to register for the entire program.
2020-21 Events
Read event highlights: FlyWheel Digital Hosts Virtual Site Visit with Maryland Smith Students
Virtual Visit to the Maryland Port Administration
Donovan Murray
General Manager, Intermodal/Trade Development
Learn more about the port and its work | Event Highlights
The International Business Trek in Baltimore is supported in part by CIBE, a Title VI grant administered by the U.S. Department of Education.
Attend the information session to hear more about the program and from the CGBP professional who will be facilitating the program.
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The Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP), managed by NASBITE International, is a nationally recognized certification sought by employers around the country. It confirms applied knowledge in international trade and export management and shows potential employers that the holder brings the level of global expertise and professionalism that is required in today’s competitive environment.
The center offers the CGBP Student Pathways Cohort Program, a structured program intended to prepare a cohort of students for the CGBP exam and introduce them to and engage them with NASBITE International.
The program is comprised of a mix of four synchronous sessions and asynchronous study to prepare students to take the CGBP exam. The program offers facilitation by a CGBP professional, access to take the CGBP exam, networking and relationship-building opportunities, and NASBITE International Membership (a $75 value) which includes:
Please check back for 2022-23 program information.
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Session content |
Preparation for upcoming session |
Completion of preparation |
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Session 1 |
Introduction and overview – provided via recording and shared with students. |
Read Domain 1 of Exam Prep Study Guide Take prep exam for Domain 1 |
Send prep exam to CGBP professional. |
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Session 2 |
Domain 1: Global Business Management |
Read Domain 2 of Exam Prep Study Guide Take prep exam for Domain 2 |
Send prep exam to CGBP professional. |
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Session 3 |
Domain 2: Global Marketing |
Read Domain 3 of Exam Prep Study Guide Take prep exam for Domain 3 |
Send prep exam to CGBP professional. |
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Session 4 |
Domain 3: Supply Chain Management |
Read Domain 4 of Exam Prep Study Guide Take prep exam for Domain 4 |
Send prep exam to CGBP professional. |
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Session 5 |
Domain 4: Trade Finance |
Advise students to retake prep exam before exam. |
The Positive Impact Internship is a way to learn from companies in Brazil that strive to make a positive impact on the world. Students are placed on multicultural teams to work on a real business problem focused on social impact. The Center for Global Business is providing a full scholarship to UMD students who identify as underrepresented students.
Read about the fall 2021 Positive Impact Internship.
Program Highlights
The Center for Global Business is providing a full scholarship to four UMD students who identify as underrepresented students.
Questions? Contact the Center for Global Business at smithglobal@umd.edu.
Stay tuned for more information about the HUMLOG Challenge with the Global Business School Network in Fall 2022. Please see information below about the Fall 2021 HUMLOG Challenge.
The HUMLOG Challenge Fall 2021
The Global Business School Network Learners Track features a virtual team competition designed to engage students from across the globe who have an interest in humanitarian logistics and a desire to serve their community. The Covid-19 pandemic has tested communities across the world on preparedness and resilience. In the context of accelerated climate change and population growth, the current trend of frequent major disasters is expected to increase. Called The HUMLOG Challenge, the student competition will focus on Community Disaster Resilience. Teams will be challenged to identify a locally relevant natural disaster and develop a solutions packet that will address the community’s preparedness, response and level of resilience.
Learners Track
Taking you BEYOND the credential, the Learners Track is designed for graduate and undergraduate students who are committed to reskill, innovate, upskill, collaborate and are interested in making an impact in their community. Through the month of October, learners can engage in a variety of virtual experiences that facilitate collaboration, development and learning.
Questions? Contact smithglobal@umd.edu.
Study abroad broadens horizons and enhances students' ability to succeed in business. Students who study abroad learn how to successfully navigate foreign environments, to communicate effectively with people from different backgrounds and cultures, and to adapt to a variety of situations. Maryland Smith offers semester, short-term, and summer study abroad options.
Business students interested in studying abroad should check out the Study Abroad Start Here page.
Semester study abroad is great way for students to expand their global mindset.
The study abroad process includes a number of factors including financing, course transfer, choice of destination, and more. Students must speak with their academic advisor and the Center for Global Business before committing to a study abroad program.
The Smith School has set up agreements with universities around the world that offer business courses in English each semester. Smith students pay the University of Maryland tuition to participate in these programs.
Engage in an experience that will broaden your global mindset by fostering cultural curiosity and adaptability. The Smith School's short-term programs provide students with the opportunity to apply a comparative international lens to their business education and professional career.
Winter Break Courses
Dates subject to change.
Supply Chain Management Study Abroad: Peru and Panama-Winter
Program leaders: Humberto Coronado
Dates abroad: January 7, 2023 (arrival) – Jan 20, 2023 (departure)
Location(s): Peru and Panama
Program fee: TBA
This course explores the impact, challenges, and opportunities of the global economy in Latin American countries. Students will have the opportunity to visit two of the most important ocean ports in Latin America while learning international business best practices from local leading companies. This course is also an opportunity for students to expand their global mindset by immersing themselves into the rich cultures of Panama and Peru.
Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Contemporary South African Context
Program leaders: Victor Mullins and Jeanette Snider
Dates abroad: January 4, 2023 (arrival) – January 15, 2023 (departure)
Location(s): Cape Town, South Africa
Program fee: TBA
The course will provide opportunities for theoretical engagement, experiential learning and reflection through a combination of seminars, seminar linked site visits, symposia with organizations and leaders located in the surrounding communities of Cape Town, South Africa. While there are many emerging perspectives on social entrepreneurship and innovation, most generally a social innovation can be understood as a positive, creative shift in systemic social, economic, and/or environmental patterns. Many social innovations have global ambitions, but even when pursued primarily at the local level, social innovations go beyond simply providing a needed service or remediation. They challenge and experiment with a given system’s underlying building blocks: its rules, policies, technologies, structures, beliefs, habits, values, etc.
Accounting and Finance: Emerging Tech, ESG, UK and European Regulation, and Historical Foundations
Lead: Jim McKinney
Dates: January 7, 2023 (arrival in London) - Jan 21, 2023 (departure from Rome)
Locations: London, Brussels, Paris, Florence, and Rome
Program fee: TBA
This course will explore emerging technology and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) topics in accounting and finance industries both from an organizational and regulatory perspective within the United Kingdom and the European Union. The course will additionally look at historic foundations of accounting and finance that brought us to this point. A large part of the course will include visits to sites that are significant to the development of the accounting profession and offices of accounting and finance thought leaders of today in emerging tech and ESG. This course will count as an accounting elective for degree requirements for students majoring in accounting.
From Here to There - Getting Products to Customers
Program leaders: David Ashley
Dates abroad: January 6, 2023 (arrival in Hanoi) – January 16, 2023 (departure from Singapore)
Location(s): Hanoi and Singapore
Program fee: TBA
This course will focus on logistical and supply chain challenges faced by emerging markets (Hanoi) and mature shipping centers (Singapore). The course will exam business challenges in getting a product to market and how those challenges are being met through the relationships among the stages of a supply chain.
Read about previous short-term study abroad programs:
The Smith Common Core Framework
CGB's short-term study abroad model ensures students get the most out of their international experience. The model incorporates pre and post-study abroad sessions specifically designed to prepare students to take full advantage of their cultural immersion and leverage their global business acumen in their future careers.
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Undergraduate Common Core – Learn how openness and awareness of cultures, markets, and trends affect global business. |
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Course Specific Content – As determined by the instructor. |
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Pre-program |
Pre-Departure Orientation – Health, safety, culture, and logistics. |
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Post-program |
Course Specific Content – As determined by the instructor. |
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Global Showcase – Show off your global mindset and business knowledge through team poster presentations. |
If you have questions about study abroad programs please contact please contact CGB at smithlobal@umd.edu.
UMD is planning for in-person study abroad for Summer 2022. Due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University reserves the right to cancel programs before the program start date. Learn more about study abroad updates.
Gain professional experience abroad and earn 7 credits
Spend the summer of a lifetime working in Sydney, Singapore, Prague, Auckland, Madrid, or Dublin at a for-credit internship. Students begin with a 1-credit pre-internship cross-cultural practicum in spring and then travel abroad for a 6-credit internship.
Experience first-hand the challenges and opportunities of working in another country and with people from different cultural backgrounds. Based in one of six exciting locations around the world, the internship program gives students an international experience that is invaluable for professional development and building one's resume
Students applying for the program must be available for the on-campus pre-internship course and one post-internship meeting. The course (BMGT398J) will meet Mondays (starting March 28, 2022) from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Upon committing to the program students will be manually registered for this course. The date of the post-internship meeting will be determined later based on students’ availability.
The program fees below reflect what will be charged to the participant's UMD student account. The program fees below include the non-refundable Education Abroad Fee ($500), required international health insurance ($92), housing (shared apartments or similar), and instructional costs (7 credits, cultural activities, some group meals, and on the ground support). Housing and instructional costs vary by location.
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Location |
Program Start Date |
Program End Date |
Program Fees |
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June 3, 2022 |
July 30, 2022 |
$6,103 | |
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May 30, 2022 |
July 30, 2022 |
$7,231 | |
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May 25, 2022 |
July 16, 2022 |
$6,976 | |
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June 2, 2022 |
July 30, 2022 |
$6,952 | |
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June 3, 2022 |
July 30, 2022 |
$6,422 |
Maryland Smith students can apply for the #SmithGoesGlobalFund Scholarship to help reduce the out-of-pocket costs of study abroad such as airfare and personal expenses. Learn more about the #SmithGoesGlobalFund Scholarship in the ‘#SmithGoesGlobalFund Scholarship’ section on this page.
All students who commit to the Summer Global Internship Program are eligible to receive a $1,000 CIBE International Internship Scholarship. This award is provided by a Title VI grant from the U.S. Department of Education known as CIBE (Center for International Business Education). The UMD Center for Global Business is one of 15 schools nationwide to receive the CIBE grant and its mission is to promote the ability of U.S. businesses to compete globally and to foster international understanding. Application instructions will be provided in your internship acceptance letter.
Contact CGB at smithglobal@umd.edu.
Apply for the #SmithGoesGlobal Fund Scholarship to help reduce the out-of-pocket costs of study abroad such as airfare and personal expenses. The #SmithGoesGlobal Fund Scholarship consists of three types of awards: flight scholarship, semester program scholarship, and short-term program scholarship. The application process is the same for all three awards.
Students will be considered for a scholarship based on their responses in the application form, their responses in the Education Abroad Fund Scholarship application, and their study abroad program information. Applying to this scholarship has no bearing on a student's study abroad program application.
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Study Abroad Program Term |
Application Deadline |
Notification Date |
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Spring, spring break, and winter programs |
October 1 |
October 14 |
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Summer, fall, full-year programs |
March 1 |
TBD |
To be eligible to apply, students must:
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Scholarship |
Amount |
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Flight scholarship |
Up to $1,200 |
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Semester program scholarship |
$2,750 - $3,250 |
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Short term program scholarship |
Up to $2,700 |
Questions? Contact smithglobal@umd.edu.
Enroll in a language course abroad and apply for the $1,000 Business Exchange Language Scholarship. This award seeks to encourage students to pursue language learning opportunities while studying abroad on a business exchange or direct enroll program.
How to apply
Apply for the Business Exchange Language Scholarship
Students will be considered for a scholarship based on their responses in the application form, their proof of registration in a language course, and their study abroad program information. Applying to this scholarship has no bearing on a student's study abroad program application.
Upon completion of their study abroad program, students must submit proof of successful completion of the course (transcript or letter from host institution verifying successful course completion) in addition to one or two other deliverables that will be used for marketing purposes.
Scholarship amount - $1,000
The scholarship award will be applied to students’ UMD account.
Application deadlines and notification dates
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Study abroad program term |
Application deadline |
Notification date |
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Spring semester programs |
January 30 |
February 11 |
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Fall semester programs |
September 11 |
September 23 |
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply, students must:
Questions?
Contact smithglobal@umd.edu.
The Smith Global Consulting Fellows program is designed for students who have an interest in the world’s people and cultures and a desire to apply business and language skills to enhancing economic development worldwide and helping others succeed.
Students in Global Consulting Fellows study intercultural issues in global management and learn skills in group research and consulting through two courses: Cross-cultural Challenges in Business, and Practicum in Global Consulting. Students work in teams to conduct research and develop feasible business ideas that contribute to business, social and economic development, especially in emerging economies.
While English is a universal business language, acquiring and mastering a foreign language can often give professionals a competitive advantage when doing business abroad. Language competency can often be the gateway to understanding cultural and societal norms that a business person would otherwise not know. For these reasons, CGB partners with the University of Maryland School of Language, Literature, and Culture (SLLC) to encourage Smith School undergraduates to enroll in language programs.
SLLC offers an array of programs in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish as well as programs that bring together language and business.
If you are an undergraduate interested in learning more, please see the SLLC website or email CGB at smithglobal@umd.edu.
