*FACULTY DEVELOPMENT IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 2018: MENA (Egypt, Oman, and Dubai) * *December 30**, 2017 - January 13, 2018* This program, funded in part by the U.S. Department of Education and lead-managed by the CIBER universities of South Carolina, BYU and The George Washington University, focuses on providing participating faculty a unique international study tour opportunity, which will ultimately assist the United States in its international competitiveness via pedagogy, research and business outreach. The objective of the FDIB-MENA program is to raise faculty awareness of the economic, political and cultural environments that exist in the Middle East and Africa today, and, ultimately, to leverage that first-hand awareness into competence and expertise in classrooms and on research campuses throughout the United States. The Middle East and Africa have some interesting things happening beyond oil both in business and in education. This is an opportunity to see and learn what some of those things are. *PLANNED HIGHLIGHTS* · *Pyramids of Giza* · *Suez Canal* · *Cairo Smart Village - tech and business park concept* · *ORASCOM – Egypt’s first multinational corporation* · *American University of Cairo - meet faculty, learn about their efforts in 10,000 women initiative* · *Emirates Airlines Human Resources and Corporate Visit* · *Burj Khalifa* · *Nakheel Properties (developers of Palm Jumeirah and The World)* · *Ibn Tulun Mosque* · *Cairo Museum* · *Logistics Hub* · *Other visits may include topics that “go beyond oil,” such as SME development, tourism, Islamic banking, and entrepreneurship* **Please note that the program is subject to change; participants will receive a final program schedule NLT Dec 15, 2017.* *Event Locations / Activity * *Dec 30**: Arrive in Cairo, Egypt * *Dec 31-Jan 4**: Cairo business, academic, & cultural visits * *Jan 4**:** Fly to Muscat, Oman * *Jan 5**-8:** Oman business & cultural visits * *Jan 8**: Fly to Dubai, United Arab Emirates * *Jan 9-11**: Dubai business and cultural visits * *Jan 13**:** Depart for U.S. * *Program Fees * Faculty or Professional: $4,500 Adult Guest of Participant: $3,750 Graduate Student: $3,500 *The fee covers double-room occupancy lodging (a single room supplement of $1,000 is also available), air transportation from Cairo to Muscat, and Muscat to Dubai, all in-country ground transportation, many program meals (although not all meals) and entry fees to all program events and excursions*. (*Note: Roundtrip airfare from the U.S. to Cairo and from Dubai back to the U.S. is not included in the program fee*.) To Register Visit: https://tinyurl.com/MENA-FDIB-2018 For more information please email: Jonathon Wood [log in to unmask] or Alexis Gaul [log in to unmask] ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] AIB-L is a moderated list.