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*FACULTY DEVELOPMENT IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 2019: MENA * *(Israel, Jordan, Morocco) * *December 30**, 2018 - January 13, 2019* The Faculty Development in International Business (FDIB) - MENA program is offered annually by a consortium of CIBER universities. This program, funded in part by the U.S. Department of Education and lead-managed by the CIBERs of Brigham Young University 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. *PLANNED HIGHLIGHTS* · Dome of the Rock · Garden Tomb · Bethlehem · Hebrew University, Jerusalem · The Dead Sea · Petra, Jordan · University of Amman, Jordan · Kasbah of Rabat · Medina of Fez · Business visits will include companies that highlight the business issues in the region such as SME development, tourism, Islamic banking, the Israeli/Palestinian relationship and entrepreneurship. **Please note that the program is subject to change; participants will receive a final program schedule NLT Dec 15, 2018.* *Event Locations / Activity * Dec 30: Arrive in Jerusalem, Israel (via Tel Aviv) Dec 31-Jan 3: Jerusalem and Tel Aviv business, academic, and cultural visits Jan 4: Travel to Amman, Jordan Jan 5-6: Petra and Amman business and cultural visits Jan 7: Fly to Rabat, Morocco Jan 8-12: Rabat and Fez, Morocco business and cultural visits Jan 13: Depart for U.S. *Program Fees * Faculty or Professional: $4,500 Graduate Student: $3,500 *The fee covers double-room occupancy lodging (a single room supplement of $1,000 is also available), air transportation from Amman to Rabat, 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 Tel Aviv and from Rabat back to the U.S. is not included in the program fee*.) for more information or to Register, please email either: *Jonathon Wood (BYU CIBER)* [log in to unmask] or *Alexis Gaul (GW-CIBER)* [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.