NEWSLETTER

September – December 2014 Issue

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Contents

ORGULLO UNIBE ............................................................................................................... 5

Winner of UNIBEmprende 2014 & MESCYT entrepreneurship ................................. 6

ACADEMIC EXELLENCE ................................................................................................ 7

Academic Journal ....................................................................................................... 8

ACADEMIC INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES ............................................................................13

WMU INFO SESSION ABOUT THE ................................................................................14

NEW MAJORS OFFERED IN THE BBA ..........................................................................15

DR NETWORKING & RECRUITING EVENTS ....................................................................16

Vive la Experiencia UNIBE .............................................................................................17

Experiential Learning .....................................................................................................18

SUPEREMPREDORAS ...................................................................................................19

Entrepreneurship Experience ....................................................................................21

International Business Boot Camp! ..........................................................................22

Business Video Conference ......................................................................................24

ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES VIDEO CONFERENCE ..............................25

“Hogar Niñas de Dios” Donations ............................................................................28

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES ...........................................................................................29

2014 International Student Ambassadors from the BBA .......................................30

EDUCATION WEEK.......................................................................................................33

UNIBE International Business School

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ORGULLO UNIBE

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Winner of UNIBEmprende 2014 & MESCYT

entrepreneurship

Kainani Sylva, an active student in the BBA

program has won 1st place in the

UnibEmprende 2014 event as well as the

MESCYT national entrepreneurship competition

(1st place and best overall score) She has also

been invited to the "American Ambassador's

Entrepreneurship Roundtable 2014" where only

12 young entrepreneurs are chosen yearly.

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ACADEMIC EXELLENCE

Perla Almonte

A great leader in our establishment and the

International Business program has received the

valedictorian title for the graduating class of

2014.

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Monica Rodriguez is the Career Development and Corporate

Communications professor here in the BBA. Leah M. Omillion-Hodges

and she has published their research paper titled “The effect of system

generated cues on users’ perceptions of organizational trustworthiness

competence and goodwill.” Their study examines how inherent social

media system cues may affect perceptions of an organizations’

credibility during crisis.

Academic Journal

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ACADEMIC INVESTMENT

ACTIVITIES

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The International business

school is now in partnership with

Western Michigan University.

This past November,

representatives from the WMU

we present in our establishment

in order to promote the

program and to inform the

students about the transfer

process.

Numerous students showed up

which marked a new mile stone

for the International business

school, which now offers more

choices to the students in terms

of majors as well as their

preferred campus. Western

Michigan offers a variety of key

business courses such as.

Accountancy, Advertising and

Promotion, Food and Consumer

Package Goods Marketing,

Integrated Supply

Management, Sales and

Business Marketing.

WMU INFO SESSION ABOUT THE

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Accountancy

If you have a head for numbers, a major in

accountancy can provide you with the

knowledge and skills necessary for a variety

of interesting careers in business, industry,

government, nonprofit organizations and

public accounting. You will learn to analyze

and solve problems, think critically,

communicate effectively and use

information technology.

Advertising and Promotion

The advertising and promotion major

attracts creative, strategically minded

students and provides them with an

interactive education that ensures they will

have the skills and knowledge necessary

for success. The program focuses on hands-

on learning with courses emphasizing

experiential learning and portfolio-

development opportunities. Graduates are

recruited and hired by small, medium and

large agencies, as well as media and client

organizations. Some graduates even start

their own successful agencies.

Food and Consumer Package Goods

Marketing

WMU is one of the premier universities in the

U.S. offering a four-year business degree

specializing in food and consumer

package goods marketing. Graduates are

heavily recruited by leading firms from all

segments of the industry including

manufacturers, sales agencies, food

distributors, retail operations and marketing

research firms.

Integrated Supply Management

Supply chain management is a broad

career field, where professionals are

involved in every step of the process in

providing goods to the consumer, from the

time when materials are grown in the

ground or mined from it until they appear

on the retail store shelves. Supply chain

professionals also work in the service

industry because of their skill in improving

the quality and efficiency of business

processes. The curriculum uniquely blends

supply chain management, engineering,

logistics, information technology, and

business education.

Sales and Business Marketing

WMU is one of just a handful of universities

that offer a major focusing on selling and

sales management. The sales and business

marketing program will prepare you to

excel in entry-level sales positions and

provide the broader framework for future

success in upper-level management. If you

choose to major in sales and business

marketing at WMU, you will spend a

significant amount of time in the Harold

Zeigler Interactive Sales Lab, one of the

best university sales facilities in the U.S.

NEW MAJORS OFFERED IN THE BBA

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FIU Business was in Santo Domingo on the 15 of October 20,

2014 to organize a networking event. The UNIBE-FIU alumni

were amongst the participants.

DR NETWORKING & RECRUITING

EVENTS

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Vive la Experiencia UNIBE was organized on the

4th to the 7th of November in order to introduce

the different careers that are being offered at

the University. The Dual Degree BBA program

encountered great success during this event,

where numerous candidates applied and

showed interest in joining our establishment.

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Experiential Learning

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The Vice President of the Republic and coordinator of the Office of Social Policy Minister, Dr.

Margarita Cedeño de Fernández, and the rector of the Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE),

Dr. Julio Amado Castaños, signed an agreement to train families in the program

“Progresando con Solidaridad” (PROSOLI)

The “SuperEmprendedoras” (SUperE) program was launched, where students of the School of

International Business (BBA) UNIBE and the entrepreneurship professors, Orlando Perez and

Miguel Ortiz, in coordination with the CIDE, accompanied female beneficiaries of PROSOLI

who have started a venture in developing a business model that will improve their proposals

and thus their income.

Within the project "SúperE Women" of the Vice President, the Vice Cedeño de Fernández

praised the agreement reached with UNIBE because students could practice in the

development of projects to improve the capabilities and skills of participating women.

For his part, Dr. Brown Guzman highlighted women heads of household as one of the most

innovative who been able to conceive within a state policy, the purpose of improving the

standard of living of the vulnerable population country.

SUPEREMPREDORAS

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These are pictures of the activities undertaken with Super Enterprising women, where school

students International Business (BBA) UNIBE, along with its director Mr. Erik Perez Vega, director

of CIDE, Mr. Angel Willmore, Professor and CIDE consultant, Ms. Giselle Jimenez,

accompanied by Ms. Anniete Chon-Lois, program coordinator of Progreso con Solidaridad

(PROSOLI), conducted field visits to 11 SuperEs that were provided with the support for the

development of their business model.

The visits were to different sectors of Greater Santo Domingo, Pantoja, Los Alcarrizos, San Luis

Guerra, Villa Duarte, Ens. Espaillat and Villa Mella. Students visited every household of the

SuperEs in order to gather information so that they can work with their CIDE advisors and

teachers of the entrepreneurship subject.

SUPEREMPREDORAS

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The International Business

School students presented

their internship reports on

Thursday November 27th

2014. There, they recounted

their experiences from the

business they were assigned

as well as highlighted the

different methods that can

be implemented to improve

operations. Professor Ali

Hashmi was the coordinator

for this event, but also acted

as a mentor to the students

who participated. We would like to thank him and congratulate all of

the participants.

Entrepreneurship Experience

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The BBA students took part in a Business Boot camp that was

organized from December 3 to 5 in order to put in practice

what they have learned throughout the semesters. The goal is

to make the students have a feel of what it takes to set up a

business and successfully generate profits. They did a fantastic

job. We congratulate them all.

International

Business Boot Camp!

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INTERNATIONAL

BUSINESS BOOT CAMP!

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FIU students connected with students at Universidad

IberoAmericana in the Dominican Republic during a video

chat to discuss entrepreneurship and small businesses as an

economic and social force.

Florida, United States

Business Video Conference

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ORGANIZATION OF

AMERICAN STATES VIDEO

CONFERENCE

On the 27 October, the

International Business

School with the

partnership of “Direccion

de Comercio Exterior”

hosted an OAS video

conference where many

students from different

universities were invited.

The principle theme of

discussion was,

“Commercio y Medio”

Ambiente.”

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On The week of December 8 to 13 the

BBA program organized a Model UN.

This experience has allowed students to

develop leadership skills as well as

corporate ones. This practice has given

participants the opportunities to

represent other countries and learn

about the world. It also demonstrates

and exposes students to business skills as well as the importance of

public speaking, writing, teamwork, research and negotiation.

UNIBE IBS MODEL

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UNITED NATIONS

“Revitalizing effective

diplomacy”

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On the 29th of November, CEU of Unibe organized a donation of clothes, food,

and toys to give to the Hogar Niñas de Dios foundation. The Hogar Niñas de Dios

foundation was founded in 1990 and has benefited over 200 young girls by

giving them education, love and care. The Donations came from various the

university students with the support of the International Business School and the

Civil Engineering School. Members of the BBA were also involved in the

assistance and distribution of the presents and goods for the foundation at

Santiago.

“Hogar Niñas de Dios” Donations

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INTERNATIONAL

ACTIVITIES

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2014 International Student Ambassadors from the BBA

Members From UNIBE International Business (BBA) Program

Esther Fernandez, majoring in International Business & Marketing

Giancarlo Abate, majoring in International Business & Finance

Michael Haddad, majoring in International Business & Management

Nicole Acosta, majoring in International Business & Marketing

Bernard Teller, majoring in International Business & Finance

INTERNATIONAL

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ACTIVITIES

MIAMI BUS TOUR

BOWLING NIGHT

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CONGRATULATIONS to our undergraduate international dual degree business

students, Nicole Acosta, Esther Fernandez and Victoria Aramboles for

representing the Dominican Republic winning FIRST PLACE in the Second Annual

World Fair! We are so proud of you! Check out photos from their booth, as well

as pictures from the International Name Writing Fair during International

Education Week! Also, we would like to thank all our International Student

Ambassadors and student volunteers from Korea, Russia, India, China, Morocco,

Saudi Arabia & Egypt who participated in the International Name Writing Fair.

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Our international student ambassadors: Nadia Malouli, Nicole Acosta, Yi Zhao,

Cecilia Hernandez, Michael Haddad and international student Tarek Abdel

Raouf participated in a panel discussion about international students'

perspectives on teaching and learning in their home countries during

International Education Week.

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