Dipak C. Jain of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University will speak on “Spirituality and Entrepreneurship: Indian Perspectives” on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, at noon in the Graham Center East Ballroom at FIU’s Modesto A. Maidique Campus. India’s economy, one of the fastest-growing in the world, is a [...]
‘Global Energy Outlook to 2030′ to examine underlying factors shaping energy supply and demand challenges
01/08/2010 By
On Friday, Feb. 5, the Global Energy Security Forum in FIU’s School of International and Public Affairs will present “The Global Energy Outlook to 2030.” The presentation explores the global energy context within which the world will implement new energy policies and measures to address global warming. The event will [...]
Study Abroad internship: alternative energy markets in the Dominican Republic and Panama
12/14/2009 By
The Global Energy Security Forum within FIU’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) is offering six-week internships in the Dominican Republic and Panama in late spring 2010. Students will contribute to a U.S. Department of Education-sponsored project researching the potential for small businesses in Florida to export alternative energy [...]
Renowned photojournalist Alexandra Avakian to speak at FIU
10/15/2009 By
The Middle East Studies Program in FIU’s School of International and Public Affairs has invited renowned photojournalist Alexandra Avakian to speak on Nov. 13 at 2 p.m. in the MARC International Pavilion at Modesto A. Maidique Campus. Avakian will speak about her work in the Middle East and discuss her recently published [...]
Renowned Chechen surgeon and humanitarian to speak at FIU
09/21/2009 By
Khassan Baiev will share his experiences during both Chechen wars and discuss the nation’s current humanitarian situation. The Middle East Studies Program in the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) is hosting Khassan Baiev, a Chechen surgeon known internationally for treating all who sought help during the wars in Chechnya. [...]
FIU commemorates the fall of the Berlin Wall
09/04/2009 By
By Pedro Botta The European Studies Program in the School of International and Public Affairs is commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall and the subsequent end of Eastern Block communism in Europe with a series of events throughout the fall semester, including lectures, film screenings and eye witness testimonies. [...]
SIPA receives grant to launch risk management program
08/25/2009 By
The School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) received a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (DCHA/OFDA), to implement a 3-year risk management program for Latin America and the Caribbean. Launched Aug. [...]
African & African Diaspora Studies adds new online undergraduate certificate
08/06/2009 By
The African & African Diaspora Studies Program (AADS) in the School of International and Public Affairs will launch its new online undergraduate certificate program in Fall 2009. The online undergraduate certificate in African & African diaspora studies provides students with the opportunity to study the peoples of continental Africa and [...]
FIU establishes exchange agreement with American University in Dubai
08/04/2009 By
By Pedro Botta FIU and the American University in Dubai (AUD), United Arab Emirates, have established an academic exchange agreement where both institutions can offer their undergraduate students an opportunity to do part of their studies at each other’s campuses with the possibility of obtaining dual certificates in Middle East [...]
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