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Here you'll find quick links to resources that our students want to access most often. Prospective graduate students can find out more about the Robinson Advantage, the application process, open houses and information sessions at the College of Business' Prospective Students page.

Current students can use this page as a portal to resources on advisement, program information, career services and more. Bookmark this page and use it as your 'one stop shop' for GoSOLAR, uLearn, and Student Email, as well as Library Services and the Georgia State Calendar. And don't forget to visit the International Business Alliance site: this student-run organization is dedicated to increasing awareness of international business opportunities and creating long-term relationships necessary for taking advantage of those opportunities.

Considering an international business program? Below, current student, Margarita Almeda, and alumnus, Todd Kadas share their thoughts on the MIB and MBA/IB programs, as well as their experience here at the IIB:

Margarita is a current MBA student with a dual concentration in International Business and Human Resource Management. She is also a graduate research assistant in the IIB working on the study abroad programs:

"My first experience of the IIB came when I participated in the study abroad program to Toulouse. I had finished most of my general MBA classes and was ready to move on to my International Business courses, but the Toulouse program was only offered during the three-week semester in May so I had to take advantage of it even though I hadn't met anyone in the IIB at that time. It didn't matter. Everyone at the IIB is so friendly and accommodating: I remember thinking that the process was too easy so I must have been missing something."

When asked about her favorite IIB experience to-date, she responds: "I can't say enough great things about the study abroad programs. I have always loved traveling so I didn't need to be convinced, but the experience is so much more than just going on a trip. First, the program directors are really invested in these programs and really care about what the students get out of it. Also, the company visits that we did enhanced the learning experience tremendously. Come to think of it, I don't do domestic company visits so the chance to do an international one is remarkable. I was also impressed with my choices. I mean the IIB offers several programs, and they all sound fascinating so they cater to the diversity of the students at GSU. I also formed lasting friendships with the people in my program. We bonded over deciding where to go for dinner, translating the menu and getting around the city."

Margarita also shared her thoughts about the IIB faculty: "Their contacts in the business world and their credentials are impressive, and they're just nice people. They make being in class more enjoyable."

Todd Kadas is a graduate of the five-year MIB program: he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and a Master of International Business. He chose this program because the idea of getting a graduate degree in one year appealed to him, and he chose Georgia State because he wanted to live in the city. When asked about his favorite people in the Institute of International Business, Todd responds: "Paula [Huntley] and Karen [Loch] always seemed to make themselves available to talk whenever I stopped by their offices. They created a very familial, welcoming environment."

Todd participated in two study abroad programs: the hospitality program to Switzerland, Germany and France, and the South America program to Brazil and Argentina, which the IIB sponsors. Recalling his memories from the Brazil and Argentina trip with Professors David Bruce and Pedro Carrillo, Todd states: "Professors Bruce and Carrillo handpicked a number of truly interesting companies for the students to visit. Along with a socioeconomic and political history of both countries, the trip really provided students of the U.S. with an eye-opening experience to doing business in countries where instability and uncertainty are aspects of daily life."

When asked if he would do things differently if was a student again, Todd says he would have done more to take advantage of the services that the IIB offered in terms of choosing the company for his internship . Also he says, "I would have participated in the mentoring program…and made a more aggressive effort to network with my fellow students."

Todd lived in Hong Kong for almost a year while teaching English and plans to do the same in Seoul in the near future.