Empowering Leaders for a Digital Global Economy

CU Denver's Institute for International Business (IIB) serves as the center for the advanced study and teaching of International Business at the University of Colorado. It is home to CU Denver's Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), a national center of excellence in international business education.

Empowering Leaders for a Digital Global Economy

CU Denver's Institute for International Business (IIB) serves as the center for the advanced study and teaching of International Business at the University of Colorado. It is home to CU Denver's Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), a national center of excellence in international business education.

Institute for International Business

Center for International Business Education and Research

For over 30 years, the University of Colorado Denver’s Institute for International Business (IIB) has served as a university-wide global education resource and a center for the advanced study and teaching of international business and related fields. Designated by the US Department of Education as a Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)—one of only 16 such centers in the United States—the IIB offers multiple programs that have a significant, wide-ranging, and sustainable impact on IB education, foreign language education, and US global competitiveness.

Program Highlights

250+

International Executive Roundtables hosted featuring CEOs, government leaders, and renowned academics

340+

faculty from over 250 universities/colleges in 38 US states and 34 countries have participated in Faculty Development in International Entrepreneurship programs

2,000+

students have graduated from IB programs offered by CU Denver's Business School and supported by CU CIBER

100+

students have secured internships and employment through Pathways to International Internships and Employment (PIIE)

Global Forum Reports

The American Dream Is Not Over Yet: Desirable Foreign Policies for the Upcoming Era

After Prigozhin: The Beginning of the End of Putin’s Regime?

State of Amazonas: Promises and Challenges

Back in the USSR: What Does Putin Want and How Should the West Respond?

Podcast Episodes

Global Trade This Week, Global Music Cities, and more!

Listen to episodes of our podcasts focusing on international business, global trade, and global music industry topics! Podcasts are developed weekly in collaboration with CAP Logistics, ICOSA Media, Amplify Music, and various departments within the University of Colorado.

Featured Student

Chuck Nicholls, MBA and MS International Business Candidate, May 2024

Chuck is Staff Sergeant in the Air National Guard and served in the active-duty Air Force for 10 years. He is currently pursuing a dual-degree graduate program – an MBA degree with a specialization in Entrepreneurship, and an MS International Business degree with specializations in Global Cross-Cultural Studies and Digital Globalization. He graduated from American Military University in 2021 with a BA in Entrepreneurship with a concentration in sports business. As a graduate student, he has worked as a Graduate Assistant for the Institute for International Business and as the Veteran Student Coordinator for CIBERVets (a student organization for veteran and military students interested in international business). Chuck is also Vice President of the Rutt Bridges Venture Fund – a student-led investment fund that invests in real companies in the community.

I am incredibly grateful for the experiences and opportunities I have had at CU Denver. I've been privileged to learn from not only my incredible professors but also my fellow students. Each brought their own diverse backgrounds, unique experiences, and invaluable wisdom to the classroom, enriching my academic journey in profound ways. CU Denver has played a significant role in my transition to life outside of active-duty military through constant support and by empowering me to thrive both on-campus and in the community.

Chuck Nicholls

MBA & MSIB Candidate, CU Denver; Staff Sergent, Air National Guard

Rocky Mountain CIBER Network

The IIB/CIBER champions the advancement of international business education in the Rocky Mountain region through the RMCIBER Network, a consortium co-led by CU Denver and BYU CIBERs of 80+ schools, community colleges, and minority-serving institutions in 10 regional states.

A Focus on Digital Globalization

"The shift to a more digital form of globalization changes who is participating, how business is done across borders, and where the economic benefits are flowing." - McKinsey Global Institute

"We unequivocally believe that for the future of commerce to survive it has to be in the hands of the many, not the few." - Harley Finkelstein, CEO, Shopify

In the coming years, CU CIBER will build upon our Global E-Commerce Specialization program—one of the first such programs in the country—with timely updates that seize upon current developments and opportunities and equip our students with cutting-edge knowledge and skills to lead enterprises engaged in global e-commerce. We will also work directly with Colorado and US SMEs to accelerate their participation in best practices cross-border e-commerce. Through a first-of-its-kind faculty development program in global e-commerce, we will share programs nationally with US faculty and doctoral students to facilitate their development of global e-commerce programs and courses.

Colorado - A Hub for Global Business

#2

Strongest state economy

(US News and World Report 2021)

7,000+

Technology firms and exporters

#3

High tech workers per capita

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