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Fisher Graduate School of International Business Receives $366,000 in Grants to Help U.S. Companies Increase Business Exports

Monterey, Calif., May 9, 2005 -- The Monterey Institute of International Studies (www.miis.edu) announced today that its Fisher Graduate School of International Business (www.miis.edu/fgsib-about-dean.html) has been awarded a two-year, $183,000 grant through the United States Department of Education’s Business and International Education (BIE) Program to establish a Center for the Globalization and Localization of Business Exports (GLOBE) that will assist companies to adapt their products and services for foreign markets.
 These funds will be matched by funds from a $2 million challenge grant from the Robert and Marilyn Fisher Family Foundation. 
 “The Department of Education recognized that the Fisher School and its partners are uniquely positioned to undertake this project,” said Dr. Ernest Scalberg, Dean of the Fisher Graduate School of International Business, recognized as one of the “Top 100 International MBA Programs” by Financial Times.  “The GLOBE Center will provide consulting, education and research to businesses.   At the same time, the project provides students with the opportunity to construct business plans for companies needing localization assistance.”
Localization involves tailoring a product or marketing strategy to the differences in culture, language or regulations of customers in foreign countries, a service for which more and more U.S. companies are recognizing the need.
The Fisher School, which has been recognized as a premier business education provider by Beyond Grey Pinstripes 2003 and Princeton Review’s “Best 147 Business Schools” for cutting-edge curriculum and international perspective, will develop a curriculum for globalization and localization that will be used in their MBA courses and training programs.
 The Fisher School will collaborate with the three other graduate schools at the Monterey Institute as well as the Monterey Bay International Trade Association (www.mbita.org), the Marina Technology Cluster (www.marinatechnologycluster.org), and the U.S. Export Assistance Center of the United States Department of Commerce in Monterey to develop the GLOBE Center.  The Monterey Bay International Trade Association will develop and deliver a training program on exporting.  The U.S. Export Assistance Center and the Marina Technology Cluster will provide clients and assist with consultation.  The graduate schools of the Monterey Institute will provide expertise in export policy, software localization, and language issues.  They will also help with product development, sourcing procurement, marketing, distribution, and financing.
About the Fisher School and the Monterey Institute of International Studies
For more information about the Fisher School’s MBA programs, visit our website at http://www.miis.edu/fgsib-about-dean.html.
The Monterey Institute of International Studies, a private graduate institution located in Monterey, Calif., is at the forefront of international professional education preparing students for global careers in the private, public, nonprofit and educational sectors.  The Institute offers degree programs in international policy, translation and interpretation, international business and language teaching.  The Institute’s approximately 700 students come from more than 60 countries.  Further information about the Monterey Institute of International Studies may be found at www.miis.edu.
Contact:Dr. Ernest J. Scalberg
831-647-4140
fgsib@N0SPAM.miis.edu  

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