International Business & Markets Program

	News & Announcements Read about Kellogg students' experiences at the 2010 Interstate Programme in Brussels, which focused on the latest developments in the European Union. Click here for a first-hand account from two of the participants. 5/30/2010 - 6/2/2010. The 2011 Greater China Business Conference examined the strategies Chinese firms are using to expand beyond the Great Wall. 05/18/2011. More than 170 faculty, students, alumni and business leaders from around the world discussed Latin America's challenges, business opportunities, and economic environment during this year's Latin American Business Conference. 05/07/2011. Learn about the second annual Kellogg Africa Business Conference, where speakers focused on seizing the continent’s wealth of opportunity. 04/02/2011. The 2011 India Business Conference explored the needs and changes in the fast-growing nation. 01/29/2011. Read about Kellogg's global perspective in the spring 2009 issue of Kellogg World. 04/28/2009 McDonald’s CEO Jim Skinner shares the keys to global brand-building at Chicago Centennial event. 02/20/2009 Kellogg graduates ranked #1 in “Competing Globally” in BusinessWeek’s 2008 MBA Specialty Rankings. News archive

The International Business & Markets Program (IBMP) represents a high-profile effort by the Kellogg School of Management to expand the school's academic leadership globally. A strong, discipline-based international business program is an important part of bringing the Kellogg School name to the attention of the business community everywhere. The program reflects a part of Dean Jain's vision of the Kellogg School as a global business school.

The centerpiece of IBMP is the International Business major, which provides students with the specialized tools in accounting, finance, marketing, organizations management and management strategy necessary to understand the international dimension of business. The major also allows students to combine a grounding in international business strategy with real-world research experience abroad, through the popular Global Initiatives in Management course. Another strength of IBMP is its dynamic relationship with the Kellogg School's many international student clubs and conferences.

IBMP also serves as the home for another important Kellogg School global initiative: the International Exchange Program. The exchange program began in 1980 and has continued its mission of preparing Kellogg School students for leadership in the global business environment.

An important component of the IBMP is its International Business & Markets Research Center, which brings leading international business scholars to the Kellogg School to disseminate the latest research. The center's mission is to promote research through working papers, conferences, and partnerships with researchers at leading universities around the world. By structuring IBMP along discipline-based lines, the program draws contributions from the many distinguished Kellogg School faculty with expertise in international economics, finance, management, accounting and marketing.