Friends of CIBER

Illinois CIBER partners with the other CIBER schools, the International Trade Center, area study centers, foreign language departments, and other academic units on campus to offer comprehensive programs and services in support of the CIBER mission.

International Trade Center

The International Trade Center (ITC) was established in 1994 to provide export counseling and education and training to area businesses. ITC is one of the state's five designated trade centers and a member of the Small Business Development Center Network operated by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA). Tess Morrison is the ITC director.

Vernon K. Zimmerman Center for International Education and Research in Accounting (CIERA)

The Accountancy Department is recognized as a pioneer in the field of international accounting, having established the Center for International Accounting Education and Research in Accounting (CIERA) in 1962. CIERA publishes The International Journal of Accounting and also sponsors an annual International Conference on Accounting Education and Research.  The Illinois CIBER and CIERA co-sponsor faculty research projects in international accounting.

Area Study Centers

Illinois CIBER collaborates with the University of Illinois' seven area study centers to co-sponsor conferences and workshops related to international business.

• African Studies Center
• European Union Center
• East Asian and Pacific Studies
• Latin American and Caribbean Studies
• Center for Global Studies
• Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center
• South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Foreign Language Departments

Illinois CIBER collaborates with the foreign languages departments of UIUC College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to co-sponsor workshops related to international business languages. List of languages taught at UIUC

• East Asian Languages and Cultures
• French
• Germanic Languages and Literatures
• ATLAS (Applied Technologies for Learning in the Arts & Sciences)
• Department of Linguistics
• Slavic Languages and Literatures
• Spanish, Italian and Portuguese

Other Units

Illinois CIBER collaborates with other campus units to co-sponsor workshops and conferences related to homeland security, women in international business and business education and research.

• Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security (ACDIS)
• Center for Advanced Study
• Women and Gender in Global Perspectives

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