<%@LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT" CODEPAGE="65001"%> Global Trade Initiative at the College of Charleston
     
     
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EVENTS & OUTREACH

Events

For information about individual events, see the appropriate tabs. Our partners' event schedules can be found via the Calendars page.

The GTI is an active participant in international business/global trade education. In addition to offering lectures, seminars, and conferences, our faculty members are frequent speakers at area events. The Center co-sponsored and/or co-hosted events, many with the South Carolina World Trade Center, that have provided trade education opportunities to more than 600 members of the business community, students, and faculty.

  • Dr. Klaus Scharioth, German Ambassador to the United States, dinner and lecture
  • Mentoring Speed Match with Charleston Women in International Trade
  • US Commercial Service Road Show & EXIM Bank Meetings
  • SCWTC Membership Meeting & Student Networking Event
  • Mr. Robert Jones, Sr. Commercial Officer, Caribbean Region
  • Cuba Mini-Conference: Current and Potential Trading Opportunities
  • South Carolina International Trade Conference, sponsored two education sessions
  • Certified Global Business Professional Training, six Sessions during the spring
  • Certified Global Business Professional National Exam, February and June

Outreach

GTI continues it outreach efforts and has built formal relationships with local and regional trade education organizations. GTI is a member of the South Carolina International Trade Coalition, which is comprised of government and non-profit organizations that support international trade. It has formalized partnerships with two of the area's most significant players in professional trade education, Charleston Women in International Trade, bringing business professionals and students together, and the South Carolina World Trade Center, enhancing opportunities for student interns to provide trade services and research. GTI has begun a working relationship with South Carolina State University, and with the launch of the NASBITE Certified Global Business Professional training program in its distance learing format, GTI will expand its relationships to include members of the South Carolina Technical College System.

 
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link to School of Business and Economics home page link to the International Business major home page Calendars link to info about GTI partners plus other links link to the info page for the Dubai Trade Mission