AIB-CIBER Doctoral Academy for Doctoral Education in International Business 
Our business schools in the U.S. are experiencing a significant need for faculty trained in international  business and global competitiveness. These faculty, in turn, need to prepare graduates who are career ready  and equipped with in-depth knowledge of global and cross-cultural competence. American businesses can  enhance their global economic competitiveness only if their workforce is ready for an increasingly interconnected world economy.  

In response to this national need, Georgia State CIBER — joined by CIBERs at Michigan State, Brigham Young,  Florida International, Loyola Marymount, Temple, Texas A&M, and UC-Denver – have established a new  collaborative activity. This collaborative effort, known as the CIBER Consortium for Doctoral Education was  launched in 2022. Our partner in this collaboration is the Academy of International Business, a professional  society of over 4,000 business educators.  

The inaugural cohort of doctoral students commenced their training in 2023 and are about to complete their  program of study. Cohort Two began their training in the Fall of 2024.  

Admission to the AIB-CIBER Doctoral Academy is competitive. Successful admits are those pursuing full-time  degrees at their home institutions, not only in IB, but also those studying such functional disciplines as  finance, information systems, marketing, and strategy. Junior faculty who did not have the opportunity to  study IB formally may also participate. The Doctoral Academy offers a range of Ph.D. level seminars, webinars, and workshops providing training and mentoring to doctoral students on international business. The Doctoral  Academy was conceived as a global platform to deliver in-person and online training. Participants receive the AIB- CIBER IB Completion Certificate. 

This collaboration enables participating CIBERs in addressing a critical need in the doctoral education in business schools. The Doctoral Academy also enhances the impact and stature of the participating CIBERs as  change agents in internationalizing business education in the United States. Further, it helps marshal the  substantial capabilities and resources of participating CIBERs (faculty expertise, instructional resources,  coursework, etc.) for the benefit of U.S. higher education and American businesses.  

Please contact Paula Huntley (phuntley@gsu.edu), Tamer Cavusgil (stcavusgil@gsu.edu) or Cuneyt  Evirgen (tevirgen@gsu.edu) at GSU CIBER for additional information.