MSU CIBER marks 15th anniversary with highest evaluation for results

Established in 1990 as one of 30 university-based Centers for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), Michigan State University's CIBER marks its 15th anniversary in 2005. From the beginning MSU-CIBER has been an integral part of the Eli Broad College of Business, providing the world's business community with critical research that promotes economic development, fosters the professional dialogue that supports further progress, and guides Broad School faculty and students in international research and study.

During 2004-05, MSU-CIBER expanded its relationship with the Academy of International Business (AIB), which had earlier transferred its executive secretariat to MSU-CIBER. The AIB office is under the leadership of Tomas Hult, executive director; Tunga Kiyak, managing director, and Irem Kiyak, treasurer — all members of the MSU-CIBER faculty and staff. Following the transfer, the executive team worked to develop a new AIB logo and Web site and set the attendance record at the AIB annual conference held in Stockholm in 2004.