NIBS members join the network to seek out more opportunities for their students and colleagues, they also want to promote their own universities opportunities for international engagement. The NIBS Opportunities Board facilitates the sharing of these opportunities amongst members and, if applicable, the wider academic community.
Promoting your opportunity
All NIBS members can post their opportunities on the opportunities board and via the NIBS shout-out function by sending details of the opportunity to newsletter@nibsweb.org.
Examples of opportunities are short courses, summer courses, conferences, visiting lectureships, scholarships and competitions. Please note only opportunities from NIBS members can be promoted via the NIBS website.
Looking for opportunities
NIBS members can also use the “NIBS Shout Out” Forum to seek out new opportunities for their students and universities. Please note this is a function available only to NIBS members, the forum is a private forum and not available publicly. Please email newsletter@nibsweb.org with details of opportunities or queries for the members network.
NIBS Opportunities Board
| Opportunity | Opportunity | Country | University | Contact |
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| The 9th China International College Students’ “Internet+” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition | Competition | China | Posted by Shandong Technology and Business University on behalf of the Organising Committee | For further details please download the brochure from this link. （英语）第九届中国国际“互联网 ”大学生创新创业大赛邀请函 |
| The Würzburg International Business Forum will host the 6th International Business Conference (WIBF-IBC) 15 - 16 June 2023. The conference is designed to bring together outcome of current research. And it will have three major tracks: 1)Country Risk and International Political Risk Management. This track is led by Prof. Alfredo Jimenez, KEDGE Business School, France. Alfredo is a leading researcher in this field. 2)Fostering Entrepreneurial Mindset, and the track chair is Dr. Tiina Brandt, Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Finland. Tiina is currently leading an international research team of academics from 15 countries about culture and entrepreneurship. 3)International Business with focus on Entrepreneurship and SMEs. Track Chairs are Prof. Emin Akcaoglu & Prof. Rainer Wehner, Würzburg International Business Forum. | Conference | Germany | Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS) in Würzburg, Germany | E: rainer.wehner@thws.de https://wibf.thws.de/ |
| The Summer Series is a 3 week program comprised of 2 accredited courses (6 ECTS or 4 US credits) + guided field trips and meetings with leaders. The overarching topic will focus on Social Innovation through different sectors and aimed at Bachelor level students from Europe and the US. The cost of the program is $1,700 USD (not including housing). MTA Summer Program- Social Innovation | Summer study program | Israel | The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo | Further information: Ms Mesika Deena E: il.ac.mta@International |
| Online conference “Sustainability and Social Responsibility in International Business” | India | Woxsen University | https://woxsen.edu.in Pavana Kiranmai Chepuri Head – Learner-Centered Innovation E:learner.innovation@woxsen.edu.in |
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| The overarching topic will focus on Social Innovation through different sectors and aimed at Bachelor level students from Europe and the US. | International Management Simulation Game - a truly international opportunity | Netherlands | Zuyd University of Applied Science, International Business School | Any queries are welcome to Ed Overes. E:ed.overes@zuyd.nl. |
| Student Exchange | Netherlands | Zuyd University of Applied Science, International Business School | Patrick Schoenmakers E: patrick.schoenmakers@zuyd.nl |
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| The cost of the program is $1,700 USD (not including housing). | Looking for partners for an Erasmus + project: Partnerships for Collaboration | Turkey | Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Business | The interested partner (s) can contact Dr. Banu Atrek – Email: banu.atrek@deu.edu.tr for further information before 27th of January 2023. An online meeting will be arranged for initial discussions. |
| The second track is on ‘Fostering Entrepreneurial Mindset’, and the track chair is Dr. Tiina Brandt, Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Finland. Tiina is currently leading an international research team of academics from 15 countries about culture and entrepreneurship. | Conference | Turkey | EURIE 2023 | https://2023.eurieeducationsummit.com/ |
| The third track is on ‘International Business with focus on Entrepreneurship and SMEs’. Track Chairs are Prof. Emin Akcaoglu & Prof. Rainer Wehner, Würzburg International Business Forum. The details of the tracks can be found in the Call for Papers’ page. | International Week | Turkey | Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Business | Ms Isinsu Atalay, MSc., International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Business E-mail: isletmeforeign@deu.edu.tr, isinsu.atalay@deu.edu.tr |
| The 8th China International College Students’“Internet+” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition. If you have had students teams who have entered the NIBS Business Plan Competition or NIBS Case Competitions this could be of interest to you. This is an opportunity extended to NIBS members to join what has to be one of the largest global competition for innovation and entrepreneurship. It has been running since 2015, previous competitions have registered 6.03 million teams, 25.33 million college students from 121 countries spanning five continents. | Student Competition | China | Shandong Technology and Business University | If school is interested in sending students for this competition, please complete the pre-registration form by 27 May 2022 and send to Ms Lili Sui, Director of the International Office, Shandong Technology and Business University, email 201511420@sdtbu.edu.cn |
| Ph.D and Masters opportunities (Philosophy) for June and November start. Ph.D: A generous 50% scholarship is available for students signing up for the Ph.D programme. | Study opportunity | Thailand | Assumption University | Further details are available from the website: https://www.grad.au.edu/phd-pr |
WÜRZBURG INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FORUM 5th INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONFERENCE Small Firm Internationalisation and International Entrepreneurship ‘Managing Sustainable Innovation’ Date: 1 - 2 September 2022, in Bangkok The University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt is proud to announce that the Würzburg International Business Forum’s 5th International Business Conference (WIBF-IBC) will be hosted by Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon (RMUTP). The conference will be held in Bangkok, Thailand between September 1-2, 2022 with the partnership of RMUTP, the Global Alliance SME Research & Cooperation (GASMERC), IHK Mainfranken, and the Transnational Corporations Council of Studies (TNCCS). The conference is designed to bring together outcome of current research from the fields of SME internationalisation and international entrepreneurship with a special focus on managing sustainable innovation. | Conference | Germany & Thailand | University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, Germany | Website: https://wibf.fhws.de/ Contact: wibf.fwiwi@fhws.de |
| Challenges and Sustainability in the Post-Covid-19 Era: Asian Responses to Economic, Security, and Social Dilemma | Conference | Hungary | Budapest Business School | Contact: obic@uni-bge.hu Website: https://www.obic-bbs.hu/en/obic-conference-2022/ |