IN AN EXPANDING GLOBAL JOB MARKET

The reality of globalization has made international programs more significant than ever before. Students from all over the world are accessing an increas-ingly competitive world market. Understanding other cultures in the social sense and in the business culture sense is crucial not only for their own benefits but also for their careers. This article describes how to develop an “Abroad Business and Technology Program ” and presents the principal components that can insure its success. It also states the benefits that the students them-selves realized they had acquired. The drive to internationalize higher education has increased in recent years. As the reality of globalization has become clearer, so has the demand for programs responding to this expanded awareness. Institutions are respond-ing to this growing demand by creating a variety of study abroad programs, which are gaining more recognition and credit. They are not only significant because “there is an unwritten understanding that crossing cultures is one o