WCInterBus

Williamson Center of International Business

The Williamson Center of International Business at Youngstown State University encourages the introduction of international perspectives across the undergraduate and graduate curricula of YSU's business program. Through a program of workshops and financial support for internationally oriented faculty development projects, the Center encourages Williamson College faculty both to internationalize the content of existing courses wherever feasible and to develop new internationally-oriented, cross-functional and cross-disciplinary courses. The Center also maintains a library of current videos, books and other teaching materials on international business topics which are used by Williamson College faculty in teaching their classes.

Outreach Programs

The Williamson Center for International Business collaborates with the Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber and other business organizations to offer a series of seminars and workshops on export promotion and international business development. The Center also conducts and publishes surveys of international business activity by regional firms, including exports, imports, and investments. The Center also collaborates with the Ohio Department of Development's export promotion and development activities in northeast Ohio.

Exchange Programs

YSU students and faculty, along with area business professionals, can take advantage of opportunities to learn about business in other countries through summer programs on international topics developed by Williamson College faculty with the support of the Center. One-week or ten-day learning experiences in selected countries are included as part of these courses.

International Seminars

The Center sponsors informational seminars for Williamson College students and faculty, and for faculty members from other academic fields who have an interest in international business and economics. These seminars bring professionals with international experience onto the YSU campus to share their experiences and discuss the realities of doing business in the international arena.

Jorge Carillo, Director of Social Studies of the Departement at El Cologion de la Frantera Norte in Tijuana, Mexico visited YSU in May 2000 as part of the Williamson Breakfast Series. Mr. Carillo presented his research on the dynamism and structure of foreign firms in Northern Mexico and their impact on competitive issues, local supplier relations, and their impact on the labor market.

For more information about the Center, please call the Williamson College of Business Administration at (330) 742-3065.