Sustainable global business initiative
Creating a community of scholars and leaders who support sustainable global initiatives throughout their careers.
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The Sustainable Global Business Initiative (SGBI) is a collaboration between the Ann and Jack Graves Charitable Foundation and the Center for Global Business in the Naveen Jindal School of Management at The University of Texas at Dallas. Our mission is to cultivate a community of scholars who will become leaders who support global sustainable initiatives throughout their careers.
SGBI supports and manages activities aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, a collection of 17 objectives to achieve a better, more sustainable future for all. One way SGBI does this is through poverty alleviation service projects and social entrepreneurship in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and in developing countries. SGBI also provides scholarships for students and supports faculty conducting international poverty alleviation projects, with a particular focus on Africa.
In November of 2021, The University of Texas at Dallas was accepted as a member of the UN Academic Impact to further harness the energy and innovation of young people and the research community in service to humanity.
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International Study Trip: Africa-Rwanda, Kigali (Fall 2023)
International Study Trip to Africa is a course that will be conducted as a seminar in Kigali, Rwanda. The course helps students assess the business environments in Africa by focusing on Rwanda. In the last few decades, international business organizations and academic institutions have been focusing on emerging countries’ economies. Among them, Rwanda has been featured as one of the most attractive countries in Africa.
Through group projects, company study tours and discussions with university faculty members and government officials, students will be able to learn about the business opportunities and challenges that exist in emerging countries and specifically in emerging countries such as Rwanda. Furthermore, students in the course will be able to assess the state of import and export trends and foreign direct investment dynamics with reference to the influence of United States and global competition in the African region.
