Daytona Beach Community College/Universidad Regiomontana
Country:
Mexico
Award Date:
1998
Award Amount:
$49,972.00
Cost Share:
$76,520.00
Other Funds:
$11,000.00
Other Partners:
The Center for International Business Education; law firm of Glassner & Handel; Florida Resource Center; Excel International Advisors, Inc.
The main objective of this partnership was to encourage economic growth and leverage investment in technology to generate employment opportunities. The partners established highly successful import/export training programs at Universidad Regiomontana (UR) to meet the needs of firms conducting business in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) corridor. The training focused on business applications of information technology. The partners then launched new courses at UR. The Orlando Sentinel sponsored public presentations in Florida on the importance of these international development programs in increasing the global awareness and international competency of Floridians. Due to the great success of the import/export training program, Mexican city and state government officials approached the partners to collaborate on developing a criminal justice training program.