ALTERNATIVE MULTI-MODE INTERNATIONAL LEARNING: A MODEL ESTABLISHING COLLABORATION.

International engagement enriches a student's college experience, broadens thinking, enhances cultural intelligence and makes students attractive to employers. Concurrently, higher education institutions have been under significant pressure to internationalize their business and management curricula in response to the needs of both industry and accrediting organizations. Fittingly, American universities that create and offer students international experiences are becoming the norm. However, still too few college students are in a position to participate in an international experience because of costs, time commitment, or personal concerns. In response, many business schools have implemented a variety of tactics to internationalize. The authors developed multiple innovative international learning projects. The evolving effort encourages students, faculty, and industry professionals from Spain, the Netherlands, and the United States to meet in multiple modes, network, and learn together. This paper describes the history of the innovative projects, report how it has worked and evolved, and its benefits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]