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Mizzou students expand horizons with International Trade Center internship

Article courtesy of Show Me MizzouEvery semester, University of Missouri students use their business acumen, creativity and talents to help U.S. companies looking to expand.
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Connecting Exporters: 2024 Mid-America Trade Summit

Each fall, the MU International Trade Center, along with trade assistance partners from across the region, hosts the Mid-America Trade Summit. The summit provides a unique opportunity to bring together top exporters, global trade leaders and trade assistance providers from across Mid-America.
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Fall 2024 MU ITC Graduate Spotlight – Olivia Sanders

Olivia interned with the International Trade Center during the Fall 2024 semester and graduated in December 2024 with her BSBA in Business with an emphasis in Management and a BA in International Studies with a minor in Mandarin Chinese.
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Fall 2024 MU ITC Graduate Spotlight – Olivia Sanders

Olivia interned with the International Trade Center during the Fall 2024 semester and graduated in December 2024 with her BSBA in Business with an emphasis in Management and a BA in International Studies with a minor in Mandarin Chinese.

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Where in the World? Trulaske ITC Alumni Spotlight: Mariah Oke-Thomas

Mariah Oke-Thomas interned with the MU ITC during the Fall 2023 semester. She graduated from the Trulaske College of Business in December 2023 with a BS BA with an emphasis in marketing.

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Building Competencies: Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP)

Seeking to enhance the import and export skills of employees and better position Missouri and U.S.

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Beyond the Classroom: ITC Students Share Their Internship Experience

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MU ITC Interns Supporting the Decision-Making Needs of Area Businesses

Sixteen MU and Trulaske College of Business students interning with the MU International Trade Center shared findings from the semester-long global market research projects with four U.S.

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MU International Trade Center Global Market Research & Training

The goal of the MU International Trade Center is to promote economic development and aid in the international decision-making of Missouri businesses, while providing MU students, tomorrow’s business leaders, with opportunities for experiential lea

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What in the World? MU ITC Company Spotlight: Sunnen Products Company

Sunnen Products Company, a manufacturer of precision metal removal machinery and consumables based in St. Louis, Missouri, has had a long and beneficial relationship with MU International Trade Center faculty, staff and student interns.

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Where in the World? MU ITC Alumni Spotlight: Ben Scheiber

With a passion for service and a desire to explore, Ben Scheiber is living his dreams working as a Peace Corps community economic development volunteer in rural Costa Rica.

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MU International Trade Center Partners 2024 Advancing International Trade Award Winner Tom Dustman of Sunnen Products Co.

For more than 40 years, Tom Dustman with Sunnen Products Company in St.

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New Program Spotlight: Trulaske Trade Trek

The MU International Trade Center provided a group of 18 Trulaske College of Business undergraduate students with an opportunity to travel to Kansas City in March as part of a newexperiential learning opportunity called Trulaske Trade Trek.

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Spring 2024 MU ITC Graduate Spotlight: Lucas Hayes

With strong interests in all things international, Spring 2024 graduate Lucas Hayes interned with the MU International Trade Center during the spring of 2023.

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Where in the World? MU ITC Alumni Spotlight: John Farrell

John Farrell interned with the MU ITC during the Summer 2018 semester, completing a five-week internship based in Prague, Czech Republic. He graduated from the Trulaske College of Business in May 2019 with a BS BA with an emphasis in marketing.

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Building Competencies

Seeking to enhance the import and export skills of employees and better position Missouri and U.S.

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MU International Trade Center Students: Supporting the Decision-Making Needs of Area Businesses

Sixteen MU and Trulaske College of Business students interning with the MU International Trade Center shared findings from the semester-long global market research projects on April 26, 2024, with four Missouri companies each seeking to expand the

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Assisting Missouri Businesses in Going Global – Spring 2024

Seventeen University of Missouri & Trulaske College of Business undergraduate students will be directing their time and talents this semester to help four small-to-medium sized companies based in Missouri grow their sales internationally.

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What in the World? Company Spotlight: Endovac Animal Health

Endovac Animal Health (Columbia, MO) initially partnered with the MU International Trade Center in 2019 to complete an in-depth International market sector research report.