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Languages in Business Education Conference

June 24- 26, 2010 Location: Brussels, Belgium

CIBER Business Language Conference

2010 CIBER Business Language Conference. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. March 24-26, 2010

Building U.S. Global Competence

View videos highlighting efforts to promote global competence in the U.S.

What Business Wants: Language Needs in the 21st Century

Report prepared by the Language Flagship-Creating Global Professionals

Join the NOBLE Online Forum

Join our Forum and let us know about what you are doing with business languages and international business in the classroom!

Language and Culture Skills for the 21st Century Workplace

The Network of Business Language Educators (NOBLE) is a community which brings together professionals across disciplines to collaborate and exchange ideas to build programs and curriculum that will prepare our students to be global leaders.

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A 21st Century Global Leader…

navigates digital technologies efficiently
collaborates effectively within diverse teams
demonstrates multicultural understanding
is a socially responsible global citizen
communicates effectively in multilingual environments

Learn more about global leadership and global competency…

Leadership in A Global Society: Habits of Mind, of Heart, and of Action

Karakas, F. (2007). The Twenty-First Century Leader: Social Artist, Spiritual Visionary, and Cultural Innovator. Global Business and Organizational Excellence, March/April 2007, 44-50.

Making American Students Globally Competent

Partnership for 21st Century Skills

Wiki on Global Competency: Learn “with” the world…not just “about” the world

Essential Skills for the 21st Century Workplace by the American Management Association