Exchange Students
Exporting to the Netherlands and student joint ventures
The next generation of international entrepreneurs is having its
first exporting experience, and by all indications, it won't be
the last. Last fall, 90 students from six Central Florida high
schools teamed up with peers from the newly liberated Republic of
Moldova to form corporations that will manufacture and export a
product.
Junior Achievement and the Eastern Europe Linkage Institute of
the University of Central Florida created Project GLOBE (Global
Learning of the Business Enterprise) to introduce students to the
concept of international joint ventures-and to immerse them in the
culture and economic processes of another country. Pamela
Finlayson, a teacher at Maynard Evans High School in Orlando, says
the 15 students she is shepherding through the program are so into
it that they're even meeting outside of class to discuss
it.
Last October, the Moldovan students visited their Florida
counterparts to discuss products Moldova may want to import. The
U.S. pupils, in turn, will journey to Moldova this spring to trade
goods and begin the selling phase of Project GLOBE.
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"This project gives our students real-world
experience," says Finlayson. The experience they gain is
invaluable, she says, because it helps students prepare for the
reality of international business. "Here, if they fail, the
worst that can happen is they get a failing grade. Once you
graduate, if you fail, you may not be able to pay the
rent."
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