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Are there any student organizations for students interested in international business? What are they?*

  • International Business Club
  • AISEC
  • Epsilon Eta Pi (International Business Honor Society)

International Business Club

The International Business Club (IB Club) seeks to provide a forum for students interested in international business to socialize with each other, and to network with professionals working in international business. This is a social club free and open to students with international business majors and without international business majors.

If you are interested in keeping in touch with this organization, please contact the club’s president, Violetta Pelts, by email at vp5d6@umsl.edu.

AIESEC

AIESEC is the world's premiere international student organization dedicated to increasing cultural understanding and cooperation through running an international internship program. University of Missouri –St Louis (UMSL) is a Local Committee of AIESEC. Apart from getting information of international internship openings, AIESEC members at UMSL will also have opportunities to participate in different club activities and volunteer activities. AIESEC is open to all students at UMSL.

You can learn more about AIESEC’s international internship and volunteering from this link. If you would like to be informed of AIESEC’s events, please contact the Local Committee President, Jame Siqiong Wu, by email at swxqb@umsl.edu.

Epsilon Eta Pi (International Business Honor Society)

The purpose of the International Business Honors Society (IBHS) is to recognize academic achievement and encourage interaction among qualifying students who are pursuing an International Business emphasis from the College of Business Administration. The Society provides opportunities for the development of leadership and service as well as for the honing of student’s skills in marketing, management, logistics and finance thereby enhancing their value in a competitive work environment.

Students must meet the minimum requirements below to be considered for admission to the Honor Society.

  1. A GRA of 3.2 at minimum
  2. IB Emphasis
  3. Currently enrolled junior or senior
To apply for the IBHS membership, please come and get the application form at the International Business Institute’s office, located at SSB 461. The office opens from Monday to Thursday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Are there any big events that international business students should not miss?

International Business Photo Contest

International Business Institute holds a photo contest in every fall and spring semesters. We publish the first-prize winner’s photos and the photo stories in our newsletters. To view the photo gallery for the Spring 2009 IB Photo Contest, please click here.

International Business Career Conference

The International Business Career Conference is held in the spring semester every year. The conference provides an opportunity to students to interact with organization executives, career professionals and academic leaders who will address the concerns of today's students preparing to enter the international business workforce. This conference is organized and run by students from the class of BA3798 Marketing Event Planning.

*There are many other student organizations at UMSL for students to get involved. Please follow this link to view a list of the student organizations on campus.