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Cross-Border Trade Transactions

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Open Closing on January 7, 2025 / 3 spots left
MacEwan University
MacEwan University
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Reagan Lusk He / They
Experiential Learning Facilitator
7
Timeline
  • January 8, 2025
    Experience start
  • April 5, 2025
    Experience end
Experience
3 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Canada
Sole proprietorship, Large enterprise, Small to medium enterprise
Any industries
Categories
Risk, audit and compliance Supply chain optimization Operations Market expansion Product or service launch
Skills
logistics management international trade research
Learner goals and capabilities

Collaborating within small teams, 3rd and 4th-year business students will analyze your business and provide recommendations on navigating international trade and commerce. Relevant issues or challenges could be related to global import/export procedures and documentation, foreign exchange pricing and quotations, government and private export assistance, international bank financing, export/import shipping logistics management, etc.

Learners
Undergraduate
Intermediate, Advanced levels
40 learners
Project
35 hours per learner
Educators assign learners to projects
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Students will prepare a detailed report with research, analysis, insights and recommendations on the proposed challenge or issues facing the nonprofit organization. Students will also develop and present a 10-15 minute presentation summarizing their final report.

Project timeline
  • January 8, 2025
    Experience start
  • April 5, 2025
    Experience end
Project Examples

The emphasis of these projects is for students to experience how international trade theories and models are applied within workplace settings and/or address industry challenges. As a guide to consider what projects your organization would be interested in submitting, below are some examples of potential projects:

  • A comprehensive export plan for entering a new international market.
  • International logistics optimization.
  • International trade financing and risk assessment.
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Will a mentor be able to commit to regularly meeting with student(s) and providing input and feedback for the duration of the project?

You agree to provide your team with mid-project and end-of-project feedback.

You agree to attend, in-person or virtually, a final presentation from students at the end of term.