Tennessee State University/L’viv Institute of Management
Country:
Ukraine
Award Date:
2000
Award Amount:
$99,686.00
Cost Share:
$71,340.00
Other Funds:
$10,000.00
Other Partners:
Brentwood Chamber of Commerce; Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce; Jefferson City Chamber of Commerce
This partnership enhanced management training and promoted private-sector ties among firms in western Ukraine, Middle Tennessee, and central Missouri. The partners arranged faculty exchanges among partnering institutions in those three locations for curriculum reform and collaborative research, and promoted private sector relations through visits of Ukrainian businesspersons to the United States. Over the course of the partnership, 23 faculty and staff exchanges took place. U.S. faculty who visited Ukraine offered short courses in marketing and management and e-commerce, and Ukrainian faculty visiting the United States observed business school courses, toured small businesses, and collaborated in research. Tennessee State University and Lincoln University (LU) partners successfully arranged internships for L’viv Institute of Management master’s students. A total of nine Ukrainian student interns were placed at local Tennessee and Missouri firms. An unexpected outcome of the linkage was the arrangement of a Ukrainian faculty member’s sabbatical with LU, which was supported with outside funding.