The agreements listed here are within the scope of the "Second Circle" International Model.

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• List of  Other Agreements and Partnerships outside the scope of the "Second Circle" model

"Second Circle" International Model
Agreements and Understandings
College of Business
Florida Gulf Coast University

Memoranda of Agreement to formally establish a collaborative relationship to focus on 1) faculty exchanges; 2) student exchanges, 3) relationships between business and cultural organizations, 4) business exchanges, and 5) distance education opportunities.

• Universidad Autonoma de Campeche (Mexico) and Florida Gulf Coast University (June 1996)
• Universidad Autonoma del Carmen (Mexico) and Florida Gulf Coast University (June 1996)
• Hochschule Harz (Germany) and Florida Gulf Coast University (March 1998)
• Instituto Campechano (Mexico) and Florida Gulf Coast University (July 1998)
• Groupe Ecole Superieure de Commerce, Dijon-Bourgogne (France) and Florida Gulf Coast University (April 2000)
• Halmstad University (Sweden) and Florida Gulf Coast University (July 2000)
  
  In Negotiation
• The University of Wurzburg (Germany) and Florida Gulf Coast University (May 2000)

Academic Cooperation Agreement to promote international friendship and world peace by: 1) stimulating and supporting intercultural activities and projects among students, faculty and staff; 2) cooperating in the field of business administration and/or engineering in the areas of teaching, research, continuing education and technology transfer; and 3) cooperating in general

• Hochschule Pforzheim (University of Applied Sciences) and Florida Gulf Coast University (November 1998).

Agreement to enter into partnership between GFS Wirtschaftsfachschule and Florida Gulf Coast University to provide FGCU MBA via distance learning through GFS Wirtschaftsfachschule Site (November 1999).

Memorandum of Understanding between Florida Gulf Coast University College of Business and St. Galler Management Program University (SMPU) (Switzerland) for the development of Second Circle Business Certification Programs (November 2000). The Memorandum of Understanding has led to two specific programs:

• SMPU e-Learning Program (March 2001) - A series of nine courses covering the "best practices" of American business, Internet-based, and supported by live instructors, delivered to SMPU participants.
• Global EMBA Program (July 2002) - A contract under which the FGCU College of Business will coordinate a degree-granting Global Executive MBA program to qualified customers of SMPU.

At FGCU, both of these agreements are coordinated by the Institute for Technological Innovation, at the College of Business's Center for Leadership and Innovation. Related contractual documents are archived at the College of Business.

Sister Region Agreements to 1) develop increased understanding and cooperation between institutions involved in economic development, 2) encourage exchange of ideas between educational and professional organizations, 3) advance economic relationships and business opportunities by sharing information and jointly developing exhibitions, trade fairs, and other special programs, 4) promote cultural exchanges in the areas of art, music, archeology, culture, the performing arts, and sports, 5) support and encourage visits and exchanges by the citizens of both regions, and 6) sponsor yearly official communication to insure continued growth of the partnership.

• Carmen & Campeche Mexico and SW Florida Regional Economic Coalition) (April 1997).
• Industrie-und Handelskammer, Magdeburg Germany and Southwest Florida Economic Development Coalition (November 1998)

Student and Faculty Exchange Agreements to promote better understanding of cultures through direct exchange of students and faculty. These agreements are promulgated under the provisions of umbrella Memoranda of Agreements or Academic Agreements

• Hochschule Pforzheim (University of Applied Sciences) (Germany) and Florida Gulf Coast University (November 1998)
• Hochschule Harz (University of Applied Studies and Research) (Germany) and Florida Gulf Coast University (includes agreement for exchange opportunities for faculty and staff) (September 1999).
• Halmstad University and Florida Gulf Coast University (July 2000)
• Groupe Ecole Superieure de Commerce, Dijone-Bourgogne (France) and Florida Gulf Coast University (includes agreement for exchange opportunities for faculty and staff) (May 2000)
  
  Student and Faculty Exchange Agreements in Negotiation
• The University of Wurzburg (Germany) and Florida Gulf Coast University (includes agreement for exchange opportunities for faculty and staff) (May 2000)