About Florida International University As Miami’s first and only four-year public research university, FIU is Worlds Ahead in its service to the community.

A few achievements by the numbers:

44,010 Number of students attending FIU

in Fall 2010.

9,000 Number of students graduating

annually from FIU.

4 Ranking among one-year international MBA

programs.

6 Ranking among Hospitality and Tourism

Management programs in the nation; 1 Ranking among Hospitality and Tourism Management programs in the Southeast United States.

43 Number of students in the Herbert

Wertheim College of Medicine class of 2014. More than 3,500 applications were received for these 43 positions.

50 Percent of teachers in the Miami-Dade

Public School System with an FIU degree.

2010 Year the Panthers recaptured the Sun

Belt Conference Championship. Third baseman Garrett Wittels is now tied with Joe Dimaggio with his 56th consecutive game hitting streak.

With a student body of more than 44,000, FIU is one of the 25 largest universities in the nation. More than 100,000 FIU alumni live and work in South Florida.

Our colleges and schools offer more than 200 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations and law. As one of South Florida’s anchor institutions, FIU has been locally and globally engaged for more than four decades finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time.

FIU prepares students to function in a global society:

School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)

http://international.fiu.edu/ Brings together many of FIU’s internationally-oriented disciplines to provide cutting-edge research, first-rate teaching, and innovative training necessary for the globalized world of the 21st century. Four signature departments: Politics and International Relations, Global and Sociocultural Studies, Public Administration, and Criminal Justice.

Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC)

http://lacc.fiu.edu/ Founded to promote the study of Latin America and the Caribbean in Florida and throughout the United States. Offers academic programs including a nationally recognized Master of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies and several certificate degrees.

Links Interconnecting Latin America (LILA)

http://www.whren-lila.net/about/lila.htm Aims to improve connectivity in the Americas through the establishment of new inter-regional university links in the Western hemisphere from Florida to California and south to Brazil, Chile and Mexico.

School of Hospitality Management, Tianjin, China http://hospitality.fiu.edu/tianjin.asp In 2006 FIU unveiled the first U.S. School of Hospitality and Tourism in China, similar to FIU’s top-ranked program in Miami. A joint hospitality management program between the Chinese government and an American university, the $50 million, 80 acre university center site was fully funded by the China 60 miles from Beijing. FIU’s largest international program, with capacity for up to 2,000 students it includes a 20-story dormitory tower. More than 500 students have graduated with FIU degrees.

About the College of Engineering and Computing The College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) is the premier education resource in Engineering, Computing and Construction.

A few achievements by the numbers:

4,800 Number of students attending the College of Engineering and Computing in Fall 2010.

1 Ranking as largest producer of Hispanic engineers in the continental United States.

9 Number of face-to-face programs granting FIU engineering degrees worldwide. *MS in Engineering Management: Jamaica *MS in Construction Management in Dominican Republic. *Dual Degree programs: Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. *Dual Degree programs: Tianjin, Beijing, Mongolia.

10 Percent of engineering majors among all students at FIU in Fall 2010.

25 College is among the 25 largest engineering programs in the United States.

64 Percent of undergraduate students in the College that are Hispanic.

FIU is a founding and active member of the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions (LACCEI), the leading organization of Latin American and Caribbean engineering institutions that brings innovation in engineering education and research.

LA Grid, an international multi-disciplinary research community and virtual computing grid created and active at the College’s School of Computing and Information Sciences, enables institutions and industry to collaborate IT research, education and workforce development across U.S., Latin America and Spain (Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) Centro Nacional de Supercomputacion) to collaborate on complex industry applications for business and societal needs in the context of healthcare, life sciences and disaster mitigation.

About the Department of Construction Management The Department of Construction Management is committed to excel as the preeminent center for advancement and dissemination of construction knowledge. Our motivated students, highly qualified faculty, and dedicated alumni work together to make the program one of the finest in the country.

A few achievements by the numbers:

1 Ranking as largest graduate program in Construction Management in the United States.

1 Ranking as largest producer of master’s degrees in Construction Management in the U.S. in 2010.

50 Percent growth rate of student enrollment in Construction Management over the last five years.

100 Percent worldwide access online for all Master’s Degree programs in Construction Management.

165 Number of undergraduate and graduate students graduating from Construction Management programs in 2009-2010.

594 Number of undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the Construction Management programs in 2009-2010.

Dashboard The College of Engineering and Computing is Worlds Ahead in its service to International, Latin American, and Caribbean Students.

College of Engineering and Computing Undergraduate Enrollment

Key

Students enrolled at FIU from Latin American and Caribbean countries

FIU partnership programs

College of Engineering and Computing degree programs