Master in Business in the BRICS-MNS Countries

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Aimed at anyone with experience in International Business that wants to specialize or to recycle in all the aspects related to foreign trade and business in the BRICS-MNS Countries.

Knowledge of foreign trade and international marketing is recommended.

Language of the Master:

1. Also
   available in For improving the international communication skills, the student has free access to the learning materials in these languages (free multilingual training). The student can review the subjects in whatever language and use one of the four languages as a vehicular language of the campus and to complete the exercises.
   Master en Affaires dans les pays BRICS Mestrado em negócios nos países BRICS Máster en negocios en los países BRICS.

The Master consists of ten modules:

1. BRICS Countries (1 ECTS);
2. Doing Business in India (PDF) (structure) (26 ECTS)
   1. Hindu Economic Area;
   2. Nepal, Bhutan, and Mauritius.
3. Doing Business in China (PDF) (structure) (22 ECTS)
   1. Hong Kong;
   2. Sinic-Buddhist Economic Area.
4. Doing Business in Russia (PDF) (structure) (11 ECTS)
   1. Orthodox Economic Area;
   2. Belarus.
5. Doing Business in South Africa (8 ECTS)
   1. Southern African Economic Area.
6. Doing Business in Nigeria (12 ECTS)
   1. West African Economic Area.
7. Doing Business in Brazil (PDF) (structure) (17 ECTS)
   1. Latin American economic area.
8. Doing Business in Mexico (PDF) (structure) (7 ECTS);
9. Doing Business in Saudi Arabia (6 ECTS)
   1. Arab Economic Area.
10. Thesis of the Master (10 ECTS).

ECTS = European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System

The Master focuses on analysing for each of these seven countries:

1. Country information: how to do business, foreign trade, foreign direct investment (FDI), logistics, customs, Free Trade Agreements, economic organizations;
2. Economic Area. Each of these markets is also the economic and political leader of his economic area:
   1. Brazil (BRICS), along with Mexico, are the largest Latin American economies and the Central States of the Latin American Economic Area of the Western Civilization;
   2. Russia (BRICS) is the largest economy of the Orthodox Economic Area and the Central State of the Orthodox Civilization;
   3. India (BRICS) is the largest economy of the Hindu Economic Area and the Central State of the Hindu Civilization;
   4. China (BRICS) belongs to the Sinic-Buddhist Economic Area and is the Central State of the Sinic Civilization;
   5. South Africa (BRICS) is the second African Economy and the largest economy in the Southern African Economic Area (African Civilization);
   6. Nigeria is the largest African economy and in the West African Economic Area (African Civilization);
   7. Saudi Arabia is one of the possible central states of the Islamic Civilization and the economic leader of the Arab Economic Area.

For each of these economic areas, will be analyzed the features of each one of the countries of this economic area:

1. Economic and political influence of the BRICS-MNS in relation to the rest of countries on their economic area;
2. Key Economic Organizations and integration agreements.

1. Almost half of the world population (3,358,000 million people);
2. Almost a third of the global GDP (18,053,954 million dollars);
3. They belong to six different civilizations (Hindu, Sinic, Western, Orthodox, African, and Islamic);
4. They belong to seven economic areas (Hindu, Sinic - Buddhist, Orthodox, Southern Africa, West Africa, Latin American, and Arab);
5. Seven different religions (Hinduism, Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Orthodoxy, Christianity, and Islam);
6. Seven “linguas francas” (Hindi, English, Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Arabic).

Module one- BRICS Countries:

1. Introduction to the BRICS Countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa);
2. BRICS Summit. Sixth Summit: Declaration of Fortaleza;
3. Main areas of cooperation between the BRICS Countries: intra-BRICS trade, economic and financial cooperation;
4. BRICS Contact Group on Economic and Trade Issues (CGETI);
5. Trade Relations between the BRICS Countries;
6. New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS;
7. BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA);
8. BRICS Business Forum;
9. Other areas of cooperation: agriculture, science and technology, culture, research, Internet and security, social welfare, intellectual property, health, and tourism;
10. International Relations of the BRICS Countries;
11. Africa-BRICS Cooperation.

Module two- Business in India.

1. Republic of India;
2. Indian Economy;
3. Investment (FDI) in India;
4. Indian businesspeople: Senapathy Gopalakrishnan, Hinduja, Birla, Kiran Mazumdar, Shri Mukesh D. Ambani, Cyrus S. Poonawalla, Wadia, Godrej, TATA, Sahu Jain, Gautam Adani, Bhavarlal Hiralal Jain, Ajit Gulabchand, Azim Premji, and Yusuf Hamied;
5. Economic Profile of the Indian states;
6. Andhra Pradesh;
7. Gujarat;
8. Haryana;
9. Karnataka;
10. Kerala;
11. Maharashtra;
12. New Delhi;
13. Tamil Nadu;
14. Introduction to Hindi.

Download the syllabus of the module “Doing Business in India” (PDF).

Indian Free Trade Agreements: Chile, MERCOSUR, Andean Community, European Union, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, New Zealand, Mauritius, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.

Indian Trade Agreements:

1. Bay of Bengal Initiative (BIMSTEC);
2. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC);
3. Indian-Ocean Rim Association (IORA);
4. Asian Clearing Union (ACU);
5. India-Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU);
6. India-ASEAN;
7. Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA);
8. South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC);
9. Africa-BRICS Countries;
10. Africa-India Economic Cooperation.

Sample:

Hindu Economic Area.

1. Indian religions (Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Sikhism) and the Hindu Economic Area;
2. India as the Central State of the Hindu Civilization;
3. Economic Integration of the Hindu Civilization;
4. Economic relations of the Hindu Civilization with the other civilizations;
5. Countries of influence of the Hindu Civilization:
   1. Nepal: strong economic relations with India;
   2. Mauritius: the Indian gateway to Africa;
   3. Bhutan.
6. Diaspora of the Hindu Civilization.

Download: Hindu Economic Area (PDF).

Module 3- Business in China.

1. Economic Profile of the Chinese provinces;
2. Chinese economy;
3. Investment (FDI) in China;
4. China Customs;
5. Chinese ports;
6. Negotiation in China;
7. Chinese enterprises and entrepreneurs: Chint, Huawei, Haier - Zhang Ruimin, Galanz, COSCO;
8. Beijing;
9. Greater Pearl River Delta;
10. Guangzhou;
11. Shanghai;
12. Hong Kong.

Download the syllabus of the module “Doing Business in China” (PDF).

Chinese Free Trade Agreements (FTA): Chile, Peru, Costa Rica, ASEAN Plus Three, Pakistan, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, Eurasian Economic Union.

Chinese Regional Agreements:

1. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC);
2. Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO);
3. Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA);
4. Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC);
5. Greater Mekong Subregion.

Sample:

Chinese International Economic Relations: Andean Community, European Union, Africa-China.

Sinic Economic Area

1. Chinese religions (Confucianism and Taoism) and its influence on business;
2. Countries of influence of the Sinic Civilization.

Buddhist Economic Area

1. China and the Buddhist Economic Area;
2. Buddhism and its influence on business in the Buddhist Economic Area.

Download the syllabus of the module: “Buddhist Economic Area” (PDF).

Module 4- Business in Russia.

1. Russian Federation;
2. Russian Economy;
3. Russian businesspeople and companies: Vladimir Potanin, Elena Baturina, Alexander Lebedev, Gazprom, Rosneft, TNK-BP, Lukoil, Surgutneftegas;
4. Russian Ports;
5. Investment (FDI) in Russia;
6. Russian payment system.

Download the syllabus of the module “Business in Russia” (PDF).

Russian Free Trade Agreements: Armenia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Cameroon, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Serbia, Moldova, Ukraine, and New Zealand. FTA between Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.

Market Access and Economic Organizations:

1. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC);
2. Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO);
3. Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU);
4. Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS);
5. European Union-Russia;
6. Africa-BRICS Countries;
7. Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC);
8. Russia-Vietnam Customs Union;
9. ASEAN-Russia;
10. Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE);
11. Council of the Baltic Sea States.

Sample:

Orthodox Economic Area

1. Introduction to the Orthodox Economic Area
   1. Influence of Orthodoxy;
   2. Economic Profile of the Orthodox Countries.
2. Russia as the Central State of the Orthodox Civilization;
3. Belarus (Union State with Russia);
4. Economic Integration of the Orthodox Civilization;
5. Interactions of the Orthodox Civilization with the other civilizations;
6. Economic Organizations related to the Orthodox Civilization.

Download the syllabus “Orthodox Economic Area” (PDF).

Module 5- Business in South Africa.

1. South African Economy;
2. Economic Profile of the Provinces of South Africa;
3. South African Businessman: Patrice Motsepe, Cyril Ramaphosa, Cheryl Carolus, Bridgette Radebe, Rapelang Rabana, Wendy Appelbaum, and Irene Charnley;
4. South African Foreign Trade;
5. South African Ports;
6. Economic relations with Africa, Asia, Europe, and America;
7. Business and Investment Opportunities in South Africa;
8. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (former President of the African Union).

South African Trade Agreements:

1. Southern African Development Community (SADC);
2. Southern African Customs Union (SACU);
3. COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement;
4. Free Trade Agreements (FTA): European Union, Cotonou Agreement, European Free Trade Association, MERCOSUR, and Zimbabwe;
5. Indian-Ocean Rim Association (IORA);
6. African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (US).

Southern African Economic Area (PDF).

1. Christianity in the Southern African Economic Area;
2. Economic Profile of the Southern African Countries;
3. Interactions of the Southern African Economic Area with the other African Economic Areas;
4. Interactions of the Southern African Economic Area with the other economic areas;
5. Logistics in Southern Africa. Cairo-Gaborone Corridor. Tripoli - Windhoek Corridor. South-North Corridor.

Module 6- Business in Nigeria.

1. Nigerian Economy;
2. Nigerian main economic sectors (petroleum, gas, mining, IT, manufacturing, banking);
3. Nigerian Foreign Trade;
4. Port of Lagos;
5. Doing Business in Lagos and Abuja;
6. Free trade zones in Nigeria;
7. Investment in Nigeria;
8. Nigerian businesspeople: Folorunsho Alakija, Hajia Bola Shagaya, Tara Fela-Durotoye, Folake Folarin-Coker, Adenike Ogunlesi, Amina Odidi, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Tunde Folawiyo, Orji Uzor Kalu, Jim Ovia, Adewale Tinubu, Abdulsamad Rabiu, Alhaji Indimi, Tony Elumelu, Olufemi Otedola, Theophilus Danjuma.

Nigerian Trade Agreements.

1. Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS);
2. West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ);
3. Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD);
4. Niger Basin Authority;
5. Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA US);
6. Cotonou Agreement (European Union);
7. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).

Sample:

West African Economic Area (PDF).

1. Islam and Christianity in the West African Economic Area;
2. Economic Profile of the West African countries;
3. Interactions of the West African Economic Area with the other African Economic Areas;
4. Interactions of the West African Economic Area with the other civilizations;
5. Logistics in West Africa
   1. Ports of Abidjan, Dakar, Tema, Lome, and Cotonou;
   2. Trans-African corridors: Cairo-Dakar, Dakar-Lagos, Lagos-Mombasa, Trans-Sahelian Highway, Algiers-Lagos, and N'djamena-Djibouti.
6. Economic Organizations related to the West African Economic Area.

Module 7- Business in Brazil.

1. Brazilian Economy;
2. Brazilian Foreign Trade;
3. Brazilian Customs;
4. Bahia;
5. Central-West region;
6. Espiritu Santo;
7. Minas Gerais;
8. North of Brazil;
9. Parana;
10. Santa Catarina;
11. São Paulo;
12. Rio de Janeiro;
13. Rio Grande do Sul;
14. Brazilian businesspeople: Antonio Emilio de Moraes, João Roberto Marinho, and Safra.

Download the syllabus of the module “Business in Brazil” (PDF).

Sample:

Organizations and Free Trade Agreements (FTA)

1. MERCOSUR;
2. Latin American Integration Association (ALADI);
3. Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA);
4. Union of South American Nations (UNASUR);
5. Africa-BRICS Countries;
6. Trade Agreements with Chile, Andean Community (Associated), Mexico, Peru, Egypt, India, Israel, European Union, and the SADC.

Brazil as the Central State of the Latin American Economic Area (PDF) of the Western-Christian Civilization

1. Christianity in Latin America (Iberian America);
2. Economic Profile of the Latin American Countries;
3. Latin American economic integration processes;
4. Interactions of the Latin American Economic Area with the other civilizations;
5. Other Economic Organizations related to the integration in Latin America (Iberian America).

Module 8- Business in Mexico.

1. Mexican Economy;
2. Carlos Slim;
3. Competitive Advantage of Mexico;
4. Mexican International Trade;
5. Investment (FDI) in Mexico;
6. Mexico DF;
7. Chihuahua;
8. Jalisco;
9. Nuevo Leon.

Download the syllabus of the module “Business in Mexico” (PDF).

Mexican Free Trade Agreements (FTA) and Economic Organizations:

1. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA/NAFTA 2.0);
2. Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP);
3. Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA);
4. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC);
5. Pacific Alliance;
6. Latin American Integration Association (ALADI);
7. Association of Caribbean States (ACS);
8. Mesoamerica Project;
9. Mexican Free Trade Agreements: European Union, Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Israel, Northern Triangle (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras), European Free Trade Association, Uruguay, Japan, Chile, Andean Community, MERCOSUR, Peru.

Module 9- Business in Saudi Arabia.

1. Saudi Arabian Economy and International Trade;
2. Doing Business in Jeddah and Riyadh. Mecca;
3. Economic and Industrial Cities;
4. Investment in Saudi Arabia;
5. Saudi Arabian Companies: Savola, Saudi Aramco, SABIC, Dallah Albaraka;
6. Saudi Arabian businesspeople: Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Lubna Olayan, Mohammed Al-Amoudi, Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber, Sulaiman Al Rajhi, Lubna Olayan, Hayat Sindi, and Haifa Al-Mansour;
7. Saudi Fund for Development;
8. Arab Gulf Programme for Development.

Sample:

Saudi Arabian Trade Agreements:

1. Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC);
2. Trade Agreements with India, European Union, European Free Trade Association, Singapore, and Syria;
3. Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC);
4. Trade Preferential System (TPS-OIC).

Arab Economic Area (PDF).

1. Introduction to the Arab Economic Area as a part of the Islamic Civilization;
2. Islam as the unifying factor in the Arab Economic Area;
3. Economic Profile of the Arab Countries;
4. Businesspeople in the Arab Economic Area;
5. Interactions of the Arab Economic Area with the other civilizations;
6. Economic Organizations related to the Arab Economic Area.

The student has to pass the online continuous assessment exercises for each subject as well as the final online Master's Thesis. If the professor considers that the minimum level has not been reached, he will guide the student to improve the quality of his exercises or thesis and send them back.

The most important thing for EENI is that the student correctly learns the Master's subjects and objectives.

Once all the exercises and thesis have been approved, the student obtains the “Diploma of Professional Master of Science (MSc) in International Business (MIB) specialization in Business in the BRICS-MNS Countries” issued by EENI Global Business School (Spain, European Union).

In this case, it will be necessary to send us by mail (not valid by email) a certified photocopy of your diploma of Bachelor's Degree. This is necessary for the issuance of your diploma and not to enroll.

Those students, who are not in possession of a Bachelor's Degree, may Enrol but will receive the “Advanced Certificate Program in Business in the BRICS-MNS Countries.”

The graduate students in this Master can Enrol directly in the:

1. Doctorate in American Business;
2. Doctorate in Asian Business;
3. Doctorate in African Business.

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