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IDB Project Outcomes

Inter-American Development Bank Project Goals:
As Burkenroad Latin America enters its third year of support from the IDB, many of the goals outlined in the initiation of the program have been achieved. IDB Project Goals include the training of the participating institutions’ professors on financial research and investment issues related to the "Burkenroad Reports" preparation, the development of courses to be offered by the trained professors to students and other practitioners, and the preparation and dissemination of the Burkenroad Latin America Reports.

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(View the full Burkenroad Latin America Progress Report here)

	Participants:

	Colombia – Universidad de Los Andes

	Colombia - ICESI

	Ecuador - ESPOL/ESPAE

	Guatemala - Universidad Francisco Marroquin

	Mexico - ITESM, Campus Monterrey

	Mexico - ITESM, Campus Guadalajara

	Venezuela – IESA

	United States – Tulane University

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Faculty Trained:

So far, IDB-sponsored Faculty Training Sessions have trained 20 Latin American professors in how to teach investment research and to implement the Burkenroad Latin America program.

Faculty training goals are 63% completed for the program overall with approximately 66% of the initial stage of the project time having elapsed.

Names of Faculty Trained:

***2002 Training:***
School	Name
IESA	Urbi Garay
IESA	Henrique Ghersi
U. Andes	Javier Serrano
U. Andes	Francisco Azuerso
U. Andes	Jorge Saravia
ITESM	Luis de Garate
ITESM	Sergio Gutierrez
ITESM	Jaime Silva
ITESM	Miguel Moreno

2001 Training:

School Name

IESA Eduardo Pablo

IESA Jaime Sabal

IESA Maximiliano González

U. Andes Jose Maria del Castillo

U. Andes Antonio Romero

U. Andes Luz Elena Orozco

U. Andes Marta Cáceres

ITESM Arturo Lara

ITESM Ivan Aguayo

ITESM Harmen Simons

ITESM María Concepción del Alto

Click here to see a sample Faculty Training Schedule.
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Student Participation:

After two years 525 Latin American students (out of a 3-year goal of 720) have participated in the Burkenroad Latin America program.

Goals for training students have been exceeded overall with 72.9% of the target met after 66% of the initial stage of the program completed.

Click here to see a list of the questions that students ask management as part of their research.
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Company Reports:

To date, ninety-seven Burkenroad Latin America Reports have been completed by students in Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela.

40.42% of the goals for financial report preparation have been met with approximately 66% of the initial stage of the project time elapsed.

Click here to see some of the reports that have been prepared by Latin American University students.
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