The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is located in College Park, five miles from Washington, D.C. and 30 miles from Baltimore, Maryland. Students enrolled at the Robert H. Smith School of Business can get hands-on experience in financial trading and e-commerce at one of the schools Netcentricity Laboratories, or try their hands at securities analysis and portfolio management through the $3 million Mayer Fund. The Smith School of Business is also one of only 31 business schools in the United States to house a Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). Created by Congress, and funded by the Department of Education, the CIBER program at Smith focuses on research and experiential learning in global entrepreneurship, emerging markets, government policy, and sustainability. Nearly 40% of the Smith class comes from abroad.