Preparing Students for Global Markets: Road Map to Exporting

This April, Nazarian College’s Center for Social and Technology Entrepreneurship will once again host Road Map to Exporting, a competitive, non-credit four-week workshop series that equips students with practical knowledge and tools to navigate global trade.

The program runs from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., April 4-April 25, on Saturday mornings. Offered in partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the District Export Council of Southern California, the workshop connects undergraduate and graduate students with seasoned export professionals and resources. Student teams develop and pitch a full export plan to a panel of industry and government experts, applying the knowledge they learned during the workshop.

The top-performing team receives a Nazarian College Certificate of Excellence, and all students who complete the program earn a join Certificate of Completion from the Department of Commerce and the District Export Council.

Other upcoming events, include:

Driving Student Innovation: Sunstone Competition

The Sunstone CSU Startup Launch Competition is a startup competition, open exclusively to students and recent alumni affiliated with the 23 California State University campuses. The event provides participants with the opportunity to pitch innovative startup ideas, network with industry professionals, and compete for $200,000 in seed funding. The 2026 competition will be hosted by the Center for Social and Technology Entrepreneurship at CSUN on May 7–8.

NSF I-Corps Program at Nazarian College in March

C-STE is offering the I-Corps Program this March—a four-week, experiential course that helps student innovators validate ideas, discover real customers and build evidence-based entrepreneurial skills. Open to all CSUN majors, this year’s sessions run from March 2-30.