International Residency
Today’s business world is a global one, and an integral part of the Executive MBA Program is an international management study tour that is included in the program fee. During the final semester, students attend an eight-day study tour and will have the opportunity to develop their understanding of international economies, businesses and cultures through company visits and meetings with business and government leaders, tours of significant cultural and historical sites. International residency sites for 2009 will be Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Santiago, Chile.
Past international residencies have been to Ireland, Prague, Austria, Chile, Argentina, Germany, Austria, and Hungary.
Company visits have included:
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The EMBA Class of 2008 meets with OPEC in Vienna, Austria.
As part of the international business and strategy courses in the final semester, each team must complete a global strategy project on a company. Here, one of the EMBA Class of 2008 teams meets with an official at Hewlett-Packard in Budapest, Hungary, to discuss foreign direct investment as part of a global business strategy project.