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Global Opportunities
Global MBA
Consortium (NEW!)
Starting in September 2008, the
Smith School will offer full-time MBA
students a unique opportunity to gain
valuable international and
entrepreneurship experience with its
Global Consortium MBA program.
►Find out more
Global Studies
Courses
The Smith School's
global
studies courses give students
intensive exposure to business
environments abroad and encourage the
application of course material in
real-life settings. Class content varies
by course and can include examining the
role of technology in host country
economies and companies, supply chain
issues, sustainable energy applications,
and emerging market business practices.
Organized by the Smith School's
Center for Global Business, the
10-day four-credit courses
typically combine seminars at a leading
business school in the host country with
visits to multinational companies and
global organizations. Cross-cultural
team assignments, trips to historic
sites and social events ensure that
Smith students leave with an
appreciation of the country's culture
and people as well as its business
environment.
Most recently, students returned from
India, China and Switzerland, having
studied business practices, fledgling
industries, investment opportunities and
the impact of government in their
respective host countries. In the
upcoming academic year, courses to
Brazil, Tunisia and Dubai, India, The
Netherlands, China, and Eastern Europe
are planned, among others.
Study Abroad
If you're searching for a more
in-depth international experience,
consider spending a semester living and
studying abroad through the Smith
School's global exchange program.
Classes are taught in English, and
programs are offered at select business
schools around the world including:
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Australia RMIT (formerly Royal
Melbourne Institute of Technology)
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Denmark Copenhagen School of
Business
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France CERAM Sophia Antipolis
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France Groupe ESC Grenoble
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Germany WHU Koblenz
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Hong Kong
KHUST Business
School
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Italy Universitα Commerciale
Luigi Bocconi
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Spain ESADE, Barcelona
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Korea Korea Advanced Institute
of Science and Technology
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India India Institute of
Management, Bangalore and Management
Development Institute, New Delhi
The Center for Global Business also
helps new Smith MBA graduates take the
first step in their global business
careers. In 2000, the school joined the
MBA Enterprise Corps, a consortium of
leading US business schools that
recruits recently graduated MBA students
to work in developing and transitional
markets providing technical and
managerial assistance to private
enterprises. Graduates may apply through
the Center for Global Business to the
corps for 15-month assignments in
Eastern Europe, the Commonwealth of
Independent States, and Asia.
Center for Global Business:
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/global
Smith CIBER:
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/ciber
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