Yale School of Management - Curriculum: International Experience

March 2012 Destinations

As part of the Yale integrated MBA curriculum, each first-year student travels to one of several destinations around the world. On these faculty-led trips, students connect with business and civic leaders, often including Yale alumni, to assess the business, economic, and social conditions in a particular country or region. The trips are closely tied to the Organizational Perspectives courses.

International Experience

Destination	Faculty Leader(s)	Focus
Bangladesh/ Vietnam	A. Mushfiq Mobarak	Development issues facing two countries at different levels of development, but with similar geography and with promising high-growth trajectories.
Chile	James Choi	Government and business in the most prosperous South American nation.
China/ Hong Kong	Jeffrey Garten Stephen Roach	A first-hand look at China's emerging role in global financial markets and the implications for China and the rest of the world. Visits to Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.
China	Hongjun Yan	Meetings with senior officials and mid-level managers in the financial industry.
Russia/ Hungary	Olav Sorenson	The economic challenges of transitioning from planned to market-based economies and the business opportunities emerging in Eastern Europe.
South Korea	Jiwoong Shin	The leadership position of South Korea in information and high technology industries, the role of government leaders in shaping the future of the country, and an examination of the country's deep cultural heritage.
India	Shyam Sunder	India's potential, opportunities, and challenges, and alternative possibilities for its state and society.
Israel	Dina Mayzlin	Innovation, entrepreneurship, and start-up ventures, with a look at the unique opportunities that exist in Israel.
Japan	Art Swersey Jim Baron	The challenges and opportunities facing leaders in manufacturing and operations. Students will participate in a service project to aid earthquake relief workers.