Yale School of Management - Curriculum: International Experience

International Experience January 2010 Destinations

As part of the Yale integrated MBA curriculum, each first-year student travels to one of several destinations around the world to study the local business environment (Read about the 2009 International Experience). The destinations are the focus of pre-trip sessions in the fall semester and lectures and cases in the State and Society course in the spring. The trip is also linked to the Leadership Development Program, a year-long process of identifying and developing personal and professional goals and aspirations.
International Experience

Destination	Faculty Leader(s)	Focus
Australia	Erica Dawson	Leading companies in financial services, mining, transportation, telecommunications, healthcare innovation, and ecological and cultural preservation.
Bangladesh/ Malaysia	Mushfiq Mobarak	Development in Bangladesh and Malaysia, two Asian countries that share a colonial history and influence by the predominant Muslim religion.
Brazil	Douglas Rae	Brazil's competitive advantages: the efficiency of its agricultural sector, its growing middle class, and the financial governance of its complex economy.
China/ Hong Kong	Jeffrey Garten	China's emerging role in global financial markets.
China	Hongjun Yan	The history and evolution of the Chinese financial markets, through in-depth visits to two of the most financially active and influential Chinese cities, Beijing and Shanghai.
Costa Rica	Garry Brewer	Ecotourism, conservation, development, and public/private/nonprofit relationships and dependencies.
Japan	Art Swersey	Leaders in manufacturing and operations.
Russia/ Norway	Jonathan Koppell	The differences between doing business in Norway and doing business in Russia.
South Africa/ Namibia	Zhiwu Chen Oliver Rutz	The opportunities and challenges involved in economic development in Africa.
Western Europe	Paul Bracken	Visits to Paris, Brussels, and Frankfurt, with a focus on how Europe is responding to global business pressures from Asia and the United States.