Study Abroad Options Galore at Kellstadt
DePaul University and the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business prides itself in being able to prepares students for entry into the international economy via an extensive study abroad program. The options are plentiful:
MBA cohort program trips and short-term study abroad programs, such as international business seminars that are scheduled so that working professionals in the program can take advantage of the opportunities, are available to students. This year, spring break seminars took students to places like Turkey, Germany, Ireland and Japan.
In addition, students in the MBA programs journeyed to Chile and Qatar on cohort trips, which allow them to travel with their classmates and explore another country’s business culture.
The MBA seminar in Chile included stops in the cities of Santiago, Viña del Mar and Valparaiso. Students learned about how to conduct business in the South American country through visits to US Commercial Trade and a startup incubator.
Zach Hirschfeld, a part-time MBA, was most looking forward to a tour of a mining site that has been in operation for nearly 100 years and is reputed to be the world’s largest underground copper mine.
“I had heard a lot about the Chilean mining issues in the news and had been reading up on the industry prior to departure. Being able to truly experience a working mine and learn from the experts there about all of the effort and technology that goes into their daily operations was fascinating,” Hirschfeld said.
As for Qatar, the trip was an opportunity for MBAs to visit the definition of a growing economy in a country halfway across the world.
“I had never been to the Gulf Region before and Qatar is making world news with hosting the World Cup in 2022,” Tanner Krause, a business strategy MBA student, said. “[The futuristic skyline in the capital city of Doha] looks as if it were created in a video game and planted on the shore of the Gulf. We approached downtown at night, and the buildings had a light show that outdid Las Vegas, the Eiffel Tower or a Radiohead concert.”
“My favorite part was building relationships with my classmates,” Krause added. “Being a small group in a foreign country, we bonded quickly and got to know each other quite well.”
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