Welcome to this week’s Trivia Tuesday, in which we help applicants differentiate one leading MBA program from the next by highlighting the elements that set each one apart. Today, we’re investigating the international opportunities available to students at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, as detailed in the Clear Admit School Guide to Johnson.
“In the second year of the Johnson program, students may embark on an international exchange at one of 25 partner schools in 17 countries. First-year students interested in studying abroad are encouraged to attend an information session during the second half of the fall semester. Exchange applications are due early in the spring, with all assignments made by spring break. Although admission to one’s desired program is not guaranteed, the administration states that most students are able to enter one of their top three choices….
“Students who seek international exposure but cannot commit to spending a full term abroad may be interested in Johnson’s International Study Trips, six of which were offered in the 2010-2011 academic year. On these trips, generally offered during winter and spring breaks and after the end of Spring Semester, students travel abroad to compare local businesses and subsidiaries of foreign multinational corporations in their target region, while also meeting with government officials, Cornell alumni and local business school students. Recent International Study Trips have ventured to Japan and South Korea, India, China, Colombia and southeastern Europe; a trip to China was also integrated into the half-semester elective Global Business, during which enrolled students traveled to Beijing and Shanghai and met with students and faculty at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business.
“Johnson’s Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise also sponsors a variety of international learning opportunities, inviting students to spend their breaks consulting on sustainability projects in emerging markets. In 2005, the center’s first group of Johnson volunteers traveled to Senegal, where they created strategies to improve the potential of ecotourism in the Parc national des oiseaux du Djoudj, a sanctuary for migratory birds. More recent participants have created international expansion strategies for a solar-power company in Madagascar and worked with a Dutch non-profit to improve low-income Bolivians’ access to pharmaceutical products.
“In addition to these overseas study programs, Johnson offers a number of on-campus international management electives and incorporates international content into many of its core and elective courses (see Figure 3.2). Students also have access to Cornell University’s many international learning resources, including its Language Resource Center and Full-Year Asian Language Concentration (FALCON), both of which offer intensive language instruction, and interdisciplinary courses of study on East Asia, Latin America, South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. These programs sponsor courses, lectures and other events on campus, as well as summer experiences and fellowships open to Johnson students.”
To read more about the school’s opportunities for international study, be sure to check out the Clear Admit School Guide to Johnson. All 21 Clear Admit School Guides are available for immediate purchase and download on the Clear Admit shop.
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