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Learn about the Business Environment, Technology Transformation and Entrepreneurship in Other Countries
 

Concentrating on the school’s target regions of Asia and Latin America, the Center for Global Management offers four-unit global immersion elective courses designed to expose students to a country’s economy, political environment, major industries and businesses, start-up communities, local culture, key historical events and the many aspects of conducting business outside the United States. These courses, taught by UCLA Anderson faculty, are designed for students across all four MBA programs. Typically, these courses include a travel component (and an associated program fee). However during the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual offerings were made available.

Courses with a travel component include four on-campus classes and one intensive, immersive week in-country for a blend of guest speakers (business executives, policy makers, opinion leaders and entrepreneurs), fireside chats, panel discussions, company and startup visits, cultural activities and networking with alumni. For virtual offerings, guest speakers, virtual experiential and live interactive sessions complemented the faculty teaching sessions to provide students with a unique, learning-orientated experience.

The Center for Global Management’s global immersion and international exchange courses typically enable around than 300 FEMBA, EMBA, UCLA-NUS EMBA and full-time MBA students to travel and study abroad each year. Virtual course alternatives were also available when travel is restricted.

A Sample of Our Global Immersion Courses
Since 2008, over 70 courses have provided opportunities for students to visit 31 countries, including:
 
Argentina
Austria
Brazil
Chile
China (PRC)
Colombia
Costa Rica
Czech Republic
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Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong SAR
Hungary
India
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Malaysia
Myanmar
Peru
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Vietnam