Yale School of Management - Curriculum: International Experience

International Experience January 2008 Destinations

As part of the Yale Management curriculum, each first-year student travels to one of several destinations around the world to study the local business environment. 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
China	Zhiwu Chen	Meetings with manufacturing firms, financial services companies, and private equity enterprises in Beijing and Shanghai.
Costa Rica	Garry D. Brewer	Ecotourism, conservation, development, and public/private/nonprofit relationships and dependencies.
India	Shyam Sunder	The potential, opportunities, and challenges of India, explored through visits to Delhi, Bangalore, and Mumbai.
Israel/Turkey	Howard P. Forman	Healthcare in Israel and the strategic relationship of Turkey to the Middle East and the United States.
Japan	Minh A. Luong	The interaction of industry, government, and the military.
Russia/Romania	Joel M. Podolny	The opportunities and challenges associated with the social, economic, and political changes in both countries; how investors make decisions in a context where the legal infrastructure to protect investments is underdeveloped.
Singapore	Jeffrey E. Garten	The perspectives of corporate investors looking to expand their businesses into Singapore and the private investors looking to acquire assets there.
South Africa/Namibia	Victor H. Vroom/ A. Mushfiq Mobarak	The opportunities and challenges involved in economic development in Africa.