A Global Focus

• Global Management Skills
• Global Marketing Strategy
• Global Strategy & Multinational Enterprise
• Business Strategy for Emerging Markets
• International Business Development for MBAs
• Macroeconomics in the Global Economy

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This three-year MBA/MA program allows you to broaden your knowledge of different regions or countries by taking internationally-oriented topical, language, and area study courses from departments and schools across UC Berkeley. You may focus on either a topic or an area. Topics include international or global issues, such as:

• International trade and debt
• Investment strategy
• Global communications
• Environmental issues
• Urban and regional development

Areas include:

• Major countries such as China, Japan, Russia, Germany, or Brazil
• Regions such as the Middle East, Africa, or Southeast Asia

Candidates may add the International Area Studies program during their first year of study at Haas.

Every year, one of the Haas School's most heralded experiential electives, International Business Development (IBD) sends about half of all full-time Berkeley MBA students to various countries to work in small teams with a variety of clients for three weeks each summer on consulting projects. IBD clients range from large multinationals to nonprofit organizations.

• During the spring semester: Student teams prepare a work plan in consultation with their client and undertake background research and analysis while attending classes on related topics.
• From mid-May to mid-June: Teams spend three weeks on location in their assigned country.
• In the fall semester: Teams carry out additional research to complete the assignment and present their work to the Haas community.

In 2002, an IBD team worked with Vinhos Barbeito, Madeira Lda, a winery in Portugal, to develop a financing and construction strategy for a new winery. The recommendations developed by the team formed the basis of the company's strategy, and in late 2008, that new winery was inaugurated, helping to solidify Barbeito's stature as one of the top Madeira wineries.

Read about other IBD projects.

International Exchange Programs
Nothing compares to the experience of attending a foreign university and getting to know students in another country for an entire semester. Berkeley MBA students may embark on an international exchange program in the fall semester of their second year. They pay the normal Haas fees and may earn up to 12 units toward their MBA degree while abroad. International exchange programs are offered in the following locations:

1. London Business School (LBS), London, England
2. L'Ecole Des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC), Jouy-en-Josas, France
3. IESE Business School (Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa), Universidad de Navarro, Barcelona, Spain
4. Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
5. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong

Student clubs organize regular study treks to Asia, Latin America, and Europe. A recent trip to Israel enabled students to meet with former Israeli prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Shimon Peres and top business leaders.

The Intel® + UC Berkeley Technology Entrepreneurship Challenge is a joint project of Intel Corporation and the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at UC Berkeley that brings together entrepreneurial teams from world class engineering and business schools. In emerging markets, innovation and entrepreneurship are particularly important. The Technology Entrepreneurship Challenge showcases the global business opportunities that have the greatest potential for a positive impact on society through the deployment of new and truly innovative technologies.

The Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) supports the creation of real businesses around the world that bring about positive social change in a sustainable manner. The GSVC, organized by the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, provides mentoring, exposure, and prizes for social ventures from around the world. Since its inception in 1999, the GSVC has awarded more than a quarter of a million dollars to emerging social ventures, and nearly 25% of past GSVC entrants are now operating companies.

The European Business Club supports members' interest in European companies, foreign companies in Europe, and even European companies in the US.

Global Initiatives members share deep interests in international development in a wide range of sectors including Public Health, IT & Telecommunications, Energy, Financial Services, Education, and Agriculture. Global Initiatives brings together a network of graduate students interested in exploring the connection between development and enterprise. The club connects the Berkeley community with leading practitioners, researchers, and specialists in related fields to understand current practices and explore future career opportunities.

The Latin American & Hispanic Business Association (LAHBA) unites students from all backgrounds who share an interest in Latin America and the Hispanic world. LAHBA sponsors a variety of activities to heighten the cultural, economic, and political awareness of the region and facilitates international career searches by helping members become familiar with business opportunities in Latin American countries, fostering communication between students and alumni, and supporting academic and professional networking.

The Pacific Rim Club serves as a career and educational resource for students interested in exploring the business dynamics and cultural diversity of the Pacific Region.

The South Asian Business Association sponsors social gatherings and professional networking events open to all students who share the concerns of the South Asian community, particularly Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

The Asia Business Center (ABC) forges strategic partnerships between University of California, Berkeley and reputable institutions in Asia to provide excellence and leadership in management education and research. The ABC serves the following countries: China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan), India, Indonesia, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The Blum Center seeks to increase the well-being of poor people in developing countries by designing, adapting, and disseminating scalable and sustainable technologies and systems and by educating and inspiring a new generation of global citizens. The Blum Center addresses the needs of the poor in developing countries by leveraging UC and LBNL expertise and preparing students with the theoretical understanding, applied skills, and experiential learning that enable them to become agents of change in the struggle against global poverty.

The Clausen Center sponsors conferences on global issues and provides fellowships for international research.

The Clausen Center for International Business and Policy at the Haas School offers up to five merit-based fellowships in the amount of $1,000 each to students whose academic coursework, personal accomplishments, and future plans demonstrate leadership potential in an internationally focused career.

Health Management International and Community-Based Internships provides two MBA/MPH students with up to $5000 in funding to work at a domestic or international not-for-profit, non-governmental organization or quasi-governmental organization with an established internship program and a history of no stipend (i.e., WHO, UNAIDS).

The Tata Group, one of India's largest private sector conglomerates and a global leader in innovative corporate social responsibility initiatives, launched the Tata International Social Entrepreneurship Scheme (TISES). The primary objective of TISES is to provide international students with opportunities to contribute to community initiative projects in India and promote international understanding.