The students, who have been studying together on Saturdays at Marshall’s South Charleston campus for the past 15 months, depart from Charleston Saturday afternoon and return to Charleston on Sunday, Oct. 11. While in Santiago, students will interact with locally owned and operated businesses and international companies during the weeklong residency abroad.
The excursion is an important part of the Marshall Executive MBA experience and involves five full days of class, lectures, presentations and on-site tours, said Dr. Uday Tate, director of the Executive MBA program.
“This is the last leg of the cohort’s journey,” Tate said. “Our students, who will graduate later this month, can now take the principles they have mastered in class and learned through their classmates and see how it comes together to work on an international level. This is an amazing opportunity for our students.”
While in Santiago, the cohort and accompanying professors will experience an economic briefing by the U.S. Department of Commerce at the U.S. Embassy, a presentation by the Association of Chilean Exporters, a tour of Drillco and a presentation by the nonprofit Endeavor on its role in the development of the mining-related company. Other presentations and tours include an overview of the continent’s economy given by BBVA’s chief economist for South America, a lecture at Adolfo Ibanez University on why Chile is one of Latin America’s most competitive economies, and a corporate presentation at the country’s largest and most successful wineries.
Students also will experience another American connection during a tour and overview of Finning, a Caterpillar dealer in the region, which was arranged by one of the Executive MBA students with connections and an interest in the mining and construction industries.
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