More than “international,” global means understanding how a range of academic subjects, market forces, politics and people come together to make an organization work. It also means working with people from all over the world on issues that affect us all.
About 30 percent of Kellogg students are citizens of nations other than the United States, and more than 50 percent of U.S. students have lived or worked abroad at least three months. Kellogg faculty members have broad international experience: About one-quarter were born and educated in other nations, and many others have studied or taught at universities outside the United States. The International Business major is one of the school’s most popular, and Kellogg sponsors exchange programs with 18 management schools around the world.
Options for studying global business include:
- International Business major
The Kellogg International Business major provides students with specialized tools in finance, marketing, organizations and management strategy to help them understand the international dimensions of business. Learn more about International Business courses. - Global Initiatives in Management
For many students, one of the highlights of the Kellogg School experience is participation in our distinctive Global Initiatives in Management program. Under the guidance of faculty advisers, student leaders plan ten-week curricula to prepare their classmates for an intensive two-week field research project conducted in the chosen region. While abroad, students meet with high-level government officials and business executives to complete the research needed for their final projects. Past projects have included infrastructure strategies in India, food safety concerns in China and the Olympic bid in Brazil. 400 students took part in GIM conducting research in China, India, Japan, South America, Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. - Student Exchange programs
Our exchange programs allow students to explore business practices in other parts of the world while immersed in different languages and cultures. Students spend one quarter — usually the second quarter of the second year — studying at one of these institutions. Applications are accepted in January and April of the first year of study.
- For a complete, updated listing of our exchange partner schools, please go here.
- Other international opportunities
Clubs
Many of the Kellogg School's student-run clubs have an international focus, such as the African Business Association, the Asian Management Association, the Middle East Business Association, the Canada Club, the Chinese Business Club, the European Business Club, the Hispanic Business Student Association, the India Business Club, the Latin American, Hispanic and Iberian Management Association and the Korean Business Club.
Global speakers and visitors
The Kellogg School’s worldwide network of alumni and corporate contacts gives students the opportunity to learn from and interact with a variety of global leaders. Notable guests to the school have included:
- Nandan Nilekani, CEO, president and managing director Infosys
- Alvaro Diez de Medina, Uruguayan ambassador to the US
- Yoram Dinstein, president of Tel Aviv University
- Ion Dianconescu, president of the Romanian parliament
- Asda Jayanama, Thailand’s ambassador to the United Nations
- Peter Augustsson, CEO of SKF Group in Sweden
- Yongji Duan, CEO of Stone Group Co. in China
- Omar Carneiro, president of AT&T Brazil
- Leticia Costa, vice president for Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. – Brazil
Alliances
Kellogg has built a network of partner schools around the world to increase collaboration across regions, create a global dialogue on important management topics and provide an integrated global network for executive education. Through a unique collaboration of faculty and staff, Kellogg offers joint executive MBA degree programs with the following schools:
- School of Business and Management at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in Hong Kong, China.
- Recanati Graduate School of Management at Tel Aviv University in Israel.
- WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany.
- Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto, Canada.
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