Global Learning - Global Business Networks

About one-third of Kellogg's full-time MBA students are citizens of countries other than the United States, and more than 50 percent of the American students have lived or worked abroad at least three months. Part-time students represent 40 different countries, and two Executive MBA sections are designed specifically for students throughout North America. The Kellogg school also has partnerships with schools in Asia, Europe, Latin America, Canada, and the Middle East that provide cross learning opportunities. This diversity brings an international perspective to the student body at large.

Kellogg offers a wide array of options for studying global business networks. Kellogg's faculty has broad international experience: about one-quarter of faculty members are foreign-born and educated, and many others have studied or taught at universities outside the U.S. The International Business major is one of Kellogg's most popular, and Kellogg sponsors exchange programs with 14 management schools around the world.

Global Initiatives in Management (GIM)
A cornerstone of Kellogg's international offerings is the Global Initiatives in Management (GIM) course, that annually attracts 350 students to courses studying businesses in 12 to 15 different regions of the world. Designed by students with the help of a faculty adviser, these courses include 10 weeks of rigorous classroom instruction followed by a two-week research trip to the chosen country or region. While in their host country, students meet with high-level government officials, business executives, Kellogg school alumni and other necessary resources to complete in-depth research projects. Past projects have included the privatization of banking in Central Europe, emerging market strategies for the telecommunications sector in China and a possible Olympic bid by South Africa. GIM courses have studied Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Mainland China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.

Global Business Conference
While all of the Student Conferences at Kellogg feature an international dimension, the Kellogg Global Business Conference focuses on global and regional panel discussions that explore the challenges and opportunities of doing business all over the world. The conference not only maps out critical issues within Asia, India, Europe and Latin America, but also seeks to provide a navigator's view of how various industries are charting their course to compete more effectively in the global marketplace. This conference attracts foreign executives and government officials, U.S. executives with business overseas, alumni, and students to Kellogg to discuss topical issues of commerce and development.

International Speaker Series
Kellogg also sponsors an International Speaker Series, which gives students an opportunity to interact with prominent global leaders. Notable guests have included Mr. Alvaro Diez de Medina, Uraguay Ambassador to the U.S.; Ion Diaconescu, President, Romanian Parliament; Mr. Yoram Dinstein, President of Tel Aviv University; Mr. Dennis Jett, U.S. Ambassador to Peru (with his Economic Delegation); Ambassador Asda Jayanama, Thai Ambassador to the United States; Mr. Peter Augustsson, CEO, SKF Group, Sweden; Mr. Yongji Duan, CEO, Stone Group Co., China; Mr. Bernd Langenheine, Trade Counselor at the Delegation of the Europe Commission; Mr. Omar Carneiro, President, AT&T, Brazil; Dr. Roberto Muller, Former President of Asea Brown Boveri (Brazil); Dr. Fernando Remirez, Chief of the Cuban Interests Section; Mr. Kendrick White, Senior Manager of Corporate Finance - Russia, Price Waterhouse; Mr. Qiwen Wang, Professor and Associate Dean of the Guangua School of Management, Beijing, China; Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, CEO, Nestle S.A.; Shri Arun Jaitley, Honorable Union Minister for Law, Justice & Company Affairs & Shipping, Government of India; and Rono J. Dutta, President, United Airlines.

International Clubs
In addition, many of Kellogg's student-run clubs have an international focus, such as the African Business Association, the Asian Management Association, the Australian Club, the Canadian Club, the Chinese Business Club, the European Business Club, the French-speaking Club, the Hispanic Business Student Association, the Indian Business Club and the Latin American, Hispanic and Iberian Management Association.