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Short-Term Program Locations

Following is a list of places where Chicago Booth students can study during summer 2013:

Austria  
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (Vienna)
City: Vienna
Program Name:

MBA Global Management

Focus: The International Summer University program helps students develop their skills and competence in selected fields of business administration and to serve as a broad-based intercultural forum
Designed for: MBA students
Program Dates:

Three weeks: July 8 - 26, 2013, or
Three weeks: July 29 - August 16, 2013

Content Hours: Classroom hours: 72
Credit: One Chicago Booth elective course
Taught by: International visiting faculty
Language of Instruction: English
Class Size: 25
Fees: EUR 1,540 (due two weeks after nomination) is for books, accommodation, breakfast and lunch (Monday - Friday), and public transportation within Vienna
Housing: Included in fees - students are housed in single rooms in student dormitory
Brazil  
Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
City: São Paulo
Program
Name:
Doing Business in Brazil (PDF)
Focus: Students learn about the social and economic history of Brazil as well as doing business in Brazil today
Designed for: MBA students
Length of Program: Two weeks: May 13 - 24, 2013
Content Hours: 39 classroom hours plus three company visits (total of 45 contact hours) at a Brazilian company, a multinational company, and a financial institution
Credit: One Chicago Booth elective course
Taught by: FGV-EASP faculty and Brazilian executives
Language of Instruction: English
Class Size: 40
Fees: USD 150 nonrefundable application fee
Housing: FGV will assist; hotels range from USD 300 - 600 per person for three weeks. Home stay: USD 300 for three weeks (meals not included)
China  
Guanghua School of Management (GSM), Peking University
City: Beijing
Program Name:

Doing Business in China (PDF)

Focus:

Students will get an introduction to Chinese economy, history, and culture as well as learn how to conduct business in China.

There will be a program fee/tuition of RMB 19,000 (approx. USD 3,000), which will include: accommodation (two people share one standard room), shuttle bus from the hotel to school, Mandarin sessions, guest lectures, company visits, sightseeing, culture tours, lunches and some dinners, and transportation to and from visits and tours.

View the GSM, Peking University video on the Doing Business in China program

Designed for: MBA students
Length of Program:

Two weeks: May 19 - June 1, 2013

Two weeks: June 9 - 22, 2013

Two weeks: June 16 - 29, 2013

Content Hours: Classroom hours: 33; plus two company visits
Credit: One Chicago Booth elective course
Taught by: Guanghua School of Management Faculty
Language of Instruction: English with three basic Mandarin language sessions
France  
Ecole Supérieure des Sciences, Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC)
City: Paris
Program Name: The Global Manager in Europe (PDF)
Focus: European and global issues. Introduces students to current management issues in Europe through courses, company visits, and conferences with leading European business, political, and cultural figures. Updated program information will be available mid-January from ESSEC. 
Designed for: MBA students
Length of Program: Three weeks: June 24 - July 12, 2013
Content Hours: 90 classroom hours, 45 homework hours, 21 hours for conferences, company visits, and teamwork
Credit: One Chicago Booth elective course
Courses Taught by: ESSEC Business School faculty
Language of Instruction: English
Class Size: 35
Fees: Nonrefundable confirmation fee, approximately EUR 500 due May 1, 2013
Housing: ESSEC will assist
Other: Cultural plus sporting events on two Saturdays
Germany  
Leipzig Graduate School of Management
City: Leipzig
Program Name: Doing Business in the Enlarged European Union (PDF)
Focus: Provides students with the practical knowledge and skills necessary to do business in the enlarged European Union, especially the nearby countries of Central and Eastern Europe.
Designed for: MBA students
Length of Program: Two weeks: July 9 - 21, 2013
Content Hours: 80 hours (includes five-day study trip to the Czech Republic)
Credit: One Chicago Booth elective course
Taught by: International experts in the field of transitional economies as well as guest lecturers from the business world
Language of Instruction: English
Fees: EUR 100 nonrefundable application fee paid in advance to go toward housing
Housing: Leipzig will assist
Israel  
Recanati School of Business
City: Tel Aviv
Program
Name:
Doing Business in Israel (PDF)
Focus: Entrepreneurship and Innovation: The Israeli Model
Designed for: MBA students
Length of Program: Two weeks: May 19 - 27, 2013
Content Hours: 40 contact hours
Credit: One Chicago Booth elective course
Taught by: Recanati School of Business faculty and business leaders
Language of Instruction: English
Fees: USD 2,200 includes accommodation, most meals, transportation (not including airfare), trips to Jerusalem and northern Israel, and company visits.
Housing: Accommodation provided in center of Tel Aviv
Other: Students visit Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, Tefron, Given Imaging; students also participate in cultural visits to Jerusalem.
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