Executive MBA Global Experience
Experience a Global Perspective with the Carlson School Executive MBA
In an increasingly globalized business landscape, the ability to work across geographies and cultures is essential. Get hands-on experience navigating the complexities of international business with our Global Virtual Team Project and International Residency requirements.
You’ll be placed on virtual teams with students from Carlson School’s Global Executive MBA program in China and Austria. Guided by a faculty leader from each program, you’ll work together to develop a detailed business plan. With your team, you’ll present your project to a panel of faculty and peers the week before graduation.
This is an opportunity to work across cultures, industries, and markets. You’ll develop advanced skills in teamwork, cross-cultural collaboration, and business plan development to address the demands of real-world international business challenges.
At the end of the Executive MBA program, you’ll participate in an international residency (9-10 days) to gain hands-on experience in emerging and mature markets worldwide. Led by senior faculty, you’ll visit companies and tour plants and attend presentations by government officials, business leaders, and local professors.
Along with projects and team presentations, this is an opportunity to develop a deep understanding of cultural and social differences that can profoundly impact global business.
Executive MBA Virtual Team Project
Senior Lecturer Svjetlana Madzar sits down with us to discuss the Carlson School's Executive MBA virtual team project, which connects students from across the globe for their final project of the program.
The Global Virtual Team Project Teaches International Collaboration
The Global Virtual Team Project is a unique opportunity to practice international collaboration. It'll also help you take the first step in establishing a global professional network or help you build upon your existing one.
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Global Experience Frequently Asked Questions
At the end of the Executive MBA program, you'll participate in an intense international residency that gives you hands-on experience in emerging and mature markets around the world. While overseas, you'll have the opportunity to develop a deep understanding of cultural and social differences that can have a profound impact on global business.
Led by senior faculty, the residency incorporates speakers, projects, and team presentations. Along with company visits and plant tours, you may attend presentations, discussions, and lectures by government officials, business leaders, and local professors.
The Global Virtual Team Project, or GTP, is a unique project where CEMBA students are placed on teams with students from our Global Executive MBA programs in China and Austria. Students work virtually for a large part of their second year in the program and come together at the Carlson School the week prior to graduation, to present their projects to a panel of faculty and peers from all four programs.