Global Voices of Darden – The International Perspective at Darden

Exchange, global, global network, International Students

Darden Welcomes Students from 11 International Partner Schools during Fall 2019 Semester

Darden welcomes 11 exchange students from leading business schools around the world for the fall 2019 semester. We are pleased to host students from the following universities and countries: Bocconi University in Italy CEIBS in China ESADE Business School in Spain HEC in France HKUST in Hong Kong IESE Business…

By Lauren Wallace- 19 August 2019

Europe & Russia, Executive MBA, Executive Residency, global network

Reflections on Cities: From Berlin and Paris (and everywhere else)

This is the last post in a three part series from Tom Kim (Executive MBA Class of 2020) about his experiences during the Darden Executive MBA Europe Global Residency.These are his concluding thoughts after his time in Berlin and Paris.”The enduring strength of cities reflects the profoundly social…

By Lauren Wallace- 16 August 2019

East Asia, global network, International Partner Program

Shanghai MBA Students Study Leadership and Innovation During International Partner Program

Darden’s Center for Global Initiatives recently hosted a group of 24 MBA students and staff from the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE) in China for an international partner program focused on leadership and innovation. Students were joined by Doris Cao, Darden’s director of China initiatives based…

By Lauren Wallace- 6 August 2019

Europe & Russia, Executive MBA, Executive Residency, Student Perspective

Paris: La Belle Vie

Feature photo credit: Rob Wiederecht, Darden Executive MBA Class of 2020. All other photos by Tom Kim.This is the second post in a three part series from Tom Kim (Executive MBA Class of 2020) about his experiences during the Darden Executive MBA Europe Global Residency. The residency started in…

By Kate Beach- 24 July 2019

Darden Worldwide Course, global, Global Topics Course, Latin America

Darden Students Learn Leadership Lessons in 2019 Patagonia Global Topics Course

By Lou MalmgrenIn March, 24 second year Darden students travelled to Patagonia for a Global Topics Course in experiential leadership in collaboration with the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). The course took students on an 8-day expedition through the rugged mountains of Patagonia, backpacking across scenic vistas, up…

By Lauren Wallace- 17 July 2019

Europe & Russia, Executive Residency, Student Perspective

On History, Ethics, and Business: Notes from Berlin from Tom Kim (Exec MBA Class of 2020)

By Tom KimOn any short-term journey, there’s always the risk of a foreigner’s generalization. Maybe the idea is too simple, maybe incomplete, or maybe culturally biased, but here is the first of a three part blog series where I will reflect on learnings and observations from…

By Kate Beach- 16 July 2019

alumni, East Asia, global, global careers, global network

Vivian Jin Yu (MBA ’03) Explores Autonomous Vehicles and Career Moves

When University of Virginia Darden School of Business alumna Vivian Jin Yu (MBA ’03) was working as finance director of General Motors China, she gave the idea of car sharing short shrift, seeing it as no different than traditional car rental services.She went from skeptic to proponent after seeing…

By Lauren Wallace- 15 July 2019

Africa, Darden Worldwide Course, Europe & Russia, Global Immersion, Global Topics Course, Latin America, Middle East

A Glimpse of Global Learning: Highlights of the 2019 Darden Worldwide Courses

During the 2018-2019 academic year, Darden full-time and executive MBA students participated in global immersions, global topics courses, completed consulting projects and exchange programs offered across 50+ locations in 25 countries. By May, 85% of the full-time graduating Class of 2019 participated in a global course during…

By Kate Beach- 11 July 2019

Africa, Darden Worldwide Course, Global Immersion, Middle East, Student Perspective

Allie Medack’s Look at Inclusive Growth and the Ugandan Economy

Allie Medack (Class of 2020), originally from Texas, is spending her summer interning with McKinsey & Co. in Washington D.C. She concluded her first year at Darden by participating in the May Darden Worldwide Course to Uganda. Allie explains how the course, which explores entrepreneurship, education and healthcare, tied…

By Kate Beach- 8 July 2019

Darden Worldwide Course, Global Immersion, Latin America, South Asia, Southeast Asia & Australia, Student Perspective

Thoughts on the Brazil Darden Worldwide Course from Ameya Bhattacharya

Ameya Bhattacharya (photographed on the right, above, with a classmate in Brazil), a member of Darden’s Class of 2020, is spending this summer interning with McKinsey and Co. Before heading down to Atlanta, she wrapped up her first year at Darden by participating in Darden’s Global Immersion Course…

By Kate Beach- 4 July 2019

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