{"id":1328,"date":"2017-01-13T15:22:17","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T20:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/international\/?p=1328"},"modified":"2017-01-13T15:26:14","modified_gmt":"2017-01-13T20:26:14","slug":"darden-students-explore-cubas-economy-in-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/international\/2017\/01\/13\/darden-students-explore-cubas-economy-in-transition\/","title":{"rendered":"Darden Students Explore Cuba&#8217;s Economy in Transition"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1333\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1333\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1333\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/international\/files\/2017\/01\/Waiting-in-courtyard-prior-to-reception-with-Cuban-students-and-faculty-2-e1484338849457-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/international\/files\/2017\/01\/Waiting-in-courtyard-prior-to-reception-with-Cuban-students-and-faculty-2-e1484338849457-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/international\/files\/2017\/01\/Waiting-in-courtyard-prior-to-reception-with-Cuban-students-and-faculty-2-e1484338849457-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/international\/files\/2017\/01\/Waiting-in-courtyard-prior-to-reception-with-Cuban-students-and-faculty-2-e1484338849457-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/international\/files\/2017\/01\/Waiting-in-courtyard-prior-to-reception-with-Cuban-students-and-faculty-2-e1484338849457.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Darden students wait in a courtyard prior to a reception with Cuban students and faculty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"has-dropcap\">B<\/span>y Lauren Wallace (text) and Lisa Stewart (photos)<\/p>\n<p>Thirty Darden students are on Day 5 of a week-long <a href=\"http:\/\/www.darden.virginia.edu\/mba\/darden-worldwide\/immersion\/cuba\/\">immersion course in Cuba<\/a>. Since their first day in Havana on 9 January, the group has attended sessions on U.S.-Cuba economic relations and foreign investment law; networked with students and faculty at the University of Havana; toured the sites of Havana in vintage cars; visited the Museum of Revolucion; and attended a tourist artist workshop. The theme of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.darden.virginia.edu\/mba\/darden-worldwide\/immersion\/cuba\/\">this Darden.Worldwide Course<\/a> in Cuba is Economy in Transition\u2014designed to give students a deeper understanding of foreign business in the context of Cuban history, politics, economics, and culture, as well as to explore deeper insights into the transition of Cuba\u2019s economy from isolated to emerging.<\/p>\n<p>As a part of this Darden.Worldwide Course, students were tasked with conducting small group research projects with local <em>cuentapropistas<\/em>, self-employed businesspeople, to gain a practical understanding of the challenges facing business owners in the current Cuban economic landscape. Before the group returns to the U.S. on 15 January, the students will experience one of the Caribbean\u2019s largest resort towns, Varadero, where they will learn about and participate in Cuba\u2019s tourism development sector.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1332\" style=\"width: 2016px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1332\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/international\/files\/2017\/01\/Hospital.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/international\/files\/2017\/01\/Hospital.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/international\/files\/2017\/01\/Hospital-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/international\/files\/2017\/01\/Hospital-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/international\/files\/2017\/01\/Hospital-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/international\/files\/2017\/01\/Hospital-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Darden students visit a hospital to learn about the Cuban Healthcare system.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1331\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1331\" style=\"width: 2016px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1331\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/international\/files\/2017\/01\/student-team-visits-small-business-organic-farm-coop.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/international\/files\/2017\/01\/student-team-visits-small-business-organic-farm-coop.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/international\/files\/2017\/01\/student-team-visits-small-business-organic-farm-coop-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/international\/files\/2017\/01\/student-team-visits-small-business-organic-farm-coop-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/international\/files\/2017\/01\/student-team-visits-small-business-organic-farm-coop-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/international\/files\/2017\/01\/student-team-visits-small-business-organic-farm-coop-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Darden student team visits an organic farm co-op outside of Havana.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1330\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1330\" style=\"width: 2016px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1330\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/international\/files\/2017\/01\/student-project-team-meeting-with-Havana-Uni-professor-Ernesto-Domingo-Lopez.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/international\/files\/2017\/01\/student-project-team-meeting-with-Havana-Uni-professor-Ernesto-Domingo-Lopez.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/international\/files\/2017\/01\/student-project-team-meeting-with-Havana-Uni-professor-Ernesto-Domingo-Lopez-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/international\/files\/2017\/01\/student-project-team-meeting-with-Havana-Uni-professor-Ernesto-Domingo-Lopez-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/international\/files\/2017\/01\/student-project-team-meeting-with-Havana-Uni-professor-Ernesto-Domingo-Lopez-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.darden.virginia.edu\/international\/files\/2017\/01\/student-project-team-meeting-with-Havana-Uni-professor-Ernesto-Domingo-Lopez-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Darden students meet with a University of Havana faculty member over lunch to discuss their project.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lauren Wallace (text) and Lisa Stewart (photos) Thirty Darden students are on Day 5 of a week-long immersion course in Cuba. 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