{"id":10760,"date":"2019-08-08T15:42:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T13:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.esmt.org\/degree-programs\/?p=10760"},"modified":"2023-02-08T15:13:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T13:13:17","slug":"mba-international-field-seminar-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.esmt.berlin\/voices\/mba-international-field-seminar-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA International Field Seminar 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This year MBA students at ESMT had the opportunity to travel to a different part of the world in order to learn more about international business as part of the International Field Seminar. The class of 2019 traveled to China to experience business life in one of the most remarkable economies in the world, presenting the class with some unique challenges and opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preparation for the IFS begins long\nbefore the trip to China. To begin with, students were split into groups and\nthen tasked with finding companies to visit that reflected a range of learning\nopportunities. A variety of different types were considered before deciding on\nStartups, Venture Capital Firms, Accelerators, and Corporate Investment\nCenters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe benefit of meeting with\naccelerators and startup hubs is that they are a great way to get exposure to\nsmaller startups, thus broadening our reach and getting access to enterprises\nthat would have been out of reach otherwise\u201d \u2013 Alex Bernhardt, MBA Program\nManager<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the first visits was to the Microsoft Research Lab \u2013 Asia, providing the opportunity for the class to dive straight into the booming tech economy of China. The Microsoft lab employs more than 200 full-time scientists and specializes in areas such as machine learning and cloud computing, looking at their specific applications to the Asian economy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cComing from a city like Berlin with\na large tech economy, it was really interesting to see the differences and\nsimilarities in innovation practices between the two countries.\u201d \u2013 Agnes\nHorvath, MBA Program Manager<\/p>\n\n\n

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The class visits tech companies to learn about innovation in the Asian economy <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The class also managed to make time\nfor some global diplomacy whilst in China, spending time at the Delegation of\nthe European Union to China to learn more about international relations between\nthe two economies. China is the EU\u2019s biggest trading partner, and together they\nmake up two of the largest trading partners in the world. Making the\nappropriate connections and learning the skills to take advantage of this\npositive relationship is a vital take away from the IFS for the class, paving\nthe way for international employment opportunities in the future. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Students at the Delegation of the European Union to China <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The total list of visited companies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n