Study Abroad Graduate Programs

AMBA International Residency in Chile
August 17-24, 2008

The Program
The international residency consists of a five-day program of conferences and visits to multinational and local companies. Through these visits and conferences, students will gain an understanding of macroeconomic policies, the business environment and assess the future outlook for this country. The goal of the visit is to learn about strategies of multinational and local firms and to integrate topics covered in the MBAD 240 class and other international business courses.

In addition to the five-day city visit, the program will offer a two-day visit to Chile’s famous central valley farming communities, wineries, and mining sector- the backbone of the country’s export sector.

The University of Chile will be the host for the GW program and most of the conferences will take place at its downtown campus. The group will travel to company visits and on transportation by the University of Chile.

Program Objectives

• Understand Chile’s model of macroeconomic policies and strategies that lead to stability and sustainability.
• Assess Chile’s pioneering market reforms and privatization programs and their impact on today’s economy.
• Study export strategies in the agroindustry and mining sectors and visit the farming communities, agroindustry complexes and vineyards of Chile’s central valley.
• Analyze Chilean consumer market dynamics and marketing strategies of multinational and local firms.
• Learn about the Chilean banking and financial services industries.

Course:
IBUS 297.61

Faculty
Faculty Leader: Dr. Fernando Robles, Professor of International Business