January is a busy month for the Rotman MBAs. Two international study groups have started their tours of Europe and China. The international study tours are excellent venues for our students to get some exposure to different cultures, learn more about international business and network with Rotman alumni living in those countries.
Fifteen of our students, along with the Directors of the Program Services Office and Career Centre, left Canada in December to visit China. The group has already been to Hong Kong and they are now in Shanghai visiting the China offices of some great companies such as Manulife, Frog Design, and Oglivy Mather, among others. Next week they will be in Beijing to visit Lenovo, the Development Research Centre of the State Council of PRC and the Royal Bank of Canada’s Beijing headquarters. In the evenings they will be meet with Rotman alumni and, of course, have some fun!
The other group left Canada, accompanied by the Associate Director of our Career Centre, in December to visit London, Zurich and Munich. So far they have visited RBC Capital Markets and Barclays in London. They have some very exciting visits scheduled for Zurich and Munich. They will meet with employees of Sunrise Communication and UBS in Zurich and GE Healthcare and BMW in Munich.
Study tours aren’t the only international opportunities you can take advantage of at Rotman. We have great Exchange Programs all around the world, an intensive program called Doing Business Internationally and a series of International Consulting Projects that give students the chance to work with global firms. If you are interested in any of the exciting international opportunities offered at Rotman, please visit the international opportunities page on our website.
Even if you don’t leave the country during your Rotman experience, the Full-Time MBA program provides you with in-depth global exposure through its diverse student body and location in the middle of Toronto, the most multi-cultural city in North America. For those of you who envision a globe-trotting career, the exciting opportunities to study and work abroad while you earn your MBA make Rotman the ideal place to enhance your international experience.