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India Study Abroad: An Overview

India Study Abroad: An Overview. Dr. Ramakrishna October 2009. Overview. Learning opportunities in a foreign environment Opportunity to make international contacts High level of student involvement

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India Study Abroad: An Overview

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  1. India Study Abroad: An Overview Dr. Ramakrishna October 2009

  2. Overview • Learning opportunities in a foreign environment • Opportunity to make international contacts • High level of student involvement • Opportunity to connect with (study-abroad) students from the University of Akron College of Business • 3 Saturdays pre-trip preparation (10:00 AM to 5:00 PM) • 2 week travel: Management school, companies, and sight-seeing

  3. Student Involvement • Three student-leaders(main, finance / logistics, curriculum) • Best paper award • Best travel-journal award • Best picture awards

  4. Why India? • 4th largest economy in the world • The most diverse country • Strength in “(Knowledge) Services economy” (unlike China that is known for manufacturing); Learn: • How value in services (medical, pharmaceutical, R & D, and IT & IT-enabled areas) is created • About the Indian Business Environment • About the potential opportunities for US businesses • Share of services work in the US is growing • Unique sight-seeing opportunity • Thomas Friedman “World is Flat”

  5. What will we do? • Lectures/discussions at XIME (6 days) • About 12 lectures from top notch leaders in their field (culture, management, IP, services, IT, etc.) • Interactions, both formal and informal, with students (including class visit) • Site visits -- companies/organizations that provide R&D, IT services, medical tourism, biotech, and manufacturing for global businesses • Sight Seeing (7 days) -- Palaces, safari, capitol buildings, tombs (including the Taj Mahal), forts, market places, etc. (+ transit country)

  6. India

  7. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS • What are the deadlines? • Whom can I contact with additional questions? • What about course substitutions? • What’s included in the price? • What are the academic requirements? • Can I stay longer? • Is it safe? • What’s the housing quality like? • Other questions (visit FAQs section on website)

  8. What Are the Deadlines? Leadership applications: October 19, 2009 First deposit ($500) due: November2, 2009 First payment ($1,500) due: November 23, 2009 Second payment ($1,800) due: December 14, 2009 Travel dates:Departure (LAX): January 29, 2010 (Fri) Arrival (LAX): February 14, 2010 (Sun) (Another possible trip: August 6 through 22) More information (more FAQs, tentative schedule, etc.):http://www.redlands.edu/x13084.asp

  9. Whom Can I Ask Additional Questions? • International Programs CoordinatorJeannette_Bailey@redlands.edu • International Programs DirectorJohannes_Moenius@redlands.edu • India Study-Abroad Director hindupur_ramakrishna@redlands.edu

  10. What Courses Does my Trip Substitute for? • First study-abroad Trip: • MBA: BUAD 655 (Global Business) or equivalent emphasis course • MAM: by approval of Graduate Program Director • MSIT: INFT 630 • BAM/ BSB: BUSB 342 • Second study-abroad Trip: • By approval of Undergraduate or Graduate Program Director

  11. What’s Included in the Price? • All group transportation from the departure airport (LAX) and back (including all travel in India but excluding travel and sight seeing in transit country) • Housing • Foreign Tuition (this may be reimbursed by your company) • Close to 75% of the meals

  12. What Are the Academic Requirements? • Research paper (country-analysis or topic as agreed upon by advisor) • Travel journal • Presentations • Class participation

  13. Can I Stay Longer? • Yes, but you have to let us know by the time of the deposit • You can also meet the group at the first destination, but you also have to let us know by then • Please note that you need to be with the group for all academic portions of the trip in order to receive credit

  14. Is It Safe? • All trips are as safe as any travel that you can do on your own to any of the destinations selected, if not safer. • Since its inception, we have not had any safety-related incidents in this program (i.e., the last four years).

  15. What is the Housing Quality? • Varies by location • In Bangalore we will stay at the Executive residence at XIME (more like a three star hotel) • In Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur, the hotels are four or five star.

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