Short Term Study Abroad Workshop

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Short Term Study Abroad Workshop
Managing/Leveraging Partner Relationships Worksh
op Hosted by The CIBER at the University of Texas
at Austin 04/25/2008
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Overview / Agenda

• A) The International Center Our Vision and
  Mission
• B) The International Center Our Resources and
  Goals
• C) GATE (Global Academic Travel Experience)
  History and Update
• D) Managing/Leveraging Exchange Partner
  Relationships Challenges
• E) Managing/Leveraging Exchange Partner
  Relationships Opportunities
• F) Questions and Answers

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Our Vision and Mission

• Where are we going?
• Vision Help recruit the best international
  candidates for the MBA Daytime program and ensure
  that Daytime students have the best experience on
  campus so that they become the best professionals
  and alumni.
• ? Front-end (Admissions) and back-end (CMC/Career
  Management Center as well as DAR/Development and
  Alumni Relations) process integration.
• What do we do?
• Mission To increase global reach.
• We serve all Daytime MBA students (total 820)
  not just international students.
• Our mission translates into the following
• International courses GATE, CPT, and Working
  Languages.
• International programs Exchange (28 programs in
  20 countries).
• International workshops CPT/OPT, US taxes,
  immigration laws.
• International on-campus activities Professional
  and social events.
• CPT Curricular Practical Training.
• OPT Optional Practical Training.

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Our Resources and Goals

• Resources (Internal)
• Full-time staff 2.
• Part-time advisers 2 (CPT First-Year
  Transition and Integration).
• Part-time staff 18 (13 GATE Team Leaders and 5
  International Center Fellows).
• Line of reporting Associate Dean, Daytime MBA
  Program flat organization.
• Team Fuqua A real partnership between
  students/alumni, staff, and faculty.
• Resources (External)
• 28 Exchange partner schools in 20 countries.
• Duke Corporate Education with offices in US,
  UK, and South Africa.
• Alumni (Fuqua, Duke, and from Exchange partner
  schools).
• Goals
• Support new curriculum in all aspects.
• Increase global reach and academic rigor in all
  international programs.
• Work closely with all of our strategic partners
  (Duke, Fuqua, Exchange partners).

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GATE Program History Update

• History
• Established by Duke CIBER in early 1990s.
• Focused on programmatic activities only not
  research.
• Statistics
• Class of 2008 209 students took one or more GATE
  courses.
• Class of 2007 175 students took one or more GATE
  courses.
• Class of 2006 194 students took one or more GATE
  courses.
• Class of 2005 128 students took one or more GATE
  courses.
• Changes
• New GATE course for 2008 Qatar and UAE (Dubai
  Abu Dhabi).
• New GATE course for 2006 China.
• New GATE course for 2005 India.
• Increased academic content and global reach.

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Managing/Leveraging Exchange Partner Relationships

• Opportunities
• Exchange partner can showcase its facilities and
  promote its programs during a GATE visit.
• Students can be exposed to local management
  concepts (e.g. ubuntu in Africa).
• Summer programs can add a lot of value to a
  resume when they have a certain competitive
  advantage (luxury brand management/ESSEC, Doing
  Business In Korea Seoul National University).
• Most summer programs will be partially subsidized
  by host school and/or companies (very attractive
  price point for students).
• Students gain increased global awareness about
  business, social, economic, cultural or
  healthcare challenges and opportunities.
• Students, faculty, staff develop a greater
  appreciation for foreign languages and cultures
  and build their network of friends and business
  contacts.
• Duke/FSB can re-balance an Exchange partnership
  using flows of outgoing students taking a summer
  programs.

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Managing/Leveraging Exchange Partner
Relationships (Contd)

• Challenges
• Schedules between schools dont always
  synchronize very well even for 2-3 weeks (e.g.,
  ESSECs Global Manager in Europe program and
  internships).
• The academic experience and standards can vary
  widely. You have to trust but verify and
  supervise by doing at least a midterm survey.
• Medical and evacuation coverages must be analyzed
  and communicated adequately before students
  depart, even for only 2-3 weeks.
• Hospitals will usually require advance payment
  for care upon the admission of any patient.
• Short term housing can be very expensive in
  cosmopolitan cities such as London, Rome, Tokyo
  or Paris.
• Approval for academic credit (if required before
  implementation) can be a show-stopper.
• Short-term programs must be taught and/or
  administered in English.
• Some students might still require a visa to
  attend a short-term academic program.

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Thank you for your time and attention! Any
questions?