Learning Goes Global on Darden Worldwide Courses
By Jay Hodgkins
University of Virginia Darden School of Business students this spring traveled to more than a dozen countries on Darden Worldwide global courses, getting face-to-face with unique business and cultural climates. Watch highlights from their global experiences in the feature video above.
The courses allow students to experience a country’s business practices and cultures firsthand, or even dive deeply into a business topic that is enhanced and best understood in a particular global setting — for example an exploration of leadership in Normandy, France, in the context of World War II.
During the 2018–19 academic year, Darden full-time and Executive MBA students participated in global immersions, global topics courses, consulting projects and exchange programs offered across 50-plus locations in 25 countries. By May, 85 percent of the full-time MBA graduating Class of 2019 participated in a global course during their degree at Darden.
Moving forward, 100 percent of full-time MBA students will have the opportunity to attend a global course with the cost of the course fee covered, thanks to the Batten Foundation Darden Worldwide Scholarship.
Watch the video below to learn more about how the Batten Foundation Darden Worldwide Scholarship is powering Darden students to become responsible leaders with a global perspective.
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business prepares responsible global leaders through unparalleled transformational learning experiences. Darden’s graduate degree programs (MBA, MSBA and Ph.D.) and Executive Education & Lifelong Learning programs offered by the Darden School Foundation set the stage for a lifetime of career advancement and impact. Darden’s top-ranked faculty, renowned for teaching excellence, inspires and shapes modern business leadership worldwide through research, thought leadership and business publishing. Darden has Grounds in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the Washington, D.C., area and a global community that includes 18,000 alumni in 90 countries. Darden was established in 1955 at the University of Virginia, a top public university founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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