Why study an MBA during a period of economic downturn?
The specter of crisis looms large over the world and more particularly the Finance industry as both come to grip with the causes and lessons of the events of 2007 – 2008. In this context, this year’s EDHEC Global MBA business trip to London explored the realities of the post-crisis financial world through the perspective of leading industry players.
The seminar took place on EDHEC’s campus in London. Co-organized with the French Chamber of Commerce in the UK, this year’s week long residential seminar to the hub of Europe’s Finance allowed MBA participants in the Finance Track to gain insight from speakers from companies such as Societe Générale , Barclays Bank, Financial Times, EDF Energy and Axa. Company visits to Ernst & Young, PwC and Bloomberg complemented the trip…
The EDHEC Global MBA participants are currently following their elective tracks, and while the rest of the class was in Singapore and London specialising in Leadership and Finance, the Entrepreneurship group was in Silicon Valley, USA. Through site visits to companies such as Microsoft, SAP, DailyMotion and Oracle, they learned about the various links in the chain of procedures when setting up one’s own business. Interactive roundtable meetings with venture capitalists, incubators and startups gave insight into various entrepreneurs’ successes, failures and lessons learned, providing an inspirational trip for the budding entrepreneurs. EDHEC Alumni opened doors and provided MBA students with great networking opportunities.
The whole ecosystem encountered in San Francisco is inviting for entrepreneurship. The network, the lifestyle, the optimism, the financial models and expertise, the numerous incubators, the city of San Francisco’s efforts and marketing investments have all helped the local entrepreneurial ecosystem become what it is. There was much to learn from the model and the group came back full of new ideas, excited to start their own business…
Thoughts collected by Sandra Richez,Head of Global MBA Career Services,on a recent business trip to meet HR Managers in Asia for an overview of the job market, hiring trends and career opportunities
