A total of 18 Massey MBA and MACC students arrived safely in Santiago, Chile this past weekend, while a separate group arrived in New Delhi, India. Each group began their international study abroad course experience scheduled to last through the coming weekend. The trips are two of four such international visits abroad scheduled annually by the Massey School and one component within the MGT 6350 - International Business Study Abroad experience course required of all graduate business students. Mr. Jose Gonazalez, assistant professor of entrepreneurship and international business, is leading the Chile trip, while Dr. Jane Finley, professor of accounting, heads up the India study experience.
Since 2000, Massey students and faculty have traveled on 45 such course experiences to locations ranging from China and India to Brazil and Argentina to Ireland and the Czech Republic. Additional 2009 trips are scheduled later this year for Dublin, Ireland and Copenhagen, Denmark. Scheduled trip locations for 2010 include Amsterdam, Buenos Aires, Istanbul, and Seoul.
At last report on Tuesday morning, the Chile group was just leaving a tour of the largest steel manufacturing facility in Latin America and headed to a fruit packing facility after lunch. Dinner on Monday evening included an outstanding meal at a restaurant positioned at the top of a hill overlooking the Santiago skyline--an amazing view! On Wednesday, the group is scheduled for one of its cultural activities--whitewater rafting in the Andes Mountains. Additional business visits are set to occur through this Friday. Both groups are scheduled to begin their return flights back to the U.S. on Saturday.