MBA Residential Summer Programme 2014

26 students of the Master of Business Administration programme have completed a Residential Summer Programme(RSP) held at the Haas School of Business,University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley) from 28th July – 1st August and 6th – 7th August. 

This Entrepreneurship & Business Plan Development themed summer programme, was led by Prof Kevin Chiang, Director of the MBA Programme.  During the trip students attended classes taught by leading faculty of the Center for Executive Education at the Haas School.  They also visited Silicon Valley's venture capital firms and other well-known enterprises in San Francisco.  In the last two days of the programme, students worked in groups and developed a comprehensive business plan for a real-world business venture and illustrated their findings in presentation sessions.  The Haas School of Business presented the students with certificates of programme completion, acknowledging their efforts and accomplishments.

Teaching faulty and guest speakers from Haas School, UC Berkeley:

• David E. Charron, Lecturer
  
• Sara Beckman, Senior Lecturer
  

Companies visited during the trip:

• New Avenue Homes
  
• Autodesk
  
• QB3
  
• Google Inc.

This annual collaborative programme offers a privileged opportunity for students to widen their global learning experience, to learn from industry experts, and to construct effective discussions with overseas counterparts. MBA students may choose to attend this programme as an elective course - FB6701 MBA Enterprise Diagnostic Residential Trip.

For more news report on this programme, please visit CB News.
For more information about the RSP 2014, please click here.