Global Engagement

UConn’s Global Business Competition Allowed Students to Partner with International Peers to Solve Key Business Challenges

Posted on December 14, 2021January 10, 2022 by Meredith Guinness

Employees from the Rinjani Mountain Coffee growers, pictured above, harvesting coffee beans. UConn’s International Business Case Competition was focused on providing solutions to the business challenges of several international companies. (Contributed Photo) — I Nengah Dana (left) and Komang Mandi(right), employees from the Rinjani Mountain Coffee growers, harvesting coffee beans. UConn’s International Business Case Competition was focused on providing solutions to the business challenges of several international companies. (Contributed Photo)

For every 300 kilograms of rich, flavorful coffee beans Rinjani Mountain Coffee growers pick on their farm in Indonesia, about 100 kilograms are unusable husks, suitable only for composting.

Or so co-owner Brett Tagrin thought.

That was before he saw the myriad opportunities to repurpose the waste byproducts dreamed up by resourceful students in the 2021 UConn International Business Case Challenge. Hosted by the School of Business for the eleventh year, the competition brought teams of undergrads from around the world to compete virtually by solving real-life business issues, and boosted their global expertise in the process.Continue Reading

After Attending UN Climate Conference, Business Major Is Hopeful that Companies, Climate Activists Can Successfully Collaborate

Posted on December 8, 2021December 13, 2021 by Claire Hall

Management major Duygu Ozcan at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland (Contributed Photo)

Management major Duygu Ozcan was among 14 UConn students selected to attend the United Nations’ Climate Change Conference, nicknamed COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland, last month.

With access to the conference’s prestigious Blue Zone, where key negotiations between world leaders take place, Ozcan said the experience heightened her professional and personal interests in the intersection of business and sustainability.Continue Reading

UConn Takes 3rd Place in Global Analytics Challenge

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Claire Hall

Left to right, Prasanthi Lingamallu, Carl Johnson, and Barbara Lucas Johnson accept the 3rd place award in the International Big Data & Analytics Education Conference (Contributed Photo)

A team of UConn students earned third place in the 2019 International Big Data & Analytics Education Conference with their passionate presentation on “The Catastrophic Effects of Global Warming—The Forces at Play.” Continue Reading

Australia Blog Week 16 – Melbourne and Sydney

Posted on May 21, 2019July 23, 2019 by Victoria Myers

The Twelve Apostles along the Great Ocean Road (Victoria Myers / UConn School of Business)

Melbourne and Sydney – the two largest Australian cities fiercely rival one another. This past Easter weekend my friends and I spent the long weekend in Melbourne exploring the iconic landmarks in and around the city. Continue Reading

Graduate Students’ Trip to Munich a Success

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Claire Hall

Graduate students, most from the MSBAPM program, visited Munich last month to expand their knowledge of international business. Pictured above, the students gather around a mobile indoor mapping system. (Contributed Photo)

Eleven graduate students recently traveled to Munich, Germany, as part of a course that was designed to deliver an international experiential opportunity that could be personalized to each student’s interest.Continue Reading

Education Abroad: Luis Rivera ’19, Prague, Czech Republic

Posted on April 19, 2019April 26, 2019 by Mike Enright

UConn Today – Luis Rivera grew up in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and graduated from Bullard-Havens Technical High School.

Frugality – Getting the Most out of your Study Abroad

Posted on April 8, 2019April 19, 2019 by Victoria Myers

Sydney, Australia at sunset (Victoria Myers / UConn School of Business)

When studying abroad in a foreign country, many students are passionate about traveling and visiting iconic landmarks. However, as students with a limited budget, being savvy and budgeting while studying abroad is key.Continue Reading

Educational Norms in Australia

Posted on April 1, 2019April 19, 2019 by Victoria Myers

Large Lecture Hall at UNSW (Victoria Myers / UConn School of Business)

So far, I have attended 6 weeks of classes at UNSW and have seen some very distinct differences in the way courses are taught and evaluated as compared to back home at UConn.Continue Reading

Study Abroad Australia – Tipping and Campaigning

Posted on March 25, 2019December 18, 2020 by Victoria Myers

In Australia, tipping is not customary because the waitstaff is compensated more than they are here in the US. (Victoria Myers / UConn School of Business
While living in a foreign country it is important to learn about the country’s government and the economic climate. The Australian government is formally known as the Commonwealth of Australia and is considered a “federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy”. Continue Reading

UConn MBA in Lyon, France

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Eileen Mars

The Program

Spending two weeks immersed in the culture of France gave me a unique opportunity to understand global business issues from a different perspective. Continue Reading

School of Business

About the School

Campuses

News & Events

Contact

Undergraduate Degree

Graduate Programs

MBA Programs

Specialized Masters

Professional Development

Overview

Academic Areas

Faculty & Ph.D.s

Research Centers

Recruit

Education & Development

Resources

Experiential Learning