Exploring London: New Places
Hey everyone! A lot has occurred since the last time we spoke. To begin, I traveled a bit more on the weekends including Nice, Monaco, Budapest and soon to be Dublin. I will be...
Category: Europe
Learnings from Germany’s Vocational Institute
By: Abhijeet Jhala, Smith MBA Candidate, 2018 One of the unique aspects of German education structure is its emphasis on vocational training and apprenticeship. Most Germans are education within the state funded public system...
Visiting Germany’s Premium Research Organization – Franhofer!
By: Abhijeet Jhala,Smith MBA Candidate, 2018 We got a chance to visit Franhofer HHI Berlin Institute – a premium research organization. I must say we prepared well (through Cases and In-Class discussions in the...
Europe Study Abroad – Arrival in Berlin and City Tour
By: Abhijeet Jhala, Smith MBA Candidate, 2018 Smith MBA’s made their way through Berlin on Saturday, traveling overnight on Friday and arriving on Saturday afternoon. Although, folks were tired and jetlagged, they were high...
Smith MBA’s Prepare for Europe – Germany & Italy Study Abroad
By: Abhijeet Jhala, Smith MBA Candidate, 2018 In couple of weeks, Smith MBAs will depart for Europe – Germany and Italy for their immersive component of the Study Abroad trip. There is a sense...
Embracing the Global Mindset
You would think that after 20+ days of traveling throughout Spain (and even a layover in London), I would have wanted to take a week off to just recover from the early mornings, the...
Leaving for London
T-minus a 9-hour layover After many, many months of planning, I am finally in JFK airport looking forward to boarding my flight to London. I’ll be studying this semester at Cass Business School in...
Back in the U.S.A.
Now that I am back in America, I have had time to reflect on the experience I had in Spain. I learned so much more than what the course was based upon. I stepped...
IED Madrid Visit
A snail used as inspiration for our design workshop. We had a site visit to IED Madrid, an art school located in the center of Madrid. The building itself was fascinating. It was very...
La Sagrada Familia
Sun shining through the stained glass of La Sagrada Familia. La Sagrada Familia is the largest Roman Catholic Church, and is unfinished with about 70% of the structure completed. Antoni Gaudi was the lead...