A Program That Unites Continents: Global MBA

Bahçeşehir University (BAU) is launching an international master's program for the first time in Türkiye. In the "Global MBA" program, students will have the chance to receive master's education in different countries.

The "Global MBA" program, to be held by the Bahçeşehir University Graduate School of Social Sciences in 7 different countries and 9 academic centers, begins in the 2013-2014 fall semester. In the 12-month program, held for the first time in Türkiye, students will study at Bahçeşehir University's Washington DC, Silicon Valley, Berlin, Toronto, Rome and Hong Kong campuses.

WHICH COURSES WILL STUDENTS TAKE IN THE PROGRAM?

Students participating in the Global MBA program will take courses such as "Entrepreneurship, Innovation Management, Global Economy, Global Politics, Emerging Markets, Global Business Strategy, Global Capital Markets, Leadership and Crisis Management, International Business Management, Global Marketing."

EDUCATION AT BAU'S CAMPUSES ABROAD

Bahçeşehir University, a pioneering university in Türkiye with its innovations in education, is once again breaking the mold with the Global MBA program. Stating that in the exchange programs carried out by many universities around the world, students can devote only one semester to a partner university, Bahçeşehir University Graduate School of Social Sciences Director Assist. Prof. Dr. Burak Küntay said: "With the Global MBA program, our students will not be confined to campuses. Bahçeşehir University welcomes all Global MBA students with nine different campuses and centers in seven countries around the world. The most important point of this program is that we will host our students on our own campuses."

TWO-WEEK PROGRAMS FOR WORKING PROFESSIONALS

Stating that students who will study at BAU's campuses around the world will be able to receive their education abroad through two-week programs without leaving their jobs, Küntay said: "Students will take the most important courses of the MBA program, in the most important place, from the most important people. For example, students will take their courses on Global Politics and Global Economy at the Washington Campus, on International Financial Markets at the Hong Kong Campus, on Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Silicon Valley Campus, or on subjects such as Brand Management at the Berlin Campus in Germany, home to the world's most important brands."

MEETINGS WITH MAJOR COMPANIES

Global MBA students, who will take courses from experts in the field during the first week of the two-week programs abroad, will meet with executives of major companies located in the campus cities during the second week. For example, students going to Silicon Valley will meet with executives of major companies such as Facebook, Apple and Google in the second week of their education, and will make contacts with brands such as BMW, Mercedes and AUDI in Germany or with major financial companies in Hong Kong. Stating that what matters is not just offering these courses at the main campuses, BAU Graduate School of Social Sciences Director Assist. Prof. Dr. Burak Küntay said, "The real issue is to give your students the most important courses in MBA education, in the best place, taught by the most expert names."

SUCCESSFUL MANAGERS WILL BE TRAINED FOR THE BUSINESS WORLD

Stating that they are a university playing a pioneering role in Türkiye with its innovations in education, BAU President Prof. Dr. Şenay Yalçın said: "While we feel fortunate for all the innovations we have realized as a university, we also now feel responsible toward our country. With our Global MBA program, we are once again pioneering an important responsibility. With this program, we will bring very important and successful managers especially to the Turkish business world and raise young people who will make important contributions to Türkiye's efforts in the international arena."