Welcome to the Study Abroad in Dubai web
site.
The University of Hartford is pleased to offer this one-week study abroad
opportunity in Dubai, Dec. 26, 2009 - Jan. 4, 2010. The
course, IB610 - International
Business and Multinational Enterprise, is open to matriculated and
non-matriculated students in MBA program at the University of Hartford.
Because there are no prerequisites, essentially any graduate student is
eligible to take this course without officially enrolling (matriculating)
in the Barney School MBA program.
Dubai has often been referred to as the fastest growing city in the world.
It has become a principal financial center, a major hub of global trade,
and a prime tourist destination, especially in the winter months. It has
home-grown, world class corporations such as Emirates Airlines and Dubai
Ports World, as well as many transplant corporations. You might have heard
recently that services giant Halliburton moved its world headquarters
from Houston to Dubai. All this activity has resulted in 16.5% GDP growth
in 2005, 80% annual population growth, and at one point, the use of around
20% of the world’s total supply of construction cranes. This dynamic city
looks noticeably different every time one visits it! One might imagine
that this growht is all oil-based and yet oil and gas revenues only accounted
for 5.4% of Dubai’s GDP in 2005 (DCCI report). Dubai has made an extraordinary
effort to diverisify and modernize its economy.
With the recent downturn, many of the real estate projects have come to a halt as the speculative bubble in the real estate sector has burst. However, other industries in Dubai are fairly sound and the projects already built are still there to enjoy. Whatever the future of Dubai, its unique circumstances, government, culture, etc., make it worth studying. An international business course in Dubai offers an opportunity to witness firsthand this truly exceptional economic phenomena and a means to explore the question of Dubai’s growth and its future.
I hope you will seriously consider this opportunity to study
abroad in Dubai. This trip includes many site visits to companies as well
as other fun activities. Similar trips were done the last two winters
jointly with the College of Charleston (see photos on "Links and
Resources" page). Both trips went very smoothly - to rave reviews
I am told! We will again be sharing logistics with the College of
Charleston. I hope you will find the information you need on this
web site, but please feel free to contact me for further details or clarifications.
I also strongly recommend you visit the application page of this web site
- and apply!
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Steven Congden 860.668.9959 |
