GLOBE (International Business)
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The Global Learning Opportunities in Business Education (GLOBE) program is an undergraduate business education program that sends 45 select students to study at Copenhagen Business School
(CBS) in Copenhagen
, Denmark
, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
(CUHK) in Hong Kong
, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(UNC) in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
. Fifteen students are selected at each of the three universities based on their academic achievements, personalities, and previous life experiences. The program takes place over a year and a half. During the first year of the program students study at CBS in the fall and CUHK in the spring. In between the first and second year students have the options to pursue an internship or other independent pursuits. The final semester is spent at UNC. Following completion of the program, students return to their home university where they will spend one final semester to complete their degree program. During the study at each school students travel to important business centers on each continent with program coordinators to visit companies and government organizations.
As of December 2010, four batches of GLOBE students have graduated the program. A fifth group is currently in the middle of the program's three semesters.
The three universities at which GLOBE students study all receive top rankings on their respective continents. In 2009, CUHK was ranked second in Asia, CBS was ranked as the third-best international business school in the world after Harvard and London Business School, and the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC was ranked sixth-best business school in the USA.
Copenhagen Business School
Copenhagen Business School, also known as CBS, is situated in Copenhagen, Denmark. With more than 17,000 students and 1,300 staff members, CBS is also one of the largest business schools in Europe. CBS offers a wide range of business-oriented university programmes and a research environment...
(CBS) in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong is a research-led university in Hong Kong.CUHK is the only tertiary education institution in Hong Kong with Nobel Prize winners on its faculty, including Chen Ning Yang, James Mirrlees, Robert Alexander Mundell and Charles K. Kao...
(CUHK) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
(UNC) in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...
. Fifteen students are selected at each of the three universities based on their academic achievements, personalities, and previous life experiences. The program takes place over a year and a half. During the first year of the program students study at CBS in the fall and CUHK in the spring. In between the first and second year students have the options to pursue an internship or other independent pursuits. The final semester is spent at UNC. Following completion of the program, students return to their home university where they will spend one final semester to complete their degree program. During the study at each school students travel to important business centers on each continent with program coordinators to visit companies and government organizations.
As of December 2010, four batches of GLOBE students have graduated the program. A fifth group is currently in the middle of the program's three semesters.
Ranking and reputation
The GLOBE program is one of a kind as it is the only undergraduate program in the world that combines international business studies and making students live in truly international environments. At CUHK students majoring in Business Administration are eligible. At UNC students apply for the GLOBE program when applying to the Kenan-Flagler Business School. The GLOBE administration selects students through an extensive interview process to evaluate whether students will be able to make use of the program to the optimal extent, and to see how the students' personalities will fit the program.The three universities at which GLOBE students study all receive top rankings on their respective continents. In 2009, CUHK was ranked second in Asia, CBS was ranked as the third-best international business school in the world after Harvard and London Business School, and the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC was ranked sixth-best business school in the USA.