MBA Summer School in Europe

Aarhus, Denmark - www.essam.dk

The European Summer School for Advanced Management (ESSAM) provides a unique learning opportunity for experienced professionals enrolled in the part-time MBA program. ESSAM is hosted by the University of Aarhus School of Business and Social Sciences and will take place at the Business Conference Center in Aarhus. ESSAM is a two-week intensive program with three major components: a core element, an elective class, and a team-based consulting project.

A central feature of ESSAM is the team-based consulting project which is completed during the program. Participants are assigned to a multi-cultural project group with the purpose of studying a strategic issue in a local company. Each group is expected to suggest strategies for further development of the company, present proposals, and suggest an implementation plan of the strategies proposed in the form of a consultancy report.

Electives offered at ESSAM are all taught by internationally renowned faculty. Participants choose one of sixelectives. All electives require active participation, class discussion, case-study analysis, and group work. The team consulting project is submitted during ESSAM, whereas the other two final papers on the core element and elective class are submitted after ESSAM concludes.

MBA students can transfer up to five elective credit hours to their MBA program of study upon successful completion of the ESSAM program (B or better grades). An additional one credit hour (Bus Ad 591) can be earned by writing a summary paper of the ESSAM experience in the fall term.

For More Information

To apply to ESSAM, complete the online application at http://www.essam.dk.  An Iowa State University Study Abroad application is also required.  http://isuabroad.iastate.edu/