From Kenya to Kickstarter: JikoPower charges ahead
This post has been updated. Scroll to the bottom for the very latest. Ryan Ahearn took a deep breath, tasting the dusty, kerosene-saturated air of a Maasai village in Kenya, and watched his JikoPower generator charge a Samsung Galaxy phone miles from the nearest electrical grid. Just two months prior, Ahearn and his team of... Read More
EMBA international immersion in Viet Nam: Day 3
Tan Hiep Phat Beverage Group and Vietnam Silicon Valley We’ve really run the gamut of the type of visits, companies, and business leaders that we’ve met! Everything from very formal with no questions allowed to extremely raw and no question is taboo. At this point we are ready for anything. We started the day with... Read More
TMMBA heading to Germany & Estonia in 2017
The TMMBA Program is pleased to announce that Berlin, Germany and Tallinn, Estonia will be the destinations for the 2017 TMMBA International Study Tour (IST). The Study Tour, which is an optional 2 credit C/NC course, will take place over spring break in March of 2017. It allows students, staff, and faculty to experience the dynamics of... Read More
Hello RIICC, nice to meet you!
The Global Business Center is thrilled to announce a new sponsor for their signature introductory case competition. The competition formerly known as the Holland America Line Global Case Competition is now sponsored by Russell Investments, and is called the Russell Investments International Case Competition (RIICC). This year the Russell Investments International Case Competition will be... Read More
Seattle Growth Podcast special episode: Unsanctioned public encampments
Follow @ProfShulmanFollow Professor Jeff Shulman on Twitter for the latest Seattle Growth news. The Seattle City Council is considering a proposed ordinance that sets rules dictating the city’s response to unsanctioned encampments on public property and would change the way that public spaces are used in neighborhoods throughout Seattle. The proposal has made headlines and... Read More
A weekend in Cefalu
By Risa Ochiai, Foster Undergraduate and Global Business Center Scholarship Recipient who participated in the Foster Rome Program this summer One of the best time in Italy was when I visited Cefalu for two nights with two other friends from the program. We were able to do several personal trips during the program, but Cefalu... Read More
Clubs @ Foster: The Consulting Society
As the largest MBA student club on campus, the Foster Consulting Society (FCS) “helps Foster MBA students learn about, prepare for, and secure high quality career opportunities in consulting.” FCS also aims to build the Foster MBA program as a major pipeline of consulting talent on the West Coast. With many students interested in consulting... Read More
TMMBA 15 years of developing technology leaders and innovators
In 2001, the UW Foster School of Business launched a new type of MBA: the Technology Management MBA (TMMBA) Program. This new program was designed with the technology-enthusiast in mind. It made perfect sense considering the business climate at the time. It was the peak of the dot.com boom, and the Puget Sound Region was... Read More
Foster’s exciting new start-up: Master of Science in Entrepreneurship degree
The Foster School of Business is happy to announce a new degree, pending approval from the UW Graduate School and Board of Regents. The 12-month Master of Science in Entrepreneurship degree will prepare student entrepreneurs to build high-impact startups. It will offer: Graduate-level education focused on the core foundations of business. Courses centered on the... Read More
EMBA international immersion in Viet Nam: Day 2
Family Medical Practice, Intel Viet Nam, and Politics After our meetings yesterday, many of us had questions about how politics affected running and growing a business in Viet Nam. But out of respect—and, in all honesty, uncertainty about what we could or could not ask without offending—we erred on the side of caution. It became... Read More