Short-Term Programs

Work on a consulting project focused on an international start up or portfolio company's business issue. Your consulting team will travel to the client company location to commence the consulting engagement. Learn about the local culture, economy, and historical and current business trends in preparation for your in-person client meetings and to conduct in country primary research during the pre-travel academic sessions. Receive guidance from the faculty advisor, meet weekly with the client, conduct primary and secondary research, analyze the data collected, and virtually present the findings and recommendations to the client.

Prof. Dwight Gertz and Prof. Keith Rollag

ECN7575 examines the competitive and strategic dimensions of companies operating within the European Union (EU) and global markets. The course is based in Milan—Italy’s industrial and financial hub—offering students a unique vantage point to study European business dynamics firsthand.

We explore how the EU’s institutions, history, culture, and current macroeconomic and political environment create both opportunities and challenges for firms. Particular attention is given to brand building and to how business models in the luxury sector influence valuation, revenue potential, and the sustainability of brand equity. Through company visits and discussions with leaders of global and family-owned firms, students will observe how organizations adapt and refine their strategies across global markets to better capture customer value and enhance profitability.

Prof. Lidija Polutnik

Experience Denmark’s sustainable economic system that is unique and aspirational. Observe how sustainable innovations and entrepreneurial thinking were implemented with business model innovations for scaling ideas. You will interact with business leaders engaged in sustainable transformation of key economic areas involving energy, food, mobility, building, and industrial production.

Prof. Sinan Erzurumlu

This course explores supply chain of food and the innovation in agriculture. Students will be based in Belgrade, with short daily trips to local farms, distribution centers, government institutions and, of course restaurants. Students will have the opportunity to interact with major stakeholders in the food supply chain and meet local students, researchers, farmers, manufacturers, distributors, etc. Food supply chain in Serbia includes entities of all sizes and levels of production: from small, family owned farms and orchards that use traditional agricultural techniques and processes, to the state-of-the art farms supported with the latest advancements and innovation in agricultural science. 

Prof. Bojan Amovic