Global Business Leadership

Overview

Ireland and its global businesses become the interactive classrooms for students of all disciplines to gain skills in global leadership in this unique semester or year study abroad program.

Participants of this program will study at either the Dublin Institute of Technology or the Institute of Technology-Carlow and take classes of their choice alongside a required course titled Global Business Leadership: The Irish Model. This course aims to develop the students’ understanding of the global nature of business and the social, cultural, and political elements that shape business practice.

Through exposure to the social, cultural, and political drivers of Ireland’s success, students will achieve a deeper understanding of global business and enhance their ability to become future global leaders.

The course consists of three strands; colloquia, seminars, and visits to major Irish and Multinational Corporations (MNCs) based in Ireland. The colloquia will feature lectures, discussions, self-directed learning, case studies, and student presentations. The seminar series will be delivered on-site and complement the colloquia. The company visits will be to a wide variety of businesses in the host city.

Who Should Apply

Open to all students who have at least a 2.5 GPA for IT-Carlow or a 3.0 GPA for DIT, have completed at least one year of full-time university study, and are majoring in or wish to take classes in any area of business, including economics, marketing, management, finance, accounting, international business, and more.

Classes Available

Participants of this program will study at either the Dublin Institute of Technology or the Institute of Technology-Carlow and choose from a variety of available courses. All students will enroll in one required course titled “Global Business Leadership: The Irish Model”. This course aims to develop the students’ understanding of the global nature of business and the social, cultural, and political elements that shape business practice.

Location

Ireland is a dynamic, lively, and modern country with a young population and one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Its recent economic success, often referred to as the Celtic Tiger, has drawn numerous global businesses (Google, eBay, Diageo, etc.) to establish their European and international operations in this fascinating nation. As the only native English-speaking country in the Euro-Zone, Ireland sets the prefect stage for studying innovative global leadership through a variety of business contexts.

About the Universities

Dublin Institute of Technology’s (DIT) Faculty of Business is one of the highest ranked colleges in Ireland, is a member of the European University Association (EUA), and is closely integrated in the economic and cultural life of Ireland. The Faculty of Business is one of the largest business schools in Ireland and offers students a flexible approach to designing their tailored study program across all major business disciplines such as Management, Marketing, Accounting and Finance, Supply Chain Management, and Retail and Services Management.

The Faculty is located in a state-of-the-art, purpose-built campus in the heart of Dublin city, adjacent to the business district and alongside other major universities. The campus is home to 4,000 students, ensuring a vibrant student life. DIT has excellent facilities including 1,000 open-access computers, a range of social spaces, and a library, which is the most advanced business-specific library in Ireland/UK and has considerable electronic information resources available.

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The Institute of Technology-Carlow (ITC) has a student body of almost 4,500 and an academic staff of 200. All of this in a town of 20,000 people with healthy industrial and business sectors. Carlow, just 80 kilometers from Dublin, is one of the largest inland towns in the country and with its strong industrial base, makes an ideal choice for the location of an Institute of Technology campus.

The Institute benefits from continuous investment by the government in the student learning environment and boasts excellent computing, multimedia, and library facilities in a state-of-the-art Learning Resource Centre. Classes are offered in business, physiology, sports and exercise rehabilitation, engineering, and biotechnology.

Located in the island’s sunniest region - the sunny southeast, the county is ideally located to explore the Wicklow Mountains, the medieval city of Kilkenny, the Viking settlements which grew into Waterford city and Wexford town, and of course, Dublin, Ireland’s exciting capital city.

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