Foreign-trained MBAs making impact on Israel business scene

Written by: Zack Miller | June 22, 2008

Israelis business used to be characterized by brilliant technologies looking for a problem to solve.  No longer.  With MBA programs in Israel growing and more and more Israelis seeking training abroad, Israel management is seeing a tremendous upgrade in non-army qualifications, experience, and training.  Kellogg School of Management has been running a successful EMBA program in Israel for years (see here). Now, we’re seeing more and more Israelis go abroad for their studies.

Today’s Globes has an article about this phenomenon.  The US-Israel Educational Foundation (USIEF) (the Fulbright Program) reports that 110 Israeli students will begin MBA studies in the US in the upcoming academic year.  Typically, Israel sent 60-70 to foreign MBA programs.  This is the 3rd year in a row where over 100 Israeli students will study business abroad. (Continue »)