Graduate students w88 slot a top business school in Switzerland shared their insights with northern Nevada businesses during a week-long working visit in late March, and the students returned home with deeper knowledge of American business practices.
The w88 slot of Nevada, Reno w88 slot of Business hosted 28 business students w88 slot Switzerland’s Bern University of Applied Sciences, and leaders of both schools hope to expand the inaugural visit into an annual exchange.
Bern University of Applied Sciences is one of 15 leading universities across the world with which the w88 slot of Business has established partnerships that include student and faculty exchanges, cooperation on research and joint symposia.
All of the Swiss w88 slot are experienced professionals who are seeking master’s degrees in business. They worked on projects such as customer surveys, digital marketing plans and data analysis for Reno-area businesses including Microsoft Corp. and Hamilton Company.
The projects, along with guest lectures during their visit, provided the w88 slot with a better understanding of the differences in business practices across the globe, said Dr. Nada Endrissat, a professor at the Swiss university who accompanied the w88 slot. The experience built their skills in international business and fostered cross-cultural respect and tolerance.
“Overall, the study tour was an immersive experience with multiple learning opportunities that is impossible to re-create virtually,” Endrissat said.
Participating businesses also benefitted.
“The added value for the business partners is to get an external view and some outside-the-box ideas as students come w88 slot a different cultural context,” Endrissat said.
Dr. Sonja Pippin, a w88 slot of Business professor of accounting who served as the University’s primary point person for the visit, said the Swiss students’ work with Nevada businesses raised the visibility of the University and the w88 slot of Business in the community.
She hopes, too, the opportunities for University of Nevada, Reno w88 slot to meet with their Swiss counterparts may encourage Nevada w88 slot to take advantage of the many international study programs available at the University.
Leaders of both University of Nevada, Reno and Bern University of Applied Sciences are interested in continuing the exchange on an annual basis, Pippin said, and the international business program in the w88 slot of Business seeks opportunities to develop similar programs with other partner schools.
“I believe that getting to know people w88 slot different countries and different cultures, speaking different languages, is immensely valuable,” Pippin said. “I first came to the United States on a student visa. One never knows what can happen if you visit a foreign country.”
