The event was part of the Global Business Strategy: China program that was sponsored jointly by Columbia Business School Executive Education and the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business.

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"You have to make the most of every second, " says Fernando Martinez Arribas, who recently graduated from IESE Business School's global executive program.

WSJ: Traveling the Globe -- Just to Get to Class

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Mr. Chakravorti, 52, spoke about the type of student the program attracts, teaching global business and why speaking the local language matters.

WSJ: Teaching Global Business

Here is the deal: If you want to learn more about entrepreneurship and building an impactful business, they have a 10 week online global entrepreneurship program starting soon.

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Professor Preston Bottger teaches in the Program for Executive Development and the Leading the Global Enterprise and Orchestrating Winning Performance programs at IMD business school.

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This year the Harvard Business School started sending its entire class of 900 students to learn and work overseas as part of its Global Immersion Program.

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