1. GBP Solve Real Problems and Experience Real Success in Another Country

2. Student teams providing strategic advice – leading to compelling and actionable plans…

3. Develop and apply cross-cultural communication foreign language and virtual teaming skills while working on real projects for real companies

4. U.S. or foreign company GBP Kick-off Weekend in Washington, DC (March 12-14) Team members are MBAs from GBP Consortium Schools Weekly virtual meetings mid-March to end of April Travel to target country (May 14 – 29) Interaction is often in a language other than English Students pay $2750 course fee (minus CIBER fellowship), plus transportation to target country

5. Student teams and faculty drawn from : Columbia, Duke, George Washington, Purdue, San Diego State, Temple, Kansas, Maryland, U Conn, U of Hawaii, U of Wisconsin, UNC & Pittsburgh

6. Brazil projects: led by U Kansas CIBER Poland projects: led by Maryland CIBER China projects: led by UNC CIBER Japan projects: led by Temple CIBER New in 2010 Russia projects: led by DUKE CIBER 6

7. Timeline: Students apply online until November 15, 2009 Team and project assignments issued by the first part of December commitment and deposit due by December 15 th. Language learning January – April initial assessment in early January Kick-off weekend in Washington, DC March 12-14, 2010 language evaluation team building project scoping

8. Timeline - continued: Virtual teamwork, through the rest of March and April Project Leaders meet weekly with Advisors & team Team meets with client at least every 3 weeks Final language evaluation done Team travel to destination country May 14 – May 29, 2010 Hub City Weekend (China, Japan, Poland & Russia: May14-16; Brazil: May 15-17) In-Country Project Work May 17 th /18 th through May 29 th Presentation to client May 29 th Final hard copy report due by end of June

9. Kick-off weekend March 12 -1 4 in Washington DC Meet team members, faculty advisors and company representatives

10. Team travel to destination countries last two weeks in May

11. Past projects included A NC lumber manufacturer needing customers in China A global leader in biometric authentication software wanting help to improve its overall business in Brazil A city in Japan exploring ways to promote their old town as a tourist destination A Polish-American company in Krakow wanting to expand their presence in Eastern and Western Europe

12. “The GBP offered me a truly international consulting experience; it was the best fit from among the programs at Kenan-Flagler to prepare me for any future global opportunity.” – Greg Baker, KFBS MBA 2009

13. Applying, Matching, and Committing  November 15, 2009: Application deadline  Early December: Selection notifications & team assignments  By December 15th: Student commitment ($500 deposit due)  By January 15th: Program Fee Balance due

14. 2009 Smith School GBP Participants Cat Corsocatherine.corso@rhsmith.umd.educatherine.corso@rhsmith.umd.edu Brian Davisbrian.davis@rhsmith.umd.edu Jeff Hongchia-chieh.hong@rhsmith.umd.educhia-chieh.hong@rhsmith.umd.edu Jason Rustenjasonrusten@gmail.com Puja Samria puja.samria@rhsmith.umd.edu Neil Voraneil.vora@rhsmith.umd.edu

15. For more information, visit: http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/ki/ciber/GBP/ Or contact Karen Watts, Smith School CIBER Assistant Director at: kwatts@rhsmith.umd.edu To apply, go to: http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/Programs/BusinessProjectsStudents/index.cfm?e=gbp

16. GBP: Go for it!