Student Experience

"The South Africa course/trip was the most outstanding experience of my MBA studies. It galvanized many of the abstract academic principles I had covered in courses such as International Business and Global Marketing. Additionally, now three years after finishing my degree, I still keep in touch with former classmates from that trip.

But what had the most impact on me was a refreshingly humbling lesson learned through our numerous encounters with grass-root start-up companies and independent artisans: You need not have cutting-edge resources, an M.B.A. or even a medium of exchange to be entrepreneurial and to be good at it. There is an instinctive drive in people to pursue ways to create economic benefit or to maximize utility through exchange. That drive causes all manner of creativity, effort, passion and communication in support of commerce.

With this trip and course, Rutgers SBC has created and refined a program so
special - presenting such a unique educational and personally transformative opportunity - that every MBA candidate, regardless of their concentration or career path, should find a way to accommodate it in their course of study. It's something you would never regret nor ever forget. "

-Jeff Turin, Rutgers-SBC MBA '02

"I've had the awesome opportunity to participate in the Business School's South Africa Course/Trip, and it has truly enhanced my appreciation of the freedoms that we enjoy and take for granted each day in the United States. South Africa has an incredible history that parallels America's history in some ways, and it is beautiful to see how everyone there has now come together for the growth and development of their country. The South Africa course offers a classroom without walls, and the lessons learned will impact the rest of your life. South Africa is definitely one of the world's best kept secrets, and the Business School at Rutgers Camden offers a glimpse into this world treasure."

     -Natalie Cox Secretary, MBA Association Rutgers SBC - MBA '06