Brandeis International Business School

The Brandeis International Business School (IBS) is a pioneering school dedicated to preparing students for the careers of the global economy in international business, economics, and finance. We teach state-of-the-art theory, immerse students in int ... Read more

The Brandeis International Business School (IBS) is a pioneering school dedicated to preparing students for the careers of the global economy in international business, economics, and finance. We teach state-of-the-art theory, immerse students in international experiences, and connect them to best practice in business and policy. IBS is a unique school for the following reasons:

The Brandeis Advantage
Brandeis - our parent university - ranks among America's top research universities. Located on a wooded campus in suburban Boston, Brandeis has 3200 undergraduate and 1100 graduates students, offering programs in more than 40 fields. Learn more at http://www.brandeis.edu/global/about_advantage.php.

International to the Core
We are truly focused on the global economy. From a unique introductory course on the global economic environment to a wide range of advanced electives, the IBS experience is thoroughly international. More than half of our students come from Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and international experiences are built into our programs in partnership with major foreign schools and companies. Learn more at http://www.brandeis.edu/global/about_connections.php.

World-class Faculty
Our faculty includes not only distinguished researchers in international business, economics, and finance, but also leading practitioners in banking, investments and consulting. Classes are interactive, informal and typically small, with professors readily accessible. Learn more at http://www.brandeis.edu/global/about_faculty.php.

Corporate Connections
Many senior executives (and younger alumni in business) visit the School each semester through our CEO Forum, our research institutes, and informal meetings with classes. Our courses work with businesses on current problems, and a Board of Overseers consisting of business leaders guides our overall strategy. Learn more at http://www.brandeis.edu/global/about_corporate.php.

Boston: an academic capital
Eight major research universities and 250,000 students are located in the greater Boston area. You can cross-register among schools and enjoy an extraordinary wealth of activities, clubs, restaurants and sports targeted to students. Boston is also an important center of finance, technology and consulting. Learn more at http://www.brandeis.edu/global/about_boston.php.

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Completing an MBA in the United States was one of my long-standing ambitions. After having worked in Economic Development for almost five years, I started researching alternative career opportunities. I wanted to do something different -- something r ... Read more

Completing an MBA in the United States was one of my long-standing ambitions. After having worked in Economic Development for almost five years, I started researching alternative career opportunities. I wanted to do something different -- something radical -- that would not only change my career, but would also change my life. Leaving Georgia, (that's the former
Soviet Union, not Atlanta!), moving overseas and starting a career in international finance was an obvious choice. It was also obvious that I would not be able to make a move without an MBA. After doing my research on IBS, the choice became very clear. IBS had a number of unbeatable advantages: strong competence in international finance, small class size, location in one of the most important academic and financial centers of the US, and most importantly, an extraordinarily high percentage of international students.
I enrolled in IBS in 1999 and have never looked back at my decision. IBS has given me everything that I wanted. It helped me realize that investment banking
was the field that I wanted to focus on within international finance, it gave me the tools that I use every day in my job as an Investment Banking Associate in Schroder Salomon Smith Barney (now part of Citigroup) and most importantly, with its unique international profile, IBS prepared me for a life within a global institution with global clients.
Upon graduation, I joined SSSB's Energy group in London. Among the 24 professionals in my group, there are 13 nationalities. The clients that we cover
from London include large global oil and gas companies from Western Europe as well as oil and gas companies from Eastern Europe, Russia, Africa, Middle East and Asia. The diversity is tremendous, which is fascinating. However, managing
communications and getting the right message across to the clients can be tricky. My experiences at IBS help me deal with this challenge with ease.
I have never looked back at my choice to enroll at Brandeis. This decision has given my career a tremendous boost and has changed my life. I am confident that anybody who is looking for the same experiences that I was, will find it at IBS.
Sincerely,
Dato Sandroshvili
MBA, Class of 2001
Citigroup
London, UK

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