From April 24 through May 2, a group of 24 Executive MBA students from ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ’s Monte Ahuja College of Business will visit Israel for a unique International Study Tour.

They’re set to meet with Israeli business leaders and entrepreneurs representing a range of industries – including health care, cybersecurity, software and the defense industry –in Tel Aviv, the Golan Heights and Jerusalem, among other locations.

Joining them for this unparalleled study-abroad experience will be ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ President Ronald M. Berkman. He will be meeting with representatives from various Israeli universities as well as the Mandel Leadership Institute.

The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ delegation also includes Dr. Joseph B. Mazzola, dean of ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ’s College of Business.

The International Study Tour is a hallmark of ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ’s Executive MBA Program, designed to provide students with a rich international perspective on business. In the past, the program has traveled to India, Turkey, Dubai and Scandinavia.

Dr. Elad Granot, assistant dean for MBA programs at ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ, is leading the Israel tour. He is blogging about the experience here: