The Global Business Experience (GBE) is a three-month long experiential course, with one week in-country immersion (as shown on the academic calendar). Students work in teams and with a client to address a real business challenge project. GBE provides a key opportunity to integrate acquired knowledge and make use of a broad range of skills and tools gained in the MBA program. GBE is a required 3-credit core course (BADM 7500).
Please check your country-specific Canvas page for more details.
FX26 - GBE summer class nights will be Tuesday & Thursday for both Hilltops & Bulldogs.
Students are expected to take GBE with their program and during the summer of the 2nd year. If you have extraordinary circumstances, contact your program advisor by March 28, 2025.
If you previously postponed GBE and need to take it this year with your program, confirm your enrollment with your program advisor by March 28, 2025.
Confirmation of summer GBE enrollment is needed by March 28 due to bidding timelines and other logistics associated with international travel.
Please check your country-specific Canvas page for more details.
March 28: Deadline for GBE enrollment changes (see above)
April 3 (Virtual): GBE kickoff to review project selection process
April 4: Project descriptions go live for review
April 6-9: Project selection survey opens
April 14: Teams announced
Week of April 22: GBE Soft launch: initial team meetings with faculty
May 19: Mod 5 Start/Regular GBE Classes begin
July 5-12: GBE travel
August 4: GBE Commitments end
FXO26 - GBE summer class nights will be Monday & Wednesday for Potomacs.
Students are expected to take GBE with their program and during the summer of the 2nd year. If you have extraordinary circumstances, contact your program advisor by March 28, 2025.
If you previously postponed GBE and need to take it this year with your program, confirm your enrollment with your program advisor by March 28, 2025.
Confirmation of summer GBE enrollment is needed by March 28 due to bidding timelines and other logistics associated with international travel.
Please check your country-specific Canvas page for more details.
March 28: Deadline for GBE enrollment changes (see above)
April 2 (Virtual): GBE kickoff to review project selection process
April 4: Project descriptions go live for review
April 6-9: Project selection survey opens
April 14: Teams announced
Week of April 22: GBE Soft launch: initial team meetings with faculty
May 20: Regular GBE Classes begin
July 5-12: GBE travel
August 4: GBE Commitments end
In case you want to take advantage of travel after your GBE, we are pleased to announce a new partnership with Expedia to offer exclusive discounts on select hotel properties, activities, and packages. This partnership builds on the university’s existing list of community incentives to provide greater access to personal travel benefits and bookings across the Expedia site, including 10% on certain hotels, 8% on activities, and 4% on packages. Expedia One Key members also can enjoy savings of up to 20%, along with an additional 10% discount on select properties. We are pleased to be one of the first university partners of Expedia to offer these travel incentives to our community, and because it’s new, we are asking for your feedback on the platform as you leverage these discounts for your upcoming trips.
To access the discounts, please use the Georgetown University Expedia webpage and log in with your Georgetown email address. Additional information about the coupon codes can be found at the bottom of the webpage.