/desautels/taxonomy/term/1090/all en /desautels/channels/news/hot-cities-world-tour-explores-egypt-and-morocco-356762 <p>Since its inception in 2009, ���ϲʿ������'s annual Hot Cities of the World Tour has taken undergraduates, graduates, alumni, and professors to the frontier of our increasingly globalized world. This year, the 13th iteration of the tour visited Egypt and Morocco – two of the largest and most important economies in Africa, and critical gateways to Europe and the Middle East.</p> Fri, 12 Apr 2024 18:57:56 +0000 arsh.prakash@mcgill.ca 1105777 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/nabil-anouti-desautels-valedictorian-mcgills-spring-2023-convocation-348452 <p>Humanity has the skill to solve our most pressing problems, but cooperation is our greatest challenge, says <strong>Nabil Anouti</strong>, who is ���ϲʿ������ Desautels’ valedictorian for the Spring 2023 Convocation. But Anouti is optimistic, and this view has been shaped by a Desautels education.</p> Thu, 25 May 2023 15:53:26 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 88980 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/hot-cities-world-tour-visits-growing-west-african-cities-348145 <p>Africa is at the heart of our world, but its diverse cultural and economic influence has often been overlooked. Yet the world has begun to take note, says Prof. <a href="/desautels/karl-moore">Karl Moore</a>, who led this year’s <a href="/desautels/about/lewtas-office-experiential-learning/students/hot-cities">Hot Cities of the World Tour</a> to Accra, Ghana and Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.</p> Tue, 02 May 2023 16:27:01 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 88450 at /desautels /desautels/channels/event/2015-hot-cities-world-tour-information-session-238649 <p style="text-align:center"><strong>2015 Hot Cities of the World Tour Information Session</strong></p> <p style="text-align:center">This year's Hot Cities of the World Tour will be going to Hong Kong, Jakarta, and Bali.</p> Thu, 04 Sep 2014 14:51:55 +0000 joy.wang@mail.mcgill.ca 63310 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/coolest-classes-canada-will-make-you-wish-you-were-still-student-238744 <p><strong>Hot Cities of the World Tour</strong></p> <p><strong>What it's all about</strong><span>: "A once in a lifetime opportunity to travel to Mongolia and South Korea (in 2014). Amidst sightseeing to 1,200 year old temples, going on horseback excursions, and visiting a towering statue of Genghis Khan, students met with business executives from a variety of industries such as banking, technology, and food and beverage as well as with public and non-profit leaders."</span></p> <p><strong>Where</strong><span>: ���ϲʿ������ (but around the world)</span></p> Mon, 08 Sep 2014 19:38:01 +0000 joy.wang@mail.mcgill.ca 63351 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/diary-lessons-chilecon-valley-261085 <p>EIGHT flights, two developing countries, five cities, 25 meetings with 25 different companies in 10 different industries. If I told you that you could do this in less than 10 days, you would probably think I was crazy. And then I would tell you about the Hot Cities of the World Tour at the University of ���ϲʿ������’s Desautels Faculty of Management, which has followed such a hectic schedule for the past eight years.</p> Tue, 31 May 2016 16:57:27 +0000 thao.nguyen3@mail.mcgill.ca 66156 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/reflecting-hot-cities-tour-295792 <p>Professor <a href="/desautels/karl-moore"><strong>Karl Moore</strong></a> and <strong>Kenza Bennis</strong> (BCom’19) share takeaways from the eleventh edition of the Hot Cities of the World Tour, which brought ���ϲʿ������ students and alumni to Japan and Thailand to study business trends in the Far East.</p> <p><a href="https://www.wamc.org/post/mcgill-universitys-annual-tour-global-economic-centers-returns-asia" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Thu, 28 Mar 2019 20:51:09 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 74147 at /desautels /desautels/channels/event/hot-cities-2019-information-session-289590 <h2>#HotCities2019 is finally here!</h2> Wed, 12 Sep 2018 19:35:55 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 73259 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/opinion-russias-underachieving-economy-225924 <p>Russia has been widely promoted as one of the BRICS nations, full of energy and dynamism like many leading emerging economies. Indeed, with its low unemployment figures, growing GDP, and recent WTO membership, it could be heralded as a poster child of the shifting concentration of wealth from the west to the east. Yet after spending 11 days in Moscow and St. Petersburg in February and March, we came away with mixed feelings.</p> <p><em>-Article by <strong>Karl Moore and Tarek Dabbous</strong></em></p> Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:29:03 +0000 trang.nguyen@mcgill.ca 58691 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/cbie-honours-champions-international-education-218734 <p><em>Ottawa, October 22, 2012 -</em> The Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) is pleased to announce the winners of its 2012 Excellence Awards showcasing innovators, leaders, service professionals and emerging stars in our field.    </p> Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:36:06 +0000 trang.nguyen@mcgill.ca 42099 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/mcgill-hot-cities-businessfield-trip-expands-horizons-233807 <p>A ���ϲʿ������ management professor is leading students on a business field trip that will give them global experience.<br /> Called the ‘Hot Cities’ tour, professor <strong>Karl Moore</strong> is taking students to emerging and developing countries to more about other economies.</p> <p>... “I've never been to Asia and I've always wanted to explore Asia,” said student <strong>Joseph Polossifakis</strong>. “I know it’s an up-and-coming region.”</p> Mon, 03 Mar 2014 15:54:35 +0000 trang.nguyen@mcgill.ca 62494 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/canadian-business-students-visit-st-petersburg-225380 <p>Last weekend St. Petersburg hosted a group of 37 business students and alumni from ���ϲʿ������, Montreal, Canada, as part of the institution’s “Hot Cities” initiative.</p> <p>… Speaking to the St Petersburg Times, trip leader Dr. <strong>Karl Moore</strong>, a lecturer in business leadership and strategy at ���ϲʿ������’s world-renowned Desautels Faculty of Management, explained that this trip was a chance for students to experience the global business environment first-hand.</p> Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:25:45 +0000 trang.nguyen@mcgill.ca 58600 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/cool-courses-full-credit-variety-238509 <p><span>What do monster monsoons and costume design have in common? No, it’s not the eye of the storm and the eye of the needle (but good guess).</span></p> Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:01:28 +0000 joy.wang@mail.mcgill.ca 63286 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/russian-business-part-post-modern-future-229005 <p><strong>Karl Moore</strong> blames his generation for a lot of things - including bad architecture. </p> <p>"Our library at ���ϲʿ������, it's ugly," he told The Moscow News on a recent visit to the city. "Today, we have gorgeous new buildings, gorgeous old buildings, but there's a time where you go, ‘This is as bad as Stalinist or Maoist brutal stuff.' It was useful, but it was ugly." </p> Tue, 02 Jul 2013 20:38:53 +0000 trang.nguyen@mcgill.ca 58966 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/russia-complicated-independent-229004 <p>It might seem crazy to visit Russia in the middle of winter, yet the goal of the recent ���ϲʿ������ Hot Cities Tour was to see the "real" Russia, even if it meant getting lost in Moscow at minus-2 degrees Fahrenheit. </p> <p>This was my second experience on the tour, and when the time came to choose the next destination, Russia was at the top of our list. As a member of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa/Singapore) emerging nations, it is seen as a place of great opportunity, we wanted to see what all the fuss was about.</p> Tue, 02 Jul 2013 20:37:07 +0000 trang.nguyen@mcgill.ca 58965 at /desautels