The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is built on a simple but powerful idea.
That idea is that a truly global business education means more than sending students abroad or partnering with other institutions. It means creating one community, with the same faculty, the same rigor, and the same Chicago Approach™—across three continents.
The differences between a global program and a global education are what you’ll find here. A program takes you somewhere. An education changes how you see everywhere you go.
In the mid-2000s, Chicago Booth became the first US business school with permanent campuses on three continents. Not a network of regional outposts, but a single institution operating in three of the world’s most important business cities.
There is no home-campus advantage here. The same faculty who teach in Chicago teach in London and Hong Kong, bringing the same rigor and the same Chicago Approach to every program, at every campus, everywhere Booth operates.
That shows up in our global Sokolov Executive MBA Program, faculty in residence programs, and Executive Education programs.
Each Booth campus is a full expression of the Booth experience—same faculty, same rigor, different city. Discover Chicago Booth’s international presence.
Two locations in Chicago. Each distinct, each exceptional. The Charles M. Harper Center sits in historic Hyde Park, a walkable academic neighborhood home to the University of Chicago, the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, and the Obama Presidential Center. Gleacher Center puts students in the heart of downtown, steps from the Chicago River, the Magnificent Mile, and the headquarters of some of the world’s most influential companies.
The Robert Rothman, ’77, London Campus sits in the heart of one of the world’s most iconic and economically significant cities. Our campus is in the financial district, a place that moves global markets, and steps from the cultural institutions, historic neighborhoods, and an international energy that make London unlike anywhere else on earth. As the only American business school with a permanent campus here, Booth puts students at the center of Europe’s financial capital and a gateway to business across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club University of Chicago Academic Complex | The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus in Hong Kong sits at one of the most extraordinary crossroads in the world, where East meets West, global finance meets emerging-market dynamism, and the skyline of Victoria Harbour frames one of the most visually stunning urban environments on earth. Located on Mount Davis, our campus puts students at the gateway to mainland China, Southeast Asia, and the fastest-growing markets shaping the future of global business.
MBA students at Booth can build an international dimension into their education in multiple ways, from a full quarter studying abroad at one of 30 partner schools in 20 countries, to industry treks in Hong Kong, London, Dubai, and beyond, to lab courses that take students into emerging markets firsthand. The world is part of the curriculum.
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The value of a global community is the connections you make and how those connections expand the way you think.
When the person collaborating with you in a class has built businesses in Southeast Asia, managed teams across Europe, or navigated markets that don’t appear in any US case study, every conversation becomes richer. The perspectives your peers bring into the room expand how you think about problems, markets, and leadership in ways that stay with you long after the class ends.
In Literature and Strategic Leadership, taught by clinical professor of economics Brian Barry, students read Miguel de Cervantes’s Don Quixote and George Orwell’s 1984 through the lens of leadership. Miranda Zhao, MBA/MPCS ’20, was struck by hearing how students’ different backgrounds influenced their takeaways. “The class had people from a wide range of business backgrounds and from the military, as well as international students,” she says. “Everyone offered their own perspectives, and it was sort of mind boggling to see the connections they made between fiction and our professional careers.”
In the Classroom
As Edoardo Collevecchio, MBA ’23, finished his MBA, he was also busy opening the Singapore branch of family office Oppenheimer Generations. So he leaned on his fellow classmates’ knowledge of the Asian market—and eventually hired Yi Ling Ong, MBA ’21, a member of a study group, for her expertise. “Yi Ling is steeped in the Singaporean ecosystem,” Collevecchio says. “When I was looking to shore up the investment side of the business, it was a natural step to hire her as our head of investment.”
In the Community
Cindy McGee Manieri, MBA ’17 (EXP-22), found her role in global communications for Biogen in Baar, Switzerland, through a fellow Booth alumna, Deborah Glasser, MBA ’05, who spent 13 years at the company. Now, Manieri also works closely with Stephanie Tanous, MBA ’19 (EXP-24), head of rare disease, international, while meeting and staying in touch with other alumni across Europe. “To be able to call someone who’s an expert in a particular topic and say, ‘Hi, can I pick your brain about this?’ or ‘Hi, I’m going to visit this city. Can we get together?’” she says. “That’s what I got from the program, in addition to Booth’s best-in-class education—this amazing global network, the opportunity to meet colleagues, now friends, who live all around the world.”
After GraduationThe Booth global community doesn’t end when you graduate. It follows you into every market you enter, every industry you move through, and every leadership role you take on.
In Network
Mamajova first met Richard Seewald, MBA ’05 (EXP-10), in Prague, when she was considering the Sokolov EMBA Program. Not only did Seewald write Mamajova a letter of recommendation—he continued to be a valuable resource when she later launched the Prague-based private-equity firm ESPIRA Investments.
“Richard is an incredibly creative and resourceful person, and I always enjoy brainstorming with him,” she says. “When I launched the ESPIRA Fund, he was the first person I pitched to, and he became my first investor and an advisor to the fund.”
The global Booth experience isn’t reserved for one program. From the Sokolov EMBA Program to global opportunities for Executive Education, there’s a path into the Chicago Booth global community for every stage of a career.
The first executive MBA program ever created, and still the most global. Students take classes across all three Booth campuses, taught by the same faculty throughout, building a peer network that spans Chicago, London, and Hong Kong by design.
The Sokolov Executive MBA Program
Booth’s Executive Education programs bring The Chicago Approach to leaders around the world. Programs are offered across our three campuses and through global partnerships that extend Booth’s reach into the markets where senior leaders operate.
Executive Education
Join a community of peers and faculty who will cheer you on and challenge you to be your best.
Explore the Full-Time MBA Experience
See how student groups, leadership roles, and a global alumni network shape your MBA—without pausing your career.
Part-Time MBA Student Experience
You will take your core courses as a cohort, coming together with a diverse class of early-career professionals from across the world.
Join a deeply collaborative community where you’ll be encouraged and inspired to be your best self.
Discover a Vibrant Student Experience
Chandra Nath, MBA ’07, highlights members of his Booth network who have had a strong impact on him.
In Network: Chandra Nath, MBA ’07
Alfa Bumhira, ’16, leveraged the Booth network to help grow his online learning management startup in Southeast Asia.
Lighting a SparkTake the next step. We’re here to help you find the right path.
The global community is one expression of what makes Booth different. Here’s where you can explore others.
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The Chicago Approach
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The Sokolov Executive MBA Program is registered under the Hong Kong Education Bureau. Registration No.: 262427. It is a matter of discretion for individual employers to recognise any qualification to which this course may lead.
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