Welcome to the Global Business Association!
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The Global Business Association (GBA) is a student-led organization that falls under the MBA Association at the Michael G. Foster School of Business. As the only MBA student club that focuses exclusively on global business, the GBA seeks to enhance Foster MBA candidates’ understanding of cross-border and cross-cultural business issues that permeate the modern business environment. Through a variety of networking and guest speaker events, GBA members have the unique opportunity to interact with prominent international business leaders and expand their networks locally in Seattle and globally across the world.
The Global Business Association enhances the Foster MBA community’s collective understanding of global perspectives, global business and global cultures. We empower the community by providing opportunities to support students with global backgrounds in traversing the US job market, by supporting our program’s cultural diversity through celebrations and awareness activities and enhancing students’ knowledge and awareness of global business.
We work closely with several partners to bring you the events you want.
Our few partners include:
• Career Management
• The Foster School of Business – Global Business Center
• The Global Business Advisory Board
• CIBER Advisory Board
• The World Affairs Council
• Young Professionals International Network
Events planned:
Global leadership panel: Listen from US industry experts on their experience with international projects/work.
Cultural Celebrations: Diwali, Lunar New Year, Dia de los Muertos, Holi, Latin American Carnival
"Doing Business in" series: Learn from industry professionals who have had experience leading global teams or working internationally
International Movie Night: Enjoy a foreign movie and understand cultural nuances
International Food Festival: potluck style featuring food from different countries
Spanish conversation group: sessions to learn and practice Spanish