Student Perspectives
Regina Rieger
Mannheim MBA Class of 2011, Eurasian Track
"Make the most of it!" – Get as much experience as possible, that's exactly what I wanted my MBA year in Mannheim to be. For me personally, this meant to take the chance to spend one term abroad. India seemed the perfect place to dig into a new culture and get a sense of way of business life in an emerging country. I have chosen Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore (IIMB) because it is one of the highest ranked Business Schools in Asia and has got an excellent reputation as educating future top managers. I am happy to share with you some of my experiences there.
Pablo Gálvez
Mannheim MBA Class of 2011, German Track
Best quality from the best source, this is what I wanted. I had 9 years of professional experience, both international and managerial, having worked seven years for one large multinational and two years for a mid-size international consulting firm. I was in a good track, yet I wanted something else in my development. I knew an MBA was something else and I was looking for a quantum leap worth taking the investment and the cost of opportunity. So, to me the question was "where?". I knew something though, I would decide with common sense and that meant to me that a top business school, by definition, could only be such in a top business economy. Obvious answers came back in form of questions: "Where do many of the most successful companies in the world come from?". "Which country is a reference in the economy worldwide?". "In terms of entrepreneurship, innovation, business stability, work life balance, business and societal trust, ethics and fair pay… all of these combined, where could I go?". Made in Germany, to the only one business school standing out among the top in the worldwide rankings: Mannheim Business School.
Studying at Thunderbird
Claas Hendrik Coors
Mannheim MBA Class of 2011, Transatlantic Track
One of the great things about MBS is the possibility to choose the different tracks and different partner schools. For me, the chance to spend a semester at Thunderbird (or T-Bird) specifically was one of many factors when choosing MBS as the MBA program I wanted to attend. My undergraduate program was also in Phoenix, not far from the T-Bird campus, and I always wanted to attend that school. So for me the choice of track was clear and being in the lucky position to have signed my contract with MBS early, I also got that choice. As for the other MBS students that attended the transatlantic track at T-Bird the reasoning for choosing T-Bird was widespread: great international reputation, wide range of courses, nice weather, US schools generally enjoying high reputation among business school and many more. In the end, more people wanted to go to T-Bird (or Queen's, the other school in our Transatlantic Track) than actually could go – so if you plan to go on the Transatlantic Track, apply early!
