Past Tours

Over the years, Columbia Business School students and faculty have traveled to and beyond the cultural hotspots and into the factories and companies to dozens of countries through Chazen Global Study Tours.

Topic-focused tours have explored real estate in Argentina/Brazil, China, London/Berlin, and Mexico. Social enterprise tours have traveled to Ecuador, India, Paris/Brussels, Guatemala, and Rwanda.

Sample Agendas

2019-20 Study Tours

Summer 2019: Rwanda/Tanzania

Winter 19/20: India, Singapore & Indonesia

Spring 2020: Australia (Real Estate), China, South Africa & Zimbabwe, South Korea, Spain, U.K. & Switzerland (Healthcare)

2018-2019

May 2019: Japan
Summer 2019: Rwanda and Tanzania
Spring 2019: Argentina, China (Healthcare), London/Paris (Real Luxury Goods), Mexico (Real Estate), South Korea
Winter 18/19: India, Indonesia
Summer 2018: Thailand

2017-2018

May 2018: Japan, Mexico, Mongolia
Spring 2018: China (Technology), Real Estate (China), London/Paris (Retail Luxury Goods), South Korea, Spain
Winter 17/18: South Africa, Guatemala
Summer 2017: Brazil

2016-2017

Spring 17: Israel (2 tours), Italy, South Korea, Philippines, Japan (2 tours), Real Estate (South Africa), Spain
Winter 16/17: China, India, Kenya/Uganda, Korea-Hong Kong (Media/Arts/Entertainment), South Africa, Taiwan/Singapore

2015-2016

Spring 16: Japan, Real Estate (Singapore/China), Israel (2 tours), South Korea, Germany
Winter 15/16: India, Argentina

2014-2015

Spring 15: Japan, Real Estate (Colombia/Mexico), Israel, Italy (Food and Luxury Goods), South Korea, Indonesia
Winter 14/15: South Africa, India, Hong Kong/Taiwan

2013-2014

Spring 14: Japan, Real Estate (China), Israel, Spain, South Korea
Winter 13/14: South Africa, Thailand, UAE

2012-2013

Summer 13: Poland
Spring 13: Japan, Real Estate (Brazil), Israel, Spain, Greece, South Korea
Winter 12/13: India

2011-2012

Spring 12: Japan, Real Estate (China), Innovation (Scandinavia), Israel, Spain, South Korea
Winter 11/12: India

2010-2011

Spring 11: Japan, Real Estate (Mexico), Israel, Italy, South Korea
Winter 10/11: India, Egypt/Dubai

2009-2010

Spring 10: Japan, Real Estate (Brazil), Italy, South Korea
Winter 09/10: India, Dubai, Egypt/Israel

2008-2009

Spring 09: Japan, Real Estate (South Africa), Social Enterprise (Argentina), South Korea
Winter 08/09: India, Italy

2007-2008

Spring 2008: Bulgaria/Romania, China, Dubai/Doha, Japan, Real Estate in Mexico, South Korea
Winter 07/08: Social Enterprise in India, India, Italy, South East Asia

2006-2007

Summer 2007: Brazil
Spring 2007: China, Japan, Latin America, Renewable Energy (Brazil), Real Estate (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Buenos Aires, Argentina), South Korea
Winter 06/07: Australia, India, Italy, Rwanda (Social Enterprise)