Padmachana Kandi, current iMSM stacker into the iMBA program in Gies Online Programs within the University of Illinois, shares her higher education path and how she has experienced and benefitted from the stackability of credentials within the iMSM curriculum. 

Coming from a background in engineering, George Kuruvilla (MBA ‘23) knew that the Gies online MBA program would help him excel in a senior leadership position. Learn more about his experience and how he was able to receive three promotions before graduating.

Learn more about the Gies iMBA here: https://onlinemba.illinois.edu/

Haemi Jung reflects on her pursuit of the iMBA program, emphasizing that it has been a path of not just broadening her knowledge but also experiencing personal development and self-discovery.

An online MBA at Gies College of Business takes two to five years to complete, and costs approximately $23K. While offered for just a fraction of the cost of other top programs, the return on investment for the Gies iMBA students and alumni is remarkable. Learn more about Krishnan Kannan’s (MBA ‘23) experience.
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Check out our virtual tour of the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaii at Manoa!

Alison Smith, iMBA graduate, shares her teamwork experience in the iMBA program at the University of Illinois’ Gies College of Business. To learn more about the online MBA at Gies, please visit https://onlinemba.illinois.edu/.

 Professor Nishad Kapadia of Tulane's Freeman School of Business discusses his course Climate Change, ESG & Financial Markets. 
 
This course focuses on understanding how climate change risk could impact the economy and financial markets. Although the course focuses on the E (Environment), we also discuss the S (Social) and G (Governance) aspects of ESG. We discuss motivations to invest in ESG assets, including shareholder preferences, screening bad investments and constructing optimal portfolios for investors with climate risk exposures. We examine the macroeconomic effects of climate change and its impact on specific markets such as equity, bonds, loans and real estate.

The course also covers methods of quantifying and measuring climate exposures. Students will read recent research that examines whether investor ESG preferences affect a firm’s cost of capital and whether investors can do well while doing good. Students will also develop quantitative equity trading strategies related to climate risks and ESG. As part of a group project, students will develop and test a trading strategy designed to hedge climate risks or make greater returns by investing in climate or, more broadly, ESG-friendly assets. Finally, new “green” financial products, the emerging carbon offsets market, and regulatory efforts to limit climate change are discussed. 

Welcome to the Master of Science in Accountancy, or iMSA, program at Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. This video highlights students and their experience in the iMSA along with comments and information from a few of our top-notch faculty members as well as Brooke Elliott, executive associate dean of academic programs. 

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The online MBA at the University of Illinois' Gies College of Business is intentionally designed for learners seeking a world-class MBA education, who want to advance their career and who desire a program with the flexibility to accommodate their professional and personal demands. In this video you'll learn about the curriculum, learning experience, networking opportunities, and more. Ready to apply? Visit OnlineMBA.illinois.edu.

Aloha🌺 everyone! My name is Maria and here's a little bit about me! I have been attending the University of Hawaii at Manoa for the past four years as a Travel Industry Management major with an emphasis in hospitality management. Watch for some great footage of the campus and to hear a little bit about my life and experiences.

Watch Professors Geoff Love and Michael Roach as they introduce themselves and provide an overview of their course Strategic Innovation.This course focuses on policy construction and planning of policy implementation at the executive level. During this course, you will look at case studies of company-wide situations from the management point of view.

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Check out our Gies Online Immersions! We host immersions four times an academic year. Two of them are virtual and the other two are in-person (domestic/international). Our international immersions have been held in Brazil, Germany, Malaysia/Singapore and South Africa. Our stateside immersions have been held in Los Angeles, Seattle, Dallas and Houston. Our virtual immersions have been held in Japan, Ghana and Colombia. 

 

Each immersion is focused on an industry and current business issue/problem that is facing that region. During the immersion learners will do multiple company visits. There is then a group presentation at the end that is focused on the business issue that the host company is facing. The industry and case changes every time, because it is based on a current problem. We also offer different sightseeing and cultural events while on the trip.