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Second Year Perspectives: Beyond the Acceptance Letter – Navigating MBA Life as an International Student

About Kezia: Originally from Indonesia, Kezia is happy to now call sunny Los Angeles home. Before starting her MBA, she earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Indonesia and spent nearly a decade building brands, products, and growth strategies across FMCG, retail, and e-commerce at companies…

During summer break, 30 MBA students and two alumni from UCLA Anderson’s MBA programs participated in the second offering of the Center for Global Management’s sustainability-focused Global Immersion course, “Profit, Purpose and Policy: Lessons from Sustainable Business in Europe.” Led by Professor Henry Friedman, professor of accounting, the course…

To ensure students are prepared to lead in an increasingly complex global business environment, UCLA Anderson’s portfolio of global management electives continued to expand during 2025–26. Three new courses were introduced to address critical dimensions of international business practice: global legal and regulatory systems, international market strategy…

Professor Gayle Northrop (’96) and Ankit Choudhary (’24) at the Project Mercy compound in Yetebon. One of the most compelling examples of the Global Social Impact Consulting (GSIC) capstone’s lasting impact is the story of UCLA Anderson alumnus Ankit Choudhary (’24), a member of the inaugural cohort that traveled…

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