GDI Client Company – Japan, Chief Executive, Spring 2023 (74-year-old Spring Manufacturer)
The GDI Program was one of the essential steps for us in expanding our market to the United States, especially while we could not travel to the USA due to COVID-19. We understand that research is critical, and through this program, being in a team with Students with fresh ideas and guided by professionals with experience, the GDI Program helped us understand cultural and market differences. The Team also helped us to frame the messaging for marketing/customer engagement. Despite the short period for the students to understand everything about our company and products, the Team kindly and eagerly responded to our requests to research different topics that we needed to understand better, and they completed the research carefully and successfully. The GDI Program was great, and I always looked forward to each meeting! Through this program, I believe that both our Company and the Students benefited from the valuable experience for upcoming challenges. I recommend any companies to join this program, and again, thanks for letting us be a part of it.
The GDI program provides students an opportunity to learn about real business through their understanding of the client companies. It also gives students an opportunity to develop analytical, team work and communication skills - all critical for the business world.
Serving as a mentor in the Global Development Initiative program at the Jindal School of Management, UT Dallas, has been a fun and rewarding experience for me. I have worked with student teams for the past five or six semesters, assisting client companies in Mexico, Sweden and South Korea.
The GDI program is a very impactful experience for the students because it is a research project, not a hypothetical case study. The students must understand the company's services/products, analyze the SWOT, and evaluate possible market strategies.
GDI Student – Israeli Company, Class of Spring 2023 (All Terrain Vehicles)
I had the pleasure of being a project leader alongside my team members, coach, and mentor. We gained meaningful international business experience in a domestic learning environment. Various skills such as time management, business meeting conduction, and industrial research were utilized. It is one thing to take classes and learn about global business, it is another thing to be engaged in consultation with an international company.
GDI Student – Swedish Company, Class of Spring 2022 (Rural Broadband Development)
Thank you, Mr. Howorth! And I also want to say thank you for all the help and opportunity you provided me during the Global Development Initiative in 2022. That experience has been priceless during my job interviews as it gave me first-hand involvement working on data procurement and consultation. It was always a talking point and helped me get my current job at Murphy Oil Corporation, so I truly appreciate what you and Professor Zydorek did for us during that course! Thank You!
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