UGBA 193i Blog

Day 10

All good things must come to an end. The travel aspect of the UGBA193i travel study course officially wrapped up on January 07, 2015, and the Haas students were able to finally sit back, relax, and reflect on their leanings over the past 2 weeks in India. What stood out…

Day 9

This morning we heard from the Executive Director of the most successful Metro Rail Corporation. The Delhi metro impressed everyone with its cleanliness, coverage, frequency of trains, and its overall sustainable business model. For a metro system that is only 13 years…

Day 8

Today, UGBA193i students experienced yet again how open innovation and the idea of smart cities work together in emerging economies, such as India. This morning, students listened to our financial sponsor. Tyco presented their ideals and successes at AIMA’s office…

Day 7

With the generous support of Tyco, we were able to visit the world-renowned Taj Mahal and Arga Fort. The group immensely appreciated Tyco, as they completely sponsored and organized our Agra Tour. Thanks to Tyco…

DAY 6

Today we had the opportunity to have a very vibrant interactive engagement with the senior executives of HCL. Mr. Param Sigh, Chief Adviser on Smart Cities to the Mayors of San Francisco and Los Angeles, also joined and suggested…

Day 5

We were given a warm welcome by The All India Management Association (AIMA) upon arrival to New Delhi. The Director General of AIMA, Ms. Rekha Sethi, gave us a broad-brush view of AIMA’s mission in working with the government, universities, and businesses. She also...

Day 4

The Vibrant Government of Gujarat Recognizes Haas School of Business This article was contributed by current Haas students, Christina Yu and Isabelle Lee. Today the Chief Minister of the State Gujarat recognized the Haas School of Business in a Special ceremony. A...

Day 3 – Student Blog

On our last day in Ahmedabad, we had another busy schedule ahead of us. We began our morning by learning about people’s tendency to sell their assets for less than half price, compared to when they first bought it. This is due to the fact that we, as human beings,...

Day 2 – Student blog

In order to build a smarter city, we must ask ourselves what really contributes to economic growth of a city. With that being said, we listened as Professor Darwin lectured on the overall framework for building smart cities. We learned that open innovation must be...

Day 1 – student blog

  It is December 28th, 2014, marking the first official day of the UGBA193i Travel Study course. Our day started off bright and early as everyone met up in the lecture room at MICA University in Ahmedabad, India at 7AM; ready for the...