The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology has opened a new MBA program (in English, in Tel Aviv) featuring top professors from the Technion, London Business School, INSEAD and more focusing on managing technology ventures.<p>http://startupmba.technion.ac.il/
Israeli universities are known for having great programs, I would imagine this program at the Technion is going to be very good.<p>That said, a huge part of business school is networking, so unless you're planning on being in Israel for your career, which, given it's policies is actually quite difficult for most demographics, it may not be the most practical move.<p>Finally, I think one needs to carefully decide for themselves where they land on the boycott debate. In the U.S., the shift is beginning, especially in academia. And academic boycotts have been supported internally in Israel. The Technion's connection to Israel's military complex is strong in absolute terms, and to come from abroad to attend such an institution is a very deliberate decision that probably implies where one lands on an intense political debate. A recent Israeli documentary expands on the broader issue: <a href="http://www.gumfilms.com/projects/lab" rel="nofollow">http://www.gumfilms.com/projects/lab</a>
No, I can get an MBA closer from home and cheaper. I don't really need the university brand name just how to run a business, it would be closer to CPA imo. Where you figure out what business type you want such as corp c, corp s, or lld. And where would you choose deleware to incorp or offshore to cayman island, etc...<p>I've seen Sanford and they seem to be gear toward startup and have a better grasp on it. They have a few guest speaker from industry and they're close to silicon valley, a few of video seems to be gear toward tech startup. Unfortunately, I doubt I would get into it and it's expensive, any CSU (California State) would do for me.
Yes - as a software engineer I would be interested in learning how to manage a business tailored to the field I would be most interested in managing a business in.<p>>> No. Getting an MBA is all about the contacts that you make.<p>Who's to say you wouldn't make the most relevant contacts for your business on this program.
A $130 million was recently donated to Technion to help improve a Chinese university:
<a href="http://israeliamerican.org/news/technion-university-haifa-gets-130-million-grant-li-ka-shing-foundation" rel="nofollow">http://israeliamerican.org/news/technion-university-haifa-ge...</a><p>Also, Technion is partnered with Cornell to have NY City technical university.
<a href="http://tech.cornell.edu/jacobs-technion-cornell-institute/overview" rel="nofollow">http://tech.cornell.edu/jacobs-technion-cornell-institute/ov...</a>
I have like, 3/4 of an MBA from a fairly well known school. Has it helped me personally? Sure, I guess. Has it put me ahead of my peers at all? Eh, not really. TBH, unless it's a top 10 school, I don't think it's worth it, unless you have a scholarship.<p>That said, I haven't heard of Technion.
No -- lack of name awareness. MBA is really only good for getting access to on-campus recruiters and graduate programs, as well as networking with peers (not really possible online). If I were to do an online MBA I'd probably do Imperial as I know several people who've done it.
Sure it would be fun. Meet some cool people, get a few nice letters. And Israel is cool. Like to spend more time in that part of the world.<p>One question I couldn't find the answer to -- how much?
I would guess this type of stuff is done in part to counter Israel's increasing international isolation because of the occupation stuff. I'm not sure I'd want to be involved in that type of stuff and just go elsewhere if I was interested in an international MBA.<p>The needs of the occupation drive a lot of research at Technion, understandably so:<p><a href="http://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/features/2014/11/9/the-technion-an-elite-university-for-israeli-student-soldiers" rel="nofollow">http://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/features/2014/11/9/the-tech...</a>