I have previously written about our group-building activity of building a humantower in Villafranca. Our entire class went to Vilafranca, a city 30min drive from Barcelona, to learn about this “sport” from the world record holders themselves: the “Castellers de Vilafranca“. We found this brilliant video, which shows the club’s world record attempt in 2008. It is impressive!
Archive for April, 2009
Beware the perils of a lee shore
April 27, 2009It’s fair to say that the first outing by some of the One-Year MBA students didn’t end all that well as the photos after the link show. For the record it was the owner of the boat at the helm when we ran aground (click here for location)! Fortunately there were no injuries and the boat was safely pulled off the beach the following morning.
More photos on Picasa
Spanish Courses
April 27, 2009This week the assessable courses begin. One of these subjects is the compulsary Spanish course. In order to determine the Spanish level of each student, they will perform a Spanish proficiency test in order to classify each member into the respective Spanish class. Don’t forget to bring the headphones for the Spanish test because it will be computer-based.
Native speakers have been given the choice to learn German or French instead in order to make best use of the ESADE facilities and that they don’t sit empty-handed throughout the afternoon.
!Additional Note!
You can find this internet-based exam for testing your Spanish level at the following address: http://ave.cervantes.es/
Competition & Strategy Week
April 22, 2009This entire week is dedicated to “Competition and Strategy”. To kick off the MBA this intensive course about strategy attempts to give us rather strategic approach and h9listic view for our studies.
It is interesting to be given the theory of strategies, like the Porter Model, combined with real life examples (Apple, Google, etc.) which are not only a useful tool for the MBA itself but also for the Post-MBA times. Among other things we have also received guest lecturers or presentations of Xavier Mir and Feargal Mac Conluadth, who have contributed a large range of international and personal experiences to the class room. It is worthwile to check out their profiles because they are very interesting characters.
Courses Begin
April 20, 2009This morning the classes begin. The 6 teams are established, the case has been issued! We are ready to go!
