A record field of student-created ventures is down to just 16 teams in the biggest year yet for the Dempsey Startup Competition. Judges chose the advancing teams and two alternates (detailed below) following a trade show styled showcase in Seattle Center’s Exhibition Hall. Those teams will now take part in the Sweet 16 Round on the morning of Thursday, May 23 and deliver a live pitch presentation and Q&A to judges in a mock boardroom setting. To get to the next stage, the Sweet 16 had to impress nearly 300 judges in the Investment Round of the multi-stage competition hosted by the Foster S ..read more

Guest Post By: Julie Mai, a Sophomore studying Marketing and Information Systems. She is a Global Business Center Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient, and she studied abroad through Business Argentina during Winter Quarter 2024. Studying abroad in Argentina was an amazing cultural experience. My fellow classmates were asking our program manager, Guillermo, about fun things to do around the city during Carnival, which would give us a brief break from school in February. He told us that besides the big celebrations in Brazil, there was a town three hours north of Buenos Aires called Gualeguaych ..read more

The MS in Entrepreneurship program is made up of a diverse group of students who come from various backgrounds and experiences. We love to highlight students from the current cohort, so read on to hear more about Lex’s journey to the program. Please tell us your name. Lex van den Herik. Where are you from? I was born and raised in the city of Haarlem, The Netherlands, which is about 20 minutes outside of Amsterdam. After high school, I moved to Rotterdam for my undergraduate studies and lived there for about four years with friends. Growing up I aspired to move to the United States ..read more

Angela Dunham Marketing & Operations Leader I am a marketing and operations leader with a passion for technology, environmental sustainability, and education. After a 10+ year career at Microsoft, I took a break to consult for non-profits and serve on several non-profit boards. As a mentor, I excel at… Navigating functional career transitions post-MBA Getting hired at Microsoft Resume and interview prep Exploring non-profit and board service work When I have free time, I… enjoy volunteering, skiing, and exploring the Olympic Peninsula with my family. The best career decision I’ve made w ..read more

Guest Post By: Victoria Ecker, a Full-Time MBA Candidate. She is a Global Business Center Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient, and she studied abroad through Foster MBA Exchange at the Rotterdam School of Management in Rotterdam, Netherlands during Winter Quarter 2024. Goedemorgen! Lace up your worn-in white sneakers, hop on your Swapfiets bike, and come hang out with me for a day in the Netherlands. 8am: I’m in the Airbnb I share with 2 of my classmates. We found the coziest apartment in Blijdorp (pronounced bly-dorp), a residential neighborhood tucked away from the hustle and bustle of Rotter ..read more

Get to know Lee Hochberg, who has taught Business Communication courses at the University of Washington Foster School of Business, including “Finding Your Voice” and “TED Talks” since 2008.  Lee Hochberg is a television documentary producer and longtime Special Correspondent for the PBS NewsHour. Based in Seattle, he’s produced nearly 300 national mini-documentary reports. He led Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) coverage of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, providing the first network coverage of the disaster and the inadequate spill response by the oil industry. His other investigations ..read more

The Global Business Center is pleased to announce that National Chengchi University of Taipei, Taiwan, is the 2024 UW Global Business Case Competition (GBCC) champion! This week-long intensive experiential learning event challenged 11 undergraduate student teams from across the globe to recommend global expansion strategies for both Tim Hortons and Costco Wholesale.     For Tim Hortons, they worked for 5 hours (Short Case Challenge) on the popular chain’s expansion into China. Adding to the challenge, the teams were multinational ones who had never met each other. They wer ..read more

Guest Post by: Silke Van Caeneghem, a Junior studying Finance, Information Systems, and CISB. She is a Global Business Center Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient, and she studied abroad through a Foster Exchange & Direct Enroll at Kobe University in Kobe, Japan during Autumn Semester 2023. Studying abroad is an opportunity to forge lifelong friendship spanning across continents, breaking cultural and language barriers, and creating opportunities to experience a way of life you have never seen before.  For 6 months, I was given the opportunity to experience life in Japan. Although I cou ..read more

Guest Post By: Griffin Terry, a Senior studying Human Resources Management, CISB, and Global and Regional Studies. He is a Global Business Center Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient, and he studied abroad through Business Argentina during Winter Quarter 2024. During Seattle’s cold and dreary Winter Quarter, I, along with 18 other Foster Students traveled to experience the southern hemisphere’s Summer in Buenos Aires, Argentina. We stayed in a beautiful 45 story building known as the “Bellini Esmeralda Tower”. Whenever we would ask someone was in their apartment, we would never ask, “are you hom ..read more

Guest Post By: Vatthana Huot, a Junior studying Accounting and Information Systems. She is a Global Business Center Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient, and she studied abroad through Business London during Spring Break 2024. Initially, when I planned to study in London, I wasn’t sure how much growth or new development I would truly obtain. After all, this was only a week-long trip, to London, nonetheless. Yet, as this particular week progressed, I found myself discovering new possibilities for my career and myself as an individual.  Throughout the week, I felt that I’ve learned about vari ..read more