Understanding a Rapidly Changing, Dynamic World

Global Research

Regional Activities

Our eighteen Global Research Centers & Offices help to build on our legacy of global engagement by supporting our faculty’s international research, administering academic programming in their regions, providing advice to MBA students interested in careers abroad, and developing corporate relationships with potential FIELD Global Immersion partners.

The case study is the basis of Harvard Business School's participant-centered learning model.

Research Centers & Offices

Alumni Stories

Preparing Global Leaders

How HBS is deepening the understanding of business issues and practices around the world

Published

  • 38%
    of our Class of 2024 MBA students are international.
  • 58%
    of cases produced in FY25 were global.
  • 51
    countries have alumni clubs.

Our courses equip students to apply what they learn to multiple contexts, in meaningful ways.

MBA Experience

Faculty bring important global management problems into the MBA classroom and our first-year FIELD course comprises action-oriented global immersions in emerging markets.

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    An Immersive Field Course (IFC) provides second year MBA students with the opportunity to meet protagonists face-to-face, put theory into practice, and push their boundaries outside of the classroom.

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    First-Year FIELD Course: Each May, first-year MBA students travel to international locations to develop new product or service concepts for business partners. Hear what they have to say about the power of field-based learning and the opportunity to apply classroom lessons to the real world.

Executive Education

哈佛商学院校园（波士顿）
全球高管领导力课程 — 中国
采用创新和全球化的方法，以战略眼光引领公司在中国的发展，获得HBS校友资格。

Online

Harvard Business School’s innovative online programs are focused on business fundamentals and strategy for a worldwide audience. Our faculty have developed these online programs, leveraging the case method learning model, and focusing on active learning and real-world problem solving. To date, 50% of participants in Harvard Business School Online programs are international.