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MCGILL ISRAEL STUDY TRIP AUGUST 9-29
2020 (approx.)Comparing Startup Ecosystems
INFORMATION SESSIONTHURSDAY JANUARY 16TH
FRIDAY JANUARY 24TH
MONDAY JANUARY 27TH
MCGILL ISRAEL
STUDY TRIP
• INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEMS VIA COMPARISONS OF STARTUP EXPERIENCES AND RESOURCES IN CANADA AND ISRAEL
• COLLABORATIVE 3-WEEK STUDY TRIP BETWEEN THE DESAUTELS FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT AT MCGILL UNIVERSITY AND THE ADELSON SCHOOL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT IDC HERZLIYA
• CANADIAN STUDENTS COLLABORATE WITH ISRAELI STUDENTS, EXPERIENCE COURSE CONCEPTS IN ACTION WITH PARTNERING START-UPS AND AGENCIES
• TRIP IS SPONSORED IN PART BY EXTERNAL FUNDS (includes ROUND-TRIP AIR TRAVEL TO ISRAEL, COMPANY VISITS, TOURS, AND SELECTED MEALS
A SHORT INTRODUCTION
ABOUT THE ISRAEL TRIP
MCGILL ISRAEL
STUDY TRIP
THE
3-WEEK PROGRAM FOR 6 CREDIT HOURS
SUBSIDIZED TRIP FEE $1000
LEVERAGE REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCES IN THE CLASSROOM
CROSS-NATIONAL COMPARISON OF STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS
OPPORTUNITY
2019
LAST YEAR’S TRIP
ABOUT
START-UP NATION
A MODERN, DYNAMICALLY DEVELOPING COUNTRY
-ENGINE OF ISRAELI ECONOMY: INNOVATIVE
EXPORT INDUSTRIES
-DEVELOPMENT IN COMMUNICATIONS,
COMPUTING, DEFENSE, MEDICINE, ETC.
-TEL AVIV: CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS
-RICH IN CULTURAL AND LEISURE OPTIONS
-POPULATION: MOSAIC OF DIVERSITY
ISRAEL—TEL AVIV
ABOUT
KEY SITE FOR 3 WORLD RELIGIONS
- ARCHEOLOGICAL, HISTORICAL,
AND RELIGIOUS SITES
ISRAEL—JERUSALEM
MCGILL ISRAEL
STUDY TRIP
6-CREDIT OPPORTUNITY
1 INTRODUCTION TO LIFE-CYCLE OF START-UPS
2 LOCAL LANDSCAPES OF CHALLENGES & RESOURCES
3 CASE STUDIES OF COMPARATIVE START-UPS
THE COURSE CONSISTS OF 3 CORE PARTS
COURSE BREAKDOWN
EACH PART LOOKED AT THROUGH BOTH FINANCE AND OB PERSPECTIVES
Professor Jiro E. Kondo
FINE 4 3 4 O RGB 434
Professor Brian Rubineau
6-CREDIT OPPORTUNITY
COURSE BREAKDOWN
• Life-cycle of start-ups (3 key stages + exit)
• Overview of funding landscape and life-cycle
• Important developments in technology and demographic trends that provide opportunities for start-ups to innovate
F INE 4 3 4 ORG B 4 3 4
COURSE BREAKDOWN6-CREDIT OPPORTUNITY
• Start-ups’ own org. culture• Growing and staffing a start-up• Cultural context for start-ups• Dealing with active resistance to
disruptive tech & new competitors
Professor Jiro E. Kondo Professor Brian Rubineau
Professor Jiro E. Kondo
3: F INE 434 3: ORG B 434
Professor Brian Rubineau
6-CREDIT OPPORTUNITY
COURSE EVALUATION – NOT CURVED
30% Participation & Professionalism
30% Group Project
20% Reflection Journal
15% Job Performance
5% 360 Peer Evaluation
30% Participation & Professionalism
30% Group Project
20% Reflection Journal
15% Job Performance
5% 360 Peer Evaluation
DATESIMPORTANT
FEBRUARY 9th
Applications Due MARCH 15th
Enrollment Finalized
AUGUST 9th
IDC Students Arrive AUGUST 16th
Fly to Tel AvivAUGUST 29th
Return to Montreal
MONTREAL PORTION ISRAEL PORTION
• 1 week of content
• Cultural and professional site visits
• Overnight to Quebec City
• 2 weeks of content, cultural-historic tours, & site visits
• Tel Aviv• Jerusalem • Dead Sea• Other: Haifa, Beer Sheva
ISRAEL STUDY TRIP
SAMPLE SCHEDULE (TENTATIVE**)
DATES LOCATION DETAILS
August 16 Tel Aviv − Bus transfer to Jerusalem
August 16-19 Jerusalem − Yad Vashem Tour− Old City Tour− Course-related activities − MEET – Middle East Entrepreneurs of
Tomorrow
August 20 Dead Sea & Bedouin Experience − Desert night
August 21-29 Based in Tel Aviv/ Herzliya- possible 1-2 day: Haifa- possible 1-2 day: Beer Sheva- one or more Kibbutz stay
− Visit Heseg House− Course-related activities− Visit Canadian Embassy − Visit start-ups, incubators, VC− HACK-a-THON
W HAT IS INCLUDED IN THE ENROLLMENT FEE?
COSTS
I N C LU D E D I N $ 1 0 0 0 P R O G R A M F E E
✓ Round-trip airfare from Montreal, QC to Tel Aviv, Israel
✓ Ground transportation for cultural and touristic activities in Canada and Israel
✓ Accommodations throughout field course in Israel
✓ Selected meals during field course
✓ Travel insurance
✓ Obtaining the proper documentation to travel & remain in Canada (e.g. passport, visas, etc.)
✓ Any sightseeing, trips, entertainment, or activities not included in the itinerary that you choose to pursue
✓ Some meals/snacks ✓ Tuition costs for the course
C O S T S C O V E R E D BY S T U D E N T
1 MUST BE A STUDENT FROM THE DESAUTELS FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT
2 MUST HAVE A VALID PASSPORT
3 CANNOT HAVE GRADUATED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE STUDY TRIP
4 MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE
ELIGIBILITY PROCESSINTERESTED? NEXT STEPS...
5 MUST NOT HAVE VISITED ISRAEL BEFORE
1 FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FORM ATwww.mcgill.ca/desautels/Israel-study-trip/application
2 STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THIS FORM WILL BE INTERVIEWED PRIOR TO RECEIVING AN OFFER TO ENROLL IN THE CLASS
3 STUDENTS WHO ENROLL WILL INCUR A NON-REFUNDABLE ENROLLMENT FEE OF $1000 WHICH IS IN ADDITION TO NORMAL TUITION FOR 6 SUMMER CREDITS
4 DATES: AUGUST 9-29TH —Israel Portion: AUGUST 16-29TH
(dates approximate)
THE APPLICATION PROCESSINTERESTED? NEXT STEPS...
BY FEBRUARY 9TH
MCGILL ISRAEL STUDY TRIP AUGUST 9-29
2020 (approx.)Comparing Startup Ecosystems
THANK YOU! ANY QUESTIONS?
APPLICATIONS DUE FEBRUARY 9th!
https://www.mcgill.ca/desautels/israel-study-trip
FOR ADDITIONAL INQUIRIES:
[email protected]@MCGILL.CA