/channels/taxonomy/term/6391/all en /channels/channels/news/hot-cities-world-tour-explores-egypt-and-morocco-356762 <p>Since its inception in 2009, ƻ����Ժ's annual Hot Cities of the World Tour has taken undergraduates, graduates, alumni, and professors to the frontier of our increasingly globalized world. This year, the 13th iteration of the tour visited Egypt and Morocco – two of the largest and most important economies in Africa, and critical gateways to Europe and the Middle East.</p> Fri, 12 Apr 2024 18:57:57 +0000 webfull 199405 at /channels /channels/channels/news/nabil-anouti-desautels-valedictorian-mcgills-spring-2023-convocation-348452 <p>Humanity has the skill to solve our most pressing problems, but cooperation is our greatest challenge, says <strong>Nabil Anouti</strong>, who is ƻ����Ժ Desautels’ valedictorian for the Spring 2023 Convocation. But Anouti is optimistic, and this view has been shaped by a Desautels education.</p> Thu, 25 May 2023 15:53:26 +0000 webfull 189791 at /channels /channels/channels/news/hot-cities-world-tour-visits-growing-west-african-cities-348145 <p>Africa is at the heart of our world, but its diverse cultural and economic influence has often been overlooked. Yet the world has begun to take note, says Prof. <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/karl-moore">Karl Moore</a>, who led this year’s <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/about/lewtas-office-experiential-learning/students/hot-cities">Hot Cities of the World Tour</a> to Accra, Ghana and Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.</p> Tue, 02 May 2023 16:27:02 +0000 webfull 189450 at /channels /channels/channels/news/reflecting-hot-cities-tour-295792 <p>Professor <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/karl-moore"><strong>Karl Moore</strong></a> and <strong>Kenza Bennis</strong> (BCom’19) share takeaways from the eleventh edition of the Hot Cities of the World Tour, which brought ƻ����Ժ students and alumni to Japan and Thailand to study business trends in the Far East.</p> <p><a href="https://www.wamc.org/post/mcgill-universitys-annual-tour-global-economic-centers-returns-asia" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Thu, 28 Mar 2019 20:51:10 +0000 webfull 147768 at /channels /channels/channels/event/hot-cities-2019-information-session-289590 <h2>#HotCities2019 is finally here!</h2> Wed, 12 Sep 2018 19:35:56 +0000 webfull 140835 at /channels /channels/channels/news/hot-cities-2018-students-perspective-286627 <p>BCom student <strong>Geneviève Côté</strong> shares with<em> The ƻ����Ժ Reporter </em>the sights and learnings that dazzled her on this year’s Hot Cities of the World Tour led by Professor <strong><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/karl-moore">Karl Moore</a></strong>.</p> <p>On the itinerary this year were Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi.</p> Mon, 16 Apr 2018 19:28:18 +0000 webfull 137362 at /channels /channels/channels/news/insights-karl-moore-pbs-286626 <p>Professor <strong><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/karl-moore">Karl Moore</a></strong> sat down with PBS Mountain Lake to chat about some of his favorite topics, including the latest edition of his popular Hot Cities of the World Tour, the U.S. and Canada trade relations, and the Quebec-based aerospace and rail manufacturer, Bombardier.</p> Mon, 16 Apr 2018 19:20:09 +0000 webfull 137361 at /channels /channels/channels/news/tariff-wars-escalate-286476 <p>After returning from this year’s edition of the <strong>Hot Cities of the World Tour</strong> to Singapore and Malaysia, Desautels students and alumni had much to say about their experience of the emerging economies in Asia – just as the war of words over tariffs between the U.S. and China escalates.</p> Mon, 09 Apr 2018 19:28:37 +0000 webfull 137201 at /channels /channels/channels/event/hot-cities-2018-infosession-270088 <h2>#HotCities2018 is finally here!</h2> Wed, 06 Sep 2017 18:36:31 +0000 webfull 130846 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-management-students-raise-funds-orphaned-children-through-social-media-225071 <div> <p style="text-align:justify" align="center"><b>Students from the Desautels Faculty of Management to generate support for Russia’s Kitezh Children’s Community</b></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><b>Montreal, February 18, 2013</b> – Thirty-four MBA and Bachelor of Commerce students from ƻ����Ժ’s Desautels Faculty of Management will travel to Russia from February 28 to March 11 to visit companies, speak with business leaders – and use social media to raise funds for orphaned children in the Kaluga region.</p></div> Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:14:26 +0000 webfull 94821 at /channels /channels/news/annual-mcgill-university-tour-emerging-economic-cities-returns-latin-america-259783 <p>Every year, the Desautels Faculty of Management at ƻ����Ժ in Montreal assesses emerging economic areas around the globe.  They then take about 40 students, alumni and faculty to an area pinpointed as experiencing the strongest growth. This year’s “Hot Cities” tour has just returned from three cities in Latin America.</p> <p>This is the eighth year a group from ƻ����Ժ has traveled to areas of the world experiencing considerable economic growth.  This year the targeted cities are Santiago, Chile and Bogota and  Cartagena, Colombia.  </p> Fri, 18 Mar 2016 17:52:27 +0000 webfull 117479 at /channels /channels/channels/news/russian-business-part-post-modern-future-229005 <p><strong>Karl Moore</strong> blames his generation for a lot of things - including bad architecture. </p> <p>"Our library at ƻ����Ժ, it's ugly," he told The Moscow News on a recent visit to the city. "Today, we have gorgeous new buildings, gorgeous old buildings, but there's a time where you go, ‘This is as bad as Stalinist or Maoist brutal stuff.' It was useful, but it was ugly." </p> Tue, 02 Jul 2013 20:38:54 +0000 webfull 97176 at /channels /channels/channels/news/canadian-business-students-visit-st-petersburg-225380 <p>Last weekend St. Petersburg hosted a group of 37 business students and alumni from ƻ����Ժ, Montreal, Canada, as part of the institution’s “Hot Cities” initiative.</p> <p>… Speaking to the St Petersburg Times, trip leader Dr. <strong>Karl Moore</strong>, a lecturer in business leadership and strategy at ƻ����Ժ’s world-renowned Desautels Faculty of Management, explained that this trip was a chance for students to experience the global business environment first-hand.</p> Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:25:46 +0000 webfull 95128 at /channels /channels/news/week-focus-montreal-march-19-259816 <p>This week on Focus Montreal, meet a doctor who is part of a new film highlighting the high rate of depression among physicians, hear from a ƻ����Ժ prof and student about a life-altering trip and listen to what one teacher is saying about Quebec's new history course.</p> <p>...</p> <p><strong>Hot Cities of the World tour</strong></p> <p>For eight years, a group of 40 ƻ����Ժ  students and alumni have gone to countries of the world which are enjoying strong economic growth.</p> <p>This year was no exception.</p> Mon, 21 Mar 2016 17:29:01 +0000 webfull 117516 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-hot-cities-businessfield-trip-expands-horizons-233807 <p>A ƻ����Ժ management professor is leading students on a business field trip that will give them global experience.<br /> Called the ‘Hot Cities’ tour, professor <strong>Karl Moore</strong> is taking students to emerging and developing countries to more about other economies.</p> <p>... “I've never been to Asia and I've always wanted to explore Asia,” said student <strong>Joseph Polossifakis</strong>. “I know it’s an up-and-coming region.”</p> Mon, 03 Mar 2014 15:54:36 +0000 webfull 101454 at /channels