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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
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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
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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
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2019
LAST YEAR’S TRIP
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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
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ABOUT
KEY SITE FOR 3 WORLD RELIGIONS
- ARCHEOLOGICAL, HISTORICAL,
AND RELIGIOUS SITES
ISRAEL—JERUSALEM
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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