Tuck Global Consultancy

The Tuck Global Consultancy course gives second-year students the chance to put their education into practice worldwide. From a sugar plantation in Brazil to a manufacturing facility in southeast China to London's financial district, students have consulted with over 90 global organizations on 135 projects in more than 45 countries. Along the way, they've learned how to operate effectively in new environments and cultures—a prerequisite for success in a globalized economy.

On-site consulting projects are carried out by small teams of students working under the supervision of Team Advisors who have extensive consulting backgrounds. A high percentage of the second-year class participates in this elective, defining projects in the summer or early fall, then traveling to their assigned countries in August and September or November and December for on-site research and analysis. At the end of this period, they deliver initial presentations of findings to their client's overseas-based senior management. After they return to the U.S., the teams complete full reports and present to U.S.-based management within four to six weeks.

Clients for Tuck Global Consultancy projects have included: Alcoa, British Telecom, Cargill, Cisco (Scientific Atlanta), Citibank, Corning, DHL,
DuPont, Hewlett-Packard, Home Depot, Intel, John Deere, Johnson & Johnson, McGraw-Hill, Microsoft, Nike, Unilever and Wal-Mart.

This course is sponsored by Tuck's Center for International Business.