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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:

JIRO.KONDO@MCGILL.CABRIAN.RUBINEAU@MCGILL.CA

ISRAELSTUDYTRIP@MCGILL.CA