Valuable opportunities to gain global perspective while putting business skills into practice remains a key differentiator for students at Fisher — that’s according to a group of MBA students.

As part of Fisher’s Global Applied Projects (GAP) program, a team of seven MBA students spent seven weeks in the classroom exploring solutions to a number of challenges facing The Ohio State University Global One Health Initiative (GOHi). The students capped their GAP experiences by traveling to Ethiopia and Kenya for three weeks where they engaged with a dozen nongovernmental organizations before presenting their recommendations to the GOHi team.

“The interactions we had with staff in Columbus and abroad were informative, professional and kind,” said Neethi Johnson, a second-year MBA student at Fisher. “And while we all achieved professional growth through the work we were performing, our personal development grew leaps and bounds.

“On our journey, we learned to think strategically, ask the right questions and make data-informed recommendations, all while building professional relationships and enhancing our capacities for effective communication.”

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In all, 61 MBA students and 10 teams participated in the GAP program during the 2018 academic year in locations ranging from Europe to Africa to South America and Asia.

“The GAP experience has become the highlight of our Fisher journey thus far, and we look forward to continuing to contribute in meaningful ways, not only in our own community, but globally as well,” Johnson said.