Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology
Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology
Abroad with Thouron: Arts, Culture and Industry in Cambridge During the summer after my sophomore year, I had the opportunity to study abroad as a Thouron Fellow at the University of Cambridge. The Thouron Fellowship is a fully-funded twomonth program that offers eight very lucky Harvard, Yale, and Penn students the opportunity to take two classes, complete a research thesis on any chosen topic, and participate in several exciting seminars with renowned Cambridge Fellows, all while living in one of most exciting, beautiful cities in the world. Since I take six engineering and business classes every semester at Penn, I decided to use my Thouron Fellowship to depart from my Penn curriculum, taking classes on Gothic Architecture and Shakespeare. My Gothic Architecture class was a highlight of my experience, since about 2/3 of the sessions were spent on field trips to Westminster Abbey, Fountains Abbey, Ely Cathedral, and the many beautiful Gothic and neo-Gothic churches and colleges in Cambridge itself. While there I also completed a research thesis on Personal Equity Contracts (a topic in education finance), which served as a cornerstone for U + Capital, the entrepreneurial venture I co-founded during my junior year with two other M&T students. One of the most exciting aspects of the program was attending a weekly Middle-East Foreign By Prateek Bhide Policy seminar with Sir Roger Tomkys, a former British ambassador to Syria, Bahrain, and Kenya. Since the foreign policy seminar doubled as a wine tasting seminar, I was lucky enough to sample fine European wines directly from the Cambridge cellars! The best aspect of my experience at Cambridge however, was definitely meeting the other students from Harvard, Yale, and Penn. All of the seven other students were studying the liberal arts, so I often learned the most just grabbing a pint with one of them in a quaint Cambridge pub. I developed life-long relationships with each of them and have become close friends with the two other students from Penn. I am tremendously happy that despite having very focused career goals and being a part of such a rigorous program at Penn, I was still able to take the time to study abroad. I will always treasure the lifelong memories. Prateek Bhide is currently a senior in the M&T program (M&T’10) from Portland, Oregon. He is concentrating in Finance and Management in Wharton and Biomedical Science in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Prateek’s extracurricular activities include M&T Club, Wharton Cohort System, Weiss Tech House Innovation Fund and his own education finance startup (U + Capital). Vol. 3 M&T 1
Immersion in Italian academics and society By Mauricio Aizenman with Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi I wanted to study abroad at Bocconi because it seemed to be the place where I would get the most out of my experience. First of all, I would be studying in Europe which I wanted to do because of my interests in understanding how the EU is evolving, my liking of the general European culture, and the ease to travel to many new places. Additionally, I would be learning a new language while still taking classes in English (not needing to take four language courses before going). As well, I learned that Bocconi was of the best finance and business schools in Europe, and finally, I was correct in thinking that Italian culture would be welcoming and a lot of fun. Courses I took… I took four courses abroad: European Economic Policy, Political Economics, International Project Finance, and Arts & Cultures: Study of Television. The first two were my favorites. Both were taught by multiple professors (2 and 3) and they were all excellent. All had published works and were important scholars of the EU arena. European Econ Policy was mostly focused on the economic reasons for European integration and on where the process stands now; in Political Economics we analyzed different forms of government and then mathematical models on voting behaviors and policy creation. The other two courses were less interesting but still worthwhile. International Project Finance covered many concepts already seen in FNCE 100 and was therefore very easy. The arts and cultures class was somewhat disorganized but had great content Vol. 3 M&T 2
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Immersion <strong>in</strong> Italian academics and society<br />
By Mauricio Aizenman<br />
with Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi<br />
I wanted to study abroad at Bocconi<br />
because it seemed to be the place where<br />
I would get the most out of my<br />
experience. First of all, I would be<br />
study<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Europe which I wanted to<br />
do because of my <strong>in</strong>terests <strong>in</strong><br />
understand<strong>in</strong>g how the EU is evolv<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
my lik<strong>in</strong>g of the general European<br />
culture, and the ease to travel to many<br />
new places. Additionally, I would be<br />
learn<strong>in</strong>g a new language while still<br />
tak<strong>in</strong>g classes <strong>in</strong> English (not need<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
take four language courses before<br />
go<strong>in</strong>g). As well, I learned that Bocconi<br />
was of the best f<strong>in</strong>ance and bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
schools <strong>in</strong> Europe, and f<strong>in</strong>ally, I was<br />
correct <strong>in</strong> th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g that Italian culture<br />
would be welcom<strong>in</strong>g and a lot of fun.<br />
Courses I took…<br />
I took four courses abroad: European<br />
Economic Policy, Political Economics,<br />
International Project F<strong>in</strong>ance, and Arts<br />
& Cultures: Study of Television. The<br />
first two were my favorites. Both were<br />
taught by multiple professors (2 and 3)<br />
and they were all excellent. All had<br />
published works and were important<br />
scholars of the EU arena. European Econ<br />
Policy was mostly focused on the<br />
economic reasons for European<br />
<strong>in</strong>tegration and on where the process<br />
stands now; <strong>in</strong> Political Economics we<br />
analyzed different forms of government<br />
and then mathematical models on<br />
vot<strong>in</strong>g behaviors and policy creation.<br />
The other two courses were less<br />
<strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g but still worthwhile.<br />
International Project F<strong>in</strong>ance covered<br />
many concepts already seen <strong>in</strong> FNCE<br />
100 and was therefore very easy. The<br />
arts and cultures class was somewhat<br />
disorganized but had great content<br />
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