Posts by Jake Lammert
Kicking off the Berkeley Haas spring semester 2023 IBD program!
The Berkeley Haas spring semester 2023 IBD class kicked off on January 19th with a Chou Hall room packed full of 32 IBDers eager to discover their new project clients and locations. Individual IBD project details were announced in this year’s “Big Reveal” presentation, led by IBD faculty Whi…
IBD 2023 Info Session
The annual IBD Info Session for the 2023 program was held on October 4, 2022 in the Wells Fargo Room. We had an excellent turnout for the event, with over 90 students in attendance, and informative presentations from IBD Faculty Director, Whitney Hischier and Executive Director, David Richadson. A…
2022 IBD Conference Recap
On September 16th, the annual International Business Development (IBD) Conference was held in the Wells Fargo Room on Berkeley Haas campus. This year was a special event, as it not only marked the 30th year anniversary of the IBD program, but also celebrated the return of IBD students to internation…
Foodies in Joensuu
Written by Jingwen Hu Exploring food is one of the most important things during travel. However, this is not easy for travelers in Joensuu – the North Karelian food is different from other more well-known Finnish cuisines, and there are not enough online reviews about local restaurants. Being …
How to survive Covid in a small northern town in Finland
Written By Drew Silverman In the event that you fly all the way to Joensuu, a northern Finnish town, with an all-star team of MBA classmates to work with a client and then test positive for Covid on the first day, I have the information you seek. Firstly, you need […]
Visiting Finland against the backdrop of the Russia/Ukraine war
Written by Kylie Gemmell Our team had such a rich experience in Finland and we would need to write 100 blog posts to capture all the things we loved there – the beautiful landscapes, the endless sunlight in the summer, the egalitarian culture, and the hilarious contrast of Finn’s generally [&hel…