Lauder Community Language Initiative Expands Horizons

A small group at a conference table, with one person standing and presenting using a laptop and monitor. The scene suggests a casual meeting or workshop setting. Lauder Community Language Initiative Expands Horizons The Lauder Community Language Initiative offers beginner-level language classes to students, faculty, and staff The Lauder Institute has long been recognized for its commitment to preparing interculturally competent students for global careers through language study. Our student body has a deep interest in languageRead More

Lauder Global Business Insight Report 2024

Cover of the 2024 Lauder Institute Global Business Insight Report titled "Innovation and Leadership for a Sustainable Future," featuring icons for environmental, social, and governance themes. The 2024 Lauder Global Business Insight Report is now available! This year's report, written by first-year Lauder students, explores the myriad ways in which nations, institutions, and individuals are working toward a more sustainable future. Learn how digitization is driving greater financial inclusion in Latin America and India. Find outRead More

Culture Quest Philippines

A lively beachfront scene with small boats docked near a pier, people on the shore, and colorful buildings against a backdrop of lush, rocky hills under a partly cloudy sky. CULTURE QUEST PHILIPPINES  Over the 2023/2024 Winter Break, more than 30 Lauder students traveled abroad for their annual Lauder Culture Quest (LCQ) adventure, this time to Cebu City and El Nido, Palawan in the Philippines. Lauder Culture Quest is an Amazing Race-style program that enables students to vote each yearRead More

Celebrating our 40-Year Anniversary

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Four Decades of the Lauder Institute’s Global Impact As the Lauder Institute celebrates its 40th anniversary, Wharton Magazine takes a look back at our evolution as a one-of-a-kind program to develop international business leaders (and, in the process, a particularly passionate alumni network). We look forward to continuing to educateRead More

A Look Inside the Hindi Summer Immersion

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A Look Inside the Hindi Summer Immersion Two first-year students from our SAMENA (Hindi) program discuss the highlights from their 5-week stint in India. ✨Yashodhana Raj (G’25, WG’25) was born in Mumbai and lived, studied, and worked in Israel, Italy, Austria, Russia, and India before joining Lauder. Her work hasRead More

Summer Immersions for 2023 Take Flight

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Summer Immersions for 2023 Take Flight Summer Immersions for the Class of 2025 are underway. The Summer Immersion program, a required part of the Lauder Institute’s International Studies curriculum, takes first-year students around the world for a 5-week period, providing an unparalleled opportunity for field-based and interdisciplinary learning. Guided byRead More