Winter DBIs
2027 Programs will be announced by mid-August 2026 the very latest. Please review offers for current academic year below. Same or similar programs may be offered during January – March 2027.
2026 Winter DBIs
Review differences between courses titled as DBI and Short Intensive Electives
Please note: Students who participate in DBIs cannot “skip” class at UNC Kenan-Flagler but instead should either adjust their schedule to take classes that do not conflict or take the penalty for missing class.
January & February
Argentina, Buenos Aires, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella For program details, please click link!
Program type: Short intensive electives 2027 DATES:
- January 04 – 07: Financial Markets Strategy
- January 11 – 14: Social Business in Emerging Markets
- January 18 – 21: Operations Strategy and Emerging Markets
- January 25 – 28: International Business Strategy: Challenges and Opportunities in Emerging Markets
- January 30 – February 6: Patagonia Trek: Mountain Leadership & Learning Program (special program fee)
Australia, Melbourne, Melbourne Business School For program details, please click link!
Program type: DBI or Intensive short elective
- Doing Business in Australia: 12, 14, 15, 19 & 21 January, 2026
- Special Topics in Management: 16, 17, 18, 22 & 23 January, 2026
Chile, Santiago, Pontifica Universidad Católica For program details, please click link!
Program type: Short intensive electives
- January 7 – 10, 2026: Business Model Innovation in the Digital Economy
- January 7 – 10, 2026: Entrepreneurship: A Mindset for Venturing
- January 14 – 17, 2026: Thinking Creatively About Sustainable Business
- January 21 – 24, 2026: Global Value Chains – Strategy, Tactics and Technologies for the 21st Century
Finland, Helsinki, Aalto Business School * new in 2027
- January 4 – 8, 2027: International Business and Geopolitics (also offered May 10 – 14)
more information to follow
France, Cergy/Paris, ESSEC Business School For program details, please click link!
Program type: Short intensive electives
- January 5 – 9, 2026 (cancelled in 2027)
- February 23 – 27, 2026
- April 27- 30, 2026
MAC-Online students eligible
New Zealand, Dunedin, Otago Business School For program details, please click on the link!
Program type: Short intensive electives
- January 12, 13, 14: Selling to Large Global Enterprises
- January 16, 17, 18: Global Supply Chain Innovation
- January 20, 21, 22: “Wicked” Problems and Systems Thinking
- January 24, 25, 26: Public Relations Practice
- January 28, 29, 30: Strategic Project Management and Leadership
- February 1, 2, 3: Startup Finance: Preparing for Pre-Seed to Series A
Peru, Lima, ESAN Business School For program details, please click on the link!
Program type: DBI
- January 12 – 16, 2026
UK, Coventry, London, Warwick Business School For program details, please click link!
Program type: Short intensive electives
- 2026 -27 course list available. Various dates throughout the year.
March
Denmark, Copenhagen, Copenhagen Business School For program details, please click link!
Program type: DBI
- March 1 – 6, 2026: ESG and the Transformation of Finance
- March 8 – 13, 2026: Strategies for Social Enterprise Replication
France, Grenoble, Grenoble Ecole de Management For program details, please click link!
Program type: DBI
- March 9 – 13. 2026
Mexico, Mexico City, IPADE Business School, For program details, please click link!
Program type: DBI
- March 9 – 13, 2026
UK, Coventry, London, Warwick Business School For program details, please click link!
Program type: Short intensive electives
- 2026 -27 course list available. Various dates throughout the year.
Disclosure:
- DBI Program Fee. Administrative Fee payable directly to the partner school. This could be for course material, some meals, cultural tours, etc. In case it also covers hotels, a note is added to the program fee description.
- Tuition: Under the Exchange Program agreements tuition to partner schools are waived. UNC Kenan-Flagler participants pay tuition for the credits earned to UNC. For FT MBA, EMBA and MAC students this is part of their flat tuition fee, for everyone else it is per credit for the course you choose.
- Short intensive electives: Most do not have a program fee, unless they offer a cultural program alongside (example Argentina).
- VA benefits excluded for DBI programs.