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The World Bachelor in Business

Three world-class universities. Three continents. Three degrees. One unparalleled experience. They will explore diverse cultures and push themselves to new limits.

The World Bachelor in Business (WBB) partnership represents a bold new undertaking in higher education. For a pioneering group of 45 students, the WBB will provide unparalleled opportunities and challenges. During four years of study, students will live on three continents where they will learn from internationally renowned teachers and scholars. WBB students will delve into the heart of Los Angel

es to explore the emerging relationships between technology and entertainment. They will meet with financial leaders in the high rises of Hong Kong to discuss the global banking industry. In Milan, they will consolidate their economic and management knowledge as they study the complexities of integrating the many countries of the European Union. After a fourth year at the partner school of their choice, World Bachelor in Business graduates will possess analytical, social and language skills that will uniquely qualify them for careers in a rapidly changing business arena. The World Bachelor in Business is the first undergraduate partnership of its kind, designed to engage intellectually curious students in a business curriculum that connects leading edge teaching methods with cultural immersion and real-world experiences. English is the common language of the WBB, and students will become versed in the language of business in Asia, Europe and North America during extracurricular activities and internships arranged in each country. This is a new approach to education that global executives have been demanding for years, an approach that will prepare a new generation of leaders for the opportunities of an interconnected world.

05/27/2022

Dayana Yermolayeva,
WBB Class of 2020
CEO & Co-Founder at JiPay
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia

“I think WBB widened my worldview more than anything. I am from Ukraine and before WBB, I attended high school in the UK, so I was already pretty happy with the amount of international and cultural exposure I was getting, but being part of the program made me further challenge my views and opinions on the world.

It also made me extremely resilient and independent. To put it simply, my world became bigger; before WBB I thought I had to choose between living in London or going home to Ukraine, but after WBB I understood that I could choose to build my career absolutely anywhere in the world.

As a young person, the best thing you can do is give yourself options, and I think WBB does that extremely well. As far as entry level jobs go, it makes you the best candidate to do pretty much anything.

My years abroad have introduced me to Asia’s dedicated work culture and to the openness of Western communication styles, all of which I have come to appreciate. So when I started JiPay and moved to Singapore, I aimed to combine both in my work. WBB provided me with the tools to craft the career I have always wanted for myself.

Personally, I learned that I can be happy anywhere, as long as certain elements are in place: a constantly challenging environment and good friends. The people are my favorite aspect of WBB. Through this program, you really learn to appreciate the caliber of people you study with. Not only are you surrounded with extremely intelligent people, but they are also equally as interesting, kind, and fun.”

04/20/2022

“Living in LA has been amazing, I enjoyed traveling around the US with my friends. I found it easy to adapt and integrate here since I moved constantly growing up, and the WBB community is full of international people with a similar background to mine.

I loved that I was able to live the freshman year US college experience, as well as being able to fully immerse myself into the different opportunities that USC has to offer. My favorite thing about USC is the campus and the opportunities. I definitely believe that I have grown since the beginning of the school year, especially because I have realized what I want to do career wise.

I think the biggest challenge in WBB is leaving each university after a year. I have been moving all my life, but it never becomes easy to say goodbye and leave the people you care about behind. I like that the WBB community is very strong and people from older cohorts are always willing to help one another. I am excited for Hong Kong next year, and excited to travel around Asia and live with other members of the cohort. My aspiration is to not only grow academically, but also make the most out of the opportunity of living in Asia.”

03/23/2022

“‘We don’t see the world as it is, but rather as we are.’
At times, I find it hard to pinpoint how coming to Hong Kong and the whole WBB experience has changed me, in terms of my values, relationships, and self-image. But this quote helped me realize that one way we can recognize how we've changed is to contemplate how our worldview has changed.
For me, I used to see the world as an intimidating, almost scary place. It’s always been my dream to travel the world, but no one I knew in my hometown had ever taken on such a daunting, unpredictable college experience. I was excited to take on this challenge, but terrified of the unknown.
Now, after 6 months of being away from everything I’d ever known, WBB has completely shifted my worldview. Weirdly enough, the more confident I’ve become, the smaller I’ve felt. But that’s only because I’m starting to see all of us as part of a much bigger picture, and part of a much bigger world than I’d ever known.
Being constantly stimulated by new experiences and a new environment can sometimes make us forget to reflect on how far we’ve come. But when I really stop and think, it always blows my mind to know that this is just the beginning of the rest of my life, because it’s a pretty fu***ng incredible way to kick it off.
They say that WBB isn’t for everyone. I think that if you want something to “be you” bad enough, if you’re willing to suffer through the discomfort and uncertainty of an experience, then you’ve always been “that person”. So, I guess I am that guy. And in WBB, we’re all those people.”

03/18/2022

after midterm season, we couldn’t be happier to go on vacation!

02/28/2022

leaving HK never felt so wrong

02/25/2022

“I think they are looking for people in the WBB cohort who are able to challenge themselves, be resilient, and people who are looking to explore and be open-minded. WBB is preparing me to be successful in the future. I define success as actions leading to a positive change, whether that be a change in society, yourself, or discoveries.

The US is big, there is such a huge variety present in the population at USC, and I have gotten to know people from many different states. We don’t get that much variety in Italy because it is a relatively small country. People in the US approach life in so many different ways depending on their state. I love sharing my culture with people here as much as I love hearing about theirs. I talk about Italian traditions and customs, daily life, differences between the various regions, I love talking about my country and hearing about others. I like to adapt to different cultures, but I don’t want to change my own roots and cultures. I've grown up Italian, I have had a certain background and education and I try to make that stand out as much as I can.”

01/26/2022

“If I had to describe WBB in one word, it would be “growth.” Sure, WBB is international, prestigious, and unparalleled, that’s all true. However, what is not as easily as marketable (yet equally relevant) is the personal growth experienced by every person in the program. I can confidently say that I am a completely different person from who I was when I first entered USC, and I bet if you interviewed any other WBB student, they would echo a similar sentiment.

The wide-eyed, first-year version of myself could have never expected to have grown in the way that I have. Because of WBB’s novel and international nature, I have experienced “growth” via a detachment from familiarity. Space away from home has allowed me to escape predisposition and explore who I truly am as a person. A year and a half ago, I would have never felt spontaneous, nevertheless comfortable, enough to bleach my hair in traditional LA-fashion; a year and a half ago, I would have never pictured myself racing a dragon boat or practicing (and more often than not, butchering) Mandarin with friends; and a year and a half ago, I would have never imagined being as open and close with the incredible, and utterly unique, people in my cohort.

Today, I look in the mirror and see “growth” in the form of every place that I have visited, every activity that I have completed, and every person that I have met because of WBB. For that, WBB is so much more than the frequently advertised “unparalleled experience;” it is a mode through which anyone can become the best version of themselves and grow like no other.”

01/14/2022

two weeks into the new year and we’re already crushing our resolution of exploring nature ⛰🌳🌅🥾❄️

📍chico, ca / central park, ny / san diego, ca / sedona, az / yosemite, ca

01/05/2022

“I see myself as a Chinese American. I try to combine both worlds into one because there's a lot of good lessons and values from each culture. It's a big part of my identity. I really like the individuality of the West, but I think in certain situations the collectivistic nature of the East is more important. So I pick and choose and intertwine both cultures depending on my environment. They give me more flexibility, so I can think two different ways for one situation.

Everyone has distinct abilities and backgrounds, that’s what makes WBB colorful. We preach diversity – which is really good – but when it manifests itself in a room, it sometimes poses a lot of difficulties because everyone thinks and acts differently. But what comes from tension is that we get to untangle the strings of our differences and find the core values that we all agree on.

In WBB, one simple, but also silly thing that we all bond over would probably be food. We really like food, in terms of trying and sharing different foods. Another core value is being open to different cultures. We're all students of each other and that makes us very motivated to learn and listen to one another. So there are a lot of difficulties, but I feel like as the years go on we'll find that we have more similarities than we do differences.

We have a cohort of people who are motivated and ready to make a difference in our world. That's what makes WBB what it is. It's a little bubble, like an incubator, for future business, world leaders. So that's really cool.”

11/24/2021

“What shocked me most about WBB is how different we all were. People don’t just want to work in finance; I have met future lawyers, philosophers, doctors, fashion designers, real estate moguls, or even TV show hosts. Every single person in WBB is bizarrely unique. There truly is no typical WBB student. With all our differences, I used to wonder how the community stays so strong. Superficially, some may say it’s our “drive to see the world”, “our yearning for change”, or even our “intellectual vitality”.

Yet, I believe it is our passion for the ‘other’ thing. Personally, I don’t like beer. It’s ye**ty, fizzy, and all-in-all not that great. However, next summer, I will be interning at Anheuser-Busch, the beer conglomerate that owns Budweiser, Stella Artois and Corona. Why? Because I thrive in the unexpected.

Hence, it is exactly in our diversity that you can see what brings us all together: the need to do something different.”

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Los Angeles, CA
90089

Telephone

+12137408885

Website

http://wbb.usc.edu/

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