About the Seminar Offered by MIT Sloan in collaboration with the World Bank Institute, this seminar is designed for graduate students from selective universities in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. The seminar is aimed at “Exploring the Links Between International Business and Poverty Reduction: A Case Study of Unilever in Indonesia” (information about this case is available at www.oxfam.org.uk/what_we_do/issues/livelihoods/unilever_summ.htm?searchterm=unilever).

Who Should Participate! A small group of English-proficient Indonesian graduate students in business administration, economics, and social sciences with academic achievements and recommendation (by your professor) is invited to take part in this program.

Why Participate? Your participation in this seminar will benefit you in many ways, including: · A course given by professors from MIT · A chance to interact and network with graduate students from around the world · A learning experience that will enhance your works, skills, and CVs · A distance-learning course that connects you to Boston from Jakarta · A limited time commitment that does not take you away from your works  · A certificate from UID Education Academy acknowledging your participation at this seminar

Time commitment In-class time: 20 hours Preparation and project work: 24 hours MIT Faculty: Professor Otto Scharmer Guest Faculty: Professor Peter Senge (in collaboration with Dean Alan White) UID Education Academy Faculty: Dr. Ben Chan

Schedule Every Wednesday, 2000 – 2300h* (See detailed schedule below)
February 8	:	20:00 – 23:00 (Preparation, including global skype call)
February 15	:	20:00 – 23:30 (Videoconference)
February 22	:	20:00 – 23:00 (Project review, incl. skype call)
March 1	:	20:00 – 23:00 (Project review (incl. skype call)
March 8	:	20:00 – 24:00 (Video conference between 20:00 – 22:00, followed by final presentation of project team results to key players in the Oxfam-Unilever case and to 24 executives of global business, government, and civic sector organizations, including BASF, BP, Nissan, Oxfam, Unilever, the World Bank, governments, and UN organizations.) This will be conducted in a joint session with the ELIAS (Emerging Leaders for Innovation across Systems) program at MIT.
March 15	:	2000 –2300h (Review, summary, crystallizing key learning's and results).
* Notice: due to the experimental character of the class (with global partners), the above schedule might be subject to change

Course Layout
	In the conference we continue to promote similar initiatives to a broader audience.
	Participants from Indonesia, Oxfam, and Unilever will talk about their experiences and lessons learned.
	The global classroom session will then take the form of a role-play, in which MIT students and participants from universities in Indonesia, China, and South Africa discuss this case.
	In round I of the role-play, participants will be asked to analyze and present the situation from the perspective of one key player.
	In round II of the role-play, participants will engage in a global dialogue and suggest possible ways to resolve the challenges identified in round I.
	After round II, the floor will be open to dialogue among the participants. The session will conclude with the formation of international student action groups; they will work in small teams on specific problems and solutions highlighted by the case.
	The student action teams will present their results at the second and concluding videoconference–based global classroom session.

Agenda Our preparation for the discussion of “Exploring the Links Between International Business and Poverty Reduction: A Case Study of Unilever in Indonesia” will be as follows:
STEP 1:	Planning and preparation for global classroom discussion in session 1
STEP 2:	Global Classroom - Engage in discussion with students across cultures
STEP 3:	International student action initiatives based on the global classroom discussion (including weekly review sessions)
STEP 4:	Final presentation of project outcomes to key players in the case study and a global group of executives from all three sectors (business, government, NGOs).

Closing Date of Application is on January 31 2006 This program is limited to 20 students. Seats are available on first come first served basis. Contact For questions or more information about the course, please contact:

Dr. Ben Chan Director UID Education Academy Tel. : +65 9634 8431 Email : drben@starhub.net.sg

Mr. Frans Sugiarta Executive Director UID Education Academy Tel. : +62 21 384 2648 Email : frans@unitedindiversity.org