PLUS Global South Africa

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PLUS Global South Africa Faculty Advisor Dr.
David Platt Director of CIBER Student
GRA Steve Blankenship MBA
2005 Registration 2nd Years, Oct 25th from
4-5pm 1st Years, Oct 25th after
6pm Cost 1900 PLUS fee Tuition Program
Dates March 4-18, 2005 Spring Break March
19-27, 2005
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2005 PROPOSED COMPANY VISITS PLUS Global South
Africa
Johannesburg 3M US Chamber of Commerce Consul
General of the USA De Beers Dimension Data SAB
Miller CC Africa
Cape Town Wines of South Africa (includes a day
in the winelands) Starfish Charity Investec Mr.
Price GSB at UCT
Pretoria South African Treasury Ministry UN
Development Program for Africa
SABs Castle Lager
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EXAMPLES OF 2004 PROJECTS PLUS Global South Africa
Marketing -- Developing a viral marketing
campaign for a RSA wine cooperative Finance --
Forecasting the value of the Rand for a large US
pension fund Operations -- Researching Global
Supply Chain Best Practices for a RSA
retailer Strategy -- Competitive analysis on
export markets for RSA wines for a US Private
Equity Group Non-Profit -- Developing a USA
donor strategy for a RSA charity
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CULTURAL TOURIST VISITS PLUS Global South Africa
Cape Town Robben Island Kirstenbosch
Gardens Cape Point Nature Reserve Boulders
Clifton and Camps Bay VA Waterfront Table
Mountain
Johannesburg Apartheid Museum Township Tour of
Soweto (South Western Townships) Sandton
City Joburg CBD
Pretoria Union Buildings Voortrekker Monument
Table Mountain from Bloubergstrand
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SOUTH AFRICA FACTS PLUS Global South Africa

• South Africa's quality of air transportation is
  6th in the world
• South Africa has one of the highest levels of
  expenditure on education in the world, currently
  at 20 of GDP
• South Africa has the 20th largest economy out of
  230 countries in the world, according to gross
  domestic product measured in US dollars
  purchasing power parity.
• South Africa is the world's largest platinum
  producer, producing 73 of the world's platinum
  output.
• South African tap water is now piped into 76 of
  the country's households, compared to only 23 in
  1994.

Source IMD International's World
Competitiveness Yearbook
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Q A
McCombs MBAs on Table Mountain
Johannesburg CBD