Coffee and tea with the royal Abu Dhabi Sheik Nahyan

Our first day in the UAE was spent immersing ourselves in the Emirati Culture. Our site visits began with the Gold Souk and Dubai Museum. We ended the day with a desert safari filled with sand, camels, henna and belly dancers.

After a 14.5 hour flight, we finally made it to our first destination! Now we get to enjoy the many wonderful amenities of the Jumeirah Emirates Towers before beginning our business week.

Shortly after the holidays, the Winter AGI Class of 2013 will be traveling to their first destination: Dubai. Not only does 75 degree Fahrenheit weather await the students, but also a slew of amazing multinational companies. Check out some of the site visits on this Google Map!

Dubai: 
Madinat Jumeirah
Dubai Chamber of Commerce
Al Arabia
Abraaj Capital
Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC)
Dubai Silicon Oasis
Boeing
Mindshare
THE One

Abu Dhabi:
Shiekh Zayed Mosque
Higher Colleges of Technology
ADMC and Cert
Prince Al Nahyan (at his Palace)

Istanbul: 
LC Waikiki
Renewable Energy Session, Marmara University
ISPAT
Enkuba
Alvimedica Medical Technologies
Dinner w/ Law Firm (OPTIONAL)
Huawei
Oracle
Doluca Winery
Wines of Turkey

After finishing up logistics, the class discussed their future travels over a glass of wine and some delicious Mediterranean food at Pride of Mediterranean

( Yelp! Pride of Mediterranean )

Graduate Assistants Jorge and Sara with Dr. Mouwafac Sidaoui

Having fun and promoting the Turkey / Middle East AGI at the USF School of Management Open House