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2General Qualifications and Relevant Experience

Austral Education Group possesses two decades of verified experience designing and executing global mobility programs across 50+ countries and 130+ cities for over 300 university partners, including elite institutions matching UNC Chapel Hill’s peer group.

2.1Geographic Footprint: Below are the countries that we have operated in the past 5 years

  • North America
    United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Belize.
  • Latin America
    Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Uruguay.
  • Europe
    Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom.
  • Middle East & Africa
    United Arab Emirates, Israel, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa.
  • Asia & Oceania
    China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand.

US Domestic Programs:

With over 150 programs delivered across the United States between 2023 and 2026, Austral Group has established itself as a trusted partner for world-class business education experiences in the US market. Our footprint spans the country's most dynamic innovation and business hubs — from the tech corridors of San Francisco and Silicon Valley (our most active destination, with 60+ programs) to the financial capital of New York City, the entrepreneurial energy of Austin, the international gateway of Miami, the academic prestige of Boston, and emerging destinations including Washington D.C., Seattle, Salt Lake City, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, Honolulu, and San Juan, Puerto Rico — reflecting the true geographic breadth of our US operations. In 2025 and 2026 alone, Austral has executed 68 programs, partnering with some of the world's most prestigious institutions. These are some of our featured programs:

  • Harvard Business School MBA IFC – San Francisco (Jan 2025)
  • Imperial College London EMBA – Boston & Palo Alto (Oct 2025)
  • University of Texas at Austin EMBA – New York (Oct 2025)
  • Warwick Business School EMBA Entrepreneurship – San Francisco (Oct 2025)
  • Yale Law School Tsai Leadership Program – New York City (Jan 2025)
  • Harvard Business School MBA IFC – San Francisco (Jan 2026)
  • IE MBA Global Immersion Week – San Francisco (Jan 2026)
  • Warwick Business School EMBA Entrepreneurship – San Francisco (Apr 2026)
  • University of Sydney EMBA – San Francisco (Feb 2026)

2.2Volume and Student Population

Austral annually manages travel and academic programming for over 9,000 participants. Graduate programs (MBA, Executive MBA, Master of Science) represent approximately 70% of Austral’s total portfolio, while undergraduate study tours account for 30%.

2.3Areas of Specialization

Austral specializes in customized academic travel, corporate site visits, C-suite guest lectures, and applied experiential consulting across key academic verticals.

2.4Unique Qualifications

Certified B Corporation status; proprietary Austral Education Platform for live corporate project scoping [https://learning.theaustralgroup.com/];Travefy mobile itinerary application [https://appadvice.com/app/austral-group-my-trip/1127108003]; GDPR-compliant Regpack registration system; and a dedicated 24/7 Safety & Risk Management command structure.

2.5Austral Group Partnerships with Prestigious Institutions

Austral Education Group collaborates with over 300 business schools and higher education institutions globally, serving as a trusted partner to 80% of Bloomberg’s and Forbes' top 20 graduate business programs. Among the premier international institutions with which Austral maintains active partnerships and delivers customized academic programs are Harvard Business School, Stanford University, The Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania), Columbia Business School, MIT, Northwestern University (Kellogg), UCLA Anderson, NYU Stern, Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper), Rice University, and Darden (University of Virginia) in North America; as well as London Business School (LBS), University of Cambridge (Judge Business School), London School of Economics (LSE), Imperial College London, IE Business School, ESSEC Business School, and UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School in Europe.

2.6Experience with UNC Peer Group Institutions

We have extensive experience with UNC Peer Group Institutions. See below the historic number of programs delivered for each business school:

UniversityHistoric Number of Academic Programs Delivered
Northwestern University
39
University of Virginia
26
University of Minnesota
29
UCLA
33
University of Maryland
23
University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
22
University of Texas - Austin
25
University of Wisconsin - Madison
19
University of Washington
13
University of Michigan
7
University of Pittsburgh
5
Duke University
3
Johns Hopkins University
1

Below you will find a selection of 15 recent programs with UNC Peer Institutions (Non exhaustive list) You may click on “view itinerary” to see each program.

UniversityProgramItinerary LinkMain ContactTitleEmail
University of VirginiaDarden FTMBA October 2026 ArgentinaView itineraryDaniel MurphyJung Family Associate Professor of Business Administrationmurphyd@darden.virginia.edu
University of VirginiaDarden EMBA/PTMBA Global Residency October 2026 ArgentinaView itineraryMeghan MurrayProfessor of Practice in Business Administrationmurraym@darden.virginia.edu
University of Texas - AustinEMBA May 2026 Chile & ArgentinaView itineraryWarren J. HahnAssociate Dean for Graduate Programsjoe.hahn@mccombs.utexas.edu
University of Texas - AustinWP MBA May 2026 Croatia & GreeceView itineraryAndrew GershoffProfessor and Department Chair, Marketingandrew.gershoff@mccombs.utexas.edu
UCLACGM March 2026 ChileView itinerarySebastian EdwardsProfessorsebastian.edwards@anderson.ucla.edu
UCLACGM March 2026 Paris and Bordeaux, FranceView itineraryGonzalo FreixesAssociate Dean, Fully Employed and Executive MBA Programsgonzalo.freixes@anderson.ucla.edu
University of PittsburghEMBA March 2026 DenmarkView itineraryElise BoyasClinical Associate Professoreaboyas@katz.pitt.edu
University of WisconsinPMBA Lisbon+Amsterdam March 2026View itineraryMin LiAssociate Deanmin.li@wisc.edu
University of PennsylvaniaUG Baker Retailing May 2026 Sao Paulo, BrazilView itineraryMina FaderManaging Director, Baker Retailing Centerfaderm@wharton.upenn.edu
University of PennsylvaniaUG Huntsman May 2026 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaView itineraryOsman BalkanAssociate Director, Huntsman Programobalkan@upenn.edu
University of MarylandMBA January 2026 BrazilView itineraryPaulo ProchnoAssistant Dean, Part-Time MBA and Online Programspprochno@rhsmith.umd.edu
University of MarylandUndergraduate January 2026 SpainView itineraryGerald SuarezProfessor of the Practicejgsuarez@umd.edu
University of WisconsinMBA Consortium January 2026 Panama City & San JoseView itineraryElizabeth CrosbyInternational Business Chairecrosby@uwlax.edu
Northwestern UniversityMBA KWEST August 2025 BrazilView itineraryJess LinkeAssociate Director, Global Co-curricular Experiencejessica.linke@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Northwestern UniversityMBA KWEST August 2025 ChileView itineraryJess LinkeAssociate Director, Global Co-curricular Experiencejessica.linke@kellogg.northwestern.edu
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