高大上的选修课是这样上的（美国选修课）
十二月中旬，47名中欧MBA学生赴美国达顿商学院进行了为期一周的学习与交流，体验北美顶尖商学院的授课模式，近距离接触当地企业及创业家，并领略弗吉尼亚州及华盛顿特区的风土人情。
特色案例教学
中欧海外选修课美国模块采用达顿商学院最具特色的全案例教学模式，共12篇案例涉及话题包括：创业者社交网、初创企业融资、风险投资条款清单、企业估值分析、创业者思维，创业孵化器等。
在课堂上，经验丰富的达顿教授们，生动且清晰地将知识点贯穿于案例讨论之中，深入浅出地让学生们掌握晦涩的理论，理解分析问题的逻辑。
企业参观与企业家分享
除了案例学习，课程还涉及三个当地企业的参观，分别是Plow&Hearth (弗吉尼亚地区最大的餐厨、家饰和花园产品网络零售商), Graphic Packaging International（美国创新型包装公司）和1776（初创孵化器）。
实地参观让同学们有机会与企业高层管理者面对面地交流，深入了解企业的运营及管理模式。在1776孵化器拜访中，四位资深的创业家／风险投资家介绍了各自的创业经历，以及他们作为风险投资方对创业项目的选择标准及投资倾向。这分享对中欧正在创业和打算未来创业同学来说提供了很有价值的信息，同时也拓宽了中欧同学们在美国的创业社交网络。
美国政治历史
托马斯·杰斐逊作为美国第三总统，同时也是《独立宣言》的主要起草人，被美国视为最有影响力的人物之一。此次，中欧和达顿校方专程组织了托马斯·杰斐逊故居的游览。寓教于乐，让同学们对美国政治和历史有了更进一步的认识。
Ecosystem and the Network of Entrepreneurship in the US
This is the magical journey of international exploration at the cutting-edge of entrepreneurship and new ideas. As a forerunner of the recent Chinese social initiative to generate large scale socialized innovation and entrepreneurship, CEIBS are trying to nurture the next generation of entrepreneurs that hold the ideals of renovating every aspect of Chinese social life. Nearly 30% of international and domestic students currently enrolled at CEIBS plan to launch their own business after graduation or during their MBA study, which ranks as one of the highest proportions amongst MBA programs. Other MBA students already run established businesses before being enrolled into CEIBS and join the program seeking further business expansion and innovation to perfect their business models. 
Darden School of Business warmly accepted 47 students from CEIBS to attend the international elective course on Ecosystem and Networked Entrepreneurship in the U.S. Creativity, brainstorming, and idea sharing will always ignite an entrepreneur’s passion, and in the section on product ideation and brainstorming the students dedicated to their up most efforts to developing a practical but also amusing product.
The product ideation activity stimulated student’s creative juices but more importantly propelled students to contemplate how the concept of minimal viable product can be developed through effective brainstorming, team communication and alignment.
As stimulating as classroom activities proved amongst students, the field company visits fuelled further stimulation.The CEIBS team visited several recent start-ups as well as those that have already reached the scaling up stage. Visits included Plow & Hearth, a home decoration and grocery company originally established by several Chinese entrepreneurs, a local paper package manufacture whose product portfolio accounted for over half of the total North America market, and 1776 incubator located in Arlington, Virginia.
For many of the students, Card Graphics, the largest paper packing materials manufacturer in North America was the highlight of the tour. Not too long ago Card Graphics used to be a small start-up, before they adopted highly advanced and automated manufacturing processes. These streamlined manufacturing technology and management tools makes this company much less burdened with high labor force costs, and as such they are the top market share taker in the industry, with less than 200 employees achieving very high management efficiency.
The entire overseas elective ended with a closing ceremony held in the presentation hall of 1776 incubator of Arlington, Virginia. Each of the attending student was presented with a certificate collectively authorized by CEIBS and Darden School of Business.
