Welcome to The University of Texas McCombs School of Business! We are very happy to be partnering with you this year and hosting you on campus.
We hope to provide you a fantastic educational experience, bringing to you some of the very best professors at UT and distinguished corporate speakers from world-class companies in Texas. Our goal is to provide you with a rich array of perspectives and valuable insights into the U.S. business culture and best practices. The program-specific information is placed in an e-box and the link will be sent to you by email.
While you are in Austin, you will have opportunities to get acquainted with our culture and environment. To give you a broader context, this website includes information about the McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin and the city.
On behalf of the McCombs School of Business faculty and staff involved in your program, welcome and we look forward to meeting you in person.
Cordially,
Courtney Link
Director of Custom Programs
AT&T Hotel and Executive Education & Conference Center
1900 University Ave.
Austin, TX 78705
Main Phone: +1 (512) 404-1900
Texas Executive Education Center
1900 University Ave., L078
Austin, TX 78705
Main Phone: +1 (512) 471-5893
Austin Bergstrom International Airport
San Antonio International Airport
Transportation Options
From Austin Bergstrom International Airport:
Rideshare: Lyft | Uber | Wingz
Taxi: ATX Co-op +1 (512) 333-5555 | Yellow Cab +1 (512) 452-9999
Learn where to meet a Rideshare or Taxi at the Austin airport.
Bus Options from San Antonio to Austin
See where you will be staying:
The University of Texas at Austin
With over 50,000 students, the University of Texas at Austin is currently the fifth largest university in the U.S. and the main component of the University of Texas system. Founded in 1883 as a small campus on 40 acres near the state capitol, it has come far from its beginning, when it had only one building, eight teachers, two departments and 221 students. UT is now a major research university with internationally known scholars and teachers in all academic disciplines. From teaching, to research, to public service, the University’s activities support its main purpose: to transform lives for the benefit of society through the core values of learning, discovery, freedom, leadership, individual opportunity, and responsibility.
McCombs School of Business
One of the largest and most distinguished business schools in the country, the McCombs School of Business is dedicated to educating the business leaders of tomorrow while creating knowledge for industry and society. It is one of the few schools in the country to receive top marks in nearly all business specialty areas ranked annually by U.S. News & World Report. McCombs educates more than 6,000 undergraduate, MBA, MPA and Ph.D. students each year, creating one of the largest cumulative impacts of any business school in the world. About 2,500 professionals also participate each year in custom programs designed for working executives and their firms.
Campus Destinations
Demographers call Austin a "City of Ideas," one of a handful of American regions where a new creative class of entrepreneurs, business leaders, artists and visionaries are reshaping the model for American prosperity. The city offers great weather, friendly atmosphere, and thriving economy. It is consistently rated among the top cities in America.
Currently, the fastest-growing high-tech city in the U.S., Austin, Texas, is home to many industries such as clean technologies, manufacturing, software the semi-conductor, energy, computer, life science, telecommunications, and many more. Working closely with world-class companies such as Dell, Google, Facebook, Oracle, IBM, and others in this dynamic and competitive business environment keeps our programs at the leading edge of business research and practice.
Business in Austin consists of a wide assortment of high-tech industries and an equally diverse employment pool. Well-educated employees draw commerce to Austin. A high number of individuals with undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees provides Austin companies with smart, talented, and creative people to help grow their businesses.
Austin companies contribute to the technological infrastructure that makes cars run smarter, games play faster, cell phones do more, and will take all industries into the future. Austin’s strong ties to the University of Texas as well as university and corporate collaborations have yielded world-class programs in following fields:
- Bioengineering
- Computer science
- Engineering
- Business
- Nanotechnology
- Bioinformatics
- Pharmaceutical research
Austin triumphs over other cities due to pro-business measures, ease of doing business, overall business costs, actual capital investment and the state’s fiscal health.
Learn More at Austin Chamber of Commerce