Vos Family Global Internship Fund Launches Transformative Student Experiences
August 28, 2025
This summer, 15 Questrom students participated in international field immersion trips through the newly established Vos Family Global Internship Fund, created by Sebastian and Donna Vos. Students traveled to global destinations such as Mongolia, India, France, and Israel, where they gained diverse perspectives and developed cultural competence.
These Vos Family Global Interns pursued projects aligned with Questrom’s vision statement: “to develop conscientious business leaders ready to lead in globally connected markets.” From applying entrepreneurship theory to developing a business plan for a school serving disadvantaged children in Tanzania, to supporting microfinancing strategies and evaluating the impact of economic development initiatives in Kenya, the inaugural cohort made their mark this summer.
Samuel Jacob (Questrom’28) traveled to Singapore, where he visited Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore General Hospital, and the National Cancer Center. He explored both rural and urban settings to understand how the Biomedical Equipment Management and Maintenance Program is implemented, ultimately working to validate the product–market fit of his predictive maintenance startup for hospital equipment.
Samuel says, “My mission began when my relatives were misdiagnosed due to an MRI malfunction. This was an error the hospital only detected later. By using spatial data and machine learning, we can predict component failures based on data current sensor systems cannot process. This allows for early intervention which can ultimately save lives. The predictive system can also be applied into other industries that need reliability like aviation and satellite systems. My goal is to use predictive analysis, machine learning, and spatial data to improve infrastructure maintenance, starting with medical equipment failure prediction.”
Luca Glickman (Questrom’27) completed an internship with Lohada, an organization based in Tanzania. His work centered on supporting Camp Joshua, a primary school serving more than 200 disadvantaged children from the Unga Limited slums and from a remote village in western Tanzania. He helped optimize sponsorship and partnership initiatives, identify new revenue streams, and contributed directly by painting classroom walls and constructing a new playground.
Grant Corbett (Questrom’27) interned with Active Apparel, a garment manufacturer in Ningbo, China. For two weeks, he supported projects as an American liaison and engaged in hands-on financial analysis, including forecasting, valuations, budgeting, and cost accounting. Grant shares what made the experience so impactful: “I wasn’t just analyzing numbers on Excel. I walked the factory floor and directly connected costs to materials, labor, and quality. Working in this physical, dynamic environment deepened my understanding of financial data and its human impact, and reinforced the responsibility that comes with sound financial decision-making.”
Monica Parker James, Associate Dean at the Feld Center for Career and Alumni, collaborated with Financial Aid to design the program and establish an application and review process. The review committee developed a rubric of evaluation criteria, including the opportunity for global exposure, the impact on student career development, financial need, depth and robustness of experience and overall quality of application.
Monica says, “We had a tremendous response to this opportunity and had to make some very difficult decisions from a highly competitive applicant pool.”
An unexpected benefit of the program has been its impact on the staff who served on the evaluation committee. As one member remarked, “The Vos Scholarship is one of the things I am most proud to have been involved in this year. It’s going to make such a difference for our students.” At a time when working in higher education can be challenging, staff have appreciated the opportunity to contribute to something positive, meaningful, and transformative.
The Questrom community is profoundly enriched by the Vos Family Global Internship Fund. Thanks to the generosity of Sebastian and Donna Vos, Questrom can continue to support the development of business leaders who understand the human impact of business.
