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In an effort to expand the number of international experiences available to its MBA students, Harvard Business School (HBS) will open a new facility in China later this month, according to a recent report in theFinancial Times. The new facility, in Shanghai, will be the school’s first overseas facility, the FT adds. The move to China is part of an expanded curriculum development program and the launch of a new January term that will include a range of intensive seminars taught in small classroom settings, HBS announced.

In addition to China, the expanded Immersion Experience Program (IXP), which debuted on a smaller scale in early 2007, will take HBS first- and second-year students to other countries such as India, Rwanda and Peru to give them a chance to experience business outside of the United States, according to a release from the school. In these and other locations, the program will include field-based learning, company visits and service projects.

In addition to the IXBs, the new January term offerings will include eight faculty-led seminars taught in small classroom settings. Planned seminar topics include leadership, negotiation, sustainable development and healthcare, among others. The seminars will take place between January 11th and 22nd and will feature case discussions, explorations of literature, lectures, guest speakers and student working groups and presentations.

Other top schools such as the Wharton School and Stanford Graduate School of Business have provided such opportunities for their students as a matter of course, the FT reports, but HBS has been slower to initiate such offerings. HBS was outranked by each of the other top seven U.S. MBA programs in the FT’s 2009 rankings in the area of international experiences afforded MBA students.

More than 400 first- and second-year HBS students are expected to participate in the expanded curriculum program as part of nine faculty-led IXPs beginning this month, according to the HBS release. And two more IXPs are planned for March, to Brazil and Costa Rica.

The new Chinese facility also will open unofficially this month, the FT reports. In addition to serving as a base for MBA students on overseas projects, the new Shanghai facility also will be used for short executive courses, theFT added.