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Smith School and South Mediterranean
University Business Schools Partner to
Launch Masters in Management of
Information
Systems and Technology Program
 The
Robert H. Smith School of Business and
the South Mediterranean University's
Mediterranean School of Business (MSB)
in Tunisia, announced a strategic
collaboration and intent to deliver a
Masters of Science Degree in the
Management of Information Systems and
Technology (MIST). The Smith/MSB MIST
program is the first U.S. university
degree of its kind to be offered in
Tunisia, and will be targeted to
information systems and technology
professionals in the Middle East,
Southern Europe and Northern Africa who
aspire to senior management positions.
 We
are extremely pleased to embark on this
strategic partnership with the
Mediterranean School of Business, said
Dr. Howard Frank, dean of the Robert H.
Smith School of Business. In addition to
delivering the Smith/MSB MIST program
and meeting a critical need in a key
location, the Smith-MSB partnership will
include collaboration on joint research,
organization of conferences and events,
and opportunities for faculty and
student exchanges that will serve to
further enhance the Smith Schools
programming and global network.
 Our
developmental strategy relies on the
excellence and the internationalization
of our programs and activities said Dr.
Mahmoud Triki, dean of the Mediterranean
School of Business. The convergence of
the objectives of our two institutions
constitutes a major asset for the
development in Tunisia of a regional
educational hub that will become a
reference in this emerging part of the
world and beyond.
The Smith School is ranked among the
worlds best for its information systems
programs. U.S. News & World Reports
Americas Best Graduate Schools 2006
Edition ranks the Smith School as No. 5
for information systems among its U.S.
individual specialty rankings. The
2004 Wall Street Journal/Harris
Interactive Guide to Business Schools
named the Smith School as the No. 3 pick
of corporate recruiters in the
technology, telecommunications and
Internet industry. Corporate recruiters
from all industries rated Smith as No. 7
in the world in information technology.
 The
Smith/MSB MIST program, which is
expected to begin in early April 2006,
will be a one-year program, targeting
professionals in the technology or
management arenas across all industry
sectors. Participants will benefit from
education focused on the convergence of
technology, globalism, entrepreneurship
and business via bi-monthly, two-week
modules held at MSBs centrally-located
Tunis, Tunisia campus. The final module
will be held at the Smith Schools
College Park, Md. campus. The program
has been developed jointly by the Smith
School and MSB faculty. Graduates will
receive a degree from the University of
Maryland.
 About
the Mediterranean School of Business
South Mediterranean University (SMU) is
a regional Anglophone institution
recently established (December 2002) in
Tunis, Tunisia. It is conceived and
managed along the lines of top U.S.
universities. The Mediterranean School
of Business (MSB) is the first
specialized school of SMU. In 2004, MSB
successfully launched an executive MBA
of an international level. Presently, 80
students originating from six different
countries are enrolled in this program.
In addition to its management
development programs, MSB is developing
an ambitious exchange program with
prominent North American and European
universities.
MSB Web site:
www.msb-online.org.
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