University of Maryland Delivers "Most Valuable Executive MBA Program" in China

College Park, Md. and Beijing, China September 28, 2007 The University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced its executive MBA program in China is No. 1 among the Most Valuable EMBA Programs jointly ranked by the World Executive Weekly, The Mundell magazine and the World Brand Laboratory. The three organizations are subsidiaries of the World Executive Group, an organization established in 1999 and chaired by Nobel Economics laureate Robert A. Mundell.

University of Maryland Professor Thomas C. Schelling, a 2005 Nobel Economics Prize winner, accepted the award honoring the Smith Executive MBA with UIBE program at the World Executive Summit 2007 in Hong Kong September 20.

Now in its fifth year, criteria for the World Executive Weekly rankings included evaluation of faculty size, quality of education, student profiles, program reputation, student satisfaction and career development opportunities. The World Executive Group is a leading institute specializing in strategic consulting and information research. It is chaired by Mundell, with a board of consultants from world-leading academic institutes.

The Smith School established a partnership with the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) to launch its executive MBA program in 2003 in Beijing followed by the launch of a Shanghai executive MBA program in 2005. Like the Smith Schools domestic executive MBA program, the Smith Executive MBA in China prepares graduates to lead organizations in an economy fueled by technology, globalization and entrepreneurship. More than 120 graduates have completed the China program which lasts 18 months and is taught in English by professors from the Smith Schools U.S. campus. The Smith School consistently scores among the worlds top business school in influential business school rankings. It is ranked No. 5 in the world for research by Financial Times MBA 2007 rankings. More information about the Smith Schools China programs can be found at: http://www.rhsmith-umd.cn.

About the University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business

The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognized leader in management education and research. One of 13 colleges and schools at the University of Maryland, College Park, the Smith School offers undergraduate, full-time and part-time MBA, executive MBA, executive MS, PhD and executive education programs, as well as outreach services to the corporate community. The school offers its degree, custom and certification programs in learning locations on four continents North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. More information about the Robert H. Smith School of Business can be found atwww.rhsmith.umd.edu.