 
Smith School associate dean of professional programs and
services V. Scott Koerwer recently traveled to Beijing,
China, to announce a new Global Consortium MBA program at a
press conference held on April 17 at the University of
International Business and Economics (UIBE).
Senior leaders from UIBE, Smith’s partner institution in
China, and the Management Development Institute (MDI) in
India were present. The two-year, full-time program, set to
launch in fall 2008, will be focused on global
entrepreneurship and is designed to offer global insight and
entrepreneurial experience from within the world’s key
markets. Students will complete the first year of the
program at their respective home institutions. During the
second year they will come together to participate in three
modules; the first held at the Smith School in the United
States, the second at UIBE in China and the third at MDI in
India.
“As the world’s most significant emerging economies,
China and India will have a major impact on 21st-century
global business,” said Howard Frank, Smith School dean. “The
creation of programs that support opportunities for our
faculty, students and staff to actively engage
internationally represents a vital element of the Smith
School’s globalization strategy and support of truly
world-leading faculty research and curricula.” |
