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 On
April 15, 2007, 18 men and women became the first graduates
of the Smith School’s Shanghai Executive MBA (EMBA) program.
Caps on, gowns pressed, these business executives are well
armed for success in the fast-moving global, digital economy
“I have no doubt that we will continue to hear great things
about this group of graduates, particularly as China
continues to rise as a major global, economic power,” said
Howard Frank, dean of the Smith School. “It’s with great
pleasure that I congratulate these executives on their
accomplishment and welcome them to the Smith School’s global
alumni community.”
The Smith School, with its partner the University of
International Business and Economics (UIBE), has offered its
Executive MBA and Executive Education programs in China
since 2003. The EMBA program is offered in Shanghai and
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Members of the graduating class included native Chinese
citizens and expatriate Americans from a wide range of
industries. Chris Brown, country managing director of Jaguar
and Land Rover in China, says, “As I moved into general
management, I was keen to round out my skills in finance,
strategic planning, and managing innovation. The structure
of the China program, combined with the curriculum and
reputation of the Smith School, offered the best fit for
me.” “All the students in our class are from varied
backgrounds. We have people from different walks of life and
definitely people from different career paths and
experiences,” says Binglai Chen, another student in the
Smith School’s Shanghai EMBA program. “When you put
everybody together with such an exceptional program, people
tend to open up and start sharing. We build upon what we
learn in class and really learn from each other,” says Chen,
quality manager at Whirlpool Corporation.
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