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08.27.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
10 years and highly profitable
The “MBA Unternehmensführung” at Augsburg University is celebrating its tenth anniversary and is getting a new Management Center. “In our tenth year we are still running with full capacity and are financing ourselves 100 percent through tuition fees,” exclaims Hanspeter Vietz, Division Manager of the MBA program. >
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08.25.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
Rowing for a good cause
Students of the Essec&Mannheim Modular Executive MBA are organizing a dragon boat race in Strasbourg. Proceeds from the event will go towards building wells in schools and communes in Africa. >
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07.31.08
“MBA Campus Life” Photo Contest
Nadine Heuberger, program organizer of the Rochester-Bern Executive MBA Program, has won the photo contest held by “MBA Channel Insider”, the community for MBA schools, students and companies. >
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07.30.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
ESMT: Accreditation with harsh criticism
Although the Wissenschaftsrat, the advisory body to the German Federal Government and the state governments for higher education institutions and the research sector, has accredited the European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) in Berlin, it makes no secret about the fact that it considers the business school’s ambitious goals unrealistic. >
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07.30.08
Leuphana University: In-house MBA for Otto
The Leuphana University in Lüneburg is designing an in-house MBA for the Hamburg-based Otto Group. The company’s junior managers may participate in the program. >
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07.30.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
University Marburg: Entry into the MBA market
Starting in September, the Philipps-University Marburg will be offering an International Executive MBA in General Management for the first time. The eight modules will take place in Germany, China, Canada and the UK. > more
07.30.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
BDU: Medium-sized companies bet on MBA
According to a survey of personnel consultants, medium-sized companies prefer managers with an MBA degree. The survey as well as the result, however, begs several questions. >
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07.30.08
GMAC: German schools more popular
Europeans interested in an MBA most frequently want to study in the US, the UK and France. When it comes to Germans, the American schools are still in the lead, followed by the German schools. >
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07.30.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
Universum: Dubious ranking
BMW is the most favorite German employer for European MBA students, followed by Porsche and Adidas. At least these are the results of a survey by Universum Communications. The methodology however poses many questions. >
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07.30.08
Ashridge with awarding powers
Starting in September, the British business school Ashridge will be able to award its own academic degrees. The degrees were previously awarded by City University and latterly by Middlesex University. >
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07.30.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
Harvard expands in Asia
Harvard Business School (HBS) has unveiled its plans to open two offices in China. The Shanghai office will be home to a researcher affiliated with HBS’ Hong Kong-based Asia Pacific research centre, one of the school’s five international research centers - the other four are in Latin America, Japan, India and France. > more
06.25.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
Indian students: Increasing demand
More and more Indians want to do their MBA in Germany and gather a few years career experience here as well. "The demand from India has increased significantly," says Christian Homburg, President of the Mannheim Business School. >
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06.25.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
Elite universities: MBA not a factor
The MBA program often isn’t a factor for the universities that have been chosen by the German federal government as elite universities. Some even intentionally distance themselves from the international MBA market. >
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06.25.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
Frankfurt University opens “House of Finance”
The “House of Finance” opened on May 30th in Frankfurt and as a result the Goethe Business School also has a modern campus. The House of Finance is the first building block in the expansion
of the humanitarian, economic and social sciences campus at the west
end of the Frankfurt Goethe University. >
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06.25.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
Iese: New program for young professionals
With its new Young Talent Program (YTP), the Spanish business school Iese offers university graduates without career experience not only pre-admission to the MBA program, but also a position in a leading firm, which will sponsor their future MBA. >
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06.25.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
Saïd: Development Fund for 25 million British pounds
Wafic Rida Saïd, lead benefactor of the Saïd Business School, has established a Strategic Development Fund in order to support the school in its strategic development. The capital contribution is in the amount of 25 million British pounds. > more
06.25.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
Esade: New Global Executive MBA
The new Global Executive MBA that the Spanish business school Esade from Barcelona offers together with the McDonough School of Business and the Walsh School of Foreign Service at the Georgetown University in Washington D.C. started on June 19th. The 38 participants have 16 years career experience on average. > more
06.25.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
Epas on the rise
The accreditation program of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) in Brussels is receiving increasing interest. Even programs of German schools are currently finding themselves in the accreditation process. > more
06.25.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
First Indian school with Equis seal of approval
The Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad (IIM-A) is the first business school in India to receive the Equis accreditation.
Next to the IIM in Bangalore, the IIM in Ahmedabad is considered to be one of the leading management schools among the six state IIMs. >
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06.09.08
One-week blogger wanted
MBA Channel Insider wants to know: What’s a typical week in the life of an MBA student like? Our way of saying thanks: A $20 iTunes gift certificate. > more
05.29.08 by Bärbel Schwerteger
ESMT: Bizarre Numbers
Graduates of ESMT supposedly don’t just earn more than Harvard grads - the Berlin school is also among the schools with the toughest admission requirements – according to a new ranking by the Mexican economics magazine Expansión. >
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05.29.08
TUM: Start of the Start-up MBA
The first cycle of the new Executive Program in Innovation & Business Creation of the Economic Sciences Faculty at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) started on May 5th with 12 participants. > more
05.28.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
Hohenheim founds business school
The University of Hohenheim founded the Hohenheim Management School on April 17. The top focus is the execution of the Executive MBA, which the university will offer together with the HEC Management School Paris starting in January 2009. >
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05.28.08
Qatar: Business school wanted
The Gulf state is focusing on education and has already drawn six American universities to the country. Business schools should be on their way soon.
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05.28.08
Pullback from China
More and more American and European schools are pulling out of the Chinese MBA market. According to a report by the U.S. magazine Business Week, the reasons are red tape and the local partners, as well as many fewer students than expected. > more
05.28.08
Wharton and Insead renew alliance
The American school Wharton and the French institution Insead have extended their alliance for a further four years. The cooperation enables the combination of the resources in research and education of both top schools. > more
05.28.08
Executive Education: IMD best school in Europe
The IMD in Lausanne occupies second place behind the Harvard Business School and is in front of Duke University in the Financial Times worldwide ranking of further education programs. > more
04.28.08
Triple Crown for Mannheim
With the accreditation by the British Association of MBAs (AMBA), Mannheim Business School is the first German institution with the three most important international seals of quality. Only 33 business schools worldwide hold the so-called “Triple Crown.” > more
04.28.08
Switzerland: Island for impostors
“Fake universities: Cantons are sloppy” was the headline from Cash daily on April 14. In Switzerland anyone can found a university, and until now the cantons haven’t advanced against dubious profiteers. > more
04.28.08
St. Gallen: New part-time program
Starting in August the University of St. Gallen will be offering the 38-day “Program for Leadership Development” (PLD) for the first time with the Spanish business school Esade. Now the mini-MBA can also be developed into the part-time MBA. > more
04.28.08
Higher salaries in spite of crisis
In spite of bank crises and volatile markets, salaries of MBA grads from top schools have reportedly risen above $100,000 for the first time. At least this is what the organizer of the MBA trade shows QS TopMBA asserts. Accompanying the claim are noteworthy results. >
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04.28.08
European to become head of AACSB
The American AACSB International has named a non-American as Director for the first time with the Brit Howard Thomas. The Dean of the Warwick Business School is supposed to advance the internationalization of the largest accreditation organization worldwide. >
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04.28.08
U.S.: Debt ranking
The MBA students at the Wharton School find themselves the most in debt. After completing their program they are on average burdened with a debt of $93,000 USD. However there is only a small connection between the rate of debt and the placement of the school in the rankings. > more
04.28.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
Companies: Social responsibility not a priority
While MBA students are increasingly aware of the responsibility companies have towards society, the companies are not appreciating their attitudes. This was the result of a survey of just under 2,000 MBA students by the Aspen Institute. >
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04.23.08
New Community: MBA Channel Insider
The MBA Channel web portal links the target groups in the direct environment of the Master of Business Administration: Schools, companies and (potential) students above all. Experience more now than ever before with the new community "MBA Channel Insider". >
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03.25.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
Asian Alliance
Up until now, Asian business schools have been cooperating
primarily with American or European schools offering MBAs. Now for the
first time three top schools from China, Korea and Singapore are
starting a joint MBA program. >
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03.25.08 by Bärbel Schwetfeger
Ceibs starts Executive MBA in Africa
The China Europe International Business School (Ceibs) in
Shanghai will be launching a new Executive MBA program in Ghana. The
school has already received the official approval from the Ministry of
Education there. >
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03.25.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
TiasNimbas with double-degree
The Dutch school TiasNimbas wants to award two MBA degrees in the
future with its part-time MBA in Germany. Up to now, the graduates
receive only one degree from the Bradford University. >
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03.25.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
Skolkovo submits concept for MBA
The Skolkovo School of Management in Moscow is starting a
full-time MBA in September 2009. The focal point of the 16-month
program will be the handling of different projects. >
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02.29.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
EBS fails at Equis again
The European Business School (EBS) in Oestrich-Winkel has failed to gain the Equis accreditation for the second time. The school, which gladly calls itself the “Number 1 Business School in Germany,” had confidently calculated that it would receive the seal of approval. > more
02.26.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
Essec: 25 years of partnership with India
While many business schools are currently frantically searching for a partner school in India, the French Essec Business School is already celebrating 25 years of its cooperation with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Ahmedabad. >
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01.29.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
New Study: Reputation counts for MBAs
The reputation of the company makes up an important criterion in
choosing future employers for almost three-quarters of MBA students.
Additionally important are the promotion prospects, the corporate
culture and income. The company’s social responsibility in contrast
plays a clearly smaller role. >
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01.29.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
FT-Ranking: Europeans and Asians advance
As usual, schools in the USA and Great Britain dominate in the
new full-time financial ranking from the Financial Times. Asian
programs improved. As expected, German schools are not among the top
100. Their programs are either too young or too small. >
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01.29.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
Economist: First Ranking of Distance Programs
The Economist has published a ranking for MBA distance programs
for the first time. At the top is the Warrington College of Business at
the University of Florida, followed by Instituto de Empresa in Madrid
and the British Warwick Business School.
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01.29.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
Henley: Fusion with Reading University
The British Henley Management College and the University of
Reading want to merge and create a “new world-class business school.”
Henley’s goal is thereby also to expand the full-time MBA program. >
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01.29.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
EBS: Half-baked BRIC program
The European Business School (EBS) in Oestrich-Winkel wants to
start its first full-time program with a focus on the BRIC countries in
September. But the program still resembles a construction site. The
curriculum is being overhauled again, a partner school in Brazil is
missing and the cost is crumbling. >
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01.02.08 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
Gisma: Study success independent of GMAT
Business schools worldwide require the completion of the GMAT
(Graduate Management Admissions Test). The test result however has only
a minor influence on the academic performance. This is what the Gisma
Business School in Hannover discovered. All the same, the test is
useful for MBA students and the schools as well. >
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12.27.07 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
BMW: Company training better than MBA
It has long been known that BMW thinks nothing of the MBA. Now
board member Ernst Baumann is also finding fault with the fact that MBA
programs are not tailored to the individual needs of the company and he
thereby displays his lack of knowledge regarding the MBA concept. >
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12.20.07 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
St. Gallen: More Soft Skills
The University of St. Gallen is modifying its full-time MBA program. Personal Development and training in soft skills are now permanent components of the curriculum. In addition, the number of electives will be doubled and the beginning of the program will be moved from January to September. >
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12.20.07 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
Durham: Ex-Dean stripped of DPhil
Tony Antoniou, up until recently Dean of the british Durham Business School, must now also surrender his DPhil degree from the University of York due to plagiarism charges. Antoniou was already suspended from his post as Dean on September 5th. >
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11.26.07 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
Austria: Wondrous title world
63 MBA programs in Austria composed the magazine "Gewinn." In it
there are exotic programs like an "MBA in Generic Management" or in
"International Arts Management." International meaningful accreditation
is in contrast highly rare. >
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10.22.07 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
Aspen Institute publishes alternative ranking
While most MBA rankings talk above all about graduates’ salaries, the ranking list "Beyond Grey Pinstripes" puts how social and environment perspectives are integrated into the curriculum at the forefront. The US schools dominate among the best 100 programs. >
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09.24.07 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
Rankings less important
According to a survey by QS TopMBA.com, rankings play a significantly smaller role in choosing an MBA program. For Americans interested in an MBA, rankings came in 9th place out of 13 different criteria. >
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08.28.07 by Bärbel Schwertfeger
Study: MBA students disdain soft skills
A new study confirms a companies´ reproach, MBA programs in the
United States would attach too little importance to the teaching of
social competencies. However, a major reason for this are students
themselves. They do not evaluate soft skills as relevant for getting a
good job. >
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