Boston University School of Management Announces Partnership With Dong Hua University in China.Business Editors SHANGHAI Shanghai (shăng`hī`, shäng`hī`), city (1994 est. pop. 12,980,000), in, but independent of, Jiangsu prov., E China, on the Huangpu (Whangpoo) River where it flows into the Chang (Yangtze) estuary. , People's Republic People's Republic n. A political organization founded and controlled by a national Communist party. of China & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aug. 9, 2000 The School of Management at Boston University Boston University, at Boston, Mass.; coeducational; founded 1839, chartered 1869, first baccalaureate granted 1871. It is composed of 16 schools and colleges. announced Monday Monday: see week. the establishment of a unique International Management Program (IMP (Interface Message Processor) The first router used in the ARPAnet. It was a Honeywell 516 minicomputer with special interfaces and software written by BBN. Imp of the Perverse perversity as motive for men’s actions. [Am. Lit. ) in partnership with Dong Hua University in Shanghai, China. At a formal ceremony held on the campus in Shanghai, Louis E. Lataif, Dean of the School of Management, officially signed the agreement between the two institutions. Boston University's new IMP-China partnership will be the first of its kind between an American and Chinese university. "Our partnership with Dong Hua University represents another milestone in our efforts to develop the Builders and Leaders of tomorrow," said Dean Lataif. "Building upon Boston University's recent establishment of the Bronner e-Business Center and Hatchery hatchery a commercial establishment dedicated to the hatching of bird eggs to provide day old chicks and poults to the poultry industry. hatchery liquid the contents of unfertilized eggs. Used in petfood manufacture. and the innovative MS.MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration program, this new initiative further places the School of Management at the forefront of issues tomorrow's leaders need to be learning today." This partnership is modeled after the highly successful IMP-Japan program the School of Management has run in conjunction with Sanyo Electric Company in Kobe, Japan for 13 years. Consisting of four courses taught in ten weeks in a format similar to the courses offered within the School of Management's traditional MBA program, IMP-China is projected to have about 50 participants beginning one year from now, composed of executives from US companies operating in China as well as executives from Asian multinational companies, Chinese students interested in pursuing an MBA in Boston upon commencement of the Shanghai-based program, and some American MBA students. Executives from US companies operating in China were quick to express both the need for and value of the management training to be offered at IMP-China. "Boston University's IMP-China program represents a thoughtful blueprint blueprint, white-on-blue photographic print, commonly of a working drawing used during building or manufacturing. The plan is first drawn to scale on a special paper or tracing cloth through which light can penetrate. for management education in today's global economy, and we look forward to both participating in and recruiting from this innovative program," said Gangpu Lee, General Manager of Danaher Tool Group's Chinese operations. IMP-China represents the latest in a series of significant initiatives launched by Boston University's School of Management over the last six months. The MS.MBA, announced in May, represents a new concept in business education that will enable ambitious MBA students from around the world to earn both a traditional Master's Degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. in Business Administration with a concentration in one of the various business disciplines, as well as a Master of Science in Information Systems. Additionally, the Michael Bronner e-Business Center and Hatchery, a new e-business initiative begun in February, enables students to develop new business ideas under the supervision of faculty as part of their educational undergraduate and graduate business school experience. For a complete version of this release, please go to: http://www.bu.edu/news/releases/2000/8-7-china.htm |
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