MBA 留学 ニュース：南カリフォルニア大学 USC Marshall M Debuts Online MBA Program

The Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California will roll out a new 21-month online MBA program fall 2015, featuring a curriculum designed specifically for the online learning environment. 

The new program will take a close look at emerging business topics of particular relevance to online business, such as internet analytics, social media, virtual teams and entrepreneurial thinking. The cost of tuition is slated at $93,502.

The curriculum was developed specifically for online delivery – this is not just a regurgitation of traditional in-classroom content slapped up online, 

Marshall’s faculty will lead the courses, and their weekly synchronous seminars will be viewed by students via webcam. The online MBA will also feature a one-time, one-week, on-campus event.

These synchronous elements will be complemented by online coursework that students can complete in their own time, according to their own schedules. 

Live action cases, interactive exercises and virtual teams are all elements of the online program designed to drive interactivity. Students in the new online MBA program also will be able to take classes in online programs at other USC schools and enroll in additional online courses from Marshall MS programs in entrepreneurship, marketing and global supply chain management.

The school will partner with All Campus, a creative agency and enrollment services firm, to help support both the program’s launch and its continuous growth.

USC’s Marshall School Online MBA Program

MBA 留学 ニュース：HEC Paris unveils its first entrepreneurship barometer

HEC Paris released the results of its first entrepreneurship barometer, a survey of a representative panel of 8,500 alumni from all HEC programs (Master in Management, MSc, MBA and Executive MBA). The survey compares the entrepreneurial drive of its most recent graduates, in comparison with those who left the school 10 years ago. 

The results of this survey confirm the boom in entrepreneurship on campus, as 25% of all HEC graduates are now entrepreneurs, up from 9% ten years ago.

The barometer reveals three main trends:

The desire to start a business is rapidly growing. Among HEC Master’s students, entrepreneurship is booming: almost 20% of them have started their own business, three times the national average in France. ·        

HEC entrepreneurs are value creators in France. 84% of businesses are founded in France, creating jobs and generating growth for the country.

The businesses started by HEC graduates from very diverse sectors have sound, sustainable business models, often benefiting from the support of Business Angels or venture capitalists. 

Entrepreneurship has always been one of the strategic priorities of HEC Paris. Throughout the years it has taken various forms: innovative teaching methods (with flagship programs such as HEC entrepreneurs and Challenge+), research, support and coaching, awareness campaigns on campus, facilities such as the HEC Incubator or the e-Lab, etc.

Entrepreneurship at HEC Paris 

MBA 留学 ニュース：コロンビア大学ビジネススクール Gears Up for J-Term Applications

Columbia Business School  J-Term compresses the two year MBA program into 16 months. 

Beginning in January, candidates study straight through the summer, eschewing the the summer internship. 

The J-Term application will launch on April 23, 2015, and the deadline for submissions is October 7, 2015. For those looking to learn more about the J-Term, CBS will host a virtual information session on April 22, 2015. There will also be an on-campus J-Term information session in July 2015, although an exact date and registration information has not yet been posted.

Columbia Business School J-Term 

MBA 留学 ニュース：UVA’s Darden School of Business Launches New Asia Initiative

The University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business earlier this month announced its strategic Asia Initiative at Darden, part of the school’s continuing investment in globalization.

The initiative will try to advance the understanding of the dynamics of Asian markets as a critical component of business education. It's also to try to attract more students. 

The Asia Initiative has a three-year charter, but the school hopes to expand it into a lasting research center to complement the work of Darden’s existing research Centers of Excellence, such as its Center for Global Initiatives.

The University of Virginia celebrated the opening of its new office in Shanghai on March 6th and 7th, hosting a conference on Chinese urbanization. Dean Bruner and other leading officials from Darden then traveled to India to meet with academic and corporate partners.

Later this spring, on May 8th, the Darden School will partner with Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Antai College of Economics and Management to host the Shanghai Investing Summit, which will examine the latest trends and opportunities in cross-border investing.

For more, please see the New Asia Initiative