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HANOVER,
N.H.—Deans from top international business schools recently gathered to
discuss the current and future state of management education in China.
The event was the latest in a series of roundtables held around the
world and organized and moderated by Paul Danos, dean of the Tuck
School of Business at Dartmouth, and Santiago Iñiguez, dean of
Instituto de Empressa. The assembly was hosted by Deans Weijiong Zhang
and Rolf Cremer of CEIBS in Shanghai. Other deans in attendance were
Leonard K. Cheng of HKUST Business School, Yu-Sheng Zheng of Cheung
Kong Graduate School of Business, and Xiongwen Lu of Fudan University.
"Globalization
is changing business education just as surely as it has changed
international business," says Danos. "These roundtable discussions have
been a valuable tool for comparing regional business school models and
ensuring that our MBA programs reflect the realities of the modern
marketplace."
Deans from more than 25 schools around the
world, senior faculty members, business education reporters, education
consultants, and professional development executives from top
corporations have joined together for the five roundtable sessions held
to date.
At the most recent roundtable in Shanghai, the
deans spoke about a wide range of topics, including the demand for more
faculty and PhD training, government regulations and funding of Chinese
business schools, and student work experience prior to starting MBA
programs.
During previous roundtables, the deans discussed
the unique traits of each region's business education system, compared
them with other international models, and discussed the impact of
globalization on business schools. For example, in Germany the
discussion focused on the Bologna Accord, which has established a model
and standards for higher education in Europe. And in Brazil
participants discussed how Brazilian schools differ from the U.S. and
European models in their standards, curriculum, and degree of focus on
faculty research.
Specific experiences and issues ranged from
one region to the next, but all five discussions reported that
globalization is influencing the curriculum and strategy of today's
business schools. Particularly in Europe and China, deans reported that
international political entities and NGOs are affecting business
education through standards and accreditation. They also noted that
market forces are bringing schools closer to corporate partners and
highlighting the importance of faculty research. As prospective
students consider schools across country borders, top schools must show
that their faculty can compete not just within their region but also
with schools from around the globe.
This roundtable series is
one piece of Tuck's sustained international outreach in recent years,
which includes initiatives for Europe, Latin America, and India as well
as the Tuck Ambassador Program with representatives in 25 countries.
For more information on all roundtable discussions and conversation on business education, please visit www.deanstalk.net.
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in 1900, Tuck is the first graduate school of management in the country
and consistently ranks among the top business schools worldwide. Tuck
remains distinctive among the world's great business schools by
combining human scale with global reach, rigorous coursework with
experiences requiring teamwork, and valued traditions with innovation.
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