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Rotman School launches world's first morning MBA program For the first time, MBA students in the Toronto area, who are also working professionals, will be able to pursue their studies early in the morning before heading to their jobs. The Morning MBA at the University of Torontos Rotman School of Management is designed for those looking for a complete MBA experience without sacrificing their professional or personal lives. The majority of the core classes will be offered on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, from 7 to 8:59 am. Applicants to the three-year program are currently being accepted with the first class set

Rotman MBAs Win Not-For-Profit Case Competition For the second consecutive year, a team of MBA students from the University of Torontos Rotman School of Management have won an international case competition at The George Washington University School of Business. ALSO SEE: The Rotman team, consisting of first-year MBA student Sarah Stern and second-year MBA students Abhijit Rawal, Hala Kosyura, and Ellie Avishai, defeated teams from 20 other business schools to take the first place prize. The annual competition, held the weekend of March 17 in Washington D.C., focuses on finding business solutions for a not-for profit agency. This years case focused

MBA students offer consulting services Five students from the Rotman School of Management are the newest additions to the ranks of business consultants. Christopher Charlesworth, Andrew Clarfield-Henry, Michael Dary, Sandy Sue and Roger Thompson have become partners in Rotmans Impact Consulting Group, a full-service, student-owned and managed firm that hires new partners each year from students who are completing the first year of the Rotman two-year MBA program. The team is able to draw on the resources of the Rotman School, as well as their own unique backgrounds to create specialized and professional consulting services, at a fraction of the cost of

Ethiopia Unity University College Launches MBA Program The Unity University College, one of the main private educational institutions in the country is set to begin offering graduate program courses in two disciplines, its president disclosed on Monday. Unity University College President Dr.Fiseha said the college has been granted pre-accreditation from the Ministry of Education to carry out program in Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Development Economics. The college has also finalized preparations to launch additional MBA programs in Law and Information Communication Technology (ICT). More : nazret.com

Grand Canyon launches executive MBA program Ken Blanchard, entrepreneur and author of The One-Minute Manager, is jumping in the fray of executive MBA programs offered in the Phoenix market. While most of Arizonas major universities offer executive Master of Business Administration degrees, Blanchard said his new program at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix will be the only one to focus on leadership, in particular, strong ethics and preventing corporate misconduct. Profit is the applause you get for taking care of your customers and creating a motivating environment for your people, Blanchard told The Business Journal. More : phoenix.bizjournals.com

Grand Canyon launches executive MBA program Ken Blanchard, entrepreneur and author of The One-Minute Manager, is jumping in the fray of executive MBA programs offered in the Phoenix market. While most of Arizonas major universities offer executive Master of Business Administration degrees, Blanchard said his new program at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix will be the only one to focus on leadership, in particular, strong ethics and preventing corporate misconduct. Profit is the applause you get for taking care of your customers and creating a motivating environment for your people, Blanchard told The Business Journal. More : phoenix.bizjournals.com

BITS launches MBA programme BITS Pilani has launched a new on-campus Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme from this year. The new programme is a switch-over from the Master of Management Studies (MMS) course the institute has been conducting for the past few decades, said a BITS spokesperson here. The first batch of students has been admitted after an online entrance test, group discussion and interviews. The new MBA is a four-semester programme and the institute shortlisted only graduates in engineering with scores above 70 per cent for the first batch, the spokesperson said. More : hindu.com

U. of Calgary launches oilpatch MBA program Strong demand from the energy industry has prompted the University of Calgary to create a masters degree program focused on the challenges of extracting dwindling oil and gas reserves. The two-year program, essentially an oilpatch MBA, will see its first graduates in 2008. Its offered jointly by the science faculty and the Schulich School of Engineering and is aimed at having different oil and gas professionals work more effectively together. This program will allow geologists, geophysicists and engineers to better understand each others contributions to the oil exploration and recovery process, said Larry Lines, head of

The University of Memphis Fogelman College of Business and Economics is launching a one of a kind master of business administration degree. The program focuses on education for managers at mid-level and above in collaborating companies. There will be an emphasis on biomedical, logistics and distribution, retailing and services marketing. The program will be designed to focus on governance and ethics, emotional intelligence, teamwork and leadership as well as critical thinking, creativity, innovation and problem-solving. Part-time and full-time internships will be built into the program. More : wreg.com

University of Calgary launches oilpatch MBA Strong demand from the energy industry has prompted the University of Calgary to create a masters degree program focused on the challenges of extracting dwindling oil and gas reserves. The two-year program essentially an oilpatch MBA will see its first graduates in 2008. Its offered jointly by the science faculty and the Schulich School of Engineering and is aimed at having different oil and gas professionals work more effectively together. This program will allow geologists geophysicists and engineers to better understand each others contributions to the oil exploration and recovery process said Larry Lines head of the

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