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The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has announced the renewal of its association with the Indian School of Business (ISB) in Hyderabad, India for five more years.
ISB is a one-of-a-kind institution created in June 2001 with support from 50 of the worlds top corporations and two U.S.-based business schools - Wharton and Northwestern Universitys Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
The initial success of this association between Wharton and ISB prompted its renewal as well as the launch of an ISB-Wharton Joint Research Initiative that will encourage joint research between Wharton and ISB faculty, including curriculum development.
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