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Raj Soin College of Business' Master of Business Administration (MBA) Weekend Program is expanding MBA offerings off-campus in the fall to become more aggressive in recruiting students for graduate programs. The new Mason MBA Weekend Program will begin a cohort September 12 and 13 through a partnership with Sinclair Community College, who built the campus in Warren County. These types of programs make obtaining a master's degree more accessible to those working in industry, said Robert Premus, Ph.D., Professor of Economics and Coordinator of South Dayton Programs. Currently, there are two cohorts at the Mound Advanced Technology Center, through a partnership with the

The MBA Group from Argentina Expands Its Operations in Central America and Opens Office in Panama Argentina, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The MBA Group, a leading investment banking firm in Argentina and the Southern Cone, announced that as of January 2007 it will continue its advisory operations in Central America through MBA Centroamerica S.A, with headquarters in Panama City. MBA is associated with Lazard Freres and develops its activities and businesses through MBA Banco de Inversiones, MBA Sociedad de Bolsa, MBA Asset Management and MBA Private Equity. Mr. Matias Eliaschev has been appointed Managing Director of MBA Centroamerica S.A. Until December 2006,

The University of Arizona's Eller College of Management is expanding further into the Phoenix area. The college is introducing its 18-month master's degree at its 9,000-square-foot campus in Scottsdale for those with at least three years of experience The campus opens next month. Applications for the spring semester are due by Nov. 1. Priority will be given to those who apply by Oct. 1. More : tucsoncitizen.com

The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools has given approval to American Public University System (APUS) to enhance its associate degree programs. One Associate of Arts degree in General Studies, with multiple concentrations, has now been changed to several stand alone associate degrees in those fields. With HLC's approval of these changes, APUS may now award Federal Student Aid (FSA) funding under Title IV to students enrolled in the stand alone associate degree programs. "These changes give more choices to APUS students," said Dr. Frank McCluskey, provost and executive vice president for APUS.

The government wants to see all academies sponsored by a university and a business partner under new plans set out today by the children, schools and families minister Ed Balls. In a statement to the Commons, Mr Balls said the governments academy programme would be accelerated, with universities spearheading the next wave. He said he hoped that all universities would eventually become involved. Universities, high performing colleges and schools will now be exempt from providing the minimum £2m sponsorship, as the programme expands to beyond the original 200 academies by 2010 to 400. More : education.guardian.co.uk

-EADS backing of advanced aerospace research at U.S. universities and colleges has been further expanded with $200,000 in funding to support technological development for EADS North Americas Fairchild Controls Corporation subsidiary. The new contributions of $100,000 each for the University of Alabama, Huntsville and Georgia Institute of Technology cover 12-month research activities, with options for additional year-long grants of the same amount based on study work achievements. Fairchild Controls is investing its own resources – matching these cash contributions nearly dollar-for-dollar in technical and administrative support from the company. EADS grant for the University of Alabama supports evaluations for the

The Fluor Corp. has signed a lease with the Irvine Co. for more than 169,000 sf of office space in the Discovery Business Center portion of the Irvine Spectrum. Jeffrey Osborn of Cushman & Wakefield tells GlobeSt.com that Fluor, a Fortune 500 company with annual revenues of $14.1 billion in 2006, will be expanding its Irvine office space by more than 100,000 sf. Osborn was part of a Cushman & Wakefield team including Chris Bosley and Tom McDonald that represented the engineering giant, with the Irvine Co. represented in-house by Tom Greubel and Jeffrey Shaw. Fluor, which occupies 63,440 sf of

MBA world: investment banking WHETHER MBA graduates spend their careers as investment bankers, management consultants or entrepreneurs depends on the state of the stock market at the time of their graduation, according to research by Paul Oyer, an associate professor of economics at Stanford Graduate School of Business in California. The proportion of Stanford MBA graduates hired into investment banking shrinks or expands depending on the state of the markets. For example, more than a quarter of those who graduated two years before the 1987 crash became investment bankers compared with just 17 per cent two years afterwards. The gap in

Although efforts to quash a joint MBA program between University of Baltimore and Towson University have been unsuccessful, the controversy over the program still lingers. Opponents of the new MBA program could refile a federal lawsuit by the end of the year. State legislation, which came close to banning the program this year, could resurface during the next legislative session. Source : baltimore.bizjournals.com

Successful Blended training in the management of communication, expands significantly on the market needs Express News Service Ahmedabad, June 19: When it comes to marketing studies and communications, Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad (MICA) is the only name in the field of education firmament. The best success of the Institute married management training and communication, and played a key role in increasing market demand for the brands of communication, marketing, market research, the advertising and the media. Set up in 1991, the same year, the country has opened up its economy to foreign investors, the Institute has evolved over time, to serve the

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