A Guide to Executive Education 2002
Profiles of 4 Schools

1 Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Sydney
2 NUS Business School Executive Development Programs
3 United Business Institutes (UBI - Brussels)
4 Nanyang Business School Undergraduate & Postgraduate College

1 Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Sydne

www.econ.usyd.edu.au

The University of Sydney, Australia's first university, was established in 1850. The Faculty of Economics and Business has an engagement with the business, professional and broader community, coupled with a critical mass of scholarship and interdisciplinary breadth, which has made it one of the most significant centers of expertise in business and social sciences in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Faculty's postgraduate programs are designed to afford maximum flexibility for students with a wide range of interests and from a variety of backgrounds and industries. Our teaching staff have strong links with the business community and provide consulting expertise and collaboration on a number of research projects. Our academics also work closely with other top international universities.

The Faculty's commitment to postgraduate education is reflected in the resources available to students, in particular our state-of-the-art computer facilities, extensive study facilities and seminars rooms, as well as a number of specialist libraries dedicated to postgraduate research and coursework students.

2 NUS Business School Executive Development Programs

www.execed.nus.edu.sg

With an ever changing global economy, organizations and the individuals spearheading them are finding it increasingly necessary to remodel their business and organizational strategies. The NUS Business School's Office of Executive Education realizes this challenge and tailors programs to meet these needs by combining the best of business education and experience from the East and West.

Ranked among the top producers of Asian MBA programs, the NUS Business School has in the last 21 years offered over 10,000 participants, in over 80 countries, the opportunity to not only be in tune with, but ahead of the changing face of the business world through our Executive Development Programs. The highly regarded and successful Stanford-NUS Executive Program in International Management, which is in its 20th year, is testimony of our ability to offer rigorous and relevant executive education to participants from Asia-Pacific and beyond.

Representing the cosmopolitan nature of our teaching programs, our teaching faculty represent 28 nationalities and are competent in at least 20 languages.

3 United Business Institutes (UBI - Brussels)

www.ubi.edu

The MBA program is a 'winner'. It always has been. An MBA degree, quite clearly, represents an asset when it comes to meeting effectively the day-to-day management challenges, not to mention career moves, in an international setting.

UBI's MBA program allows for tremendous flexibility, to address emerging business management trends and needs. At UBI-Brussels, we chose to develop specific concentrations, on top of the International Business Management core curriculum: Global IT and Telecommunication Management; Corporate Intelligence & Project Management; Business Lobbying Strategy & EU/US Interest Representation; Leadership & Change Management.

Indeed, the chief reason for the international success of the MBA is that such a program acts as a 'launch pad' for emerging trends. The MBA has become the only example of a 'world' degree. It is in a league of its own. Wherever you go - and whomever you speak to in a business setting - the MBA concept is, or has now become, familiar.

4 Nanyang Business School Undergraduate & Postgraduate College

www.nanyangmba.ntu.edu.sg

Nanyang Business School (NBS), based at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, is one of Asia's top business schools. NBS's MBA program has a strong reputation. Its curriculum emphasizes international business perspectives and pragmatic case study teaching. The Nanyang MBA provides graduates with a solid foundation in management and business, equipping them with specialized business skills and preparing them as leaders for the global marketplace. The incorporation of e-business concepts and strategies helps participants keep pace with rapidly evolving technologies. Courses are taught by highly qualified international faculty members who have outstanding business and professional experience. The School offers a variety of specialized degree courses at the graduate level. Besides the MBA and Executive MBA, there is a series of Executive Programmes on current business issues and practices, in addition to Masters and Ph.D. programmes. NBS provides top-quality business and management education. Its state-of-the-art facilities and e-learning infrastructure helps make it a world-class learning environment.