Top-ranking Monash MBA develops future leaders

The world-ranked Monash MBA is a value-added program that provides a breadth of knowledge in the essential business disciplines, while at the same time developing personal skills and career development strategies for its students.

The program comprises 16 semester-length units – ten core units and six electives. The core curriculum is designed to provide an educational foundation for students to develop their leadership and management capabilities.

Effective leaders and managers must be capable strategists. They must have highly developed personal skills including analytical, problem solving, communication and teamwork skills. They must be innovative and have relevant professional and personal capabilities within an international or global context. They need to understand the driving forces of technological change that are transforming society and industry on a global scale.

Rayat LC announces 2009 scholarship programme

Rayat London College, the West London-based business school has announced a programme of Scholarship awards for overseas students applying for this years MBA and BA (Hons) curriculums

Following on from the highly successful 2008 academic year, Rayat London College, the West London-based business school has announced a programme of Scholarship awards for overseas students applying for this years MBA and BA (Hons) curriculums.

Japan: A global MBA advantage at IUJ

The International University of Japan’s Business School has ranked in the top 100 MBA programs for six years running, and is the only business school in Japan to feature in this prestigious list. This year the Economist Intelligence Unit placed in 82nd in the world, and 8th in the Asia-Pacific region.

The program’s strengths lie in the international mix of students, teachers and alumni, and in the support provided for career services. IUJ is a modern university based near Urasa, about 230 km (less than two hours by bullet train) northwest of Tokyo. Its Business School was opened in 1988, in collaboration with the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College. It was the first US-style business school in Japan.

USA: The power of poly thinking

Here’s a quick quiz for you. Which university produced:

1. the person who invented Teflon, that miracle substance that stops eggs from sticking to the frying pan;
2. the person who developed the touch-screen ATM, and dreamt up a bank-from-home banking system;
3. the person who thought up fax machines, VCRs and camcorders;
4. the person who discovered a way to mass-produce penicillin, our first line of defence for over 100 diseases.

If you answered NYU Polytechnic to every one of these, you’d be right.

UK: New scholarships available in London

As part of the British Council’s 60th anniversary celebrations, Regent’s College is offering six new scholarships for students from Hong Kong.

Regent’s College is the largest private college of higher education in the UK, and has two specialist business schools: the European Business School London and Regent’s Business School London.

Both are located in Regent’s Park in central London, and offer small classes and a personal, hands on tutorial approach. Over 100 different nationalities make up the 2000 students on campus, and there is a strong focus on developing language skills.

All courses provide opportunities to develop networking and leadership skills, take on meaningful paid work experience, and even study abroad at other campuses.

Europe: Top MBA program focuses on change

AT IE University in Spain, you can study one of the world’s best MBA Programs, and really learn how to manage change in today’s rapidly shifting global economy.

IE Business School was recently ranked 3rd in Europe and 6th worldwide by the Financial Times. It is generally considered one of the finest non-US schools in the world.

The MBA program was recently altered to focus more fully on the importance of managing change and finding creative solutions. New modules include the LAUNCH program: learning, awareness, understanding, networking, communication and humanities. By learning about a wider range of disciplines, including the arts and architecture, MBA students discover new ways to approach business problems.

Study IT in the Silicon Valley

For IT students, Silicon Valley in California is the ultimate destination. Home to the world’s greatest computing companies and minds – Apple, NASA Ames Research Centre, Google, eBay, Yahoo! and many others – it’s the birthplace of countless technology breakthroughs that have changed the way we work and play.

So, would you like to study there? And also experience a paid internship with one of these amazing companies? Of course you would.

You can kick-start your IT career by completing the first 2 years of a Bachelor Degree at Foothill and DeAnza College. And then transfer to one of the most highly selective universities in America to complete your degree – such as UC Berkeley, UCLA, Stanford or Columbia.

UK: The Huddersfield guide to computer science study

The IT industry has witnessed many ups and downs, but as computer science careers are so diverse you can still choose your own path to success.

Julie Wilkinson, Principal Lecturer (Information Systems and Computing) at the University of Huddersfield, shares her insights into what you should look for when choosing your computer science course.

How will a computer science degree develop my career?

Every course should provide a critical core of theoretical knowledge. Then look for practical experience, including case studies and lab-based exercises, as well as live projects with industry collaboration. Working in project teams with industry-style facilities is great for your CV.

Australia: Something for everyone at RMIT

RMIT University is one of Australia’s largest universities, and offers a huge range of both vocational and academic programs. In fact, over 470 programs are available for international students.

Based in Melbourne, the creative and cosmopolitan capital of Victoria, RMIT has eight campuses - as well as a new international campus in Vietnam.

For over 15 years, RMIT has developed links with Vietnam through education, business and research in engineering, IT, finance and telecommunications. It opened a Ho Chi Minh City campus in 2001 and a Hanoi campus in 2004. The 3,800 students include those from Vietnam as well all corners of the world.

Japan: Osaka University pushes research frontiers

International students who are keen to explore all their research options and get hands-on laboratory experience with top scientists can now apply for [email protected]

Following the Japanese tradition of ‘spirit of creation’ (mono zukuri) that has inspired so many innovative break-throughs in the last century, Osaka University has a word-class reputation for research training. Recent successes include the world’s first acting robots, programmed to deliver their lines alongside human actors using cutting-edge robotic software.