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EAST ASIA BECOMES POPULAR RECRUITING CENTER FOR U.S. BUSINESS SCHOOLS
Simon School's Dean Visits There To Strengthen Relationships With Business, Economic And Government Leaders And School's Growing Alumni Population
School Continues to Gain Competitive Advantage by Meeting East Asia's Needs For M.B.A. Education
WHO: Charles Plosser, dean of the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York.
WHEN: April 22 - Saturday, May 3
WHERE: Tokyo, April 22 - 25, Seoul, April 28, Hong Kong, April 29 - May 3
WHY: Dean Plosser, who is a member of the U.S. Shadow Open Market Committee, a group of top level economists that monitors and comments on U.S. economic policy, will address:
Members of the Keidanren in Tokyo (Japan's Federation of Economic Organizations) on Thursday, April 26. Representatives of Keidanren's Economic Policy Bureau and International Relations Bureau, as well as members from Japan's Council for Better Corporate Citizeship and Keizai Koho Center will attend. The Korea Institute of Public Finance on Monday, April 28. A Simon sponsored event in Tokyo for human resource representatives from Japan's leading companies on Wednesday, April 23.
At the Keidanren and the Institute for Public Finance, Dean Plosser will talk about "The U.S. Economy in 1997." "Business Education Into the 21st Century" is the topic of discussion with human resources representatives in Japan.
WHAT: Dean Plosser is available for interview during and after the trip.
HOW: In making this visit, Dean Plosser aggressively moves to cement the Simon School's lead in meeting the demand for M.B.A. education in Asia. The trip also helps Simon strengthen its ties with its 300plus alumni living in East Asia as well as with corporate supporters. The trip is just one more example of the internationalism and diversity which distinguishes the Simon School as it prepares its M.B.A. students for a global business environment. Approximately 30% of the Simon School's faculty and 45% of its current full-time M.B.A. students come from abroad, making Simon perhaps the leading international business school in America. Half of the Simon School's international student population comes from East Asia. Of note is the fact that Simon School is one of the few business schools to personally interview students in China, Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan, in addition to Japan. Almost all of the students from Japan, Korea and Taiwan tend to be fast-track executives sponsored by their companies for two-year M.B.A. programs.
CONTACT: Selden Sutton or John Johmann at: Phone: 212-752-8338 - Fax: 212-752-6082
E-mail: ([email protected]) - [email protected]
4/21/97
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