Georgia WebMBA® Program Establishes Educational Partnership with German University
The Georgia WebMBA®‚ which allows working professionals to earn a Master of Business…
Georgia (Dec 5, 2003) — Georgia WebMBA® Program Establishes Educational Partnership with German University
Terri Thornton
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Kennesaw‚ GA – The Georgia WebMBA®‚ which allows working professionals to earn a Master
of Business Administration degree online‚ has established an international study program
with Anhalt University of Applied Sciences in Bernburg‚ Germany. The arrangement means
students from Anhalt and the WebMBA® program will work together over the Internet
next summer to complete a project for their global and international business courses.
“The Georgia WebMBA® program has been a cutting edge MBA program ever since it was
put into place several years ago by five universities in the University System of
Georgia‚” said Daniel S. Papp‚ Senior Vice Chancellor for Academics & Fiscal Affairs
for the University System of Georgia. “It is continuing to stay at the forefront of
online MBA education by offering a course in which Georgia WebMBA® students will be
in the same online class with MBA students at Anhalt University in the Federal Republic
of Germany‚” he adds. “Georgian and German students will learn together about international
business‚ gaining immense benefits from sharing their educational experience."
The Georgia WebMBA® program is run by a consortium of five Georgia universities: KSU‚
Georgia College & State University‚ Ga. Southern University‚ The State University
of West Georgia‚ and Valdosta State University.
“The WebMBA® partnership with Anhalt University in Germany is a terrific example
of creating a global teaming environment that prepares MBA graduates for the very
competitive and dynamic international business arena‚” says Tim Mescon‚ Dean of the
Coles College of Business at KSU. “The opportunity to interact with peers in Western
Europe is yet one more unique dimension of the WebMBA® program.”
“I am looking forward to our partnership with Anhalt and to the great educational
opportunity our students will have‚” adds WebMBA® Director Joe Bocchi. “Distance education
in Georgia has torn down the physical barriers to international work that would otherwise
be costly and time consuming‚” he adds.
Eventually‚ WebMBA® students will visit companies in Bernburg‚ and German students
will visit companies throughout Georgia. The exchange is being coordinated by Georgia
Southern University professor Cathy Swift‚ who teaches International Business in the
WebMBA® program‚ and Professor Elena Kashtanova‚ who teaches International Banking
and Finance at Anhalt.
MBA candidates such as Brian Week‚ who is earning his MBA while on active duty with
the U.S. Navy‚ greeted the news enthusiastically. “Thanks to the coordination between
Anhalt and the WebMBA program‚ I now know that not only do I get to see business in
Europe‚ I get to experience learning in Europe‚” Weeks says.
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Kennesaw State University is a comprehensive‚ residential institution with a growing
student population of 17‚500 from 127 countries. The fourth largest state university
out of 34 institutions in the University System of Georgia‚ KSU offers 55 undergraduate
and graduate degree programs.
The Anhalt University of Applied Sciences‚ founded in 1991‚ has 4‚200 students and
an academic staff of about 170. It offers 24 degree courses in technical‚ business‚
agricultural and design fields of study.
A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State University offers more than 150 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees to its approximately 41,000 students. With 11 colleges on two metro Atlanta campuses, Kennesaw State is a member of the University System of Georgia and the third-largest university in the state. The university’s vibrant campus culture, diverse population, strong global ties and entrepreneurial spirit draw students from throughout the region and from 92 countries across the globe. Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2), placing it among an elite group of only 6 percent of U.S. colleges and universities with an R1 or R2 status, and one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.
