MBA In USA
The plan, which has been in progress for the past two years, was finalized June
1 during a meeting between FSU officials and P.K. Rajan, president of INDO-US Education.
It paves the way for students from Santhigiri College in the state of Kerala and
the Institute of Business Studies & Research (IBSAR) in the city of Mumbai to
be able to enroll in FSU’s MBA program beginning in fall 2010. Participants will
register for online MBA courses for the first two semesters while staying in their
home country, and then come to Frostburg to complete their graduate degrees. The
meeting included Dr. John Bowman, Vice Provost; Dr. Ahmad Tootoonchi, Dean of FSU’s
College of Business; Dr. Sudhir Singh, Associate Dean of the College of Business;
Ron Ross, FSU’s MBA coordinator; Vickie Mazer, director of Graduate Studies; and
Karen Treber, University counsel.
“If things move forward as planned, the College of Business will have approximately
50 graduate students from India enrolled in the MBA program by spring 2011,” Tootoonchi
said. “The goal is to continue this collaborative program in the years to come,
with a possibility of expanding it to other countries around the world. This is
a great opportunity for us to continue our progress towards internationalization
of our educational programs at Frostburg State University.”
The agreement with India is just the latest development in FSU’s ongoing efforts
to expand its international education programs and prepare students to work in a
global economy. Frostburg also has partnerships with institutions in China, Ireland,
Denmark and the Netherlands. Other global initiatives under consideration include
plans to recruit students to FSU from Brazil, Eastern Europe, Japan and South Africa.
To learn more about the ongoing work at FSU’s Center for International Education,
call 301-687-4714. For more information on the College of Business and its MBA program,
visit www.frostburg.edu/colleges/cob. FSU is committed to making all of its programs,
services and activities accessible to persons with disabilities. To request accommodations
through the ADA Compliance Office, call 301-687-4102 or use a Voice Relay Operator
at 1-800-735-2258.
Caption for Story Photo: Frostburg State University finalized an
agreement for a collaborative MBA program with institutions in India June 1 at a
meeting on the FSU campus. At the meeting were, from left, Vickie Mazer, director
of Graduate Studies; Dr. Ahmad Tootoonchi, Dean of FSU’s College of Business; P.K.
Rajan, president of INDO-US Education; Ron Ross, FSU’s MBA coordinator; Dr. Sudhir
Singh, Associate Dean of the College of Business; Dr. John Bowman, Vice Provost;
and Karen Treber, University counsel.
Web Address for More Information: http://www.frostburg.edu/colleges/cob
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