North Carolina State University in Raleigh, U.S.A. becomes ninth partner to join the elite International Partnership of Business School (IPBS)
The international business school network, “International Partnership of Business Schools” dual-degree program hosted by the ESB Business School will be celebrating not only their 30th anniversary, but also the acceptance of their 9th partner, North Carolina State University in Raleigh (NCSU) in the U.S.A. On Friday, November 6th, 2009, NCSU will officially be recognized as the newest partner in the IPBS network through an official document signing ceremony which will take place at the ESB Business School in the Board of Directors room at Reutlingen University. The partner agreement will be signed by the Dean of Dublin City University's Business School and IPBS President, Prof. Bernard Pierce, and by Professor K. Shannon Davis, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs North Carolina State University.
The IPBS network which originally began with a partnership with Reutlingen, Reims, and London in 1979 now consists of partner universities in Boston, Massachusetts (U.S.A.), Dublin (Ireland), Lancaster (England), Madrid (Spain), Piacenza (Italy), Puebla (Mexico), Reims (France), Reutlingen (Germany) and its newcomer, Raleigh, North Carolina (U.S.A.). These schools offer a fully-integrated undergraduate business management program where the students spend 2 years at one of the partner universities, and 2 at the other. They also must complete an internship in each of the two countries. Upon successful completion of the program the graduates receive two degrees, one from each institution. The IPBS also offers a graduate international management program modeled after its highly successful undergraduate programs.
The contacts with the renowned North Carolina State University and its College of Management were conducted with its Dean, Dr. Ira R. Weiss. Dr. Weiss knows the IPBS network well, for having already worked with its members in the past.
NC State University was founded in 1887 and it is the largest 4-year institution in North Carolina. More than 33,000 Students from the U.S.A and from 107 foreign countries are enrolled there. The College of Management was established in 1992 and like its new partners in the IPBS network; it has been continuously earning high academic rankings. For more information about IPBS and its programs, please visit:
www.ipbs-edu.net and www.ipbs-master.com
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For almost 40 years, the degree programmes at ESB Business School at Reutlingen University have given students real international experience and a sound knowledge of the principles and practice of international management. Since June 2008, all 20 programmes of study at Reutlingen University in the fields of Business Studies and Engineering Management have been united one of the leading state Business Schools in Germany.
Regular top position in university league tables (e.g. by the German magazines Handelsblatt/ Wirtschaftswoche/Junge Karriere in 2009 and 2008, CHE Ranking 2008, CHE Bachelor Rating 2008) international double degree programmes, study abroad semesters, work-experience semesters and graduation theses in cooperation with industry, our own Career Center, professors with many years of management experience, cooperation with leading companies (who are members of V.I.M.A., our network of supporting businesses), more than 100 international universities in our international partnership network, a Research Institute, and an active alumni network; all these provide the framework for a business school of outstanding quality.
Workshops, case studies, management simulations, seminars and graduation theses in cooperation with companies, two company contact fairs on campus every year, guest lectures by successful working managers, visits to top companies, and an active alumni network with more than 3,300 members – all of these ensure that our study programmes stay in close touch with the real world of business. As well as English as the obligatory foreign language, students may also take classes in other languages. In addition to the core module in the main languages (English, French, Spanish, or Italian, depending on the programme of study), students may also be able to study Chinese or Japanese. The teachers are all native speakers of the languages taught. A wide range of “soft skills” seminars, in subjects such as rhetoric, presentation techniques, ethics, and intercultural competence are also an important part of the programme. Many classes are taught in small, multinational groups, ensuring close contact between professors and students. We encourage and welcome active participation and initiative by students on a range of interesting projects, working together in international groups to improve team-working skills and intercultural competence.
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th anniversary, but also the acceptance of their 9th partner, North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina in the U.S.A. On Friday, November 6th, 2009, NCSU will officially be recognized as the newest partner in the IPBS network through an official document signing ceremony which will take place at the ESB Business School in the Board of Directors room at Reutlingen University. The partner agreement will be signed by the Dean of Dublin City University’s Business School and IPBS President, Prof. Bernard Pierce, and by Professor K. Shannon Davis, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs North Carolina State University (NCSU).http://www.ipbs-edu.net and www.ipbs-master.com
