国际MBA20周年庆Maher博士致辞 | Global Vision Cross-cultural Management

THESE ARE OCCASIONS FOR CELEBRATION AND PRIDE. THEY GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR UNIVERSITIESTO ENSURE THEIR CONTINUED SUCCESS. THEY ALSO GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECTON ALL THAT OUR INSTITUTIONS HAVE ACHIEVED. THE LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SUFE AND WEBSTER UNIVERSITY HASBROUGHT ENORMOUS BENEFITS TO BOTH INSTITUTIONS. SUCH PARTNERSHIPS ARE REFLECTIONS OF OURVISIONARY LEADERSHIP, BOTH PAST AND PRESENT. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE ADMINISTRATION AT SUFE FOR ALL THEIR EFFORTSIN PROMOTING OUR JOINT PROGRAM, AND TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN AFFILIATED WITH THE TWO INSTITUTIONSTHAT HAVE HELPED TO MAKE THIS PARTNERSHIP AN ENORMOUS SUCCESS OVER THE PAST 20YEARS. AND OF COURSE I WOULD LIKE TORECOGNISE THE WONDERFUL FACULTY FOR ALL THE HOURS SPENT TEACHING OUR STUDENTSAND PREPARING THEM FOR AN ENRICHED CAREER.WE ARE PROUD TO HAVEBEEN INVOLVED IN SUCH A PRODUCTIVE COLLABORATION AND SINCERELY HOPE IT WILLCONTINUE FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

WEBSTER UNIVERSITY HAS A UNIQUE STANDING WITHIN THE UNITEDSTATES IN TERMS OF OUR GLOBAL NATURE, AND HAS A MISSION SUPPORTING THIS VIEWPOINT. OUR 20-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH SUFE, AND THE2000+ ALUMNI OF OUR JOINT MBA PROGRAM, REPRESENTS A VITALLY IMPORTANT COMPONENTOF THIS MISSION.

A CONVERSATION WITH A CURRENT STUDENT ALLUDED TO HELPING TO “GAINTHE SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE NEEDED TO START MY OWN BUSINESS” AND THE“GLOBALVISION AND CROSS-CULTURAL MANAGEMENT” OF THE PROGRAM. ALL INDUSTRIES ARE BECOMINGINCREASINGLY GLOBAL IN NATURE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR TYPE OF WORK. PREPARING GRADUATES FOR A TRULY GLOBALINDUSTRY IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE IMPORTANT. LOOKING AROUND THE ROOM TODAY, SEEING SO MANYGRADUATES OF OUR JOINT PROGRAM MAKES ME VERY PROUD. SHANGHAI IS WELL-KNOWN AS THE BUSINESSCAPITAL OF CHINA, AND THEREFORE IS AN IDEAL LOCATION FOR OUR INTERNATIONAL MBA. OUR ALUMNI HAVE PROGRESSED IN THEIR CAREERSTO SERVE KEY ROLES IN ORGANISATIONS IN SHANGHAI, AROUND CHINA, AND INDEEDACROSS THE WORLD. THEY ARE TRULY HAVINGA SIGNIFICANT, AND POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEIR OWN PROFESSIONS AND COMMUNITIES.

I KNOW THAT SUFE HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB IN TERMS OFENGAGING WITH ALUMNI, ORGANISING EVENTS WITH PROMINENT BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS,AND GENERALLY ENSURING THAT ALL GRADUATES REMAIN PART OF THE SUFE/WEBSTERFAMILY. CURRENT STUDENTS CAN LEARN SOMUCH FROM THE EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE OF PREVIOUS GRADUATES. THESE TYPES OF INITIATIVES ARE VITAL TOENSURING THE ONGOING SUCCESS OF OUR PARTNERSHIP.

EVERY GRADUATE OF A WEBSTER UNIVERSITY PROGRAM BECOMESAN IMPORTANT PART OF A GLOBAL FAMILY THAT CURRENTLY HAS OVER 175,000MEMBERS. LAST NOVEMBER WE CELEBRATED OUR100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY – A VERY SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE. SUFE WILL BEGIN CELEBRATING THEIR 100thYEAR in 2017. THIS ANNIVERSARY OF OURPARTNERSHIP IS AN EXTREMELY SIGNIFICANT LANDMARK IN WEBSTER’S HISTORY.

FROM A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE, I HAVE A GREAT INTERESTIN OUR OPERATIONS IN CHINA AND WILL PROMISE TO PROVIDE WHATEVER SUPPORT I CANTO ENABLE THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF OUR COLLABORATION FOR MANY YEARS TOCOME. I BELIEVE WHOLEHEARTEDLY IN OURJOINT PROGRAM, AND WOULD LIKE TO SET A GOAL OF SUBSTANTIALLY EXPANDING OURPARTNERSHIP SO THAT TOGETHER WE CAN HAVE AN EVEN GREATER ROLE IN ENHANCING THEKNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE OF BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS IN SHANGHAI AND HOPEFULLYOTHER CITIES IN CHINA.

SO AGAIN I AM HONOURED TO BE HERE TODAY, REPRESENTINGWEBSTER UNIVERSITY. I LOOK FORWARD TOFUTURE EVENTS AT OUR TWO INSTITUTIONS, AND WILL ALWAYS WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITYTO SUPPORT OUR COLLABORATION IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU AND ENJOY THE REST OF THE GATHERING.

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上海财经大学-美国韦伯斯特大学合作举办工商管理专业(MBA)硕士学位项目，即上财商学院国际MBA项目，创办于1996年，是最早获教育部批准的中外合作学位教育项目之一，已连续20年招生。采用美式申请制，项目自主招生，无需参加全国联考，全面考核学员的综合素质，管理经验及英语应用能力，择优录取。毕业后获美国硕士学位，中国教育部学历学位认证。

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