cine MBA, a two-year program that will
be delivered 50 percent online and 50
percent through weekends in residence.
■ INSEAD has formally begun its
master in finance degree aimed at
educating working professionals in
the finance industry. The 20-month
program consists of five integrated
modules; four will be delivered on
INSEAD's Singapore campus and
one on its campus in Fontainebleau,
France.
■ Fisher College of Business at The
Ohio State University in Columbus,
Ohio, has launched a graduate minor in
business in health sciences to provide
a business foundation to students in
dentistry, medicine, nursing, optometry,
pharmacy, and veterinary medicine.
Coursework in the minor, designed to
be completed in two consecutive summer terms, focuses on topics such as
operations, talent management, strategy, financial analysis, and accounting
as they relate to the health sciences
sector.
■ This fall, the Merrick School of Business at the University of Baltimore in
Maryland will debut its MS in innovation
management and technology commercialization. Designed for working
students who plan to transition from the
laboratory to the management team,
it focuses on four themes: promoting
organizational creativity, developing new
products, managing a growing technology firm, and acquiring resources.
GRANTS AND DONATIONS
■ Columbia Business School of New
York City has received a US$100 million pledge from Ronald O. Perelman,
chairman and CEO of MacAndrews
& Forbes Holdings and a member of
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