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Dean Search Nanyang Business School Singapore Appointment The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is seeking an accomplished, visionary and pragmatic academic leader who can take the Nanyang Business School (NBS) to greater heights of excellence and achievement. The Dean of the School will be responsible for providing academic, intellectual, strategic and administrative leadership for the School's faculty and students, and to the corporate community in Singapore and beyond. The appointee must have the ability, vision and passion to raise the School's profile internationally and enhance its existing strengths in teaching and research. The appointee will have an outstanding record of leadership, scholarship, teaching and research. Experience in leading executive programmes is impor tant. Detailed position specification will be provided upon request. Nanyang Business School The Nanyang Business School (NBS) at NTU has had 50 years of experience in educating business leaders for the region. It is the only business school in Singapore, and just the third in Asia, to have obtained both the EQUIS and AACSB accreditation. In 2004 and 2005, the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked NBS amongst Asia's top 5 business schools. Besides offering undergraduate, MBA and Ph.D. programmes, the Nanyang Business School also offers special graduate level programmes in collaboration with MIT, Waseda, Shanghai Jiaotong, Carnegie-Mellon and Cornell. For more information on NBS, please visit http://www.nbs.ntu.edu.sg/ Nanyang Technological University The Nanyang Technological University (NTU), founded in 1955, is an established, research-intensive tertiary institution with a vision to be a global university of excellence. Set amidst a sprawling and beautiful 200-ha residential campus situated in the south-western part of Singapore, NTU is home to over 25,000 undergraduates and graduates from over 50 countries, and to over 1,300 international faculty members. NTU was ranked 48th globally by The Times Higher Education Supplement's 2005 ranking of the world's best universities. Placed 26th among technology universities, NTU remains well within the upper echelons of the world's best science and technology universities. To apply, please forward your curriculum vitae in strict confidence to: HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES 7 Temasek Boulevard #20-01 Suntec Tower One Singapore 038987 Fax: +65 6338 1260 Email: NBSdean@heidrick.com Closing Date: End September 2006 Educating Leaders & Advancing Knowledge for Singapore and Beyond The University is an equal opportunity employer BizEd SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2006 69