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New Directions Business school international program staff and coordinators are giving— and getting—crash courses in global higher education. If the last decade was the era of technological advancement for business schools, this may be the decade for global advancement. The farther business schools reach beyond the borders of their home countries, the farther their students and faculty will travel to add an international component to their business educations. With the move toward greater globalization so inexorable, four significant trends are capturing the attention of international educators. Trend #1—Increasing Flexibility. As business schools develop a larger number of partnerships worldwide, international pro- gram coordinators are learning quickly that flexibility—in program details such as scheduling, housing, and budget- ing—has become paramount. Policies that allow for differ- ences across dozens of college campuses must be established, explains Robin Jensen, director of international programs for Denmark's Copenhagen Business School. "Coping with calendars that don't sync is a classic prob- in Global Education 34 BizEd JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2003