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Lok Jack GSB Launches Dual Degree Programme with Florida International University
Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business is pleased to announce the
introduction of its dual degree business programme with Chapman Graduate
School of Business at Florida International University.
The two schools recently signed a reciprocal agreement permitting their
graduate business students to do part of their studies at each other’s
campuses towards obtaining accredited degrees from both institutions.
The business schools now recognize credits earned by students at both
institutions and provide an integrated structure so that students can
seamlessly transition and acquire a second degree.
The initiative reflects the business school’s emphasis on internationalising
the student experience and increasing business relevance.
“By living and studying in a different country students become
immersed in its culture, are more deeply exposed to international business
and develop the mindset required for operating in a global environment,” said
Dr. Rolph Balgobin, outgoing Executive Director, Lok Jack GSB.
The Dual Degree Programme has several advantages over conventional exchange
programmes:
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By earning two complementary degrees in two different locales, students
gain access to two networks of business contacts and colleagues and exposure
to two sets of potential employers;
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It is faster and less expensive than pursuing two separate degrees sequentially;
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It allows students to tailor their educational experience to their specific
career objectives.
To qualify for the dual degree, students must complete their core courses and workshops at their home university, then transfer to the graduate business programme of the foreign university. The agreement also gives participants the opportunity to perform an Optional Practical Training Internship at a US corporation for one year following the conclusion of the academic curriculum. At the end of their studies, such students are awarded Lok Jack GSB’s IMBA degree – accredited by the Association of MBAs - and FIU’s Masters of International Business degree – accredited by the International Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Another option is for qualifying students to enrol in FIU’s International MBA (FIU-IMBA) programme and attend a special customized summer programme at Lok Jack GSB. In this instance, students would receive a certificate of participation from the Lok Jack GSB and an IMBA degree from FIU.
Students can enrol now for the dual degree programme commencing September 2008.
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for Training & Development
- Project Monitoring and Evaluation for the Public Sector
- Leadership in a Project Management Environment
- Project Management Essentials
- Professional Development
- Fundamentals of Sales Management
- Skills for Effective Performance Management
- HR & Industrial Relations
- Building and Executing Strategy
- Skills Development
- Events Management
On Thursday 6th March the Lok Jack GSB. was pleased to host a group of 15
students from the University of Mary Washington, Virginia U.S.A. who were
in Trinidad on a study tour. They were led by Dr. Carole Ann Creque a U.S.
based Trinidadian on visits to public and private sector organisations. They
also visited Tobago and sampled local cuisine and nightlife.
Presentations were delivered by Mrs. Kamla Rampersad de Silva, Deputy
Manager Consulting; Mr. Carl Carillo, Member of Faculty and Ms. Rae Ann
Clement, Chubby Brand Manager - Caribbean, S.M. Jaleel a member of the
GSB. Alumni. Representatives of various units of the GSB. participated
in open discussion on topics raised by the visitors. For all but two
of the fifteen students it was the first time they had left the state
of Virginia and the students expressed great satisfaction with their
interactions at the GSB.
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19th 20th, 26th, 27th & 28th May, 2008
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26th, 27th & 28th May, 2008
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place.
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Effective
Business Writing
May 6-8, 2008
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This course will provide a solid foundation in the complexities of domestic
and international protocol. It will equip participants with the necessary
resources to research protocol issues and the skills to design and implement
a protocol plan to support a special event, meeting, or conference.
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and international protocol. It will equip participants with the necessary
resources to research protocol issues and the skills to design and implement
a protocol plan to support a special event, meeting, or conference.
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