First Global Executive MBA at Sydney University

The University of Sydney, Australia will offer a world-class Global Executive MBA program for the first time in 2010 providing senior executives with the skills to survive and provide leadership to a world coping with the global financial crisis.

The innovative program has been developed over the past three years, in close partnership with Australian business leaders.

Faculty of Economics and Business Global Executive MBA Program Director and Associate Dean (Executive Education), Professor Chris Styles, says an exciting and distinctive aspect of the Global Executive MBA is the way the course has been developed. 'Creating the program in consultation with the business community and fully testing and assessing each module, has resulted in a degree tailor-made for what business wants.'

The Global Executive MBA sets itself a part by focusing on leadership and offers a hands-on approach on real-life experiences spanning four continents.

Major companies, senior executives and leading management educators globally have given the program an extremely enthusiastic response. 'Everyone involved with the program is very passionate about this course. The feedback we've had is that it has the potential to make a real difference to the participants and their affiliated organisations,' says Professor Styles.

He said: 'The search is now on for the first 15-20 executives to take part in the program. We are looking for organisations to nominate future leaders to attend the course and for individuals to identify themselves as wanting to be part of the first group to experience this exciting new era in management education.'

Further information about the modules of the Global Executive MBA, the fee structure and the presenters: www.firstemba.usyd.edu.au