School of Business School of Business Defining the Gold Standard of International Education

The Gold Standard  A constant quest for excellence, finding success in a changing global economy with changing customer needs.  The New Gold Standard: Five leadership principles for creating a legendary customer experience courtesy of the Ritz- Carlton Hotel company. Joseph A. Michelli

What is Internationalization?  Internationalization in post-secondary institutions recognizes the need for students to be exposed to ideas and people from around the world to: - build understanding of cultures - build cross cultural skills - help them adapt to the demands of a rapidly changing world.  Internationalization initiatives include: study abroad programs, international work placements, and recruitment of international students & faculty.

Internationalization – A post- secondary Trend  AUCC survey (2006) indicated 95% of Canadian universities referenced international initiatives in their strategic plans  Alberta Advanced Education & Technology set goals for international expansion in post-secondaries.

Internationalization and MaCewan School of Business MacEwan’s current strategic plan identifies the expansion of international education initiatives as a priority. The School of Business 5 priorities 2010 – 2012: 1.Developing the School of Business’ international capacity. 2.Revitalizing the Institute of Asia Pacific Studies 3.Funding international initiatives 4.Hosting visiting academics 5.Supporting faculty and staff members’ scholarly activity.

MacEwan School of Business Our Vision: MacEwan School of Business is a recognized leader in undergraduate international business education, known for student success, scholarship, innovation, and excellence in teaching.

Internationalization at MaCEwan School of Business CURRICULUMDegree:  Bachelor of Commerce Diploma:  Asia Pacific Management diploma  Travel program  Management Studies – Ukraine

Internationalization at MaCEwan School of Business CURRICULUM INITIATIVES: Asia Pacific  Asia Pacific Management practicum Institute of Asia Pacific Studies – Edmonton Confucius Institute presented the first session in April “Understanding Business Chinese”, and “Canada seen on the Chinese Internet: Business and Politics”. Future could include India

Internationalization at MaCEwan School of Business CURRICULUM INITIATIVES: Travel program Familiarization tours 2006 – Europe 2007 – Caribbean Hawaii

Internationalization at Macewan school of business INTB 250 – “Doing Business Internationally: Study Tour to China and Japan May 11-25, students participated Tokyo, Kyoto, and Beijing. May 11-25, students, 3 faculty Tokyo, Kyoto and Beijing

Internationalization at MaCEwan School of Business RESEARCH INITIATIVES: Dr. William Wei – “FDI and China’s Global Trade Competitiveness: Evidence from Measuring Sino-EU Intra-Industry Trade”. Dr. Joong Son – “Performance of Decentralized Supply Chains: The Effects of Replenishment Policy and the Source of Policy Deviations” Dr. Lily Jiao Li – “What Matters? A study on an expatriates’ host and home national networks in international assignments” Dr. Davar Rezania – Community of Practice for School of Business faculty interested in research. Meet with Athabasca U.

Internationalization at MacEwan School of Business INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS -Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen – Netherlands -International Institute of Business – Ukraine -Athlone Institute of Technology – Ireland -Lucerne University of Applied Sciences – Switzerland -University of Newcastle – Australia -Ludong University – China -Nagoya Gaukuin University – Japan -Asia Pacific Institute of Management – India -Welingkar Institute - India

Internationalization at MacEwan School of Business INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE:  Inaugural conference – “Competition or Cooperation: East vs. West,” May 11 & 12, 2009  38 scholars and PhD students from North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific regions.  80 participants attending more than 30 sessions.

Internationalization at MaCEwan School of Business FACULTY Recruitment – Currently have faculty from Africa, Brazil, China, England, India, Iran, Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland & Turkey.

Internationalization at macewan School of Business VISITING SCHOLARS:  Dr. Ilan Alon, Visiting Chair in International Business 2008/09 - Florida  Dr. Mihail Sorokin, May Ukraine  Dr. Sam Dzever, February France  Jan Versteeg, November 2008 – the Netherlands  Frank Witt, June Germany  Dr. Erna Helsen and John Rance, June 2008 – The Netherlands  Scott Wishart, February 2008 – Spain.

Additional school of business updates  Bachelor of Commerce – Accounting major launch – Fall, 2010  Curriculum revamp: Public Relations career diploma, and Human Resources diploma. For Fall, 2010  Continued recruitment of new faculty  2012 – 2 new majors for BCom – HR & Marketing