Cambridge Executive Education, the executive education arm of the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge, has forged two new partnerships in recent weeks that will further extend the school’s reach in the United Kingdom and Asia.
The first, a partnership with the University of Hong Kong, will deliver a five-day program for senior executives focused on strategic issues in corporate finance. The course, which will be offered for the first time at the end of February, will explore topics such as risk management, equity analysis and valuation, mergers and acquisitions, and globalization and China.
The second, a partnership with the Louis Group, a private property, financial services and technology group, will establish the Louis Group Business Academy in the United Kingdom beginning in January 2009. The new business academy, to be led by faculty from Judge and staff from the Louis Group, will help business owners strengthen their general management, marketing, strategy and finance skills – giving them necessary tools for managing their businesses more effectively and surviving difficult economic climates.
The expansion into Asia with the short program for senior executives is part of a push by Cambridge to expand its teaching and research in the field of business finance. Earlier in December, the school also launched a new Master of Finance degree program.
“We chose to partner with the University of Hong Kong because they are one of the premier management education schools in Asia with an extensive amount of experience in the executive education market,” Cambridge Executive Education CEO Dr. Larry Abeln said in a statement announcing the new Hong Kong partnership. The program will include speakers from both Cambridge and the University of Hong Kong, presentations by local business experts and visits to the Hong Kong Exchange and HSBC.
The partnership with the Louis Group, meanwhile, is part of Cambridge’s commitment to helping the business community contribute to the social and economic needs of the broader community. “We are pleased to be working in partnership with the Louis Group on the design and development of this important U.K. program, which will explore and raise the awareness of leadership and management in the global economy,” Abeln stated. “The program will provide participants the opportunity to reflect on the impact these challenges will have for current approaches to business and broader trends in society, giving them the knowledge base to advance entrepreneurial careers,” he continued.
These new partnerships by Cambridge echo the efforts of other business schools to expand their reach around the globe. Also in December, INSEAD launched of a new African faculty fellowship and the London School of Business opened a new Dubai center. And earlier last fall, the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania announced that it will hold its 2008 Global Alumni Forums in Lima, Peru; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; and Cape Town, South Africa.
