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The School of Hospitality Business at Michigan State University
Links with University of Macau
Agreement Expected to Foster Cooperation in Education and Research Between the Two Institutions
East Lansing � November
23, 2009 - A �General Agreement for Academic Cooperation� between The School
of Hospitality Business at MSU and University of Macau, Macao SAR, The
People�s Republic of China, has been signed to �foster cooperation in education
and research� between the two institutions.
The agreement, which continues The School�s efforts to extend its reach globally, encourages academic collaboration between the faculty and students in both universities in a number of possible ways:
Faculty in The School are enthusiastic about the agreement and the opportunities it presents. Associate Professor Dr. A.J. Singh, who leads The School�s Study Abroad program to China, Macau, and Hong Kong, looks forward to joint research projects and faculty exchanges, as well as the involvement of graduate students from China in joint research. �There is also potential for engaging The Venetian Macao, University of Macau, and The School in applied and proprietary research,� he says. Dean James Rainey, The School�s director of Academic Programs, agrees, saying, �The Agreement provides a wide variety of possible linkages for our faculty and students. I am particularly hopeful that Study Abroad opportunities will continue to develop. Completing a Study Abroad experience is one of the most valuable complements to their classroom instruction here that our students can have.� Jan Van Lente, academic adviser in The School, who marshaled the Agreement through the approval process at MSU, is particularly enthusiastic about the global possibilities for students who will have potential access to University of Macau facilities and faculty while studying abroad. In addition, she says, �I welcome the possible exchange of students between the universities.� Dr. Cichy has yet another benefit in mind: the collaboration of MSU and University of Macau faculty in providing executive development programs for businesses in Macau and China. �We have already developed and presented a four-week Executive Development Course for executives from The Venetian Macao; surely this agreement will open more doors.� The Agreement is an example of the increasingly global nature of The School�s programmatic endeavors. About The School of Hospitality Business at Michigan State University
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Contact:
The School of Hospitality Business
Lena Loeffler
Website: www.bus.msu.edu/shb |
Also See: | The 791-room Grand Hyatt Macau Opens on the Cotai Strip in the City of Dreams Development / October 2009 |