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Academic year of 9 th cohort of Executive MBA students started on October, 14, 2009.

Traditionally the program began with 3-days out of city introductory strategic session. This year the session was held by Gennady Yushkin who has great experience in the sphere of financial management, strategic planning and organizational development. Executive MBA students took part in business game which simulates real situations of company’s functioning taking into account situation on the market, competition, formation of new products and other factors that influence activity of real business. This approach gives the students an opportunity to get to know each other better and acquire additional practical skills.

 

The Fifth PR-forum will take place on the international exhibition of advertising, marketing and mass-media REX 2009. This event will held on September, 30, 2009 and permanently causes large interest for specialists. This year PR-forum takes place under an aegis of Ukrainian PR-alliance (UPRA).

The main subject of PR-forum - "Ukrainian PR: trials in the past, but prospects in future".

 

The program’s first Module was devoted to the strategies and practices of HR management in new circumstances of business functioning

In the circumstances of business transformation one of the key roles belongs to HR. The peculiarities of modern economics inspired the project’s authors to work out a unique educational program aimed at rendering real assistance to business practitioners.

According to the results of Module 1 of the program, the audience acquired knowledge and skills of defining the strategic importance of HR in different business functioning circumstances, learnt to work out the HR management strategy on their own.

 

On September, 28, new academic year of Ukrainian-Canadian Business Administration program has started in IIB.

This year IIB has offered clients Ukrainian Business Administration program and Canadian Management Studies program in a new format which allow students to take advantage of innovative approach in programs delivery and achieve better synergy between two programs combining the best Ukrainian practice with Canadian learning standards and incorporating international experience in study process.

 

The Fifth PR-forum will take place on the international exhibition of advertising, marketing and mass-media REX 2009. This event will held on September, 30, 2009 and permanently causes large interest for specialists. This year PR-forum takes place under an aegis of Ukrainian PR-alliance (UPRA).

The main subject of PR-forum - "Ukrainian PR: trials in the past, but prospects in future".

 

On July, 8 – 12 the International MBA regular educational module took place during which students studied the course "Building the trust in Cross-Cultural Communications". The distinguish feature of the module was the first time when the students of IIB International MBA program and 7 students of MBA program from the University Alaska SouthEast, USA gathered in one classroom room to study " cross-cultural communications". The idea to bring together MBA students from Ukraine and USA belongs to Dr. Yulia Ivanova, Associate Professor of Management School of the University Alaska SouthEast.

Julia whose roots in Belarus authored the course for students and excellently fulfilled the mission of a course moderator and instructor in auditorium consisting of representatives of several countries – Ukraine, USA, Latvia, Moldova, Brazil, and Russia. Close communication during the module, discussions in the class, work in groups and preparation of group presentations, projects, informal communication during barbeque party, coffee brakes etc. gave an opportunity to understand each other better, feel differences and similarities, learn how to develop business relations with representatives of different countries and cultures.

 

International Institute of Business has been acknowledged as outstanding business school – "Excellent business school, nationally strong with continental links", and awarded with 3 Palms considering its international influence and authority on business education market.

According to EDUNIVERSAL international influence of every business school can be defined by behavior and confidence of its alumni and, correspondingly, by job opportunities it provides in their country and abroad.

 

Internship Program, which is 7 weeks long training on the basis of companies in Canada or Ukraine is an important part of a studying process on management diploma program. The assistance in search of Canadian companies and enterprises which will host the students from Ukraine is fulfilled by Grant MacEwan College. While selecting the companies, students` preferences pertaining to the branch or sphere of company’s activity were taken into consideration.

 

On the 5th of July the graduation of the 9th cohort of students of Grant MacEwan College Canadian Diploma Management Program took its place. 22 listeners were awarded with certificates of degree, among which seven were honors degree in this year.

The honourable guests – Canadian Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador in Ukraine Abina Dann and Grant McEwan Business School Deputy Dean Mike Henry – were present at the solemn ceremony of diploma awarding.

 

Years of studying flew by unnoticeably and the graduates of Ukrainian Program for Business Administration, Professional Diploma and Professional Postgraduate Diploma Programs of The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), Advanced Diploma of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Advanced Certificate and Diploma of The Chartered Institute Of Public Relations (CIPR) gathered in the conference hall of a new building of International Institute of Business for a solemn ceremony of graduation.

Dr. Alexander Mertens, IIB President opened the ceremony congratulating the graduates with successful graduation of the programs, wishing not to stop on the succeed and to continue moving ahead.