美国伊里诺伊州Evanston，8月1日：美国西北大学(Northwestern University)凯洛格商学院(The Kellogg School of Management)今天宣布为其MBA课程推出一个全球课程新要求。

该要求将于2008年6月正式生效，对象是参加全日制MBA课程的学生。这一课程要求上改进凸显了凯洛格商学院在培养既能运用创造性解决方案应对商业挑战，又能在各种不同群体间建立共识的全球领导人才方面的努力。为了满足这一新要求，学生要完成以下课程，如跨文化谈判(Cross-Cultural Negotiation)、国际金融(International Finance)、国际营销(International Marketing)、国际商务战略(International Business Strategy)或全球管理课程(Global Initiatives in Management)。

凯洛格商学院院长Dipak C. Jain表示：“当今，学生不仅必须能在理论上掌握全球文化错综复杂的关系，还必须能获得机会让理论联系实际，将其所学应用到现实世界的合作环境中来，这一点非常重要。该全球课程新要求就能实现这一重要目标，规范了我们学院培养能在富有挑战性的全球商业环境中脱颖而出的领导人才的承诺。”

除了该全球课程要求之外，凯洛格商学院还有几个鼓励全球商业视角和经验学习的现有课程。例如，该学院1989年确定的全球管理课程(GIM)，它是一个很受欢迎的学术研究课程，包括为期10周的课堂训练和在指定的几个国家中的一个国家为期2周的严格实地研究。2007年春季凯洛格商学院共有500多名学生参与了该课程，2008年6月开始，GIM将满足凯洛格商学院的全球课程要求。

Kellogg International Business& Markets Program(凯洛格商学院国际商业与市场课程)主管Torben G. Andersen教授表示：“推出具有实践成分的全球课程在全球顶尖的商学院中是一个很明显的趋势。凯洛格很久以前便拥有了这类课程，现在仍然是提供以日益多样化国际课程为基础的经验学习机会的领先院校。”

附：美国西北大学凯洛格商学院简介

美国西北大学凯洛格商学院成立于1908年，是研究生商业教育领域公认的全球领导者。该学院座落于芝加哥郊外，培养了全球各地众多著名的研究型人才和MBA学子。凯洛格商学院的课程组合包括：全日制、非全日制MBA、EMBA和非学位EMBA。该学院提供3个联合学位课程：法律博士-工商管理硕士(JD-MBA)、医学博士-工商管理硕士(MD-MBA)以及工商管理硕士-工程管理硕士(MBA-MEM)。此外，凯洛格商学院在迈阿密提供一个EMBA课程，并与欧洲、亚洲、中东和加拿大的商学院拥有联盟关系。

消息来源:美国西北大学凯洛格商学院

英文原文：

KelloggSchoolof Management Introduces Global Course Requirement

Aug. 1, 2007 - The Kellogg School of Management atNorthwesternUniversitytoday announced the introduction of a global course requirement to its MBA curriculum.

The requirement officially will take effect in June 2008 for students in the Full-Time MBA Program. The enhancement underscores theKelloggSchool’s commitment to developing global leaders who apply creative solutions to business challenges and who are able to build consensus across diverse groups. To fulfill the new requirement, students can complete courses such as Cross-Cultural Negotiation, International Finance, International Marketing, International Business Strategy or Global Initiatives in Management.

“Today, it is critical that students not only grasp the intricacies of our global culture in theory, but that they also are granted the opportunity to apply teachings in a real-world, collaborative environment,” said Dipak C. Jain, dean of the Kellogg School of Management. “The global course requirement accomplishes this important objective and formalizes our school’s commitment to developing leaders equipped to thrive in the challenging global business landscape.”

In addition to the global course requirement, theKelloggSchoolhas several existing initiatives that encourage global business perspectives and experiential learning. For example, the school’s Global Initiatives in Management (GIM) course, which was established in 1989, is a popular academic offering that combines 10 weeks of classroom training with two weeks of rigorous field research in one of several countries. More than 500KelloggSchoolstudents participated in the course in the spring of 2007. Beginning in June 2008, GIM will satisfy theKelloggSchool’s global course requirement.

“A distinct trend toward introducing global initiatives with a practical component is emerging across the world’s top business schools,” said Professor Torben G. Andersen, director of the Kellogg International Business & Markets Program. “Kellogg has long embraced this approach and remains a leader in offering experiential learning opportunities that are predicated on an increasingly diverse set of international course offerings.”

About theKelloggSchoolof Management at Northwestern University

The Kellogg School of Management atNorthwesternUniversitywas founded in 1908 and is widely recognized as a global leader in graduate business education. The school, located just outside ofChicago, is home to a renowned, research-based faculty and MBA students from around the globe. TheKelloggSchool’s academic portfolio includes the Full-Time, Part-Time and Executive MBA Programs and the nondegree Executive Education Program. The school offers three joint-degree programs: the JD-MBA, MD-MBA and the Master of Management and Manufacturing (MBA-MEM). Additionally, the Kellogg School of Management offers an Executive MBA Program inMiamiand has alliances with business schools in Europe, Asia, the Middle East andCanada. To learn more, visitwww.kellogg.northwestern.edu.