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Message from Academic Director

G. Christainsen Dr. Gregory Christainsen

Professor of Economics
College of Business & Economics
California State University, East Bay, USA

Academic Director of California State University, East Bay
Executive MBA Program in Singapore


The rapid development of countries in the Pacific Rim has led some commentators to predict that the 21st century will be the "Pacific Century". If such predictions are to be realized, however, the region will need executives who are trained in the most up-to-date methods of business management. In today's increasingly global economy, managers must keep up with new management ideas as well as new technology.

Since 1994 California State University, East Bay has been a leader in international MBA education. The university was the first to establish an MBA program in the former Soviet Union, and our Moscow program has been consistently ranked #1 in all of Russia. We have also conducted MBA programs in Austria (in both Vienna and Graz), in Hong Kong, and in Beijing. EduPoll rated our Singapore program as the best new American MBA in the city-state. Our highly-regarded Transnational Executive MBA program links the various sites by sending managers based in America to our foreign locations to do modules and consulting projects.

To help meet the explosion in demand for MBA education, we have formed partnerships with other universities in the California State system. For the Singapore program, we are proud to have an alliance with San Jose State University (SJSU), which lies in the heart of Silicon Valley. SJSU has specialized in educating managers at such Silicon Valley powerhouses as Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard, National Semiconductor, Advanced Micro Devices, and Apple Computer. Its hands-on experience with some of the world's leading high-technology companies offers tremendous value to executives in a dynamic place like Singapore.

As the Academic Director for this venture, I invite you to join our Executive MBA program. We intend for it to be a challenging, but rewarding experience for executives who are looking for a program with a fast-paced, state-of-the-art curriculum and outstanding instructors.