For the second year in a row, Anaheim University's MBA programs were ranked #1 in Japan's Nikkei Business Publications' annual rankings for the professional expertise of AU's MBA faculty. The nationally accredited California-based Anaheim University Akio Morita School of Business, named in honor of the late Sony Founder, was placed 1st in 3 major categories.
The University and Graduate School Guide, published by Japan's leading Business and Economic publisher, the Nikkei BP, looks at 78 graduate business schools that operate programs in Japan. Scoring a perfect 100% in all 3 of its categories, Anaheim University was ranked alongside Temple University Japan who outranked their rivals in the Japanese press and retained their positions at the top of the board.
The School of Business offers three MBA tracks ranging from 100% online with its Online Global and Online Green MBA (MBA in Sustainable Management) programs to the Professional MBA's blended learning format through which students in Japan combine online study with face-to-face group study sessions at the Akio Morita Learning Center, based on the Sony Founder's former estate in Tokyo, Japan. Professional MBA students also have the opportunity to take part in a short-term Advanced Project Management study program taught on the campus of Stanford University by professors in the Stanford Center for Professional Development in (Palo Alto) Stanford, California.
In addition to its esteemed faculty, Anaheim University provides its MBA students access to live seminars and webcasts with business leaders from such global companies as Nissan, Accenture, FedEx, Body Glove, British Airways, Exxon Mobil, Leo Burnett, Zappos, SAP, Entrepreneur Media, Belkin, Audi, Toshiba and Union Bank of California.
"We are very pleased that Anaheim University is continuing to be recognized as a leading business school in Asia with our Online International MBA, Professional MBA and Online Green MBA enrolling business professionals from over 40 countries worldwide. We are extremely proud of our faculty, who were ranked #1 for their academic credentials combined with business expertise, and for the leadership of the Dean of our School of Business, Dr. Andrew Honeycutt, who earned his Doctorate in Business Administration from Harvard's prestigious Business School," said AU Chief Communications Officer David Bracey
Is it really possible to make a profit while embracing tree-hugging ideologies? According to Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott, “Being a good steward of the environment and our communities, and being an efficient and profitable business, are not mutually exclusive. In fact they are one and the same." Companies around the world are finding this to be true as students enrolled in online Sustainable Management programs through the Anaheim University Kisho Kurokawa Green Institute, are implementing strategies at the workplace that enable them to be responsible for the financial, environmental and social bottom line.
By completing such 6-week intensive online courses as “Triple Bottom Line Accountability”, “Green Marketing” and “Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics” working professionals around the world are learning about the “3 P’s” (People, Planet and Profit) while earning an 18-week Certificate, a 36-week Diploma or an 18-month MBA in Sustainable Management, referred to as the Online Green MBA.
Donald Nordeng, President of the pioneering organic certification company Ecocert S.A.’s Japanese subsidiary, shared his experience with Anaheim’s accredited Online Green MBA program by saying, “Triple Bottom Line Accountability is one of the subjects I am excited about getting to grips with. This really fits with the business and whole corporate raison d’etre, of how to increase our profit whilst at the same time adding value to the environment and standards of living within the communities we serve. The fact that Anaheim University is an online University also had added incentive for me to study. Without the bricks and mortar, need for travel, and online resources we are already cutting down on thousands of tons of carbon”.
The nationally accredited Anaheim University demonstrated its environmental responsibility by committing to become 100% paperless by 2010. In February 2009 Anaheim signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), promising to within two years, set a target date and interim milestones for becoming climate neutral.
Demonstrating social responsibility, Anaheim University implemented the Tuition Relief program to assist students in these uncertain economic times, covering 50% of the tuition fee for any degree-seeking student as well as any Sustainable Management Diploma or Certificate Student who enrolls by June 30th, 2009.
Anaheim University will appear in a documentary to be aired during the months of May and June on WOWOW, Japan's premier private satellite broadcasting and pay TV station. The documentary entitled "Quest Tankyushatachi Shikisha Nishimoto Tomomi Sekaini Kanaderu" follows world-renowned female conductor Tomomi Nishimoto to Beverly Hills, California where she peformed at Anaheim University's Cherry Blossom Gala and launch of the Anaheim University Akira Kurosawa School of Film/Akira Kurosawa Memorial Tribute. At the tribute, Tomomi Nishimoto and the Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra performed a film concert of Akira Kurosawa Academy Award Winning Film "Ran".
Program Dates and Times:
5/10/09 (Sunday) 10:00 am
5/16/09 (Saturday) 7:00 am
6/17/09 (Wednesday) 5:00 pm
Anaheim University and Hanyang Cyber University sign Agreement to offer TESOL Certification to Korea
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Click here for AU News Archives For Immediate ReleaseAnaheim University and Hanyang Cyber University sign Agreement to offer TESOL Certification to Korean English Teachers
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On April 11th, 2009 Anaheim University TESOL faculty spoke at the 7th Asian EFL Journal International Conference in Busan, Korea. Dr. David Nunan and Dr. Rod Ellis, who are Dean and Chair respectively of the Anaheim University Graduate School of Education, opened the day's events which featured over 40 speakers from such countries as the U.S., the UK., Australia, India, Pakistan, Japan, Jordan, the Philippines and Vietnam. The conference, whose theme was "The Multiple Roles of the EFL Teacher" was chaired by the 2008 KOTESOL Chair Robert Dickey. The Asian EFL Journal now has readership of over 1.7 million unique readers every year, consisting of University academics, university students, or teachers involved in English as a second language.
