UMT President, Dean Meet with 170 MBA Students in Shanghai

ARLINGTON, Virginia, August 23, 2001 - UMT President Yanping Chen and Academic Dean J. Davidson Frame met with about 170 students in the university's MBA program in Shanghai on August 11.

The meeting took place during a reception held in their honor. They met with students who are in a program being jointly run by UMT and Shanghai Jiaotong University.

"We were surprised to see so many students there," Dr. Chen said. "This is the first time we had met them face-to-face. It was very rewarding to be able to talk with them."

During this reception, Drs. Chen and Frame answered many questions from the students about career and educational opportunities overseas.

"They were interested in knowing how American students study, how they balance their work and school, if their employer pays their tuition and provide study-leave," Dr. Chen said. "They are looking forward to completing their program and moving on with the next stage of their career."

The students, who were from the program's Spring and Fall 2001 classes, seem to value their UMT education, which is providing them with a fresh outlook in business and in life.

"UMT is proud to be a pioneer in bringing Western-style MBA programs to China," Dr. Chen noted. "China will need about 300,000 MBAs to meet its economic growth, but Chinese universities are only graduating about 2,000 annually. This presents a major opportunity for us."