UMT Expands Degree Program to Morocco

ARLINGTON, Virginia, September 25, 2002 - The University of Management and Technology will launch a new MBA program in Morocco later this fall.

A Morocco-based training company, AmeriTech S.A.R.L., will serve as the program's local organizer. The company, headed by CEO Alex Lahlou, will organize classes and help to recruit students. Classes will begin in November or December in the capital city of Rabat.

"This is our first program in Africa," said UMT President Yanping Chen. "However, we have a great deal of experience in developing countries which we can apply to this effort."

UMT has established similar academic programs in China. The university has its education programs in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Nanjing and Kunming and other locations. UMT also will launch an MBA program in Taiwan in November.

"Morocco and China are at similar stages of economic development," Dr. Chen noted. "Those similarities will make it easy for us to adapt our program for the Moroccan market."

UMT plans to expand the MBA program to other Moroccan cities such as Casablanca.

"There is a great demand among working professionals in Morocco for affordable, high-quality management education," she added. "This program will combine the latest management theories with practical insights into how to apply them in a real-world environment."