UMT Launches Taiwan MBA Program

ARLINGTON, Virginia, December 3, 2002 - The University of Management and Technology will launch a new MBA program in Taipei, marking its first program on Taiwan.

The program, set to debut in February, will have a project management focus. Local Taiwanese faculty members will teach the courses in cooperation with faculty from the United States. National Taiwan University (NTU), the number one university in Taiwan, will host the program.

"We're very pleased to be able to offer this program to Taiwan's graduate students," said Academic Dean J. Davidson Frame. "This is an excellent opportunity for UMT to build upon the programs we have already established on mainland China."

UMT's Taiwan Office in Taipei is operated by Leading Technology Management Institute (LTMI), which serves as the program's local organizer. UMT's Taiwan Office is headed by Dr. Barry Hsiung and Mr. Alan Liang and managed by Doris Che. Staff members Sam Chan, Fiona Chiang and Monica Chung will organize classes, recruit and serve students, and assist UMT and local faculties.

" We are looking forward to working with our Taiwan Office to expand UMT's program throughout the island," said UMT President Yanping Chen. "This program allows UMT to apply its experience in teaching Chinese mainland students to Taiwan students."

Drs, Frame and Chen delivered four speeches to about 100 potential UMT students in Taiwan during a recent three-day trip there.

"Our Taiwan students are very excited about the international aspects of UMT's program," Dr. Chen said. "It will enable them to expand their connections into China and other part of world through exchange programs within the UMT global community."

The UMT Taiwan Office hosted a dinner reception during which Drs. Frame and Chen had an opportunity to meet local faculty members.

"It's an excellent faculty," Dr. Frame said. "They have all obtained Ph.D.s from top American or British universities, such as University of Wisconsin, University of Pennsylvania, George Washington University and Winchester University. They all currently serve as faculty members at local top universities."

During the past several years, UMT has established similar academic programs in China. UMT currently has distance education programs in Beijing, Shanghai, Kunming, Hangzhou and Shenzhen and other cities in partnership with top Chinese universities. UMT also has established a programs in Poland and Morocco.