NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation Grant Enhances Fordham University GBA Degree Programs
Fordham University
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NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Graduate School of Business
Administration (GBA) at Fordham University has received its second grant from
the NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation which will be used to expand its
educational offerings focusing on global financial markets and investor
relations.
The Foundation's continuing generosity will help to extend GBA's Master of
Science in Global Finance (MSGF) program, which debuted in the spring of 2010,
to include new strategic global regions. The expansion of the MSGF builds on
the Fordham program's success in Beijing, which is part of the University's
strategy of developing partnerships with key institutions, world-wide. In GBA,
the emphasis is on six regions, or 'nodes.' These nodes include greater China,
(specifically Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing), Europe (anchored in London),
Africa (anchored in Pretoria), Turkey, India and South America.
The grant will also help to expand the delivery of a Master of Science in
Investor Relations (MIR) degree, which debuted this past fall, to students in
Beijing.
The MIR was designed with the understanding that a decade after the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act became law, the field of investor relations has become a
more central and strategic function of corporations. Recent de-listings of
Chinese firms on major organized exchanges illustrate how this has become a
major issue for China. As such, Fordham has teamed with the National School of
Development of Peking University in Beijing to deliver this critical training
to Chinese students and other students globally, combining coursework taught in
Beijing with courses and experiential learning activities in New York City.
David Gautschi, Ph.D., Dean of the Graduate School of Business Administration
at Fordham, said, 'The role of business in the global political economy is
expanding daily.
'It is incumbent upon a school of business - especially a school of business in
an international financial center - to make a global curriculum a strategic
priority. We give credit to NASDAQ OMX for recognizing that need, and for
helping Fordham fill it.'
Stephen Freedman, Ph.D., Provost of the University and Professor of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology at Fordham, said, 'This generous grant, and the programs
it supports, underscores Fordham's growing international reach, especially in
China.'
Freedman added, 'We are very grateful to NASDAQ OMX for its financial support
and commitment to international business education. The funds will help ensure
more Fordham GBA graduates are prepared to compete at the top levels of
management in finance and business.'
Joan Conley, Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary at NASDAQ OMX, said,
'The NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation knows how important it is to groom
future business leaders who will navigate the global economy.
'As a truly global exchange group with strategies that cross all borders and
continents, we are thrilled to partner with Fordham which also realizes how
newly minted business graduates will need to be fluent in the language and
customs of international business to compete in this global marketplace.'
About Fordham University:
Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering
exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to approximately
14,700 students in its four undergraduate colleges and its six graduate and
professional schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a
campus in Westchester, the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in
Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre at Heythrop College in the United Kingdom.
About The NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation:
The mission of The NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation is to promote learning
about capital formation, financial markets and entrepreneurship through
innovative educational programs. It was established in New York City in 1994
and is supported entirely by contributions from The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
About NASDAQ OMX:
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers
trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents,
with more than 3,500 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital
raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings
market, NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX First North, and the
U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes
including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and
exchange-traded funds. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 70
exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more
than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal
entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in
Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more
information about NASDAQ OMX, visit www.NASDAQOMX.com. Please follow NASDAQ OMX
on Facebook and Twitter at www.facebook.com/NASDAQ.
NDAQG
CONTACT: Fordham University Media Contact:
Bob Howe
+ 1.212.636.6538
howe@fordham.edu
NASDAQ OMX Media Contact:
Robert Madden
+1.646.441.5045
Robert.Madden@NASDAQOMX.com
News Source: NASDAQ OMX
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Fordham University
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NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Graduate School of Business
Administration (GBA) at Fordham University has received its second grant from
the NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation which will be used to expand its
educational offerings focusing on global financial markets and investor
relations.
The Foundation's continuing generosity will help to extend GBA's Master of
Science in Global Finance (MSGF) program, which debuted in the spring of 2010,
to include new strategic global regions. The expansion of the MSGF builds on
the Fordham program's success in Beijing, which is part of the University's
strategy of developing partnerships with key institutions, world-wide. In GBA,
the emphasis is on six regions, or 'nodes.' These nodes include greater China,
(specifically Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing), Europe (anchored in London),
Africa (anchored in Pretoria), Turkey, India and South America.
The grant will also help to expand the delivery of a Master of Science in
Investor Relations (MIR) degree, which debuted this past fall, to students in
Beijing.
The MIR was designed with the understanding that a decade after the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act became law, the field of investor relations has become a
more central and strategic function of corporations. Recent de-listings of
Chinese firms on major organized exchanges illustrate how this has become a
major issue for China. As such, Fordham has teamed with the National School of
Development of Peking University in Beijing to deliver this critical training
to Chinese students and other students globally, combining coursework taught in
Beijing with courses and experiential learning activities in New York City.
David Gautschi, Ph.D., Dean of the Graduate School of Business Administration
at Fordham, said, 'The role of business in the global political economy is
expanding daily.
'It is incumbent upon a school of business - especially a school of business in
an international financial center - to make a global curriculum a strategic
priority. We give credit to NASDAQ OMX for recognizing that need, and for
helping Fordham fill it.'
Stephen Freedman, Ph.D., Provost of the University and Professor of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology at Fordham, said, 'This generous grant, and the programs
it supports, underscores Fordham's growing international reach, especially in
China.'
Freedman added, 'We are very grateful to NASDAQ OMX for its financial support
and commitment to international business education. The funds will help ensure
more Fordham GBA graduates are prepared to compete at the top levels of
management in finance and business.'
Joan Conley, Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary at NASDAQ OMX, said,
'The NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation knows how important it is to groom
future business leaders who will navigate the global economy.
'As a truly global exchange group with strategies that cross all borders and
continents, we are thrilled to partner with Fordham which also realizes how
newly minted business graduates will need to be fluent in the language and
customs of international business to compete in this global marketplace.'
About Fordham University:
Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering
exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to approximately
14,700 students in its four undergraduate colleges and its six graduate and
professional schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a
campus in Westchester, the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in
Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre at Heythrop College in the United Kingdom.
About The NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation:
The mission of The NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation is to promote learning
about capital formation, financial markets and entrepreneurship through
innovative educational programs. It was established in New York City in 1994
and is supported entirely by contributions from The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
About NASDAQ OMX:
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers
trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents,
with more than 3,500 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital
raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings
market, NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX First North, and the
U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes
including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and
exchange-traded funds. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 70
exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more
than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal
entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in
Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more
information about NASDAQ OMX, visit www.NASDAQOMX.com. Please follow NASDAQ OMX
on Facebook and Twitter at www.facebook.com/NASDAQ.
NDAQG
CONTACT: Fordham University Media Contact:
Bob Howe
+ 1.212.636.6538
howe@fordham.edu
NASDAQ OMX Media Contact:
Robert Madden
+1.646.441.5045
Robert.Madden@NASDAQOMX.com
News Source: NASDAQ OMX
16.02.2012 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP -
a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.
Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de
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Company: Fordham University
United States
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E-mail:
Internet:
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