Beijing, China September 13, 2006 The University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business, a leading provider of Executive MBA programs in China, today announced that it has partnered with CCTV, Chinas national television network, to deliver the Win in China Smith School Business Plan Competition. The contest continues the success and tradition of the Smith Schools annual China Business Plan Competition, now in its second year.
Starting with the competitions scheduled launch in September 2006, participants will be invited to submit their business ideas to win and be eligible for academic scholarships and training programs valued up to a total of $200,000. Prizes will include scholarships in the Smith Schools world-class Executive MBA programs in Beijing and Shanghai. The competitions grand prize winners will be selected in a final round competition in May 2007 to win an expense-paid trip to the Smith Schools U.S. campus for customized training including visits to incubators and individual corporate headquarters from the Smith Schools Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship.
Win in China is about offering transformational opportunities to anyone with an entrepreneurial spirit regardless of age, education, gender, and ethnicity, said CCTV spokesperson, Gao Qiang. The high caliber and reputation of the Smith School made it the ideal choice as our exclusive Global Academic Partner and we are pleased to present the Win in China Smith School Business Plan Competition.
Some entrepreneurs are born and others are made but universally and without exception all businesspeople benefit from outside expertise, mentoring and experience. The process of education is critical, said Howard Frank, dean of the University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business, while announcing the winners at the final round of the Smith Schools Second Annual China Business Plan Competition today in Beijing. I am pleased that the Smith School is sharing its leading educational resources to further support the growth of world-class business ideas and leaders in China.
As CCTVs exclusive academic partner for the popular Win in China reality television program, the Smith School also provides entrepreneurs with free training sessions in Shanghai to further hone business management knowledge and skills. The first Win in China Smith School Entrepreneurship and Innovation Seminar was held on August 6, 2006. More information about the sessions and registration can be found online at the Smith School China Web site www.rhsmith-umd.cn.
More information about Win in China Smith School Business Plan Competition will be available on the Smith School China Web site with the competitions official launch in September 2006.
Entrepreneurship, globalization and the integration of business and technology are key areas of focus for the Smith School, which offers its leading Executive MBA programs in Beijing and Shanghai. Smiths business management programs in China, like the China Business Plan Competition, are built around the Building Leaders for the Digital Economy theme.
The Smith School in China
The Smith School is partnered with the University of International Business and Economics to deliver its top-ranked programs in China. The school is helping China meet a critical need for MBA graduates and world-class business leadership by delivering its leading Executive MBA programs in Beijing and Shanghai, as well as through its successful custom Executive programs. For more information about the Smith Schools China programs, visit: http://www.rhsmith-umd.cn.
About the University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognized leader in management education and research for the digital economy. One of 13 colleges and schools at the University of Maryland, College Park, the Smith School offers undergraduate, full-time and part-time MBA, Executive MBA, MS PhD and executive education programs, as well as outreach services to the corporate community. The school offers its degree, custom and certification programs in learning locations on three continents North America, Europe and Asia.
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About the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognized leader in management education and research. One of 12 colleges and schools at the University of Maryland, College Park, the Smith School offers undergraduate, full-time and flex MBA, executive MBA, online MBA, business master’s, PhD and executive education programs, as well as outreach services to the corporate community. The school offers its degree, custom and certification programs in learning locations in North America and Asia.