WSBE Graduates First Class of International Students
August 22, 2007
UNH graduated its first class of students from Seoul, South Korea, who
participated in the school’s first degree program outside of the
United States.
Fifteen students graduated Aug. 3, with a Master of Science in the Management
of Technology.
“The Whittemore School of Business and Economics works very hard
to equip students with an international perspective, and the Korea program
creates vital links for faculty collaboration with international partners,
new international opportunities for students, and broadens the international
reputation of the school,” says President Mark Huddleston. “This
is critical in today’s global economy,”
The students who completed the full-time, one-year graduate program were
required to meet the same requirements as any student applying to the program,
with the added prerequisite of demonstrating a thorough understanding of
English. Most classes were team-taught by WSBE faculty members and adjunct
faculty members drawn primarily from six of Seoul’s top business
schools, most of whom hold Ph.D.s from some of the most prestigious business
schools in the United States.
All curricula, syllabi, course materials, grading and other academic components
were developed and approved by UNH. The Whittemore School’s business
partner in Seoul, MetaB, was responsible for marketing the program to students,
identifying top Korean faculty, and managing operations in Korea.
Most of the students in this first graduating class already hold multiple
degrees from non-Western universities. The majority have technical backgrounds
and several years of experience. They hail from some of Korea’s largest
local and foreign companies, including Samsung and Hewlett-Packard (electronics),
KOSPO (Korean power company), Oracle (software), Comverse (networking systems),
POSCO (steel), Zuellig (pharmaceutical), Doosan (heavy construction), and
Travellers-Jeju Hotel (hospitality). Their positions in these companies
range from independent consultants, to senior investment manager, to president.
The Whittemore School decided to offer the Master of Science in the Management
of Technology (MS-MOT) instead of its MBA because the MS-MOT is a proven
and successful program that serves a specific market and thus distinguishes
UNH from other Western graduate business degree initiatives in the Pacific
Rim.
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