MBA Applications to UCLA Grow By 10-12%
Applications to the full-time MBA program at UCLA's Anderson School of Management increased by 10 to 12 per cent in 2005-2006, Dean Judy Olian told the Financial Times in a recent interview.
The School is planning for an incoming class of 360 first-year students this fall, which is 11 per cent larger than Anderson's first-year classes have typically been.
There was even greater growth in applications to Anderson's part-time MBA program. Olian said that part-time application volume grew by 40 per cent over last year.
Olian, who took over the deanship at Anderson in January 2006, said she was drawn to UCLA by the intellectual environment. "When you are in the business of knowledge, UCLA is at the top,” she said. She added that the University of California system is “the greatest university system in the world,” with a strong governance system that maintains high academic standards.
Olian also noted that California is an ideal setting for a business school. The size of the state's economy and population guarantee a strong foundation for business studies and a steady stream of talent. California also offers strong biosciences, real estate, and media and entertainment sectors. Above all, California has been the seat of entrepreneurial culture in the U.S. "I think the entrepreurial company will be the corporate model of the 21st century," Olian said.
One of Olian's priorities as Dean is to recruit outstanding faculty. To date she has brought at least 8 new professors to Anderson, bringing the total number of faculty to 78. She said she would continue to seek to attract top academic talent to the School.
Source: "Member of a Club of Two," by Della Bradshaw - the Financial Times, May 15, 2006
Tags: UCLA, Anderson School of Management
The School is planning for an incoming class of 360 first-year students this fall, which is 11 per cent larger than Anderson's first-year classes have typically been.
There was even greater growth in applications to Anderson's part-time MBA program. Olian said that part-time application volume grew by 40 per cent over last year.
Olian, who took over the deanship at Anderson in January 2006, said she was drawn to UCLA by the intellectual environment. "When you are in the business of knowledge, UCLA is at the top,” she said. She added that the University of California system is “the greatest university system in the world,” with a strong governance system that maintains high academic standards.
Olian also noted that California is an ideal setting for a business school. The size of the state's economy and population guarantee a strong foundation for business studies and a steady stream of talent. California also offers strong biosciences, real estate, and media and entertainment sectors. Above all, California has been the seat of entrepreneurial culture in the U.S. "I think the entrepreurial company will be the corporate model of the 21st century," Olian said.
One of Olian's priorities as Dean is to recruit outstanding faculty. To date she has brought at least 8 new professors to Anderson, bringing the total number of faculty to 78. She said she would continue to seek to attract top academic talent to the School.
Source: "Member of a Club of Two," by Della Bradshaw - the Financial Times, May 15, 2006
Tags: UCLA, Anderson School of Management
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