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The article informs that College of Business Administration (CBA) at University of Northern Iowa uses applied improvisation to teach students innovation and collaboration. It is mentioned that applied improvisation techniques helps the business students learn innovation, adaptability, and collaboration. The article also adds that this method help them cover issue they were struggling to understand.

The article offers information on how rural locations present business schools with unique challenges, but their distance from urban centers also can be a large source of their appeal. It is mentioned that the business school must create programs that bring alumni and businesses together. The article adds that alumni engagement, internships, and site visits helps encourage local entrepreneurship and business.

The article focuses on the academic-industrial collaboration formed by the University of Delaware (UD) and Syracuse University (SU) with J.P. Morgan & Chase Co. in the U.S. The goals of the company and the two universities for the collaboration are outlined. The business schools inolved in the execution and direction of the collaboration are highilighted which include the UD Alfred Lerner College of Business, the SU Martin J. Whitman School of Management and the School of Information Studies. INSET: Getting the Relationship Right.

The article focuses on the evolution of executive education programs to offer value-oriented solutions to business enterprises. According to Mike Stanford, executive director of the Partnership Program at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), employers are requiring executive education programs to achieve efficiency and impact. The importance of partnerships among business schools to improve executive education programs is emphasized.

The article discusses the progress of the 18-year partnership between the Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Johnson & Johnson. It indicates that the partnership has enhanced the school's business curriculum, promoted an area of business research, and developed executive training programs. According to Al Osborne, senior associate dean of UCLA, the partnership has also promoted health literacy in low-income families.

The article discusses the specialized programs of the Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which are designed with industry collaboration. Topics mentioned include the teaching of programs in food marketing, pharmaceutical, and insurance by industry professionals, team-teaching of instructional practitioners (IP) with scholarly practitioners (SP), and the benefits of such collaboration aside from meeting accreditation standards.

The article offers author's opinion on entrepreneurial ecosystems are springing up worldwide as a result of wide-ranging collaborations among local businesses, academic institutions, and government agencies. It is mentioned that Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF), part of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has started new collaboration for the same. The article adds that such collaborations can help in increasing startups and promoting innovative ideas.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses topics within the issue related to partnerships in business education, including the challenges of maintaining partnerships, collaboration between academia and industry, and partnerships in business research.

The article offers information on the partnership between professional service company KPMG LLP and the Fisher College of Business of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio and Villanova University School of Business in Pennsylvania for the development of master's degree programs, focusing on data analytics in accounting. It discusses the role of the company within the program, and remarks from Fisher College's dean Anil Makhija and business chairman John W. Berry Sr. about the issue.

The article offers the author's insights on the business education in Germany. The author mentions the factors that prevent German business schools to be internationally competitive which include the tradition of vocational training, business schools were turned into universities, and the lack of motivation to offer business education. He argues that their business education will only be internationally recognized through collaboration among government, academic institutions and the industry.

The article features the Lauder Institute, a joint cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural master of business administration (MBA) degree program offered by the University of Pennsylvania and other schools around the world. It indicates that the joint degree program has been offering services to students for 26 years. Moreover, the program will be providing new offers to students with master's degree in international studies.

Information about the 2010 Global Business Forum organized by the University of Miami's School of Business Administration held in Florida. The event discussed issues about global business. Forum speakers include former GE chief executive Jack Welch, McDonald's CEO Jim Skinner, and Coca-Coal CEO Muhtar Kent. It highlighted the speech of university president Donna Shalala about promoting cross-disciplinary cooperation.

The article discusses the emerging practice of business school collaborations. It indicates that interdisciplinary and international partnerships are two kinds of partnerships involved in business schools that need careful planning and diligent maintenance. Moreover, it stresses that collaboration in business schools can help improve business education in the future.

The article offers news briefs related to business school collaborations. International agreements were signed by Audencia Nantes School of Management in France with new partners based in South America. The Global Entrepreneurship Program (GEP) has been launched by three international business schools. The partnership between French school Grenoble Ecole de Management and Management Institute of Paris resulted to the creation of a specialized master's degree in international human resources.

Presents several academic-industrial collaborations in Europe and the U.S. Agreement signed by Grenoble Ecole de Management, Hewlett-Packard Co.'s European chain headquarters, to open a regional supply chain in Prague, Czech Republic, and will recruit Czech graduates to staff it; Announcement of the strategic alliance between the Fox School of Business at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with Ecole Nationale de Ponts et Chaussées School of International Management in Paris, France, for graduate business programs.

Reports on the partnership between business leaders and academics in the establishment of the European Academy of Business in the Society in Europe. Value of corporate social responsibility; Enhancement of approaches for sustainable business success; Objectives of the business society.

The article discusses the influence of online education to collaboration of governmental organizations and higher education.

The article reports on the collaboration between publishers and libraries to make their content available for free to students, independent researchers and small business owners in Great Britain.

The article reports on the launch of Business Practices Council by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) which encourage partnerships between universities and businesses to support business school innovation.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses two reports within the issue on topics including executive education programs, the partnership established by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. with the University of Delaware and Syracuse University.

An interview with Mike Pilot, chief commercial officer at General Electric Capital Corp., is presented. He highlights the partnership between GE Capital and the Fisher College of Business at the Ohio State University. He emphasizes the importance of focusing on the middle market customers. He stresses the significance of the partnership in overcoming future challenges.

The article discusses the goal of academic-industrial collaboration. It indicates that most schools join collaboration because they want to promote interdisciplinary, international curriculum. Moreover, it stresses that such curriculum can educate students about ways on how to handle a business in the future.

The article offers ways on how to achieve a longstanding and fruitful corporate partnerships in business schools. According to Al Osborne and Ariella Herman of University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), there are keys to achieve a successful partnership these include investing in companies that are interested in the project, approaching companies that are willing to provide long-term support, and finding a corporate partner with equal passion for providing services.

Reports updates on the International Scientific Conference of the Baltic Management Development Association. Theme of the conference; Identification of potential areas of partnership between business and science; Overview of the association.

Reports on the alliance between the European Foundation for Management Development and the Al Akhawayn University in Morocco. Plan of the organizations to promote management development in the Mediterranean region; Importance of the availability of business managers trained to the highest international standard.

Reports on the partnership between the Association of Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and the European Foundation for Management Development. Collaborative work on information gathering; Pursuit of opportunities for jointly sponsored conferences; Formulation of initiatives to improve management education.

Features the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas in Arkansas. Establishment of academic-industrial collaboration; Variety of hands-on, multifaceted learning experiences for business students; Community connection of the students and faculty.