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The International Partnership of Business Schools (IPBS) has
welcomed its 9th
partner institution, North Carolina State University (NCSU) in Raleigh,
North Carolina in the U.S.A.
Established in 1979, the IPBS is a consortium of top
business schools located in Dublin (Ireland), Boston (USA),
Lancaster (United Kingdom), Madrid (Spain), Reims (France),
Reutlingen (Germany), Piacenza (Italy), and Puebla (Mexico)
and
its newcomer, Raleigh, North Carolina (U.S.A.).
DCU Business School (DCUBS) plays a leading role in the
partnership. In April 2009 Prof. Bernard Pierce, Dean of DCUBS, was elected President of the International
Partnership of Business Schools.
On Friday, November 6th, 2009, NCSU was
recognised officially as the newest partner in the IPBS
network through an official document signing ceremony which
took place at the European School of Business, Reutlingen,
Germany. The partner agreement was signed by IPBS President, Prof. Bernard Pierce,
Dean of DCU Business School; and by Prof. K. Shannon Davis, Associate Dean of
Undergraduate Programs at North Carolina State University (NCSU).
North Carolina State University
was founded in 1887 and it is the largest 4-year institution in
North Carolina. More than 33,000 Students from the U.S.A. and from
107 foreign countries are enrolled there. The College of Management
was established in 1992 and like its new partners in the IPBS
network; it has been continuously earning high academic rankings.
The IPBS is dedicated to the development of a lifelong
cross-cultural international community of business and management
students, alumni, professors, researchers and staff, by sharing and
increasing their professional knowledge, skills and understanding
through international exchange programmes.
IPBS member schools co-operate in a programme of research and
teaching activities and the network currently has almost 2,000
students registered on dual degree and joint degree programmes.
For
more information about IPBS and its programmes, visit:
www.ipbs-edu.net and
www.ipbs-master.com
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IPBS President Prof. Bernard Pierce, Dean of DCU Business School
and Prof. K. Shannon Davis, Associate Dean
Undergraduate Programs at North Carolina
State University (NCSU) at the signing of the agreement
which sees NCSU become 9th partner institution of the IPBS.
Celebrating NCSU's membership
of IPBS are, from left, IPBS President Prof. Bernard Pierce, Dean
of DCU Business School;
Prof. Dr. Hendrik Brumme,
Vice-President Reutlingen University;Prof. K. Shannon Davis,
Associate Dean
Undergraduate Programs at North Carolina
State University (NCSU) ; and Prof. Dr. Ottmar Schneck, Dean
of ESB Reutlingen
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