DCU Business School and Catholic University of Lublin sign exclusive licencing agreement for delivery of the DCU Executive MBA in Poland
19 February 2004

Dr Jerzy Kowalski, President and CEO of Lublin Business School; Dr. Maria Slowey, Vice President for Learning Innovation, DCU; Dr Agnieszka Kijewska, Vice Rector for Research, International and Public Relations at the Catholic University of Lublin; Dr. Tom McCarthy, Dean of DCU Business School

On 16 February 2004, the DCU Business School signed an agreement with the Catholic University of Lublin (KUL) and Lublin Business School (LBS) granting an exclusive licence to LBS for the delivery of the DCU Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Poland.

The agreement establishes the pedagogical approach to the delivery of the programme in Poland and formalises ongoing quality assurance and assessment procedures. Opportunities for academic exchange and collaboration also form part of the agreement. Students who successfully complete the Executive MBA in Poland will be conferred with MBA degree from DCU as well as a MBA diploma issued by LBS. It is expected that the first intake of students will commence their studies in March 2004.

Commenting on the agreement, Professor McCarthy, Dean of DCU Business School, emphasised the strategic importance of this new partnership arrangement. He also made reference to the fact that it establishes a platform for deepening relationships with Poland, one of the newest members of the EU with a population of 40 million people. "Given that the Lublin region is situation in Eastern Poland, it also opens up possibilities for cooperative ventures between DCU and LBS, right up to the Ukrainian border" he said.

Dr Jerzy Kowalski, President and CEO of Lublin Business School, expressed the view that "this new partnership may form the basis of significant links between SMEs between the two countries and we are excited about the potential opportunities that may flow from it".

Professor Maria Slowey, Vice President for Learning Innovation at DCU and Dr Agnieszka Kijewska, Vice Rector for Research, International and Public Relations at the Catholic University of Lublin shared the view that this agreement represents an excellent foundation for deeper levels of cooperation between the institutions in the future.

The Catholic University of Lublin (KUL) was founded in 1918. It is the oldest university in Lublin and one of the oldest in Poland, with a current enrolment of approximately 19,000 students across 20 academic disciplines.