U21Global launches Global Business Leadership course

Course focuses on developing strategic leadership capabilities and enhancing business acumen

31 October 2008, Sydney: U21Global, the world's leading online Graduate School has introduced a course to deal with the challenges of management within a global organisation, the Certificate of Global Business Leadership. Starting on November 24, the programme aims to provide students with skills and real-world experience needed to provide first class leadership in an increasingly challenging international business environment.

"The Certificate of Global Business Leadership is an online programme that offers a global business leadership syllabus combined with real-world case studies from fellow students around the world," commented Dr Helen Lange, Dean, Business Management Programmes of U21Global.

"U21Global's unique approach to learning provides a tremendous amount of flexibility, enabling working professionals not only to effectively balance work, study and family commitments, but also the chance to interact with students from around the world, something that is particularly relevant with this course. In addition, companies will reap immediate benefits from the ongoing programme without having to wait for their staff to complete it as it has real-time relevance."

Conducted wholly online, the Certificate of Global Business Leadership programme covers major aspects of business leadership in a global market place and provides a broad overview of key management disciplines to enhance the business acumen of potential leaders. It comprises six modules that educate students on subjects such as people leadership, the international business environment, strategic management, finance, marketing management and operations management.

"Given the increasingly dynamic and competitive business environment, our objective is to help equip the leaders of global and regional companies with 'best-in-class' skills relevant in the global context and provide a sound understanding of business fundamentals that will enable them to lead in an increasingly globalised world," continued Dr Lange.

"The Certificate of Global Business Leadership programme will allow Australia's business leaders to gain these tools while working with students in similar positions around the world so that they can learn from real-life case studies in other countries and regions."

Aimed at corporate-sponsored and individual students who have at least eight years' work experience and five years' management experience, the 25-week programme offers an innovative and supportive learning environment which involves interactive online learning, discussion and peer learning platforms, mentoring by U21Global professors and access to research articles and business library.

About U21Global

Established in 2001, U21Global is the world's premier online Graduate School that offers globally recognised graduate programmes. The graduate school is backed by an international network of leading research-intensive universities in 11 countries. U21Global combines the traditional quality of its founders with innovative modes of delivery on the Internet, providing students with substantial learning advantages, while balancing work, travel and family life.

U21Global has successfully enrolled students from 60 countries around the world including those from Asia, Australia, Africa, Europe and the Americas. The graduate programmes draw upon the best practices in online learning and pedagogy and have been approved by U21pedagogica, an independent quality assurance body which ensures that the curriculum meets the rigorous academic standards of all the affiliated universities. For more information on U21Global, please visit our campus at www.u21global.edu.sg

U21Global's affiliated universities include: North America: Tecnológico de Monterrey, University of Virginia; Europe: Lund University; University College Dublin, University of Birmingham, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, University of Nottingham; Asia: Fudan University, Korea University, National University of Singapore, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Delhi, University of Hong Kong, Waseda University; Australia: University of Melbourne, University of Queensland.