Friday, August 21, 2009

MGIM program launches 2nd year

The second ever entering class of the Master of Global Innovation Management program is under way. MGIM students spend a semester in Aix-en-Provence and a semester in Raleigh. Over the summer they have the option of doing an internship or working on a project in China and taking a course there. The degree is designed for students in STEM disciplines who want to learn more about management.

All the students recruited by NC State are now in France. They met for an informal get together last night over pizza, and their French Language Intensives kick off on Monday morning. They'll have 2 weeks of French Intensives, and then their classes will start on September 7. This year they will have a busier schedule as the MGIMs will be integrated more into the MBA curriculum at our French partner IAE.

The new students recruited by NC State come from the US, Canada and Brazil. They are graduates from NCSU, UNC-CH, Meredith, Laval University (Canada), and Armstrong Atlantic State University with majors that include Engineering, Microbiology, Interior Design, Business, Textile Science, Economics and Mathematics. We have an even split with nine men and nine women. Most are coming straight from undergrad with no post-grad experience.

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