{"id":485,"date":"2008-01-22T10:50:54","date_gmt":"2008-01-22T14:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=485"},"modified":"2014-11-14T16:01:52","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T21:01:52","slug":"college-launches-popular-graduate-programs-in-mexico-and-panama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2008\/01\/college-launches-popular-graduate-programs-in-mexico-and-panama\/","title":{"rendered":"College launches popular graduate programs in Mexico and Panama."},"content":{"rendered":"

Combine solid economies in countries with strong U.S. ties, proven graduate programs offered by the College of Business Administration, and the college\u2019s commitment to sharing the expertise of its faculty to benefit students globally, and you have the foundation for the expansion of the Master of Accounting (MACC) to Mexico and the Professional MBA (PMBA) to Panama.<\/p>\n

Leading university and practicing accountants participate in Mexico.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Catedral Metrapolitana, Mexico City<\/em><\/td>\nView of Zocalo, Mexico City<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u201cWe are partnering with Instituto Tecnol\u00f3gico Aut\u00f3nomo de M\u00e9xico (ITAM), described byAmericaEconom\u00eda<\/em> as the number one business school in Latin America,\u201d said\u00a0Jos\u00e9 de la Torre<\/strong>, former dean of the Chapman Graduate School, with\u00a0Tomislav Mandakovic<\/strong>, associate dean, adding, \u201cThe school attracts the best professionals in the area and has extensive contacts in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

But why would trained accounting professionals want to obtain a degree from the Chapman School?<\/p>\n

According to de la Torre, \u201cWith the growing integration of Mexico into North America through the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Mexican companies are finding it increasingly important to integrate accounting systems with U.S. standards\u2014thus the need to train Mexican accountants in U.S. accounting practices so they can sit for and pass the CPA exam.\u201d<\/p>\n

To faculty director\u00a0Leonardo Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong>, emeritus professor, School of Accounting, the timing is ideal.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur MACC program arrives at an opportune time for ITAM and Mexican accountants because it will enhance the participants\u2019 professional mobility at the precise moment that Mexico and the United States increase their international trade under NAFTA,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nLeonardo Rodriguez<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

PMBA Panama prepares leaders for flourishing business environment.<\/em><\/p>\n

Patterned on the PMBA Dominican Republic, the PMBA Panama program, offered in partnership with Quality Leadership University, responds to a different set of opportunities and needs, as noted by de la Torre and faculty director\u00a0Jerry Haar<\/strong>, associate dean for international affairs and projects, and professor, Department of Management and International Business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nLeft to right:\u00a0Tomislav Mandakovic<\/strong>, associate dean, Chapman School;Oscar Le\u00f3n<\/strong>, president, Quality Leadership University in Panama; andJos\u00e9 de la Torre<\/strong>, former dean, Chapman School<\/em><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u201cWith an average economic growth rate exceeding nine percent per annum over the past three years, a privileged geographic position, expansion of the Panama Canal, and a stable and pro-business government, Panama has experienced an investment boom, with multinational companies rushing there to set up distribution, service, and training centers for the region,\u201d de la Torre said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis economic boom has caused the country\u2019s entrepreneurial classes to realize they need graduate and executive-level education to maintain and increase their competitiveness\u2014a need the PMBA program will help fill,\u201d Haar said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Combine solid economies in countries with strong U.S. ties, proven graduate programs offered by the College of Business Administration, and the college\u2019s commitment to sharing the expertise of its faculty to benefit students globally, and you have the foundation for the expansion of the Master of Accounting (MACC) to Mexico and the Professional MBA (PMBA) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1288,1570,1643,1801,2146,2163,2587],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/71"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24191,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485\/revisions\/24191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}