UCLA's Anderson School of Management unveils new initiatives geared towards the Asian market
Judy Olian, dean of the Anderson School of Management, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), was in Hong Kong in December as part of an Asian tour.
Judy Olian, dean of the Anderson School of Management, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), was in Hong Kong in December as part of an Asian tour.
Throughout her highly successful 10 years as dean, Olian has always taken pride in UCLA’s reputation in Hong Kong and its ever-improving “brand” in the rest of Asia.
“We’ve had an alumni chapter in Hong Kong since 1998, a great network in Japan and, more recently, in Beijing and Shanghai,” she says.
The aim is to build on this, as well as strong partnerships with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and other well regarded institutions, through new initiatives and exchanges.
“In March, we’ll be bringing around 40 students to Hong Kong, along with a strategy professor,” Olian says. “We want to educate our students on what’s unique about Hong Kong as the gateway to Greater China. We view the city as a very interesting case study for our students to learn about and from.”
Anderson achieves consistently high marks among the world’s elite business schools and its MBA programme is currently ranked 14th by The Economist.