AngloAmerican University

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Anglo-American University
Chapman University Argyros School MBA in Prague
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Chapman University Argyros School MBA in Prague

• Partnership between Chapman University and
  Anglo-American University
• Courses taught on weekends
• Courses taught in three
• week modules
• Sixteen month program
• Face to face instruction
• Chapman and
• Anglo-American faculty

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Chapman Universitys Argyros School of Business
and Economics

• Close business partnerships are valued.
• Emphasize reality based education and pragmatic
  skills with ASBE as a source of expertise.
• Emphasizes pragmatic skills and teamwork in a
  cross functional environment.

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Chapman Facts

• Founded in 1861, moved to Orange in 1954
• The University consists of 7 colleges
• Wilkinson College of Letters Science
• Dodge College of Film and Media Arts
• The Argyros School of Business and Economics (our
  school)
• The School of Law
• College of Performing Arts
• The School of Education
• University College
• Total Orange Campus Enrollment 5,900
• Argyros School Enrollment 800 undergraduate
  students, 200 graduate students

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AACSB
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of
Business accreditation is one of higher
educations most prestigious accrediting bodies,
stressing academic excellence and a commitment to
continuous improvement. http//www.aacsb.edu
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Argyros School Dean

• Dean Arthur Kraft
• Argyros School of Business and Economics
• Past Chair and Member of Board of Directors for
  AACSB
• Former Dean at DePaul, Georgia Tech, Rutgers and
  West Virginia
• Ph.D., Economics, State University of New York,
  Buffalo

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Selection ofDistinguished Faculty

• Esmael Adibi - Ph.D., Claremont (Economics)
• Ekin Alakent - Ph.D., Texas at Dallas
  (Management)
• Kaan Ataman - Ph.D., Iowa (Management Science)
• Jack Broughton - Ph.D., Virginia Tech (Finance)
• Bruce Dehning - Ph.D., Colorado (Accounting)
• John Dickhaut - Ph.D., Ohio State (Accounting)
• Cris Giannantonio - Ph.D., Maryland (Human
  Resources)
• Amy Hanson - Ph.D., NYU (Human Resources)
• Andrew Jardine - Ph.D., Otago (Marketing)
• Robert Jinkens - Ph.D., Hawaii (Accounting)

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Selection ofDistinguished Faculty

• David Kang - Ph.D., USC (Information Systems)
• Noel Murray - Ph.D., Penn State (International
  Business)
• Niklas Myhr - Ph.D., Virginia (Marketing)
• Prashanth Nyer - Ph.D., Michigan (Marketing)
• Glenn Pfeiffer - Ph.D., Cornell (Accounting)
• David Porter - Ph.D., Arizona (Economics)
• Stephen Rassenti - Ph.D., Arizona (Economics)
• P.K. Shukla - Ph.D., UCLA (Entrepreneurship)
• Praveen Sinha - Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon
  (Accounting)
• Richard Smith - Ph.D., UCLA (Entrepreneurial
  Finance)

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Selection ofDistinguished Faculty

• Vernon L. Smith - Ph.D., Harvard (Economics)
• Angela Stanton - Ph.D., Claremont (Economics)
• Richard Sudek - Ph.D., Claremont
  (Entrepreneurship)
• Amjad Toukan - Ph.D., UCI (Economics)
• Regina Trevino - Ph.D., Chicago (Economics)
• Thomas Turk - Ph.D., UCI (Strategy)
• Can Uslay - Ph.D., Georgia Tech (Marketing)
• Bart Wilson - Ph.D., Arizona (Economics)
• Clas Wihlborg - Ph.D., Princeton (International
  Business)
• Candace Ybarra - Ph.D., UCI (Strategy)

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Nobel Prize Winner and Team

• Vernon L. Smith, who won the Nobel Prize in
  2002, and a five person research team (John
  Dickhaut, David Porter, Bart Wilson and Stephen
  Rassenti) join the Argyros School of Business and
  Economics.

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Nobel Prize Winner and Team

• Smith won the Nobel Prize for his pioneering
  work in experimental or scientific economics,
  which sparked a revolution in the field by
  borrowing techniques used in psychology to
  demonstrate how new markets are formed and what
  drives them. His findings continue to have a
  critical and significant effect on business and
  government, particularly in social and economic
  policy.

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Editors of Journals

• Essays in Economic and Business History
• Journal of Business and Management
• Journal of Business Research
• Journal of Database Management  
• Journal of Operations Management
• Production and Operations Management
• Reason Papers

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Recognition

• Chapman Universitys Argyros School of Business
  is among the nations best, according to annual
  rankings just released by The Princeton Review.
  The New York-based education company selected
  Chapmans George L. Argyros School of Business
  and Economics for its 2008 Best 290 Business
  Schools.

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Top 10 Ranking

• In a survey of over 900 schools by The Princeton
  Review and Entrepreneur magazine, Chapman
  University was distinguished as one of the top
  schools for entrepreneurs.
• Chapman University ranks 6th nationally among
  undergraduate entrepreneurship programs and 8th
  nationally among graduate entrepreneurship
  programs. The results of the survey, along with
  the analysis, appear in the November 2007 issue
  of Entrepreneur.
• Entrepreneur is the leading publication for
  empowering entrepreneurs worldwide to start and
  grow successful companies.

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MBA
SeminarStrategies for Competitive Advantage
4 Elective Classes
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4
8
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Capstone
8 Core Classes
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Anglo-American University

• Our Mission
• To make accessible to students of Central
  Europe, and all parts of the world, the highest
  values of Anglo-American educational principles,
  and the best of Central European traditions. Our
  aim is to prepare graduates to excel as citizens,
  leaders and specialists in their chosen fields of
  work.

• www.aac.edu

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AAC Facts

• Oldest private university
• in the Czech Republic
• AAC consists of 4 Schools
• The School of Business Administration
• The School of Law
• The School of Humanities
• The School of International Relations
• and Diplomacy
• AAC Enrollment
• more than 400 undergraduate and graduate
  students,
• more than 60 Study Abroad Erasmus exchange
  program students
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  www.aac.edu

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Application Requirements

• Chapman University Argyros School MBA in Prague
• Application for Admission
• Completed bachelors degree
• Official Transcripts
• GMAT and TOEFL Scores
• Letters of Recommendation
• Interview (by invitation or request)
• Fall only Matriculation
• Proof of proficiency in English (non-native
  speakers only)

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Why a Chapman MBA in Prague?

• Chapman University diploma
• Unique opportunity to enhance professional
  curriculum by international experience
• Possibility to combine studies in California and
  Europe
• Live and study in one of the most beautiful
  cities in the world

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Next Steps

• Complete Application for Admission
• Schedule GMAT
• Request Letters of Recommendation
• Request Transcripts
• Schedule Interview

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Contact Information Online Application

• Jon Kaplan, Assistant Dean
• jkaplan_at_chapman.edu
• [phone]
• Debra Gonda, Associate Director
• gonda_at_chapman.edu
• [phone]
• Web site www.chapman.edu/argyros
• General E-mail mba_at_chapman.edu
• Czech MBA Katarina Svitkova,
• the Chair of the School of Business
  Administration katarina.svitkova_at_aac.edu