A small group of local professionals have acquired complete knowledge and skill to master their line of business after graduating with Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degrees from the Australian Institute of Business (AIB).The programme, which is offered via the Nations University,Wholesale Jerseys, saw its first batch of students graduate on Tuesday evening. The batch of 20 students recorded an 84 per cent pass rate. The programme is done in collaboration with (AIB), an approved higher Education provider in Australia.The MBA graduates 2013The institution is rated at number three on the list of top Universities in Australia and among the top ten in Europe. The MBA course has became the Flagship programme of Nations University.Guest speaker, Ms Beverly Harper encouraged the graduates “to lead out loud.”“Some educate the mind to think as he does but a truly great teacher ensures that you think and create for yourselves… be passionate about what you do, continue to challenge yourselves and others, constantly question, challenge, invent reinvent, think outside the box.”Ms. Harper is the Chief Executive Officer,Cheap NFL Jerseys, (CEO) of Ansa McAL Guyana.She admonished that the key ingredients to a successful career are integrity intelligence, and energy.Local businessman and pioneer, Stanley Ming, charged the professionals to “be competitive but to make room for others even though we all want to win, while Valedictorian, Vishnu Doerga,China Jerseys, encouraged his fellow graduates to further improve themselves.Those in attendance included Prime Minister Sam Hinds, AIB Chairman of the Academic Board, Professor Rod Oxenburry, and Emeritus professor Kevin O’Brien of AIB. Oxenbury said, that the AIB had built a great deal of expertise, which has aided the delivery of the MBA in a number of countries including the United Kingdom, Asia and Africa and now the Caribbean.The duration of the course is between 12 and 15 months. Those eligible for the programme must have a first degree from a recognized University or parallel institutions; individuals with an advanced diploma and three years of work experience or individuals that have been in a managerial position for at least three years are also eligible.The MBA degrees and the qualifications have been accredited by the Australian Government. Local facilitators included Michelle Johnson, Selene Davis,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, Yog Mahadeo,Nike NFL Jerseys China, Ruth Lee and Indar Deodat.The Graduates received Diplomas in Management and Certificates in Management.Among them were bank managers, entrepreneurs and employees of Caricom, Ministry of Health, GuySuCo, Digicel, Guyana Power and Light, Laparkan, and the Guyana Tourism Authority.Director of Nations University, Dr Brian O’Toole also assisted in facilitating some of the sessions.O Toole said that size of the group has tripled over time,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, thus expansion is imminent. Nations University is now onto its fifth MBA intake. |