Hult International Business School
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| Established | 1964 |
| Type | Private University |
| President | Stephen J.Hodges |
| Dean | Richard J. Joseph |
| Students | 1000 |
| Location | Cambridge, MA, San Francisco, London, Dubai, Hong Kong |
| Affiliations | NEASC, AMBA, British Accreditations Council of Independent Further and Higher Education |
| Website | hult.edu |
Hult International Business School (formerly known as the Arthur D. Little School of Management) is a business school based in Cambridge, Massachusetts with other operations in San Francisco, London, Dubai and Shanghai, offering several business-related degree programs, including undergraduate, MBA, and other master’s degrees.
Hult is ranked 44th in the world and 23rd in the U.S. by The Economist[1] and 6th for International Mobility by The Financial Times. [2]
The School is a fully accredited member of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges[citation needed] and the Association of MBAs[citation needed] . The school's accredited degrees have also been recognized by the British Accreditations Council of Independent Further and Higher Education.[citation needed]
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[edit] History
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1964 - Arthur D. Little Inc. establishes the Management Education Institute as a subsidiary for training of business executives,[3] modeled on the MIT Sloan School of Management.[citation needed]
1976 - The business school is officially accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.[4]
1996 - The Arthur D. Little School of Management forms a partnership with Boston College's Carroll School of Management, giving it access to the college's facilities.[3]
1997 - The Arthur D. Little School of Management becomes an independent non-profit entity, with Arthur D. Little Inc. as its only shareholder.[3]
2002 - After Arthur D. Little declares bankruptcy, Kaplan, Inc. acquires the business school, renaming it the Concord School of Management and converting it to a for-profit school. [5][6][7]
2003 - The School is renamed the Hult International Business School, honoring Bertil Hult.[4] The school moves to its own dedicated campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
2005 - Hult's one-year MBA program receives accreditation by the Association of MBAs.[4]
2007 - Hult begins offering an elective module at its Shanghai satellite campus.[4]
2008 - Hult launches the first American MBA program in Dubai. Hult partners with Center for Innovation, Excellence and Leadership (IXL Center).[1]
2009 - Hult opens its London campus at the former location of Huron University USA in London, offering undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs.[4]
In 2009, Hult announced plans to open a San Francisco campus in 2010, offering MBA and Masters degree programs.[8]
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[edit] References
- ^ "Which MBA?". The Economist. http://www.economist.com/business-education/whichmba/.
- ^ "Global MBA Rankings 2009". Financial Times. http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/global-mba-rankings.
- ^ a b c Arthur D. Little, Inc., FundingUniverse website, accessed November 9, 2009
- ^ a b c d e History and Mission, Hult International Business School website
- ^ Kaplan to Acquire Boston's Arthur D. Little School of Management, Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, August 17, 2002
- ^ Arthur D Little School of Management - world’s only example of an accredited corporate university - sold to Kaplan after bankruptcy of parent company, The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education
- ^ Bigger consultancy, bigger B-school
- ^ Hult International Business School to Open New San Francisco Campus, Hult International Business School to Open New San Francisco Campus, press release, October 28, 2009
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