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WHY BERKELEY for your MBA program:

Becoming an Innovative Person and Driving Economic Growth in our Society

There are only a handful of MBA students who are Japanese at Haas School of Business. Japan was the 2nd largest economy until recently. Doing what you are told will not drive economic growth, it will make competition even worse and profitability goes to zero, according to Microeconomics Theory on Longterm Equilibium of Pricing (Increase in the number of suppliers drives sales price down). What we need is someone who can make changes, drive economic growth and create wealth for the company and the society. Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley will teach you how to think differently and drive innovation. I think this is one of the best value propositions I have ever seen from anyone.

1. Why Berkeley for your MBA program:

UC Berkeley is a large research university and is very strong in research area such as Electrical Engineering, Semicondustor, Computer Science, Genetech, Nanotech, Clean Energy and so on. In the social science area, there are infinite numbers of experts in the research area in Public Policy Making, Economics and so on.

While studying at Haas (UCB MBA Program), there will be numerous opportunities to listen to the lectures by experts in many different subject area, to have joint project with graduate student from various engineering schools, to create your own research agenda or write a business plan for your own start up venture idea.

MBA program does not mean that you go through one size fits all one or two year program. We all have different professional background and how we want to shape our future carriers are all different. Berkeley MBA program with many certificate programs in areas listed below, allows you to develop in depth knowledge and skill, and to prepare you for taking a new position in the industry of your choice. ( Consultants, VC, Investment bank, Real Estate, Private Equity, Entrepreneur, CSR, MOT, Health, etc)

But most of all, UC Berkeley is not only where students turn themselves into innovative leaders, it is where people from different back ground interact with each other to shape the future of our society so we can make the world a better place.

Even after you graduate from UC Berkeley, there will be many opportunity to stay involved. As Berkeley is on the West Coast of the United State and a short subway ride from San Francisco International Airport, you may be able to visit Berkeley every time you visit the USA on business or on vacation. Now a days, with SNS tools such as Facebook, LinkedIn and also with the help from Haas Alumni organization, it will be easier to stay connected to your classmates at Haas. In Tokyo, UC Berkeley Alumni Association has frequent events including a party at US Embassy in Nov 2008 and a lecture by Mr. Kitashiro, ex Chairman of IBM Japan.

The party at the US Embassy: http://www.berkeleyjapan.net/gyouji/gyoujiEfile/UC_2008_birgeneau_nov10/2008_us-embassy_birgeneau_reception.htm

Lecture on Innovation http://www.berkeleyjapan.net/gyouji/gyoujiJfile/Kitashiro07.html

Alumni network http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/groups/alumni/

MBA program at UC Berkeley has been an incredible and rewarding experience for each one of us who had the opportunity to ENDURE it. The amount of the knowledge one can earn through the program justifies every penny of very expensive tuition ($100, 000) and the effort one has to put in, but the ability to tap into the brain power of the University of California community (Professors, graduate students and alumni) even after you graduate is what makes the MBA programs at the University of California so compelling.

http://mba.haas.berkeley.edu/after_haas_04.html

I encourage you to apply to the MBA program at UC Berkeley. When you compose your essays, make sure that what you are explaining is unique enough so that the reader can pretty much recall what you have mentioned in the essay. Mind Mapping technique is an effective way to list up and organize your thoughts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map

OPTIONAL ESSAY SUGGESTION:

In addition to subjects regarding your professional goal, you might want to mention some of social issues we have in our society, how you might be able to work with others within the University of California System while you are MBA students at Berkeley to gain insights into possible solution and how your studies, experience and connection while at Berkeley will help your participation in combating social issues after you graduate. (e.g. poverty, conflicts, world peace, public consensus building to boost new industry, education system, global warming, etc)

Perhaps, Berkeley MBA admission committee is looking for someone who will not only succeed professionally, but also someone who will speak up to shape public consensus, help others combating social issues and participate in the effort to make the world a better place. http://www.berkeleyjapan.net/dousoukai/calfmsgE.htm

Tips on writing "Personal Statement " Essay Structure, flow, MUST SEE

http://students.berkeley.edu/apa/personalstatement/index.htm

Come join Univ. of Calif Community. http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses/welcome.html

Univ. of Calif. System could be the educational institution of the choice for generation to come in your family. Here is a MUST SEE VIDEO INTRODUCTION of Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley (Real Player needed ) http://www.pbs.org/wttw/ceoexchange/episodes/bschools.html#bschool502

http://www.pbs.org/wttw/ceoexchange/episodes/502_school.html?playertype=realmedia;speed=hi;mediatype=video;media=/media4/ceoexchange/502_school_lo.rm, /media4/ceoexchange/502_school_hi.rm;playertemplate=/wttw/ceoexchange/episodes/vidtemplate.html;helptemplate=/wttw/ceoexchange/episodes/vidhelptemplate.html;title=Episode%20502:%20Video%20Tour%20of%20the%20School;basepath=/wttw/ceoexchange/episodes/502_school.html;prefchange=1
Here is an article by class of 2010 student: http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/dec2008/bs20081214_377187.htm Here are the comments from Haas MBA graduates: http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/full_time_mba_profiles/haas.html Here is a write up on Haas undergraduate program. http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/undergraduate_mba_profiles/haas.html
Added Oct 16 2009 2009 MBA Ranking by the Economist Magazine, Berkeley #1 in North America. #3 Globally. http://www.economist.com/business-education/whichmba/ http://www.economist.com/media/wmba/cab.pdf

Added Oct 17 2009

UC Berkeley Professor Oliver Williamson wins 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=briASDIIscI&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9ao1mvQX9s&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmD1b_Wk68w&NR=1

"Berkeley strives for excellence. 35 of 36 departments ranks top 10 in USA".

"The energy you feel here in Berkeley is incredible. You can not walk on this campus without being picked up by others who want to have discussion on so many intellectually stimulating topics."

Economist Magazine - Nobel Prize Economics 2009

http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14632614

-Transaction Cost Approach Williamson

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2) Berkeley's Specialties: Certificate programs, joint degrees, recognized top MBA area.

Certificate Programs:

http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/MBA/academics/degree/certificate-programs.html

See Page 24-28 of the brochure for Full time MBA Program:

http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/epublications/MBA2009/pageflip.html

n) Certificates in MOT, Entrepreneurship, Public Policies, etc http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/MBA/academics/degree/certificate-programs.html
Management of Technology http://mot.berkeley.edu/ http://mot.berkeley.edu/Berkeley_Students/Students/Certificate_Program/Certificate_Program.htm
Lecture series video: http://cet.berkeley.edu/teaching/lecture-series MOT Lecture Series http://mot.berkeley.edu/Berkeley_Students/News/Lecture_Series/Lecture_Series.html
Course Overview: Managing Internet and Digital Media Production Speaker Series https://bspace.berkeley.edu/access/content/group/2941c1cc-d303-45a5-bec7-546e222cb431/MBA294-7%20intro%20090809.pdf in Real Estate: http://groups.haas.berkeley.edu/realestate/MBA/mbacertreq.asp
INSTITUTES AND CENTERS: Tap into the brain power of UC Berkeley and Silicon Valley CHECK OUT ENTRENEURSHIP, OPEN INNOVATION, ETC. http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/institutes.html

a) Service Science Management Engineering SSME (See Detail Google Knol SSME)

80% of GDP is in the service industries, yet most of us have no clue on how to design effective services. http://knol.google.com/k/eiji-aj-hagiwara/service-science-design-contributing-to/2cg2xof6ancr8/5# b) Entreneurship http://entrepreneurship.berkeley.edu/students/certificate.html http://entrepreneurship.berkeley.edu/main/index.html

c) New Venture Fianance From Entrepreneur's point of view

http://lifeincal.blog110.fc2.com/blog-entry-10.html

d) Venture Capital & Private Equity

http://courses.haas.berkeley.edu/descriptions/Descriptions/MBA295B-1_Fall09.htm

http://berkeleyewmbastudents.blogspot.com/search/label/Academics%20PM%20Entrepreneurship

e) M&A strategy is a must in this over capacity of supply era.

http://courses.haas.berkeley.edu/descriptions/Descriptions/EWMBA237-12_Fall09.htm

http://goldenbear.exblog.jp/11044697/

f) Alternative Energy 50 % of VC funding is in Alternative Energy

R&D program with BP / Exxon $500 Million over 10 years.

Dr Steven Chu Dept of Energy

g) CSR http://knol.google.com/k/eiji-aj-hagiwara/crash-course-on-csr/2cg2xof6ancr8/2# http://knol.google.com/k/eiji-aj-hagiwara/use-of-internet-websites-and-work-flow/2cg2xof6ancr8/3# Center for Responsible Business http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/responsiblebusiness/ CSR Faculty http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/responsiblebusiness/CenterFaculty.html
h) Business Plan Competition http://entrepreneurship.berkeley.edu/business_competitions/index.html Resources for writing a biz plan http://bplan.berkeley.edu/index.cfm?section=Resource%20Center

In Japanese http://goldenbear.exblog.jp/11151177/

i) Joint program with School of Law:

Intellectual property strategy is essential. http://www.law.berkeley.edu/institutes/bclt/

See introduction to IP Law:http://blog.livedoor.jp/qingye1112/archives/cat_15094.html

IP Law http://blog.livedoor.jp/qingye1112/archives/165213.html

Courses in IP Law available at Berkeley Boalt Law School.

http://www.law.berkeley.edu/php-programs/courses/courseSearchResults.php?categoryfield=Technology+and+Intellectual+Property&termCode=D&termYear=2009&orderByTitle=y

MIT has Syllabus and Reading assignments available on OCW (Open Courseware):

Browse through course description concerning "Laws of ......"

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-615Law-for-the-Entrepreneur-and-ManagerSpring2003/CourseHome/index.htm

http://trackback.blogsys.jp/livedoor/qingye1112/165213

Double Degree: Law School, Public Health URL Added Oct 17 2009

http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/MBA/academics/degree/concurrent-degrees.html

j) Public Policy Making -

One week visit to the Washington DC. http://goldenbear.exblog.jp/10528096/

The Washington Campus http://kelley.iu.edu/kjsa/extraprogram/washington.htm

http://www.washcampus.edu/ http://www.ucdc.edu/aboutus/whoweare.cfm http://knol.google.com/k/eiji-aj-hagiwara/energy-bill-2007-how-did-it-end-up-what/2cg2xof6ancr8/1# See Public Policy related URL links http://mariko-loveandpeace.blogspot.com/ UC Berkeley, School of Public Policy http://gspp.berkeley.edu/about/about.html
Using the Web to shape public policy: http://moderator.appspot.com/#16/e=21780 http://mccaskill.senate.gov/issues/education.cfm Paper on the need to build a unified web system to shape public policy: http://knol.google.com/k/eiji-aj-hagiwara/use-of-internet-websites-and-work-flow/2cg2xof6ancr8/3?domain=knol.google.com&locale=en
k) Berkeley stand for "making difference in the world" e.g. Free speech movement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Speech_Movement l) Berkeley's specialities: CSR, Real Estate, Entrepreneurship, MOT, etc. http://groups.haas.berkeley.edu/japan/Academica_Specialities.htm
Clean Tech to Market http://berc.berkeley.edu/cleantech-to-market m) Finance Club's recommended Class List: http://groups.haas.berkeley.edu/fc/academics.htm o) List of Student Clubs: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/MBA/student/index.html p) Exchange program: Up to 12 units, study in Italy, France, Spain, UK, etc. http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/MBA/academics/degree/exchange-programs.html#exchangeeachyear
q) NanoTech http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~nano/
r) Last but not least, Evening & Weekend MBA: http://ewmba.haas.berkeley.edu/. Sat classes conducted in Berkeley and San Jose every other week, or MW, TueThu evening classes in Berkeley. 853 applied, 242 got admitted. Perfect, if your employer has an office in SF Bay Area. Dean's Message: http://ewmba.haas.berkeley.edu/whyberkeley/dean.html Interactive Brochure http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/epublications/EWMBA2009/pageflip.html PDF brochure for printing http://ewmba.haas.berkeley.edu/EWMBAbrochure10.pdf Faculty's Recording - Class Introduction http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/EWMBA/facultyrecordings.html See item 2) http://www.ehow.com/how_4929997_become-haas-mba-admit.html What's great about the parttime MBA program is that you can apply the knowledge you have learned from the case studies and the lectures to your job right away, rather than waiting 2 years until you graduate from fulltime MBA program. Saturday classess are video taped so even if you have overseas biz trip, you can watch the video within 2-3 days of the lecture. Weekday night classes are video taped upon request. Classmades at EWMBA program all have different back ground and many work for Intel, Oracle, Cisco, Genetech, Chavron, Yahoo, Google, etc., so it is really exciting if you enjoy learning about high tech marketing, web biz, using IT and Web to change biz model and/ or making the work flow more efficient. The topics your study group team or business plan competition team choose are guarranteed to be very innovative one.
Added Nov 23 2010: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=145271848820082&v=wall I just received confirmation from the US Embassy in Tokyo stating that as long as I-20 can be issued to the student, US Embassy will issue F-1 Student Visa even to Part-time MBA admits. I think this will alllow more Japanese applicants to be admitted to top MBA school in USA.

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RE: Question about student visas
After some research, we cannot find anything which would indicate that a foreign student could NOT study in a part-time MBA program. As long as the student has the I-20 from the school, we would issue the visa, assuming the student is otherwise qualified.
Unquote Confirmation received shortly before Sept 14 2010 from US Embassy Tokyo.

NOT ELIGIBLE FOR F-1 Student Visa so you must have H1, L1 or other Visa, 2.5 -3 year program. If 50% or more of your expense is paid by your company or scholarship, you may qualify for J-1 Visa. If you take minimum of 12 units per semester (full time MBA equivalent work load, 51 units over 2 years), US Embassy may will grant a student Visa as long as you have I-20 from the University. Added Oct 16 2009 Accelerated Graduation for EWMBA - It is possible to graduate in a little over 2 years. http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/EWMBA/accgrad.html Total units for EWMBA program is 42 units over 6 semester (3 years) and is different from Fulltime MBA program (51 units over 2 years?)1st year, Fall 8 units, Spring 8 units, Summer 3 units Total 19 units2nd year Fall 9 units, Mid Academic Retreat 2 units, International Trip 3 units, Spring 9 units Total 23 units. Total 42 units to graduate. Hey, it can be done! 22 months to finish EWMBA.

Part-time MBA Ranking: Added May 6 2010 US News ranks Berkeley Parttime MBA #3 in USAhttp://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/part-time Added Nov 25 2009 Business Week ranks Berkeley Parttime MBA #3 in USA http://www.businessweek.com/interactive_reports/bschools_ptmba_rankings_2009.html http://mbaconsulting.blogspot.com/2009/11/top-part-time-mba-progams.html
http://www2.haas.berkeley.edu/News/Newsroom/091116rankings.aspx Added Oct 17 2009 UC Berkeley Parttime MBA program office refuse to give out contact detail to BusinessWeek and other publication so Berkeley Part time MBA program is rarely listed in rankings. http://www.mbaadmission.com/part-time-mba.php http://bwnt.businessweek.com/interactive_reports/bschool_ptmba_2007/ Parttime MBA Feaver - Stay employed, stay out of debt. http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2005/0905/148.html http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21580018/ http://mbaconsulting.blogspot.com/2009/11/top-part-time-mba-progams.html

3. Recommended courses: Electives

a) Competitive Strategy (Competitive advantage is the only source of profit )

http://courses.haas.berkeley.edu/descriptions/Descriptions/EWMBA299E-11_Fall09.htm

b) Leadership ( all other efforts are waisted without a good leader )

https://www.mercy.edu/faculty/Georgas/inbs640/files/WhatMakesaLeader.pdf

http://www.nri.co.jp/opinion/chitekishisan/2006/pdf/cs20060504.pdf

http://www.kelloggalumni.jp/kellogg_life/2009/03/leading-strategic-change-proce.html

c) Washington Trip - Public Policy Making http://goldenbear.exblog.jp/10528096/ http://knol.google.com/k/eiji-aj-hagiwara/energy-bill-2007-how-did-it-end-up-what/2cg2xof6ancr8/1
d) Entrepreneurship http://berkeleyewmbastudents.blogspot.com/search/label/Academics%20PM%20Entrepreneurship http://goldenbear.exblog.jp/11027265/ http://bplan.berkeley.edu/index.cfm?section=Resource%20Center

e) New Venture Finance ( From Entrepreneur's point of view. )

f) Innovation Management i) in corporate setting ii) Innovation design i) New Business Development in Corporate and International Settings: 296T-11 http://web.mac.com/jackcaouette/UCBerkeley/Introduction.html Why Innovation is so difficult in large corporation? Down load Geoffrey Moore's presentation on Innovation "Dealing with the Darwin" http://web.mac.com/jackcaouette/UCBerkeley/5th_Session.html
http://www.berkeleyjapan.net/gyouji/gyoujiJfile/Kitashiro07.html ii) 290T- 11 Leading Innovation Strategy and Process in Firms http://web.haas.berkeley.edu/registrar/info/descriptions/EWMBA290T-11_Fall07.htm Essence from 2 classes http://knol.google.com/k/eiji-aj-hagiwara/-/2cg2xof6ancr8/4#view

g) Sales force management & channel design

i) Independent Study, Choose your own topic, if you want to make a difference in the world. http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/MBA/academics/degree/special-courses.html#independentstudy http://knol.google.com/k/eiji-aj-hagiwara/use-of-internet-websites-and-work-flow/2cg2xof6ancr8/3# http://knol.google.com/k/eiji-aj-hagiwara/crash-course-on-csr/2cg2xof6ancr8/2#
j) M&A http://goldenbear.exblog.jp/11044697/

3. Core Courses

a) Microeconomics

b) Organizational Behaviors

c) Financial Accounting

d) Marketing http://www.oxlearn.com/default.aspx

e) Operations

f) Corporate Finance

g) Macroeconomics

h) Business Ethics

i) Leadership Communications http://docs.google.com/present/edit?hl=ja&id=dd2mwknc_4mpqsxbgh (The last one mile of world peace, Leadership Communications HaaS UC Berkeley 2006 ) j) Mid Program Retreat 3 days http://ewmba.haas.berkeley.edu/courses_5.html This 2 unit 3 day session is in lieu of writing master's paper for EWMBA students. Well, folks at UCLA have good description of the core classes. Please see bottom half of this link. http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/zone/clubs/jaba/j/gallery.htmlHere is a brief description of core courses from Kellogg Alumni in Tokyo in Japanese: http://www.kelloggalumni.jp/Prospective/curriculum/core.html 4. Essays: Google Knol on Similar Topic: Selecting the right MBA School: http://knol.google.com/k/-/mba-applicant-101-selecting-the-right/18006xfg59gxm/2?domain=knol.google.com&locale=ja# Haas Essay Tips: http://knol.google.com/k/vibranture/berkeley-haas-essay-tips/cx7vcgtpd27e/3#
Adam is based in Tokyo, Japan, see "Applying or MBA" section of my blog also, http://betterworldpilot.blogspot.com/ http://adam-markus.blogspot.com/2008/09/uc-berkeley-haas-mba-essays-for-fall.html Testimonials on Adam's service from those who got admitted to the Top MBA schools: http://adammarkus.com/results.html#FALL_2009_Client_Results_and_Testimonials
Adam's Interview with Haas Class of 2010 student: http://adam-markus.blogspot.com/
Essay writing process: http://newstandardjapan.com/optimize-service.html Applicant's Experience on the Application Process: http://www.kkinterface.co.jp/html/a31.html Essay tips from Harvard MBA: in Japanese http://blog.livedoor.jp/kensbt/archives/9686526.html Essay tips from Stanford MBA: in Japanese http://stanfordmba-lawyer.blogspot.com/2008/05/stanford-mba-8-1.html
List of Blogs, current MBA students & alumni (AGOS Japan): http://www.agos.co.jp/useful/link/studentblog/blogs.html#028
What does MBA mean? http://www.sundai.info/voice/obog/tsuda.html
How to become Berkeley MBA Admits: http://www.ehow.com/how_4929997_become-haas-mba-admit.html Social Media at Berkeley MBA, application tips anyone? http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/haas/about/socialmedia/index.html
5. Fun: a) California Performing Arts, 50% off on Theater Performance, concerts with Cal Student ID http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/ San Francisco Symphony $25 Rush Tickets http://www.sfsymphony.org/ San Francisco Opera http://sfopera.com/ San Francisco Ballet http://goldenbear.exblog.jp/10432109/
b) Free Alameda County Bus Ride AC Transit: (WIth Cal Student ID)
c) University of California Flying Club: Interested in learning how to fly airplane? Earn Pilot License while in MBA Program? Sounds like a crazy idea, it can be done ! http://torizou.blogspot.com/2008/05/blog-post.html She already had a glider license. http://www.panoramio.com/photo/19252229 http://www.wvfc.org/ Helicopter ? http://www.heli.com/ Concord, CA 20 miles West of Berkeley http://www.goldengatehelicopters.com/flight_training.html San Carlos, 20 mi South of SF
d) Blue Angeles, US Navy Aerobatic Air Shows Columbus Day Weekend in October http://www.geocities.jp/sanfranciscofleetweek/index_e.html e) http://www.sfbayimages.com/
f) WHERE TO SPEND WEEKEND, MINI VACATION, HOLIDAYS IN CALIFORNIA (In Japanese): http://blog.livedoor.jp/madoatberkeley/archives/cat_35848.html Setting up in Berkeley http://groups.haas.berkeley.edu/japan/setupmanual/Haas_Set-up-manual_2009_woCh9.pdf

6) BetterWorldPilot Profile / UC Berkeley BA Computer Science, MBA Blog: http://betterworldpilot.blogspot.com/ Let's make the world a better place together Aerial Photo of San Francisco / Berkeley: http://www.panoramio.com/user/2873947/tags/Aerial%20Photo Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/people/Eiji-Hagiwara/1314156779 7) Come Study at Berkeley http://www.panoramio.com/user/2873947/tags/Berkeley (beautiful campus ) http://saturo.blog.drecom.jp/archive/27 and earn pilot's license http://marc.merlins.org/perso/flying/2005-10.html#San-Francisco-Bay-Tour-Flight Look for UC Flying Club or other flying school, once you are enrolled to UC Berkeley.
8) Well, stop dreaming about getting into MBA program. Start listing up the action items and hit the books.http://www.fulbright.jp/study/res/t1-college06.html#4 Going to US Graduate School (in Japanese)http://tokyo.usembassy.gov/j/irc/ircj-ryugaku.html US Embassy Resource ( in Japanese)

Blog: http://betterworldpilot.blogspot.com/ Let's make the world a better place together

APPLYING FOR MBA

WHAT TO STUDY @ MBA SCHOOL ?

9) Work in USA after earning MBA? http://kawataku.com/weblog/archive_137.htm http://groups.haas.berkeley.edu/japan/Careera_Alumni.htm 1o) Part time MBA: Nearly 200 universities in USA have part time MBA program. Same MBA degree as full time MBA. Most offer student visa, option to switch to fulltime MBA if your GPA is good, evening classes are cross listed with fulltime MBA, and there may even be exchange program with universities in exotic places such as Italy, France and Spain. http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/part-time http://bwnt.businessweek.com/interactive_reports/bschool_ptmba_2007/ May not be suitable for folks going into Investment Bank, if such business still exist.
San Francisco Bay Area: UC Davis San Ramon CA (25 miles East of San Francisco) Wharton West (San Francisco) UC Berkeley (Berkeley does not give contact detail of students to Business Week and others. So, Berkeley is not listed in these ranking for Part time MBA) http://ewmba.haas.berkeley.edu/prospective.html Santa Clara University (50 miles South of San Francisco)
Los Angeles Area: UCLA Lot's of parking lot, next to Beverly Hills (Tuition is 50% of Berkeley) UC Irvine South of Los Angeles Where else do you want to be ? University of Southern California. Lot's of buildings, not much trees. Great Cheer Leaders !
More down to earth places than California: Northwestern (Chicago) North Part of Chicago University of Chicago Downtown University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan University of Texas, Austin Silicon Hills, Hill Country, Music Capital of the USA.
Added Nov 25 2009 Parttime MBA ranking: http://bx.businessweek.com/business-school-rankings/view?url=http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl%3Fr2315136385%26f%3D9791
11) Extra Topics: a) Education Master degree in Education @ Stanford: http://www.elc.or.jp/kyoutsu/kaigai/sasaki/sasaki_report02.html Dual degree, MBA / Master's degree in Education @ Stanford: http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/mba/academics/joint_dual_degrees.html#MA_MBA Policy making in Education: http://www-gse.berkeley.edu/program/Policy/policy.html
b) Work life style, importance of building social capital and use of English: http://www.elc.or.jp/kyoutsu/kaigai/n_kaigai_lp26.htm c) MBA Related info: http://www.mediafrontier.com/MBA/mba2.htm 12) URL for useful Papers: ' "http://www.nri.co.jp/opinion/chitekishisan/index.html
http://ocw.u-tokyo.ac.jp/course-list/economics/management-strategy/lecture-notes/shintaku-01.pdf

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NTT Data http://www.nttdata.co.jp/bs2006/day/pdf/d3_i13.pdf Web Marketing
http://www.nttdata.co.jp/bs2006/index.html
NTT AgileNet http://www.nttdata.co.jp/event/report/usinsight/
NTT "http://www.ntt.co.jp/RD/OFIS/magazine.html
MGSSI http://mitsui.mgssi.com/issues/menu_issues.php
MSK .5 "... Movin: http://www.mitsubishicorp.com/jp/bg/cs/dstrategy2.html
MIT Open Courseware http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm
Knowlege@ Wharton http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/
McKinsey http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/home.aspx

14) VOTE HERE AND TALK TO YOUR CONGRESSMAN IF YOU THINK THIS IS A GOOD IDEA !

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