THUNDERBIRD SCHOOL OF GLOBAL MANAGEMENT VISITS GHP FAR EAST
Monday, January 30th 2012
HCMC – On 13th January 2012 representatives of Thunderbird School of Global Management* visited GHP Far East’s head office as part of their program of visiting enterprises of South East Asia. Delegation included mostly new graduates & their lecturers. The purpose of this visit was to provide a widen review of business activities in real working environment and create a bridge between enterprises and students.



*Thunderbird School of Global Management is a private business school whose main campus is located in Glendale, Arizona.
Founded in 1946 by retired U.S. Army Air Forces Lieutenant General Barton Kyle Yount (1884–1949).
Thunderbird’s main degree is the MBA in Global Management. Students may select concentrations in global finance, marketing, management, and/or development.
Thunderbird has over 40,000 alumni and 150 alumni chapters in 141 countries throughout the world.
The school received regional accreditation in 1969 from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). In 1994, it was accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
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Data Protection Certificate issued by Lufthansa – Data protection document, stating the compliance of data processing activities with the German Data Protection Law (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz) and Directive 95/46 IEC of the European Parliament and of the Council (European Data Protection Guideline).
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