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Education is central to achieving our objectives of
creating lasting jobs and increasing efficiencies in
international business.
We are committed to furthering education in global
trade, marketing, management and information technology.
The following programs highlight our partnerships and
activities in support of education.
China Europe International Business School
Library and Information Center
The China Europe International Business School
(CEIBS) in Shanghai exemplifies effective cooperation
between China and the European Union in transferring
international management expertise to managers in China.
It does this by offering MBA students, managers, and
senior executives the latest knowledge and a thorough
understanding of current and future practices in
international management.
The construction of the CEIBS Information Center, a
state-of-the-art interactive business library that
opened in 1999 with the support of Kearny, attests to
the school's commitment of being a leader in knowledge
creation and dissemination.
Kearny Alliance continues its commitment to CEIBS by
offering on-going support for curriculum and case study
development (download case study -148kb) related to
export marketing, trade, and technology.
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Thunderbird - The American Graduate School of
International Management
International Business Information Center
(Thunderbird) is the world's leading source of
international management education. The graduate - level
business school is based in Glendale, Arizona and
operates business partnering programs in Europe, Asia,
North and Latin America.
In collaboration with other private and corporate
sponsors, Kearny helped the Thunderbird International
Business Information Center (IBIC) become a reality.
IBIC takes the concept of a library into the Information
Age. The center provides fully automated resources and
access to databases around the world. IBIC also provides
training and instruction for future business managers to
develop and enhance their information competency skills.
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Kearny Alliance Internships
Internships in Sustainable Development
The Kearny Alliance is a keen proponent of enriching
students’ theoretical business education by engaging
them in meaningful and practical internships in
sustainable development. Accordingly, we currently have
an active MBA internship program.
Through these internships, class theory is leveraged,
as the students are able to work with real problems in
international development, lend their expertise, while
thinking strategically to devise appropriate solutions.
Kearny Alliance awards stipends to a limited number
of Master-level students studying international business
to participate in internships in sustainable
development.
Here’s what our interns have to say about their work
in:
East Timor
 Joshua
Magden
Scottsdale Arizona
My internship with Kearny Alliance gave me a lot of
insight into what sustainable development really means
and what does and does not work in terms of aid.
Sometimes Western countries have had the belief that they could solve issues
with solutions that made sense from a Western perspective. For instance, I
worked on a feasibility study for a job creation program in East Timor. The
United Nations and other development organizations have put millions of
dollars into East Timor and yet unemployment in the capital remains at
nearly 90%.
What is needed is a real holistic approach to the complex issues in East
Timor in which solutions are crafted in conjunction with the community and
that also allow people the dignity and pride of helping themselves. It has
to be from the bottom up and not the top down.
Kearny programs are very practical programs that focus on what I call social
entrepreneurship. Instead of handing out monies, Kearny offers services,
training and development - but it is up to the individual to use his/her
entrepreneurial skills to work for them.
Kearny does this in conjunction with partners whether the community, other
NGOs, government entities, businesses and educational institutions. Kearny
helps bring all the players together so everyone has ownership to the
problems, the solutions and ultimately to the successes of creating lasting
jobs for people and their families. Good business and international
sustainable development should not be antagonistic forces.
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Cambodia
 Savvy
Him
Cambodia
It is such a great thrill to be doing my Kearny
internship in Cambodia with DigitalDivideData (ddd).
My family origins are Cambodian and I came to the
United States as a child as part of the Cambodian
refugee resettlement. With my skills acquired in the
business world and through my MBA studies, I wish to
give back to Cambodia.
DigitalDivideData operates with a simple model that
is dramatically changing the lives of Cambodian
residents.
By offering international clients outsourced data
services, numerous jobs are being created, thus
empowering disadvantaged individuals—who would otherwise
remain jobless—by providing them with above average
wages, education, and healthcare benefits.
Simply put, empowering them with hope and human
dignity. Thanks to Kearny, ddd is expanding its
operations to rural Cambodia and Laos. I have been
involved in improving the ddd operations, human
resources, sales and marketing.
It is exciting to see ddd reach financial
self-sustainability (operating costs are covered by
income generated) as this means the potential of
creating even more jobs.
Geneva
 Ladé
A. Dada
Scottsdale Arizona
Kearny truly attests to my belief that when you
give a man a fish he eats for a day, but when you teach
him to fish, he eats for a lifetime.
The simple, yet practical ‘grassroots’ level programs
currently in place in several southeast Asian countries
are fashioned after the “new development model” that
warrants the active participation (and education) of
low-income entrepreneurs in program implementation.
It is this type of model that truly effects
sustainable economic and social development.
Accordingly, working for Kearny was an extremely
rewarding experience—not only was I able to lend my
expertise and see quantifiable results, I also had a
rich educational encounter. In fact, I was able to (in
conjunction with 90 other Masters’ level students from
about 40 countries) produce a report that was based on a
three-week session at the United Nations Office in
Geneva (the 41st Graduate Study Program).
The theme of the program was “New Ways and Means to
Strengthen the United Nations’ Capability for Collective
Action.” In the report, I shed light on the importance
of trade and practical program implementation that
involves the collaboration of the entire UN system,
NGOs, the corporate environment and private entities—a
framework within which Kearny already operates.
An excerpt from the UN report is included here:
UN
Capacity report, excerpt (188kb).
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Hong Kong Baptist University
Exchange Program
 Ms.
Shen Jinyan, a Chinese national and 3rd year student at
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, was selected to
study for one year at the prestigious Hong Kong Baptist
University (HKBU)—which “Seeks to foster and achieve
excellence, intellectual freedom, and the highest of
ethical standards.”
Ms. Shen is studying English Journalism and
International Trade and Economics and has a career
interest in English print media. This exchange
exemplifies Kearny’s commitment to facilitating cross-
cultural interchange by engaging students in exchange
programs that enrich and foster their education in
international
trade and languages.
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World Resources Institute (WRI)
China Bell Conference
 The
Kearny Alliance co-sponsored the second annual China
Bell Conference in Beijing, China in cooperation with
WRI.
The purpose of the conference was to bring together
several Western and Chinese academics involved in MBA
instruction (3/4 of accredited China MBA schools
attended) and have them reach consensus on the adoption
of a Chinese MBA curriculum with an increased emphasis
on economic, environmental, and social sustainability.
The result of the conference yielded collaboration
among Chinese and Western academics and a blueprint for
moving forward with this enhanced Chinese MBA
curriculum. Kearny is also furthering the development of
Chinese business case studies as the participants voiced
this critical need.
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