Leadership Spotlight

Dean Patrick Harker and INSEAD Dean Gabriel Hawawini announced the renewal of the alliance between the schools for three more years. The initial success of the partnership prompted its renewal.

The mission of the alliance is to offer a number of capabilities unmatched by any business school or combination of business schools in the world. It offers broadened and enhanced course offerings for MBA and PhD program participants, it expands the delivery of global executive education, and it expands global research opportunities for faculty.

"The extension of the alliance is the result of a genuine understanding and shared vision of the opportunities for clients and faculty through a global learning network," said Dean Hawawini. The deans agreed that the next three years will be an exciting, innovative period, starting with the publication of The Alliance on Globalizing, the first in a series of books written by the faculties of the two schools, in June 2004, and followed up by a high profile Alliance-associated Economist Conference on Globalization scheduled to take place in London on September 30, 2004. Dean Harker said, "With our initial success, especially in the areas of student exchanges and joint faculty research, we have proven the potential of our two institutions working together. We are confident that our partnership will continue to produce outstanding achievements in knowledge creation, teaching and the development of global business leaders."