The FINANCIAL -- The USB has concluded partnership agreements with even more leading business schools from different parts of the world. This brings the total of partner business schools to 70.

A cooperation agreement has been signed with Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management in America.

According to Hennie Oliver, head of the USB's international affairs, these partnerships allow the USB and its partners to exchange students and faculty and host international study tours in their areas of specialisation.

The USB has also signed its first agreement with an African business school with ESCA School of Management in Morocco.

"An agreement has also been signed with the Institute of Management Technology in Ghaziabad, India. It is rated as one of the top 10 business schools in India," USB informs.

The first agreement with a business school in Canada was also signed with Laval Business School in Quebec.

Faculty exchange and partnership agreements were signed with three business schools in France. They are IESEG Business School, Groupe ESC Dijon Bourgogne and IESEG – Institut d' Economie Scientifique et de Gestion.

The Management Centre Innsbruck in Austria has also been welcomed as a partner of the USB.

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