Edinburgh Business School is expanding courses in Spanish

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Edinburgh Business School is expanding its global scope by offering many of its postgraduate courses in Spanish, in addition to the English and simplified Chinese versions already available.

Over the next couple of months all of the core courses, and a select array of electives, will be released in Mexican Spanish. The list includes:

Finance
Accounting
Marketing
Economics
Organizational Behaviour
Project Management
Strategic Planning
Competitive Strategy
Negotiation
Quantitative Methods

Students who purchase these EBS courses will receive the text in English and will also have access to the Spanish language content via the course Web site. In mid-to-late 2005, our plan is that texts will be made available in Spanish, and students will be able to choose the language in which they take their exams.

We believe this represents a unique opportunity for Spanish-speaking professionals seeking postgraduate credentials from a British institution. If your first language is Spanish and if you are proficient in English, you will enjoy the advantage of having course content in both languages.

These courses can be taken individually, or as part of a Certificate, Diploma or MBA program – it’s entirely your choice. As is the case with all Edinburgh Business School courses, you can begin when you want, study and progress at your own pace, pay as you go, and sit for examinations at a location near you. You have complete control over your studies.

If you are interested in finding out more, please contact me at 800.622.9661; I will be sure to keep you informed as the courses are released.

EN ESPANOL

La Escuela de Negocios de Edinburgh está expandiendo su ámbito internacional, ofreciendo muchos de sus cursos de postgrado en español, además de sus versiones en inglés y chino simplificado que ya se encuentran disponibles.

En los próximos meses, todos nuestros cursos principales y una selección interesante de cursos electivos serán lanzados en español. La lista incluye:

Finanzas
Contabilidad
Marketing
Economía
Comportamiento Organizacional
Gestión de Proyecto
Planificación Estratégica
Estrategia Competitiva
Negociación
Métodos Cuantitativos

Los interesados que compren estos cursos recibirán el texto en inglés pero además tendrán acceso al contenido en español vía la página web del curso.

Nuestro plan, hasta mediados del 2005, es que los textos estén disponibles en español, y que los estudiantes puedan escoger el lenguaje en el cual quieran dar sus exámenes.

Creemos que esta es una oportunidad única para los profesionales de habla hispana que buscan certificados de instituciones británicas. Si tu lengua natal es el español y dominas el inglés, disfrutarás la ventaja de tener el contenido de los cursos en dos idiomas.

Estos cursos se pueden tomar de manera individual, como parte de un certificado, un Diplomado o un Programa MBA – la decisión es completamente tuya.

Los cursos de la Escuela de Negocios de Edinburgh, te dan un completo control sobre tus estudios ya que puedes empezar cuando quieras, estudiar y progresar a tu propio ritmo, pagar cuando asistas, y dar tus exámenes en una ubicación cercana a ti.

Si estás interesado en tener mayor información, contáctanos al teléfono, o envianos un e-mail; estamos seguros que te proporcionaremos información sobre los cursos que estamos lanzando.


Regards,

Rose Mclean-Zlatich
Student Advisor

Edinburgh Business School Student Services
1330 Avenue of the Americas, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10019
800.622.9661

 

El espanol con un acento scottese? Que horror!

 

Me gusta su Espanglish

 

Recalling how back when I completed the EBS MBA, the exams were shipped to Scotland for grading, I wonder how they grade exams in a language other than English? Back when I was in Edinburgh for graduation, I stayed on the University campus. I recall walking past the well-regarded school of languages and translation. I wonder if they hire the faculty or students to translate the exams into English for grading. Surely the EBS faculty are not all poly-linguistic in English, simplified Chinese and now Spanish? Not to mention the external assessors.

 

Aqui lo llamamos "Spanglish".

 

One of the coolest things about studying a program in America or the UK is the opportunity to learn English. If I ever join that program, I would do it entirely in English so I wouldn't lose the chance to improve my English skills, and the opportunity to have first hand access to the real faculty at EBS, not their translators.

Greetings


PS In my country (Spain), people say espanglish and escocés but I admit it should be Spanglish.

 

Bueno. Mira, si yo hablara el espanol, hablaria el espanol de mexico.

 

Nosborne48,

Hace unos dias los Principes de Asturias (España) estuvieron visitando el estado de Nuevo Mejico. El gobernador Edwards les agasajó con una cena de gala. Al final de la misma, el gobernador se dirigió a las camaras de las televisiones españolas en un español PERFECTO. Te aseguro Nosborne que ese Sr. hablaba casi, casi como se habla en España, de hecho mucho mejor que muchos españoles. No creo que hayan muchas diferencias entre Méjico y España en su uso del español.


Saludos cordiales


PD ¿Sabes? Quizas tengas familiares en España, en el Sur, donde ese apellido (Osborne) abunda. De hecho es uno de los apellidos mas ilustres en nuestro pais por las bodegas de vino (Jerez, etc...) Su toro se ha convertido en un simbolo en España, el Toro de Osborne.

 

Si, y tambien hay alli una distileria (?) popular que se llama "Osborne".

Entiendo el espanol bonito de espana pero a mi es dificil.

Me lo gusta mucho.

 

Its like "LITTLE HAVANA" here !!!!

 

Actually, to do Cuban Spanish, you have to type a LOT FASTER!

 

Jones International offers also a spanish MBA. However, the main issue is that the latin american market is low income and paying UK or American fees is only for a small elite. The other issue is that some Mexican Universities are already in the DL business. ITESM has campuses all over latin america and an ITESM MBA carries a lot more weight than EBS in latin america.

ITESM has been ranked very high in the FT and Wall street rankings and some see this as an advantage. I think that EBS is going to have a hard time trying to penetrate the market where few people know EBS.

 

Re: Re: Edinburgh Business School is expanding courses in Spanish

You will be surprised of how many Individuals are extremely wealthy in Latin America, but just refuse to learn English to do business. And trust me the Latin America Market is not small market and there is lot money to be made.

Moreover, it seems that is recognize that Latin’s as a whole, will not be a minority of consumers, instead the majority. University of Miami had already implemented Spanish Version of the MBA long time ago. Since they know that Miami is place for business and education.

 

Hi All

While flattered that a news release has been picked up about our DL Latino Spanish project by degreeinfo friends and heartened as I am by the usual disavowals about its prospects, I wonder why there is such an English language bias displayed by so many (as a Scot, English is a foreign language).

Only Vinipink, the originator of this thread, hit the nail on the head, with his last contribution. Markets are differentiated, not monolithic. Nobody made money in any project by not recognising this point, which is why you see so many Mercedes Benz vehicles in Shanghai, cars well beyond the reach of the average income earner in China. If you have an expensive product, don't try to sell to the average consumer (from Marketing 101, or perhaps Marketing 99)!

As for RF Valve and his concerns about the current anonymity of EBS in Latin America, please 'RF', tell me who knew Edison, Esso, McDonalds and a thousand others before they entered their markets? Products with no past have a future, or they go bust. If this was not true, then we would all be buying the products of the big names of the 19th Century.

With a Chinese language version of the EBS MBA already in place, we have turned to Latino Spanish (and others to follow). If we're wrong, we'll lose the farm. Our research says we are not wrong.
It's an empirical question. Smart doomsayers come cheap; they risk nothing but sound smart. If proven wrong they grow quiet; if proved right, they crow. C'est la vie.

 

Prof. Kennedy

I have been interested in the DBA at the EBS for a long time. I have been exchanging emails with a member of your staff, and I am sure you couldn´t imagine how often I have been pondering joining that program. Having a master´s degree in Concurrent Engineering, this doctoral course would be so appropriate to my professional interests, and goals. My problem is that my wife (Dutch people!) doesn´t want to understand that quality programs are expensive.

Nevetheless, if one day I could join (provided that I get accepted and that I can afford it), I would join the English program. I´d like to bring my English skills as high as possible. Let´s face it, the working world requires English speakers (as much as 90% of the adds here in Holland seek workers who can speak at least English), and it is basically the world language.

Having said that, I wish your institution the best of lucks in that venture in South America. British Universities are considered to be very prestigious in the Hispanic-American world. Same as in Spain, where I am from.


Cordial greetings

 

JLV

I understand about the attraction of English as an international language (I speak and write in it myself) and it is the only language you can take our DBA in.

In Shanghai recently, I met many Chinese students who are studying for their EBS MBA in Chinese, some of who could speak quite good English. But many more Chinese cannot speak enough English to study for their MBA in English and are left with the choice of no MBA or one in Chinese from a local Chinese sourced MBA. Our Chinese language MBA gives them access to a foreign British MBA. That is a niche, maybe small but definitely deep.

Similar thinking leads us to a Latino Spanish version of the EBS MBA (and others to come). There are many English language MBAs in DT and a few DL versions. We are both DL and multi-language.

Those who can undertake their MBA (or DBA) in English may do so, with many varieties to choose from. Many competitors drop off from providing foreign language versions. Then it comes down to whether a foreign British MBA in a local language has attractions over a local language MBA. If there is such a market, that is what we address. As we only have one MBA /DBA programme, with a single exam not matter what the language, we feel we address a relatively broad niche.

For those, like yourself, who benefit from a facility in English, a local language would be inappropriate. But your 'cousins', whose English is not (yet) good enough, a local language MBA identical to yours has attractions. Neither competes with the other.

OK?

 

A fantasy of mine that will never be fulfilled is to take an LL.M. in international law from a university in, say, Chile or Mexico.

Alas, my Spanish will never be up to that sort of challenge.

I can't think of a better move in today's global business atmosphere than to study outside one's own country and language block!

 

Prof. Kennedy,

My comment last week wasn´t intended to be a critic against EBS strategy. I was just talking about my personal vision. I just prefer English. I am sure many Spanish speakers will find that program as appealing as I do.


Nosborne,

I agree 100%. I have been out of my home almost 15 years, and it has definitely shaped my life. I don´t even know anymore where I am from. I spent the nicest years of my life in the US. Nothing was that good before or after. I strongly advise it. Saludos

 

JLV,

And thanks for being kind about my fractured Spanish!

 

Just a question for whomever would like to take it... Wouldn't fluency in English be an absolute requirement for a DBA, even as a practitioner's degree, because of the significant number of top business research journals that are published in the English language?

Dave