MBA Candidates-Opportunities in Russia and the Middle East (fwd)

[Devin P Browne]

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Date: Thu, 7 Mar 96 18:58:32 EST
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Subject: MBA Candidates-Opportunities in Russia and the Middle East

Perhaps some members of the list will know of MBA candidates  who
might be interested in the attached announcement.
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  MBA Candidates - Opportunities in Russia and the Middle East
            Free Market Development Advisers Program
              Institute of International Education
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The  Institute of International Education (IIE) is  managing  the
selection  of  participants  for the 1996-97 cycle  of  the  Free
Market Development Advisers Program.  Althouth the original March
1  deadline has just passed, USAID has asked that we  continue  a
targeted outreach effort to locate graduate business students who
are  (1)  fluent in Russian or (2) interested in working  in  the
Middle East (Arabic language skills not required).

Program  information  follows.   If  interested,  please  contact
Laurie  Matchneer, Program Manager at (202) 326-7710 as  soon  as
possible.
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            FREE MARKET DEVELOPMENT ADVISERS PROGRAM
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THE  PROGRAM:  The  U.S.  Agency  for  International  Development
(USAID)  and the Institute of International Education  (IIE)  an-
nounce the  competition for the Free Market Development  Advisers
Program (FMDAP).

The  FMDAP is an opportunity for U.S. graduate business  students
to provide management assistance to small and medium-sized enter-
prises in developing countries.  The ten-month assignments enable
graduate business students to gain invaluable international  work
experience as they contribute to USAID mission objectives abroad.

USAID funds the program and provides first-year graduate business
students  positions  within host companies at  middle  and  upper
managerial levels in such areas as:

* Financial Control                     * Information Systems
* Personnel Management                  * Quality Control
* Marketing

On  completion of assignments, Advisers will return to home  uni-
versities  and, under the guidance of their  university  mentors,
write  a  case  study. Case studies from all  advisers  are  then
published in a case book that is used for teaching and curriculum
development.

ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be U.S. citizens currently  enrolled
in  an accredited U.S. graduate business program.   Each  Adviser
must  return  to complete business degree course work  after  the
period abroad.

The  applicant's U.S. academic institution must approve  the  ten
month  leave  between the first and second year of  the  business
program and endorse the candidacy of the applicant.

TO APPLY: Applicants are required to submit an application and an
essay  indicating their reasons for applying to the  program  and
the  contribution   they would make in  their  work  assignments.
Applicants  must also address the issue of cross-cultural  situa-
tions while working in a host country company and how the experi-
ence will benefit their future professional plans.

SELECTION CRITERIA: Preference is given to applicants with:
* at  least two to three years of previous management  experience
  before entering a graduate business school program
* academic achievement in coursework
* foreign language competency (where applicable)
* a commitment to the developing world
* the maturity to work in a new, unsupervised situation

BENEFITS:  Positions  are  for a ten-month  period,  including  a
mandatory two-week orientation in the U.S. prior to departing for
the host country.

Allowances cover expenses for the Adviser only, including:
* travel and expenses for orientation in Washington, DC
* cost of international travel
* living expenses
* health insurance
* appropriate housing

A  national panel of graduate business school and private  sector
specialists will select candidates. Finalists will be notified of
their acceptance by late April.

For more information, or to request application materials, please
contact:
                        Laurie Matchneer
            Free Market Development Advisers Program
              Institute of International Education
                       1400 K Street, N.W.
                    Washington, DC 20005-2403
                       Tel: (202) 326-7710
                       Fax: (202) 326-7698
                    Email: LMATCHNEER at IIE.ORG
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