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November 5, 2009
WDI's Development Consulting Services, along with several partners in Jordan, is organizing the first international conference on natural resources management in that country. The aim of the conference is to address integrated natural resources management by gathering all the stakeholders and decision makers to discuss why it is important for the sustainability of the ecosystem.
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October 29, 2009
Ted London’s MBA course on business strategy and poverty alleviation at the base of the pyramid begins Nov. 3. For the second year in a row, the fall B class will be offered at night. Growing interest by Evening MBA students prompted the Ross School to make the class available then. About 100 students are expected to take the class.
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Recent Events
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October 23, 2009
Stuart Hart, director of WDI’s Green Leap Research Initiative, will talk about food security at an upcoming conference in Washington, D.C. Khalid Al-Naif, director of WDI’s Development Consulting Services, will moderate a panel discussion on the topic following Hart's speech. Hart will be the keynote speaker on the second day of the five-day SEEP (Small Enterprise Education and Promotion) Network Annual Conference called Powering Connections ’09.
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October 15, 2009
WDI has been awarded a three-year grant by Higher Education for Development (HED) to partner with Mentouri University in Constantine, Algeria to improve the school’s capacity to provide effective teaching, curriculum, and research in English and business management. Using real-world learning and experiences, the partnership will create a career center, develop English language training curricula, and enhance the faculty’s ability to teach a modern business management curriculum at the university. WDI also will implement a collaborative “train the trainer” program while also engaging the private sector to integrate key skills and knowledge that is needed in the workplace.
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WDI in the News
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May 14, 2009
WDI Executive Director Robert Kennedy was interviewed by the Indian business publication Financial Express for a May 14 article about offshoring issues. Kennedy, author of “The Services Shift: Seizing the Ultimate Offshore Opportunity,” discusses recent moves by the U.S. to discourage the offshoring of work to India and other countries, what the trends are in offshoring, and what countries may challenge India for offshoring work. To read the article, click here.
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April 1, 2009
WDI Executive Director appeared on a segment on NPR’s Marketplace on April 1 regarding H-1B visas. Click here to listen to the interview. Kennedy also penned an op-ed for Forbes.com on globalization and the economic downturn. Click here to read to column.
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