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Education is central to achieving our objectives of
creating lasting jobs and increasing efficiencies in
international business.
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We are committed to furthering education in global
trade, marketing, management and information technology.
The following programs highlight our partnerships and
activities in support of education.
Hong Kong Baptist University
(http://www.hkbu.edu.hk)
Stipend support for scholars pursuing BA or MA degrees
in International Journalism
Kearny Alliance Scholars come from diverse backgrounds
in mainland China, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar.
Upon graduation, some are given the opportunity to apply
their skills and develop their careers in support of
international trade at publically listed Global Sources
(NASDAQ: GSOL) (http://www.globalsources.com).
Others return to their home countries to work to advance
the mission of The Kearny Alliance by working to create
jobs via social entrepreneur-based export trade
programs.
Graduates are working in and managing trade-related
projects in Manila, Phnom Penh, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City,
Denpasar, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and
Ningbo.
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Thunderbird School of Global Management
(http://www.thunderbird.edu)
Thunderbird Assistance Fund for Asian Students. Download TAFAS flier
PDF here
 Thunderbird
is an accredited, nonprofit educational institution with
a focus on international MBA curriculum. International
trade and commerce are an integral component of this
highly ranked institution:
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The U.S. News & World Report 2010 ranked Thunderbird
the “#1 International Full-time MBA” for the 14th
consecutive year
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The Financial Times 2009 ranked it the “#1 Best in
International Business Full-time MBA” program.
The Kearny Alliance offers matching funds for the Hong
Kong / China Alumni Association which to date has
supported four Scholars to study at this prestigious
school.
Thunderbird International Business Information Center
(http://www.thunderbird.edu)
 The
Thunderbird International Business Information Center
(IBIC) took the concept of a library into the
Information Age.
With support from The Kearny Alliance, private and
corporate donors, IBIC provides fully automated
resources and access to databases around the world. IBIC
also provides training and instruction for future
business managers to develop and enhance their
information competency skills.
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Child’s Dream
(http://www.childsdream.org)
 Child’s
Dream was established in 2003 as a charity organization
dedicated to unconditional help for underprivileged
children in the 'Mekong Sub-Region'.
This region is at the core of many humanitarian crises
and children are suffering the most. Child's Dream's
work is focused on educational infrastructure
(nurseries, schools, vocational training centers and
colleges).
The Kearny Alliance has assisted in providing a better
learning environment for secondary school students in
Muang Va, Paklay in Lao. This is The Kearny Alliance’s
initial partnership with Child’s Dream is intended to
form the foundation for future collaboration in trade-
related vocational training in export development to
help create jobs in poor communities
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Kearny Alliance Internships
Internships in Sustainable Development
The Kearny Alliance is a keen proponent of enriching
students’ theoretical business education by engaging
them in meaningful and practical internships in
sustainable development. Accordingly, we currently have
an active MBA internship program.
Through these internships, class theory is leveraged, as
the students are able to work with real problems in
international development, lend their expertise, while
thinking strategically to devise appropriate solutions.
The Alliance awards stipends to a limited number of
Master-level students studying international business to
participate in internships in sustainable development.
Here’s what our interns have to say about their work
in:
East Timor
 Joshua
Magden - Kearny Alliance Intern
My internship with Kearny Alliance gave me a lot of
insight into what sustainable development really means
and what does and does not work in terms of aid.
Sometimes Western countries have had the belief that they could solve issues
with solutions that made sense from a Western perspective. For instance, I
worked on a feasibility study for a job creation program in East Timor. The
United Nations and other development organizations have put millions of
dollars into East Timor and yet unemployment in the capital remains at
nearly 90%.
What is needed is a real holistic approach to the complex issues in East
Timor in which solutions are crafted in conjunction with the community and
that also allow people the dignity and pride of helping themselves. It has
to be from the bottom up and not the top down.
Kearny programs are very practical programs that focus on what I call social
entrepreneurship. Instead of handing out monies, Kearny offers services,
training and development - but it is up to the individual to use his/her
entrepreneurial skills to work for them.
Kearny does this in conjunction with partners whether the community, other
NGOs, government entities, businesses and educational institutions. Kearny
helps bring all the players together so everyone has ownership to the
problems, the solutions and ultimately to the successes of creating lasting
jobs for people and their families. Good business and international
sustainable development should not be antagonistic forces.
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Cambodia
 Savvy
Him
Cambodia
It is such a great thrill to be doing my Kearny
internship in Cambodia with DigitalDivideData (ddd).
My family origins are Cambodian and I came to the United
States as a child as part of the Cambodian refugee
resettlement. With my skills acquired in the business
world and through my MBA studies, I wish to give back to
Cambodia.
 DigitalDivideData
operates with a simple model that is dramatically
changing the lives of Cambodian residents.
By offering international clients outsourced data
services, numerous jobs are being created, thus
empowering disadvantaged individuals—who would otherwise
remain jobless—by providing them with above average
wages, education, and healthcare benefits.
Simply put, empowering them with hope and human dignity.
Thanks to Kearny, DDD is expanding its operations to
rural Cambodia and Laos. I have been involved in
improving the DDD operations, human resources, sales and
marketing.
It is exciting to see DDD reach financial self-
sustainability (operating costs are covered by income
generated) as this means the potential of creating even
more jobs.
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Geneva
 Ladé
A. Dada
Kearny truly attests to my belief that when you give a
man a fish he eats for a day, but when you teach him to
fish, he eats for a lifetime.
The simple, yet practical ‘grassroots’ level programs
currently in place in several southeast Asian countries
are fashioned after the “new development model” that
warrants the active participation (and education) of
low-income entrepreneurs in program implementation.
It is this type of model that truly effects sustainable
economic and social development.
Accordingly, working for Kearny was an extremely
rewarding experience—not only was I able to lend my
expertise and see quantifiable results, I also had a
rich educational encounter. In fact, I was able to (in
conjunction with 90 other Masters’ level students from
about 40 countries) produce a report that was based on a
three-week session at the United Nations Office in
Geneva (the 41st Graduate Study Program).
The theme of the program was “New Ways and Means to
Strengthen the United Nations’ Capability for Collective
Action.” In the report, I shed light on the importance
of trade and practical program implementation that
involves the collaboration of the entire UN system,
NGOs, the corporate environment and private entities—a
framework within which Kearny already operates.
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China Europe International Business School
(http://www.ceibs.edu)
 The China Europe
International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai,
China, exemplifies effective cooperation between China
and the European Union in transferring international
management expertise to managers in China.
It does this by offering MBA students, managers, and
senior executives the latest knowledge and a thorough
understanding of current and future practices in
international management.
The construction of the CEIBS Information Center, a
state-of-the-art interactive business library that
opened in 1999 with the support of The Kearny Alliance,
attests to the school's commitment of being a leader in
knowledge creation and dissemination.
The Kearny Alliance’s commitment to CEIBS also included
support for curriculum and case study development
related to export marketing, trade, and technology.
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World Resources Institute (WRI)
(http://www.wri.org)
China Bell Conference
 The
Kearny Alliance co-sponsored the second annual China
Bell Conference in Beijing, China in cooperation with
WRI.
The purpose of the conference was to bring together
several Western and Chinese academics involved in MBA
instruction (3/4 of accredited China MBA schools
attended) and have them reach consensus on the adoption
of a Chinese MBA curriculum with an increased emphasis
on economic, environmental, and social sustainability.
The result of the conference yielded collaboration among
Chinese and Western academics and a blueprint for moving
forward with this enhanced Chinese MBA curriculum.
Kearny is also furthering the development of Chinese
business case studies as the participants voiced this
critical need.
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