The new building spans 25,000 square feet over 6 floors and holds 2 classrooms, 7 work rooms and offices for 25 persons (including faculty, researchers and staff). The construction began in February of 2009 and will last 12 months. Donations can be made for areas of the building and can be named after the sponsor: The new facility in the United States will host a research center focusing on the areas of (1) global business and (2) media and entertainment. Additional research areas include: innovation, leadership and ethics, emerging markets, change in media firms and cross-cultural management. Support for research on these topics can be made by funding an academic chair or sponsoring a research center. As the sponsor of a research center, you can become a Gold, Silver or Bronze sponsor, depending on your contribution. Firms can also finance specific research project of special interest. IESE offers scholarships for students, as well as visiting faculty members. Scholarships for MBA and Ph.D. students help the school attract the brightest candidates, while those for visiting professors foster the exchange of information and management knowledge worldwide. You can also choose to make regular annual contributions of any amount, without restrictions on how the donation will be used. These will go to support IESE’s general operations and activities.The U.S. Center
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