As greater numbers of students and executives recognize the importance of an international educatoin in today's competitive business world, many MBA students are opting for a Global MBA that emphasizes international business. These degrees are offered in both Full Time MBA Programs as well as accelerated Executive MBA Programs.

In comparison to the traditional Full Time MBA Rankingsby BusinessWeek and US News and World Report that focus on US MBA programs only, two publications have come out with Global Rankings for both types of programs. These are TheWall Street Journal's 2010 Executive MBA Rankings and the Financial Times 2010 Global MBA Rankings. Both of these include International MBA programs as well as Domestic US Schools together. The results are below.

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When you think of scholarships for college or university, do you instantly think of academics and sports' I am guessing so. You may be surprised to know; there are numerous 'random scholarships' out there that are available to you. Some of the categories in which these sometimes whacky scholarships fall are contests, personal characteristics, and talents or skills. Let's take a look at each.

Contests

The more popular scholarship contests are of course, in the academic area. Essay writing and exams are the givens. But there exist quite a few random scholarships based on very odd, albeit amusing, challenges. Here is one. Dress head-to-toe in Duck Tape for your prom and a scholarship check will be written out in your name (from the DuckBrands company, of course). Really.

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