Month: October 2021

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Thai music producer under fire for allegedly improperly touching his daughter

Recent Instagram posts by well-known music producer Neung Jakkawal Saothongyutitum, aka Neung Jakkawal, showing him kidding around with his young daughter and touching her inappropriately, has caused an uproar on social media, with many questioning the appropriateness of his actions.

In some pictures and videos, Neung Jakkawal was seen touching his daughter’s stomach, buttocks and near her crotch area, as well as trying to kiss her on the lips. On at least one occasion shown on social media, he supposedly got his daughter to suck his nipple.

The Thai-language #NeungJakkawal hashtag trended No.1 on Twitter in Thailand this morning (Wednesday), logging more than 1.6 million tweets.

One comment reads “Please have respect for your daughter, both in front of other people and in private. Showing love toward a family member is normal, but touching this and that part of her body is not the normal actions of a father. With due respect, if this was done to your daughter by someone else, would you allow it? The right to touch their body always belong to your kids, so they know what bad things someone could do to them, otherwise they will think it is normal for everybody to do it. The truth is that they are not OK.”

Another comment from a social welfare worker reads “As a social worker, who has been working with children exposed to sexual assault, I confirm that even parents do not have the right to touch the sensitive parts of their children, which include breasts, genitals and buttocks. These things are taught in the “feeling yes, feeling know” course which teaches children to understand the limits and feel good or bad.”

Yet another Twitter comment cited a 29-second clip posted on YouTube on August 20th featuring a lesson to her daughters, she said that if anyone, besides her and their aunt, tries to touch their private parts, they must tell her immediately, scream loudly or inform their teacher or someone else whom they trust.

The music producer has since offered his apology to the public on his Instagram, saying he understands and appreciates people’s concerns and that he would be more careful in the future.

“I support expressing affection with family members within limits and with mutual respect,” he wrote.

Director of the Ethical Centre and a specialist in children’s affairs, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suriyadeo Tripathi, said that children are not the property of their parents, meaning that they can do anything to them. Then he cited the convention on children’s rights which, in essence, states that parents have the duty to protect their children and enable their development so they can grow up and live in a normal society.

Source: Thai Public Broadcasting Service

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Pattaya Music Festival to be held from November in time for Thailand’s reopening

This year’s Pattaya Music Festival is being organised to coincide with Thailand’s reopening to foreign tourists on November 1st, with the first events on November 5th and 6th.

The Chonburi Provincial Administrative Organization, the Pattaya Office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand and Pattaya City Municipality have announced measures for this year’s music festival. All attendees must be fully vaccinated with two doses and must take rapid antigen tests before entry.

The festival will be held on Pattaya beach on November 5th and 6th, on Jomtien beach on November 12th, on Nual beach on Koh Larn on November 13th, at Lan Pho Park on November 19th and 20th and on Pattaya beach again on December 3rd and 4th.

For the first events of the festival, the Pattaya City Municipality will be closing off traffic around Pattaya beach from 4pm to 1am.

Source: Thai Public Broadcasting Service

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Thai Commerce Minister to chair probe into reports of used medical gloves being exported to US

A fact-finding committee, chaired by Thailand’s Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit, will meet at Government House this afternoon (Wednesday) to begin an investigation into claims, made in a recent CNN report, that tens of millions of used medical gloves have been exported to the United States from Thailand.

President of the Thai Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association (TRGMA) Veerasith Sincharoenkul said that the actions reported by CNN have tarnished the reputation of Thai rubber glove producers in the US and the European Union, which are major export markets.

Veerasith urged the government to nail the real culprits and to keep a closer watch on new manufacturers established during COVID-19 pandemic, instead of tightening controls over the entire industry, particularly long-established manufacturers.

He also recommended that foreign importers check with the TRGMA, which maintains a full list of credible suppliers.

Jurin said yesterday that he wants any indication that politicians were involved in the fraudulent supply of used or substandard medical gloves to be fully investigated before reaching any conclusions, but that he hopes the investigation will help restore the credibility of Thai gloves.

During the first eight months of this year, export of Thai rubber gloves to the US, is estimated to have been worth US$1.09 billion, an increase of 133.96% over the same period last year. Exports to all markets for the whole year are expected to double those of last year.

According to the Thai police, fraudulent rubber medical gloves cases normally involve used gloves that have been washed and repackaged, substandard gloves imported from China and repackaged or substandard gloves produced in Thailand.

Source: Thai Public Broadcasting Service

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No hazardous chemical residue found from blaze at foam factory in Pathum Thani

No dangerous chemical residue has been found and the air quality in Pathum Thani province remains normal, according to the Pollution Control Department, following a fire that broke out on Tuesday at a foam factory in Navanakorn Industrial Estate. Damage is estimated at about Bt100 million.

The fire covered an area of 1,600 square meters, destroying materials as well as 20 machines. It took over an hour for firefighters to bring the blaze under control. No casualties were reported.

An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire.

A massive plume of black smoke was seen rising into the sky from the burning factory and pollution control department director Atthaphol Charoenchansa said that the volatile organic compound (VOC) level was 0.3-1.3ppm in the vicinity of the fire.

Source: Thai Public Broadcasting Service

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Woman who allegedly cut condo handymen’s ropes confesses, says she’s ‘annoyed’

The person who allegedly cut the ropes, from which two handymen were hanging while repainting a high-rise condominium in Nonthaburi two weeks ago, reported to police today (Wednesday) and confessed to the crime, saying she was “annoyed” by the handymen and had not intended to kill them.

The suspect, a 26th floor resident of the 32-storey condo, had initially denied cutting the ropes on October 12nd before confessing after being presented with CCTV footage, witness accounts and forensic evidence which implicate her.

The handymen survived the fall after being rescued by another condo resident, who happened to be near the balcony at the time.

The culprit said she had not been notified by the condo’s management about the painting and seeing the handymen hanging outside her window had scared her.

She has been charged with attempted murder and causing loss of assets.

Source: Thai Public Broadcasting Service

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Biden joins U.S.-ASEAN summit Trump skipped after 2017

WASHINGTON/BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden joined Southeast Asian leaders for a virtual summit on Tuesday, the first time in four years that Washington has engaged at the top level with a bloc seen as key to countering an increasingly assertive China.

The United States had not met with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at the presidential level since Biden‘s predecessor, Donald Trump, attended an ASEAN–U.S. meeting in Manila in 2017. During that time, U.S. relations with China deteriorated to their worst level in decades.

In his opening remarks to the summit, Biden said the United States was committed to the central role of the 10-nation ASEAN in the region and ASEAN nations can expect him to personally show up in the region in future.

“The relationship between the United States and ASEAN is vital, vital for the future of all one billion of our people,” Biden said. “Our partnership is essential to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific, which has been the foundation of our shared security and prosperity for many decades.”

On Wednesday, Biden will participate in the broader East Asia Summit, which brings together ASEAN and other nations in the Indo-Pacific region.

Analysts say Biden‘s meeting with the 10-nation bloc reflects his administration’s efforts to engage allies and partners in a collective effort to push back against China.

In his remarks, Biden referred to a “shared vision for a region where every country can compete and succeed on a level playing field and all nations, no matter how big or powerful, abide by the law.”

However, he avoided specific mention of China, as have U.S. officials in the run-up to the meetings as they work to set up a virtual summit between the U.S. president and Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this year.

The White House said Biden will announce plans to provide up to $102 million to expand the U.S. strategic partnership with ASEAN, which is currently chaired by Brunei, with funding going towards health, climate, economic and education programs.

Biden is also expected to assure ASEAN that a recent U.S. focus on engagement with India, Japan and Australia in the so-called Quad grouping and a deal to supply Australia with nuclear-powered submarines are not intended to supplant ASEAN‘s regional role.

Edgard Kagan, senior director for East Asia at the White House National Security Council, stressed last week that Washington does not see the Quad as “an Asian NATO” and that it was not intended to compete with ASEAN.

He said Washington had an interest in working with ASEAN to ensure supply-chain resilience, on climate, and to address “common challenges on maritime issues” – an apparent reference to China’s broad claims in the disputed South China Sea.

While planning to provide a modest sum to promote trade with ASEAN, Biden has given no sign of any plan to return to a regional trade framework Trump withdrew from in 2017.

Analysts said ASEAN leaders would be anxious to hear how Washington plans to engage further on trade, investment and infrastructure and of any U.S. plans to step up provision of COVID-19 vaccines to the region, which has been hard hit by the pandemic.

An Asian diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the lack of an economic element in U.S. regional engagement was a major gap at a time when countries were expanding economic ties with China.

Kagan said it was critical for the credibility of the Quad that it deliver on a pledge it made in March to supply a billion COVID-19 vaccines to Southeast Asia by the end of 2022.

That plan stalled after India, the world’s largest vaccine producer, banned exports in April amid a massive domestic COVID outbreak.

Source: Thai Public Broadcasting Service

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Boyden Expands Leadership Consulting to Serve Clients Facing Complex Business Challenges

Global leadership specialists deliver mission-critical solutions to clients through innovative thinking and bespoke leadership services

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Boyden launches a revamped Leadership Consulting section of Boyden.com

NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Boyden, a premier leadership and talent advisory firm with more than 75 offices in over 45 countries, announces the expansion of its leadership consulting services, through a formalised structure of dedicated leadership consultants supported by a Global Centre of Excellence.

With a newly revamped Leadership Consulting section of its website, www.boyden.com/leadership-consulting, Boyden unveils a new, formal structure of dedicated leadership consultants in most markets and a global Centre of Excellence where thought leadership and methods are researched and developed. Boyden Leadership Consulting provides solutions to attract, evaluate and develop successful leaders and teams throughout the entire leadership lifecycle: onboarding & integration, assessment & profiling, leadership development, executive & team coaching and succession planning.

“Leadership is a human capital priority as organisations pursue a suite of talent strategies to address increasingly fast innovation cycles,” commented Trina D. Gordon, President & CEO of Boyden. “Boyden’s senior level client engagement leverages our partners expertise in the delivery of integrated leadership programmes that provision end-to-end talent solutions based on proprietary frameworks and exceptional client knowledge.”

“There is so much potential in terms of the professionals we have at Boyden, and their years of experience in leadership leads us naturally to do more for our clients. In addition, our client-focused culture, collaborative and enterprising approach is an ideal ecosystem for solving our clients’ most complex business issues,” added Katia Pina, Senior Director, Global Centre of Excellence. “Our global teams work closely together, sharing experiences and bringing integrated leadership services and solutions.”

“We are global leadership specialists, mentors to the C-suite and the board,” explained João Guedes Vaz, Global Head of Leadership Consulting. “We have provided leadership consulting solutions for many years, and our more formal structure now creates a distinct team and centre of excellence for consulting. Partners provide expert capabilities and local market knowledge, leveraging the work of a Global Centre of Excellence which serves as a collective structure where tools, methods and unique leadership strategies are developed and made available. Accredited specialists create bespoke programmes for clients facing major challenges today, such as transformation, business agility and culture change.”

Client needs are corroborated by Boyden’s research into ‘Talent-led transformation in a post-pandemic world’. Findings reveal a significant gap between confidence in organisational prospects and confidence in talent to align to business strategy. Respondents identify leadership development as the top priority for investing in talent and point to the need for a different matrix of skills on the board.

About Boyden

Boyden is a premier leadership and talent advisory firm with more than 75 offices in over 45 countries. Our global reach enables us to serve client needs anywhere they conduct business. We connect great companies with great leaders through executive search, interim management and leadership consulting solutions. Boyden is ranked amongst the top companies on Forbes’ Americas Best Executive Recruiting Firms for 2021. For further information, visit www.boyden.com.

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Chris Swee
Global Head of Marketing
T: +1 914 747 0172
E: cswee@boyden.com		 João Guedes Vaz
Global Leader, Leadership Consulting
Partner, Portugal
T: +351 21 318 33 00
E: joao.guedes.vaz@boyden.com

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TrialScope Atlas Helps Sponsors Reduce Risk, Manage the Complicated Global Clinical Trial Disclosure Process

Dashboard automates disclosure, monitors compliance, consolidates global regulations and corporate transparency policies

NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Informa Pharma Intelligence, the global business intelligence provider for the biopharma industry, has launched TrialScope Atlas, a single, searchable dashboard that automates clinical trial disclosure and consolidates a concise set of relevant regulations.

Clinical trial sponsors are under increased pressure to maintain regulatory disclosure compliance, for several reasons:

  • The EU CTIS clinical trial disclosure portal is scheduled to launch in January, bringing with it new regulations for study registration.
  • Failure to disclose required information to ClinicalTrials.gov, under the auspices of the US National Institutes of Health, can result in fines of over $12,000 per trial per day.
  • Lack of transparency leads to public mistrust and negative brand reputation.
  • Potential investors are likely to walk away from deals involving noncompliant companies.

However, no global standards exist for the scope and timing of disparate global disclosure requirements. With dozens of regulatory agencies worldwide and hundreds of disclosure regulations, sponsors are faced with the insurmountable challenge of keeping on top of changing regulatory requirements. In addition, global regulatory teams are often disjointed, separated by geography and time zones.

TrialScope Atlas offers a centralized dashboard, uniting regulations as well as users. A robust compliance engine, backed by years of TrialScope’s industry-leading disclosure experience, powers the platform. Disclosure experts monitor and analyze global disclosure regulations, removing the burden from sponsors. When users enter their study data into the platform, they receive automated notifications of what information needs to be disclosed, when it needs to be disclosed, and to which registries.

“Global clinical trial disclosure compliance is at a key turning point,” said Denise Peterson, Editor-in-Chief of Pink Sheet, the Informa Pharma Intelligence publication providing regulatory and policy insights. “The US FDA has recently sent warning notifications to clinical trial sponsors, who could face fines over $12,000 per day for disclosure noncompliance. And in January 2022, the EU will be launching its new trials portal and Clinical Trials Regulations, which is expected to kick off compliance inspections in EU member countries. Now, more than ever, study sponsors must take disclosure compliance seriously.”

For more information, on TrialScope Atlas, visit Informa Pharma Intelligence or contact pharma@informa.com.

About Informa Pharma Intelligence
Informa Pharma Intelligence powers a full suite of analysis products – Datamonitor Healthcare™, Sitetrove™, Trialtrove™, Pharmaprojects™, Biomedtracker™, Scrip™, Pink Sheet™ and In Vivo™ – to deliver the data needed by the pharmaceutical and biomedical industry to make decisions and create real-world opportunities for growth.

With more than 400 analysts keeping their fingers on the pulse of the industry, no key disease, clinical trial, drug approval or R&D project isn’t covered through the breadth and depth of data available to customers. For more information, visit pharmaintelligence.informa.com

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign launches first-of-its-kind Master of Science in Biomedical Image Computing degree

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

URBANA, Ill., Oct. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has launched a new Master of Science in Biomedical Image Computing (M.S. in BIC) degree program that provides rigorous training focused at the intersection of biomedical imaging science, machine learning and high-performance computing. The program comprises 36 credit hours of coursework that blends biomedical imaging, machine learning and computing concepts, and is spread over three semesters. Applications for the Fall 2022 on-campus cohort are currently being accepted on a rolling basis.

Biomedical image computing is a large and rapidly growing industry and research field. Image formation and analysis technologies are being revolutionized at an exponential rate due to the emergence of machine learning techniques.

“We are very excited about this new program that will provide cutting-edge training in computational imaging and machine learning for biomedical imaging applications,” said professor Mark A. Anastasio, bioengineering department head and a co-director of this program. “Because the program integrates fundamental imaging science with modern machine learning, it is unlike any existing program and it will prepare students to be leaders in the field of computational biomedical imaging.”

This innovative curriculum was developed by experts in computational imaging and machine learning for imaging applications in the Department of Bioengineering at UIUC’s Grainger College of Engineering. Students will also partake in practical training through a capstone project that uses real-world data and addresses a pressing current challenge. This type of hands-on experience will provide immediate value to students and future employers. Graduates of this degree program will be well prepared for a career as engineers who are developing, translating and evaluating biomedical imaging technologies that leverage modern machine learning.

“Our vision is to train a new generation of students and leaders to meet the ever-increasing demand of talents from both industry and research institutions in this space,” said Fan Lam, bioengineering professor and co-director of M.S. in BIC. Although applicants are expected to have an undergraduate degree in an engineering or other quantitative discipline, they are not expected to possess expertise in imaging or machine learning. As such, the degree will be accessible to a wide range of students who wish to pursue careers in the biomedical imaging industry as machine learning engineers or computational imaging scientists.

UIUC has a robust history and reputation for imaging science and computation. The department of bioengineering here traces its origins to the groundbreaking research in the 1950s by ultrasound pioneers William Fry and Floyd Dunn. Their fundamental work on the medical application of ultrasound made it a safe and efficient diagnostics tool. Illinois professor Paul Lauterbur was one of the first scientists to use nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the study of molecules and materials – and later on biological organisms. His pioneering work in the development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) led him to receive a Nobel Prize in 2003.

Students of this degree program will have access to and benefit from various biomedical imaging modalities, high-performance computing and machine learning resources on campus. This includes access to state-of-the-art facilities at Everitt Laboratory, the Biomedical Imaging Center, the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications among others.

About The Grainger College of Engineering

The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is one of the world’s top-ranked engineering institutions, and a globally recognized leader in engineering education, research, and public engagement. With a diverse, tight-knit community of faculty, students, and alumni, Grainger Engineering sets the standard for excellence in engineering, driving innovation in the economy and bringing revolutionary ideas to the world. Through powerful research and discovery, our faculty, staff, students and alumni are changing our world and making advances once only dreamed about, including the MRI, LED, ILIAC, Mosaic, YouTube, flexible electronics, electric machinery, miniature batteries, imaging the black hole, and flight on Mars. The world’s brightest minds from The Grainger College of Engineering tackle today’s toughest challenges. And they are building a better, cooler, safer tomorrow. Visit https://grainger.illinois.edu for more information.

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First-Ever Global Study of Diversity in Graduate Management Education Sheds Light on Gaps in Race and Gender

Report finds higher participation of African Americans in U.S. business schools than their white counterparts while women worldwide remain underrepresented, particularly in Europe

RESTON, Va., Oct. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Graduate Management Admission Council™ (GMAC™), a global association of leading graduate business schools, today released a special report, “The Global Diversity of Talent – Attainment and Representation,” a first reference guide of its kind to better understand representation for graduate management education (GME) degree attainment worldwide. Understanding that education systems across the globe experienced disruption due to the pandemic, GMAC turned to its leading research capability as universities sought to adapt with a renewed attention to issues of student access and equity, as well as diversity and representation in tertiary educational attainment. The report provides a global overview, seven regional outlooks, and separate reports for 69 locations or countries with an estimated 25,000 or more people in the student-aged population of 20 to 34 who have attained a master’s degree in the subject of business, administration, or law. In addition to a separate appendix that reviews data on 111 other countries, it also examines the representation of women globally and underrepresented groups in the United States.

“At GMAC, we recognize that a diverse student body in gender, race and background lifts us all as it creates a richer student experience and increases sensitivity to the issues that affect others,” said Sangeet Chowfla, president and CEO of GMAC. “This report – the first global state of the industry view about diversity in graduate management education – is intended not only to serve as an informative guide, but also as a base to target outreach and advocate for the value of graduate business degrees to underrepresented populations around the globe.”

Key Findings

Women struggle to be represented at the graduate business level, falling behind the most in Europe

Globally, more women than men choose their undergraduate study in the fields of business, administration, and law. 26.4 percent of bachelor’s degrees earned by females are in these fields, slightly higher than for men (24.6%). At the master’s level, however, men (33.7%) are more likely to study in business, administration, and law than women (29.4%). Data suggests that women have shown broader interest when pursuing a master’s degree, with education and health and welfare two other popular disciplines besides business or law schools.

Furthermore, women in Europe are estimated to hold only 38.4 percent of graduate business degrees in the region, notably lower than the global average (44.8%) and behind East Asia and the Pacific where women are a majority (51.7%) of the region’s graduate business degree-holders. When compared across all regions, Europe has the largest share of those aged 30-34 in the GME pipeline at 41.8% but the smallest share of the GME pipeline aged 20-24 at only 19.8 %, suggesting that many women in Europe choose to return to business school later in life.

African American graduates outpace their white counterparts, driven by their overrepresentation in U.S. for-profit programs

The proportions of graduate management degree-holders relative to the student-aged population, or the GME participation rate, differs among the seven U.S. race/ethnicity groups studied in the report: American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian American, Black or African American, Hispanic American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Other/Two or more races, and Whites. Although a common perception is that African Americans are underrepresented in GME programs, they demonstrate a 3.0% GME participation rate, outranking their white counterparts at 2.5%.

“African Americans are interestingly overrepresented in graduate management education relative to their population size when compared with other groups, albeit slightly,” said Sabrina White, vice president of school and industry engagement at GMAC. “According to a previous GMAC study, African Americans accounted for 37 percent of for-profit GME degrees conferred in 2015-2016. Their enrollment in for-profit institutions outpacing that in traditional universities may have contributed to their overrepresentation in GME.”

Most business degree holders come from Asia while Latin America enjoys highest business concentration among graduate degrees

Among the seven regions studied, the largest pool of student aged graduate business talent falls in East Asia and the Pacific, which is also the largest source of bachelor’s degree-holders in the fields of business, administration, and law. While China and India, the two “Asian giants,” contribute the most to both the graduate and undergraduate levels of business school students, the U.S. impresses with its substantial share at third in both categories. Pakistan and Turkey are two other notable inclusions in the top 10 sources, with business graduates accounting for 28 percent and 40 percent respectively of the country’s total bachelor’s degree-holders.

Globally, of the more than 61 million people understood to have attained a master’s degree, approximately 24 percent have earned GME degrees. By region, the highest business concentration among all master’s degree-holders is seen in Latin America (33.1%), the Middle East (27.6%), and East Asia and the Pacific (26.6%). In addition, two countries in the Latin America region have greater than 60 percent females within the student-age population of 20 to 34 who are assumed to have attained a master’s degree in the subject of business, administration, or law: Colombia (65.6%) and Dominican Republic (64.5%).

About the Report

To establish the foundation of this groundbreaking effort, GMAC leveraged the latest global data resources from the 2018 dataset of U.S. Census Bureau International Database, The World Bank, UNESCO, UNECE, and OECD, to provide baseline for studying the state of diversity within graduate management education today. Supplemental material of country and regional descriptions as well as available 2020/2021 international rankings indices were included for present context. More details of the full report, and other research series produced by GMAC, are available on gmac.com.

About GMAC™

The Graduate Management Admission Council™ (GMAC™) is a mission-driven association of leading graduate business schools worldwide. Founded in 1953, GMAC creates solutions and experiences that enable business schools and candidates to better discover, evaluate, and connect with each other.

GMAC provides world-class research, industry conferences, recruiting tools, and assessments for the graduate management education industry, as well as tools, resources, events, and services that help guide candidates through their higher education journey. Owned and administered by GMAC, the Graduate Management Admission Test™ (GMAT™) exam is the most widely used graduate business school assessment. GMAC also owns and administers the NMAT by GMAC™ (NMAT™) exam and the Executive Assessment (EA).

More than 12 million prospective students a year trust GMAC’s websites, including mba.com, to learn about MBA and business master’s programs, connect with schools around the world, prepare and register for exams and get advice on successfully applying to MBA and business master’s programs. BusinessBecause and The MBA Tour are subsidiaries of GMAC, a global organization with offices in China, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

To learn more about our work, please visit www.gmac.com

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