DG Class of 2010 – Application Deadline April 14, 2008
The fourth generation of Duke Goethe students are ready to start their Executive MBA program in May 2008. The Duke Goethe admission team is very happy about the fact that both the number of female applicants and sponsoring companies has increased. The application deadline for the class of 2010 has been extended to April 14, 2008.

All members of the Class of 2010 will take part in the immersion programs taking place in Washington D.C. and New York. The immersion programs will provide students a candid assessment of the U.S. government's role in establishing tax, trade and economic policies that impact business. The activities will be comprised of site visits to the Federal Reserve, Treasury Department and Capitol Hill. Various corporate leaders and government officials will share their knowledge and insights with the class.

Leader in Educational Technology
The collaboration between Fuqua School of Business and ProtonMedia generated coverage on the next generation of Fuqua's distance learning technology. Both institutions have entered into a strategic partnership to "explore the next – generation collaboration and learning environments supporting Duke's global strategy, which combine face-to-face and virtual interaction, including use of live video/telepresence technology with ProtoSphere ™, ProtonMedia's business-friendly virtual world”. The goal is to allow geographically diverse students and business partners to interact through Fuqua's existing communication infrastructure on top of ProtoSphere's 3D virtual work.
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Goethe University Frankfurt expanding to New Horizons
Following the example of US American universities, Goethe University Frankfurt has become one of the first endowed German universities on January 1, 2008.  The status of an endowed institute of higher education gives Goethe university a high degree of autonomy, which goes far beyond what a public university can do. The university is now able to appoint professors and select students according to its own standards, fundraise private capital and manage its real estate independently from the state of Hesse.

The state of Hesse is funding and supporting the construction of the facilities that will eventually house Goethe UniversityinFrankfurt's Westenddistrict. The new campus will also host the House of Finance. The House of Finance will serve as a centre for the mutual exchange of ideas and insights to all members of the financial community in Germany, Europe and the world. Goethe Business School and the next generationof MBA students will move into the House of FinanceinSpring 2008.
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New Addition to Duke Goethe Sales Force
Karen Courtney was recently appointed Assistant Dean for Europe for The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. She will be part of a Global Sales Force team responsible for building Duke's brand in Europe, marketing the Duke Goethe MBA program next to all Duke MBA programs. Eventually Karen will be based in London. She formerly served as the Director of Recruiting and Admissions for the Duke MBA - Cross Continent program when Duke first came to Frankfurt. For the past four years she served as the Director of Executive and Specialized Programs at San Diego State University. Please join us in welcoming Karen to the Duke Goethe team.

Goethe Business School with New Management Structure
Professor Andreas Hackethal has been appointed Deputy Dean at Goethe Business School. Together with the founding Dean, Prof. Mark Wahrenburg, he takes over the management of the school.

At the same time Hackethal has recently been appointed professor in the area of business and finance at the department of business administration at Goethe University Frankfurt. Along with his expertise in the field of finance he brings extensive management experience as former Chair of the Department of Finance, Accounting & Real Estate at the European Business School School (EBS).

For more than four yearsProf. Hackethal has served as Director of the E-Finance Lab in Frankfurt.Both he and Prof. Wahrenburg have also been responsible for the cluster "Reshaping the Banking Business" at the E-Finance Lab.

Goethe Business School's growthincludes expanding its customized corporate education and launching a full time MBA programin2009. The full time MBA programwill be under the oversight of Prof. Lars Schweizer. Prof. Schweizer has recently joined Goethe University, where he holds the UBS endowed Chair for General Management.  Prior to joining Goethe University, Prof. Schweizer worked atGrenoble École de Management as an Associate Professor for Management and Organizational Behavior.