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06/27/22

Thunderbird School prepares global leaders with an out-of-this-world education

Over the last century, the realm of space exploration has shifted from something that was available almost exclusively to the elite of society – governments, militaries, engineers, astronauts – to something that may soon become fair game for everyone, via existing ventures like commercial tourism, and even a pathway for human beings to become an interplanetary species, pending future developments.

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01/21/22

Arizona State University Announces Effort To Educate 100 Million Students Worldwide

Arizona State University unveiled plans on Thursday to educate 100 million students worldwide by 2030.

The initiative will be carried out by ASU’s Thunderbird School of Global Management and will be funded in part by a $25 million donation by Phoenix philanthropists Francis and Dionne Najafi. Founded in 1946 as an independent, private institution, Thunderbird was acquired by Arizona State University in 2014....

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01/20/22

With $25M gift, ASU's Thunderbird School of Global Management aims to educate 100 million worldwide by 2030

Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School of Global Management announced plans today to educate 100 million students by 2030, thanks to a historic $25 million donation.

Phoenix philanthropists Francis and Dionne Najafi are funding an accredited online Global Management and Entrepreneurship Certificate, consisting of five world-class courses in 40 different languages.

The certificate will be covered by full scholarships, thus at no cost to students. The courses, which include subjects such as global leadership, customer experience and global entrepreneurship, launch in April....

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01/20/22

With $25M Gift, Thunderbird Launches Global Initiative To Educate 100 Million By 2030

With an “historic $25 million donation,” Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School of Global Management today (January 20) announced the launch of a one-of-a-kind global initiative to bring world-class business education to 100 million learners around the world by the year 2030. Seventy percent of them will be women...

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01/20/22

Phoenix Suns co-owner donates $25M to ASU Thunderbird School for global education initiative

The goal is to offer an accredited online Global Management and Entrepreneurship Certificate, consisting of five courses in 40 different languages, helping people in undereducated parts of the world gain 21st-century skills to catapult their professional careers.

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01/20/22

ASU's Thunderbird School seeks to educate 100 million people by 2030, aided by $25M gift

The goal is ambitious: educate 100 million people around the world by 2030.

Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School of Global Management is embracing the challenge, launching a large-scale effort to offer a free online certificate program in global management and entrepreneurship with five courses in 40 languages.

The Francis and Dionne Najafi Global Initiative, funded by a $25 million donation from the Phoenix couple, will support the effort, the university announced Thursday.

The hope is that 70% of the 100 million individuals will be women, to help target those who haven’t had the opportunity to go to school and provide for their families...

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Thunderbird School prepares global leaders with an out-of-this-world education

Arizona State University Announces Effort To Educate 100 Million Students Worldwide

With $25M gift, ASU's Thunderbird School of Global Management aims to educate 100 million worldwide by 2030

With $25M Gift, Thunderbird Launches Global Initiative To Educate 100 Million By 2030

Phoenix Suns co-owner donates $25M to ASU Thunderbird School for global education initiative

ASU's Thunderbird School seeks to educate 100 million people by 2030, aided by $25M gift

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