The University’s agreements with universities and colleges around the world are not only attracting students but have also netted the interest of faculty at those institutions.

The president of International University of Monaco (IUM) knew that Corine Cohen, professor of strategy and marketing at IUM and responsible for the luxury brand management program, wanted to spend time in the United States, a country with a language and a culture that she liked. And he proposed to send Cohen to FDU for teaching and research in a favorable and profitable environment, especially within the framework of the agreement between FDU and IUM. When he proposed the idea, she accepted at once.

Cohen, who teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in strategy and marketing of luxury goods at IUM, has been on the Metropolitan Campus this semester team teaching, observing and also doing research in her area of interest. With Karin Hamilton, interim director, Silberman College of Business’ Institute for Global Business Education, she is team teaching a marketing course for the Global MBA program. This is the first time that Cohen has been at FDU, and the first time any IUM faculty member has taught at the University.

Cohen, who teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in strategy and marketing of luxury goods at IUM, has been on the Metropolitan Campus this semester team teaching, observing and also doing research in her area of interest. With Karin Hamilton, interim director, Silberman College of Business’ Institute for Global Business Education, she is team teaching a marketing course for the Global MBA program. This is the first time that Cohen has been at FDU, and the first time any IUM faculty member has taught at the University.

Corine Cohen, left, professor of strategy and marketing at International University of Monaco, and Karin Hamilton, interim director, Silberman College of Business’ Institute for Global Business Education, chat before class.

“I enjoy teaching here,” Cohen says. “The students have told us that they enjoy my course, and we have a good relationship. The faculty, administration and staff have been very warm and thoughtful. I like FDU a lot.”

Ronald Heim, marketing (Flor), previously had the opportunity to be the first FDU professor to teach at IUM.

During her sojourn here, Cohen also is doing research. Her interests are in luxury goods, and she has consulted in the areas of luxury brand management, marketing, strategy and performance evaluation. Cohen has visited the United States four times, both for business and vacation. She says, “I love the U.S.A.” While she was training executives in Oklahoma, 9/11 occurred, and her travel plans were put on hold for several days. She says, “I will never forget that drama I experienced with Americans.”

Cohen earned her master’s degrees in biochemistry and cosmetology and master’s and PhD in management in France from Aix-Marseille University; and her luxury brand management degree from Cartier International.

Fairleigh Dickinson University signed an agreement a year ago with IUM, an independent, business-oriented institution, which provides for junior year student exchanges between the two universities (see http://inside.fdu.edu/pt2/otw0212/monaco.html). It is about to be expanded by a further agreement that has FDU’s Silberman College of Business offering the Global MBA program to IUM students, who will take foundation courses at Monaco and then join the global business students at FDU to complete their MBA requirements.

The International University of Monaco was founded in 1986 to bring to the region high-quality management education, applying European academic rigor to the hands-on American model. Karin Hamilton and Janette Shurdom, program director, Silberman College (Metro), have been working on building additional relationships with schools abroad.

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College at Florham, Madison, N.J.

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Metropolitan Campus, Teaneck, N.J.

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