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    <title><![CDATA[Student loan default rate rising]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The Department of Education (DoE) said that default on student loans climbed to 7.0 percent in fiscal 2008, up from 6.7 percent in the prior fiscal year - yet another manifestation of the sluggish economy and bleak jobs market. .]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:51:21 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[China  sends more students to US B schools than India this year]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Big brother China has beaten India for the first time in the number of students to US management schools.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:41:45 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[US universities attract fewer students]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The share of foreign students coming to the United States has been going down every year since 2000, shows a study released by an international body comprising the developed nations of the world.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:10:22 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Recession makes more people take up higher studies]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[If there is one single benefit to the US due to the recession, it is that more people are studying in colleges than ever.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:08:39 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Bonus Points: Setting Targets for CFO Compensation in Times of Crisis]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The recession has caused all sorts of difficulties for CFOs: falling earnings, tumbling stock prices and, occasionally, knotty negotiations with lenders.]]></description>
    <guid>http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/contents/20100914/bonus-points-setting-targets-cfo-compensation-times-crisis.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:20:38 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth: Managing Information Asymmetry in IS Consulting]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[A cynic might say that information systems consultants shortchange their clients. They can, for example, promise more than they deliver.]]></description>
    <guid>http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/contents/20100907/whole-truth-and-nothing-but-truth-managing-information-asymmetry-is-consulting.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:14:44 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Boston: beyond the familiar MBA recruitment faces]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Despite experiencing a good number of mergers and acquisitions over the past five years, notably Procter and Gamble's acquisition of Boston mainstay Gillette, Boston is still home to some of the most recognized MBA recruitment brands.]]></description>
    <guid>http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/contents/20100907/boston-beyond-familiar-mba-recruitment-faces.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:25:04 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed: I Have To Write the Optional Essay]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[These past two weeks, we have started our "myth destroyed" by mentioning how challenging it can be to compete against a faceless mass and how one can feel disadvantaged if he/she does not seize each and every opportunity to do so.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:21:29 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[GMAT: frequently asked questions]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The majority of MBA students have to take the GMAT test in order to be accepted into business school. TopMBA.com answers many of the frequently asked questions that MBA applicants need to know before taking the test. .]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:17:49 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[The MBA and the iPad]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Keen to ensure their MBA programs offer students the most relevant of courses, business schools have usually been early adopters of modern advances in technology.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:00:45 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Foreign MBA schools in Japan]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[International business schools have firmly established their niche in the Japanese educational market. They provide a viable solution both to foreigners and Japanese nationals who seek to remain in Japan for the duration of their studies, yet want to embark on a well-recognized, English-taught international MBA.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:49:59 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[International MBA from ECUST]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The School of Business of the East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) offers International MBA (IMBA) to its students.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:25:19 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Top ten things to do while studying abroad in South Korea]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[A beguiling mix of the ancient and the futuristic, the commercial and the spiritual, warp-speed urban action and serene rural isolation, South Korea is a nation on the rise.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:29:06 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[LBS MBA student profile: Short listing programs]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[US national Shruti Malani decided to study for her MBA away from her home country, either in India or the UK.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:14:11 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[A man’s undercover mission into the world of women leaders]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Recently, I attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the gathering of 2,500 CEOs, heads of state and visionaries from the arts.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:07:34 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Asia Alone? Not time yet to jettison ties]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[As the book title suggests, "Asia Alone: The Dangerous Post-Crisis Divide from America", author Simon Tay looks at the changing relationship between Asia and the United States in the period following the global economic crisis of 2008.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:59:42 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Internships: hands-on experience]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Is it worth spending thousands of dollars on a graduate degree when most recruiters prefer real-world experience? David Williams investigates how internships are becoming a crucial part of a graduate's profile.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:51:33 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Are There Second Acts in the Lives of Aging Internet Firms?]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Though the term "startaround" is not in any digital-age lexicon, it might soon be. That's the word Brad Garlinghouse, president of AOL consumer applications, used to describe his company during the recent Supernova conference in Philadelphia.]]></description>
    <guid>http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/contents/20100831/are-there-second-acts-lives-aging-internet-firms.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:02:05 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Energy technologies: some forecasts for the next decade]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Affordable energy that is clean and consistent, delivered in a single system at a fraction of the price that people are paying today - 4.5 pence (US$0.07) per kilowatt hour (kWh) to be precise - isn't that too good to be true?.]]></description>
    <guid>http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/contents/20100830/energy-technologies-some-forecasts-next-decade.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:53:17 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Raising the bar on dyslexia treatment]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[On a trip back home to North Carolina, Chad Myers (MBA '04J) met up with a friend and advisor, Sandie Barrie Blackley, and told her he was looking to get back into entrepreneurship.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:47:56 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Trusted Leaders in Troubled Times]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Last week Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered a major speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on the state of the economy.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:43:46 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Study Tips for Exams]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[It's that time again. Say goodbye to fingernails, goodbye to your social life and goodbye to sleep. Exams are looming, but don't start stressing just yet.]]></description>
    <guid>http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/contents/20100830/study-tips-exams.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:34:19 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[QS World Executive MBA Tour bootcamp: golden rules and fair etiquette - part 2]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Make a wish but keep it quiet otherwise it won't come true. However, the opposite should be said for your goals and ambitions in life.]]></description>
    <guid>http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/contents/20100830/qs-world-executive-mba-tour-bootcamp-golden-rules-and-fair-etiquette-part-2.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:23:44 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[MBA recruitment: the picture brightens]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[According to Sarikas, companies had cut back so drastically during the peak of the recession that they could no longer postpone hiring talent as business rebounds.]]></description>
    <guid>http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/contents/20100830/mba-recruitment-picture-brightens.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:18:16 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Top 10 things to do while studying abroad in... Malaysia & Singapore]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The performance of Asian universities in the QS World University Rankings® has shown this part of the world is one to keep your eye on.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:12:12 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Playing it safe, the student survival guide to university life]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[You've dumped the last box of your worldly possessions on the bed of your new room, introduced yourself to your housemates and watched your parents drive away, it is the start of many exciting years as you embark on your university degree.]]></description>
    <guid>http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/contents/20100830/playing-it-safe-student-survival-guide-university-life.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:58:14 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Funding for graduate programs still available for international students]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[With talk of the global recession, mounting debts and bank collapses dominating the daily news, is there really a chance that you will find funding for a masters or PhD degree in the coming year?]]></description>
    <guid>http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/contents/20100826/funding-graduate-programs-still-available-international-students.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:47:36 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Will the bubble burst? A look at the world of social media]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Social networking sites - they're the latest craze to hit the internet, but just how long will it take until the bubble bursts?]]></description>
    <guid>http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/contents/20100826/will-bubble-burstlook-world-social-media.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:27:58 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Decrease in full-time MBA applications, GMAC says]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Applications for full-time MBA programs have dropped considerably for the second year in a row, according to a recent GMAC survey.]]></description>
    <guid>http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/contents/20100826/decrease-time-mba-applications-gmac-says.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:16:16 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Postcard from... New York, USA]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Simon Akam appreciates the boost to his career his education has given him. "I think going abroad for a graduate degree is an extraordinary opportunity that can both broaden the mind and open the door to opportunities that would not otherwise exist.".]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:42:13 +0100</pubDate>
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