Global Partner Schools

Wroclaw, Poland

Wroclaw School of Banking (WSB) is a private university that was established in the southwestern city of Wroclaw in 1998. WSB specializes in business education and offers bachelor's and master's degrees as well as post-secondary courses. A sister institution offering a bachelor's degree in Economics was established in Opole in 2006. WSB operates under the umbrella of TEB Education Corporation, one of the largest private education groups in Poland.

WSB operates under the umbrella of TEB Education Corporation, one of the largest private education groups in Poland.

The WSB offers an MBA in Polish and the Franklin MBA Program in English.

Bitola, Macedonia

The University of St.Kliment Ohridski in Bitola (UKLO), the second-largest state university in the southwestern region of The Republic of Macedonia, was established in 1979. The university is named after the saint who founded the first Slav university in nearby Ohrid in the 10th century. UKLO offers nearly 40 undergraduate programs and 20 graduate programs to more than 13,000 students at 9 locations and one vocational school. 

The Franklin MBA is the first degree offered in English at UKLO and the first American MBA offered in Macedonia.

Mangalagangotri, India

Mangalore University is a public university located on the outskirts of Mangalore, a major costal city in the state of Karnataka. The institution, established in 1980, has the status of a "deemed university," authorizing degrees awarded by the more than 150 colleges in the region under its supervision. Mangalore University is a graduate school offering advanced degrees, primarily in business management, computer science, microbiology, and electronics.

Franklin and Mangalore University have collaborated on management programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Chengdu, China

Sichuan University is a key university with a history of more than 100 years, located in Chengdu, China. Sichuan University is a comprehensive university known for nurturing talented people and conducting scientific and cultural research. As the largest university in the southwest of China, Sichuan University offers bachelor programs in 121 areas in the major fields of liberal arts, sciences, engineering, medicine and agriculture.

Beginning spring 2010, Sichuan University will offer an MBA in Chinese and the Franklin MBA Program in English.

Bratislava, Slovakia

Established in 1940 as the Slovak Higher School of Commerce, The University of Economics in Bratislava (EUBA), is considered one of the most important educational and scientific-research institutions in the Slovak Republic. EUBA is located in Bratislava, the capital and largest city of the Slovak Republic, on both banks of the Danube River, bordering Austria and Hungary. The University provides higher education in the fields of economics and business at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels to more than 14,000 students.

EUBA has signed an agreement to offer the Franklin MBA Program in English – a first-time venture for the institution.

Hanoi, Vietnam

Vietnam National University (VNU) was established in 1906 as the country’s first modern university and remains one of only two national universities in Vietnam. VNU is the largest comprehensive higher education and research center in Vietnam, entrusted with the task of producing highly qualified human resources and talent for the industrialization and modernization of the country. The University holds a special position in the country’s higher education system, as it reports directly to the Prime Minister. VNU has a high degree of autonomy in organization – personnel, training programs, scientific research and technological development, planning and finance, international relations and other fields. Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi, where VNU is located, is on the right bank of the Red River.

Once anticipated regulatory approval is granted, VNU will offer the Franklin MBA Program on campus in English with the assistance of Franklin faculty members.