Month: December 2019

Anaheim University Ferrotec Akira Yamamura Scholarship 2 students can earn a full scholarship towards an Anaheim University online Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program Applicants can apply the scholarship to 1 of these 3 online degree programs: Online International MBA Online MBA in Global Sustainable Management Online Master of Entrepreneurship Applicants must meet Anaheim University’s MBA entrance requirements. Applicants must express an interest in being considered for future employment by Ferrotec. However, being awarded a scholarship does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made to the scholarship recipient. Applicants with Heat Transfer, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, International Business / bilingual (English + 1 other language) language skills/experience will be given preferential consideration. Scholarships will be awarded on a merit basis based on the applicant’s qualifications. Applicants must maintain standards set forth by the Scholarship Committee and/or the University’s administration in order to remain in good standing and continue to receive the scholarship funding throughout the remainder of their program. Scholarship recipients are expected to maintain a minimum of a B average at all times and complete each course with a minimum of a 3.0 grade. Scholarship recipients must also remain continuously enrolled from the commencement of their program through graduation. Skipped terms are only allowed with special permission from the University’s Dean. Scholarship Application Requirements Scholarship Applicants must submit: – standard application materials required for an Anaheim University online MBA or Master of Entrepreneurship program. Click here for a list of program entrance requirements. – a 1,000 word essay outlining: How you feel the Anaheim University degree will benefit you Why you would like to be considered for possible employment by Ferrotec upon graduation Your area of academic and professional specialization To Apply: Click here to complete the online application form. E-mail 1,000-word scholarship application essay to ausupport @ anaheim.edu Application Deadline March 20, 2020 Scholarship Recipients Announced April 17, 2020: Applications are being reviewed and will be announced within 10 business days MBA Program Start Date May 11, 2019 About Ferrotec Founded in 1980, Ferrotec is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan with locations in Japan, U.S.A., China, South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, and Russia. Ferrotec is a diversified technology company with a worldwide presence in a broad array of end products, manufacturing systems, and industries. Ferrotec provides its customers with advanced material, component, and assembly solutions that make their products work better, more precisely, and more reliably. Founded on a technology core of Ferrofluid magnetic liquid and Ferrofluidic® sealing products, the company and its product portfolio have grown to meet the evolving needs of its customers. Ferrotec is now a global enterprise characterized by substantial intercompany cooperation in research, manufacturing and marketing of products. The Ferrotec Group contributes to society as a manufacturer, and a company whose progress brings joy to its customers, shareholders, employees, business partners, the community, and all of its stakeholders. Ferrotec has grown to what it is today through the pioneering and innovative spirit of its President and Representative Director Dr. Akira Yamamura About Dr. Akira Yamamura Dr. Akira Yamamura, who is an Executive Advisory Board member of Anaheim University, established Ferrotec with two people in 1980. At the time, he was president of the Japanese subsidiary of Ferrofluidics Corporation, after joining the company as an engineer. In 1987, he led a management buy-out of the company and then in 1999 acquired the former parent company. Dr. Yamamura has grown Ferrotec to become one of the most important companies in the electronics industry, with annual revenue growing to approximately US$680 million, 27 subsidiaries and more than 5,400 employees in Japan, the US, Europe and Asia. The original business of the company was distributing Vacuum Feedthrough, which applies Ferrofluid, magnetic field. Vacuum Feed-through is a key component to shield the vacuum environment, and utilized in semiconductor equipment, single crystal silicon ingot grower, FPD equipment, and thin film equipment for photovoltaic application. In 2012, Dr. Akira Yamamura was ranked #24 in Ernst & Young’s “World Entrepreneur of the Year” awards.

Stephen Mason Executive Officer The Duke of Edinburgh Victoria 1) Why did you choose Anaheim University? The program through the Kisho Kurokawa Green Institute offered a program unlike any I’d seen in Australia, and the program delivery of sequential learning (rather than concurrent) allowed for a deep immersion in the material whilst balancing other work and impact priorities. 2) Can you tell us briefly about your career? I spent the majority of my 20 year career developing businesses, in finance, retail, manufacturing and education. I run a medium sized not-for-profit and am two years into an impact growth phase. My other roles include strategic development, formation and value proposition design with 5-8 co-ops and social enterprises with a focus on people and the environment, and lecturing and advisory work for several Australian Universities. I feel immensely privileged to be able to spend all of my time in impact areas that I’m passionate about. 3) Why did you choose to earn a Green MBA? Alternative MBAs do not blend socio-environmental dimensions into their programs in a meaningful way. I feel I have some ability to comment on this, due to my prior role running Australia’s largest provider of information services within Academia. Our sector suffers from ‘old ways’ of thinking, silo mentalities, and a lack of an ability to articulate the value it creates. I was hoping the Green MBA would provide me with additional skills in this area, and wasn’t disappointed. 4) What do you like best about the program? The experience and point of views shared by other students was a highlight, as was the majority of our lecturers, the content was amazing – but the best thing was the program design. It allowed for deep digestion of the content, enabled critical thinking to flourish (rather than rote regurgitation), and thankfully allowed the freedom to relate the material to real world problems and interests that were close to my heart. 5) What was your favorite course from the program? Based on course content, and the lecturer it was an equal tie. Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics, and Triple Bottom Line Accountability and Management which were both delivered by Prof. Mayberry were highly useful, challenging and enjoyable. 6) How is the experience studying online? This was one of the key areas I evaluated Anaheim on prior to applying, and my expectations were exceeded. Student support services were fast, friendly and accurate; the course structure and delivery were very good; and Anaheim was successful in bringing a diverse and dispersed group together. 7) How do you balance the time required to study while working full-time? I write a guide for every subject that tells me what I am doing when, and the value of each component. This allowed me to identify timing issues in advance, and understand what I could lower my focus on if need be. I ensured that my board, team, and family understood how I was managing my time, and completed all my studies from a consistent place that I’m used to being productive in. I would meditate when I needed to shift brain states in order to work effectively and efficiently. 8) Do you feel you were part of a learning community? I did. The program design creates the opportunity for students to participate in a meaningful way, and there were enough highly engaged students and lecturers to enable frequent guided and non-guided discussion. 9) What was the most unusual location you joined an online class or discussion forum from so far? I had to do an online class in the middle of a 2,500km solo motorcycle ride. I was in Scotia NSW, a desolate spot in the middle of the Australian Outback during summer. I managed to identify a cell-tower a few hundred kilometres from my intended route which had enough bandwidth to use video conferencing. It was 46 Celsius (115F), and I recall the facilitator ended up turning off my camera, presumably because my face was covered in flies and distracting my fellow students. 10) What would you say to someone who is hesitant about studying online? My experience was that the majority of our cohort made a bigger effort to connect and support each other than what I typically see through on-campus study. Create a consistent place and time to undertake your studies and be present in your interactions. 11) Do you feel the Green MBA will help to develop your career? It already has, and I expect it will continue to do so. The unique mix of commercial and impact development skills is a huge advantage and has allowed me to take on new consultancy roles in sectors I did not have a sufficient skillset previously. 12) What is your career plan after completing the Green MBA ? Design and deliver a new strategic phase within non-formal youth education, allowing Australia to better support the development of tomorrows leaders. Introduce our recently developed Mutual Value Measurement framework to the co-operative and mutual enterprise (CME) sector in Australia. Work with Australian CME industry to bring fair trade principles on-shore, by paying their domestic staff a living wage. 13) What advice would you offer to the Anaheim University incoming students? Create a study plan that is realistic and takes into account the economy of effort. Be present. Study to understand not for a grade – it’s pointless getting an A if you can’t use what you’ve learned.