These ratings and rankings can vary from year to year, of course, and we never know how we will show up. There also is a lot of subjectivity involved. However, since we have been in the Top 10 every one of the last 13 years, we do feel that this long term recognition is very clear evidence of the high respect in which our program is held by our peer institutions. I am happy to share this great news with you!

Dr. Michael Jay Jedel
Associate Dean, International Programs and Distance Learning & Professor of Management

Connection ：U.S.News & World Report

On Thursday, March 6, Poly's Board of Trustees voted to approve the Definitive Agreement to merge with New York University with the long-range goal of Poly becoming a school of engineering and technology of NYU.

"With more than a supermajority, the Board approved the agreement and we couldn't be more pleased," said Chairman Craig Matthews who announced the decision at a university Town Hall. "This momentous affiliation will make New York a leading technological center for innovation, entrepreneurship and economic growth."

University President Jerry M. Hultin described the merger as "a perfect fit between two great universities" and as "an opportunity for Poly to soar." He stressed that the transformation would require effort, saying that "business as usual won't make us the best Poly we can be."

Strengthening the school's curriculum and increasing cross-disciplinary research and degrees are among the many planned efforts to elevate the school to a top-tier technology and engineering institution where students learn how to compete in the 21st-century global economy.

Last week, NYU's Board voted to allow President John Sexton and the Board's Chair, Martin Lipton, to sign the merger agreement once it was finalized.

The next step is review by New York State regulatory agencies which is anticipated to happen in May or June.

News Source : http://www.poly.edu/news/fullNews.php?id=1189

DePaul University is ranked as No. 10 in U.S.A. for 14 years, started program of Part-Time M.B.A.in Taiwan . The representative, Dr. Michael Jay Jedel, of DePaul University , specially came to Taiwan to host this opening ceremony. DePaul University not only has the highest ranking and the most respectable Part-Time M.B.A. in the world, but also has already corporate with International Band of Asia in Hong Kong for 8 years; open the fifth course with Barings Bank and some financial institutes currently, and start the sixth course with Czech Management Center in Czech Republic.