上海財經大學iMBA項目（即上海財經大學-美國韋伯斯特大學合作舉辦國際MBA項目），創辦於1996年，是最早獲教育部批准的中外合作學位教育項目之一，依託兩校的財經特色和國際化特色，以培養具有全球視野和跨文化管理的複合型商業領袖為目標，已連續25年招生。韋伯斯特大學在全球建有8個國際校區，在美國本土建有100多個校區和教學點。除了第一、第二課堂，學生和校友可以通過「海外留學」、「海外遊學」、「海外畢業典禮」 等模塊，真正做到「學在國際，遊在國際，樂在國際」。Webster Express每期將介紹韋伯斯特大學的國際化和最新信息。
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2021，泛美西洋棋錦標賽
韋伯斯特大學再次奪冠
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Webster University Chess Team Wins January 2021 Pan-Am Tournament
泛美錦標賽每年舉行一次，是美洲最重要的大學西洋棋錦標賽，共有59支隊伍參加在線比賽。該賽事的前四名將在今年晚些時候繼續參加「總統杯」比賽，而這決定著哪個大學的隊伍將會獲得全國冠軍。Webster University’s chess team took first place in the recent annual 2021 Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Championships. The Pan-Am Tournament, held annually as the foremost intercollegiate chess championship in the Americas, featured 59 teams competing online. The top four teams from that tournament will move on to compete in the 「Presidential Cup」 tournament later this year, which determines what college team holds the national championship title.韋伯斯特大學的西洋棋團隊在蘇珊·波爾加西洋棋卓越研究所（SPICE）的蘇珊·波爾加（Susan Polgar）的指導下，吸引了高度重視獲得大學學位的象棋高手。The Webster University chess team, coached by Susan Polgar of the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE), attracts high-level chess players who value the importance of attaining a college degree. Not only did Webster’s 「A」 team finish first, but Webster’s 「B」 team tied for third place at the Pan-Am.
韋伯斯特大學名譽校長Beth Stroble說：「我們的西洋棋團隊年年奪冠，我們為他們在比賽中取得的成績感到自豪。」
「西洋棋是韋伯斯特哲學的有機組成部分，為願意追求夢想的每個人提供高質量的教育」，校長Julian Schuster說道。
「Our Webster chess team has demonstrated great success year after year, and we are so proud of their first-place win in this year’s online competition,」 said Chancellor Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble. "Team members excel in chess as well as in the classroom, where they work to attain a Webster degree that prepares them to compete on the world stage."
「Chess is an integral part of Webster’s philosophy to provide a high-quality education to everyone willing to pursue her/his dreams,」 said President Julian Schuster.
Webster A 隊 獲第一名，B 隊 獲第三名
First-place (A) team members are: grandmaster (GM) Lazaro Bruzon from Cuba, GM Benjamin Gledura from Hungary, GM Aram Hakobyan from Armenia, and GM Alex Lenderman from Brooklyn, New York.
The third-place (B) team members are: GM Peter Prohaszka from Hungary, GM Yuniesky Quesada from Cuba, GM Emilio Cordova from Peru, and GM John Burke, the reigning U.S. Junior Champion (21 and under), from New Jersey.
韋伯斯特大學西洋棋隊歷史獎項
The Webster University chess team has been ranked #1 in Division I College Chess since its inception in August 2012. It has never relinquished the top ranking.
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