To contribute to world peace through economic exchange

To globalize the business school through exchange and cooperation with East Asian Countries (Korea, China, Taiwan, Japan, India, and Thailand

To create business leaders with a global vision

Due to recent expansions in economic connections between the United States and Easter Asian countries, both economic and human exchange has increased as well. There is an increasing amount investment by Asian corporations such as the Korean Hyundai Corporation in Alabama where the university is located.

With countries such as Japan (world’s 2^nd), China (world’s 5^th), Korea (world’s 11^th), and India (world’s 13^th), Eastern Asia is where the most dynamic economic development is taking place, possibly to become the world’s biggest economic region within a decade.

Along with the development of these Asian countries, more and more Asian companies are viewing the United States with Alabama as a strong candidate for lucrative business opportunities.

Alabama State provides many advantages such as direct contact with the market, economically accessibility to land, relatively low labor costs, and incentives provided by the local government for potential Asian investors such as Korean, Chinese, Indian companies.

Despite the potential and development of East Asian countries, the regional distance from the East Asia limits any deeper studies on the area despite an increase in interest.

Especially as Korea is aiming to conclude the Free Trade Agreement with the United States as of 2007, the economic exchange between the two countries are expected to expand greatly, equally increasing the demand of experts in this field.

Experts in this field will be in greater demand as East Asian countries have a relative limitation in terms of English language skills. Therefore, expertise on the East Asian region will open a “Blue Ocean” opportunities in terms of jobs and self development for the students in College of Business Administration of Alabama State University.