Asian Institute of Management Named Latest Member of Graduate Management Admission Council

The Makati, Philippines University Brings the Number of Member Schools to 212 Worldwide

RESTON, VA--(Marketwired - Mar 20, 2014) -  The Asian Institute of Management (AIM) is the latest member institution of the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC).

"We at AIM feel privileged and delighted to be invited to join GMAC. We are GMAC's first member in the Philippines and are pleased to join others in the rapidly growing region of Southeast Asia," says AIM President Steven J. DeKrey. "We intend to be an active member by availing ourselves of GMAC's various services and marketing and networking opportunities. Like GMAC, we are committed to excellence and quality in graduate management education."

AIM was established in partnership with Harvard Business School in 1968, and is fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

"We are very pleased to welcome such an important university as Asian Institute of Management, and to extend our work in a market as important as the Philippines," said Sangeet Chowfla, GMAC's president and CEO. "AIM has built a strong reputation of excellence and leadership across the Pacific region. GMAC has worked with President DeKrey over the years, and we look forward to getting to know more about AIM and working together on promoting and developing graduate management education."

About GMAC: The Graduate Management Admission Council (gmac.com) is a nonprofit education organization of leading graduate business schools and owner of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT exam), used by more than 6,000 graduate business and management programs worldwide. GMAC is based in Reston, Virginia, and has regional offices in London, New Delhi and Hong Kong. The GMAT exam -- the only standardized test designed expressly for graduate business and management programs worldwide -- is continuously available at 600 test centers in 113 countries. More information about the GMAT exam is available at mba.com. For more information about GMAC, please visit gmac.com/newscenter.