Going Beyond Borders to Beat the Recession Battle

ST. LOUIS, June 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Last month, California's
unemployment rate rose to its highest level since World War II. But Huntington
Beach native Michael Douglas has a one-two punch solution to beating the
recession battle. He has taken his education and professional outreach beyond
California's borders to Europe and Asia.

"I've always considered myself open-minded," says Douglas. "But being around
the world this past year, living and studying in so many different countries
has opened my eyes to so many things."

Douglas graduated from UCLA with a bachelor's degree in economics. But, it was
his major emphasis work in global studies and minor in Latin American studies
that stirred his passion to take his business career international. Right
now, Douglas is finishing his MBA degree at Webster University in Vienna,
Austria, where he and fellow students have been known to cool off from classes
with a swim in the Danube. He started Webster's 11-month Global MBA program
studies last August in Geneva, Switzerland, and then spent the following
semesters in The Netherlands, London and China.

Even grocery shopping abroad can be memorable so Douglas has a hard time
narrowing his year down to a favorite experience. However, he does say he
will always remember Webster's 30th Anniversary at its Geneva campus, where he
was among guests from all over the world.

"Talk about an international night," remembers Douglas. "I remember looking
around and saying 'Where am I?' We were able to meet everyone from the U.S.
Ambassador to the United Nations to students from across the globe."

Douglas knows living and studying in five different international countries
this past year will show a future employer his versatility and adaptability.
With more businesses expanding their reach internationally, Douglas has
expanded his global business knowledge to strengthen his competencies in
logistics, brand development and international relations.

"You can prepare all you want and you can read the guide books but until you
live and study abroad you won't understand what it is like to be truly
global," he says.

With its home campus in St. Louis, Webster University (www.webster.edu) is a
worldwide institution committed to delivering high-quality learning
experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual
excellence. Founded in 1915, Webster offers undergraduate and graduate degree
programs through five schools and colleges, and a global network of more than
100 campuses. Its 20,000-plus student population represents almost 150
nationalities. The University's core values include excellence in teaching,
joining theory and practice, small class sizes, and educating students to be
lifelong independent learners, fully prepared to participate in an
increasingly international society.

Since opening its first campus overseas in Geneva in 1978, Webster has become
a recognized leader and innovator in global education, with an international
presence that now includes campuses in London; Vienna; Amsterdam and Leiden,
the Netherlands; Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chengdu, China; and Bangkok and
Cha-am, Thailand. Webster also has educational partnerships with universities
in Mexico and Japan.

A video profiling Michael Douglas is available at
www.webster.edu/sbt/michaeldouglas. More information on the Webster
University's Global MBA program can be found at www.webster.edu/globalmba.

SOURCE Webster University

Susan Kerth, Media Relations Officer of Webster University, +1-314-246-8232
(office), +1-314-220-9130 (cell), susankerth14@webster.edu