Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management established in 1946, is considered one of the best in the area of international management training. It was the first school which decided to concentrate its efforts exclusively on international business education. By that time its creators had already foreseen that in the nearest future a global system of world economy, a complex and constantly evolving interlacement of mutually influential factors, such as information, goods, cultures and peoples, would belong to a new kind of leaders -- the so-called 'global business managers'. Predictions of the sort had lead to establishing quite a new approach in business education. Due to its educational innovations and creative training methods the Garvin School has gained a worldwide recognition. It was accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International, the primary accrediting association for American business schools), the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS, a prestigious international system of strategic audit and accreditation for business schools assessment) and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA, the primary accrediting agency for schools in the U.S. regions). The Garvin School abounds in a range of educational programs to be to everyone's taste. It offers programs for students seeking a full-time MBA in international management, an executive MBA in international management, a blended web-based and on-campus Global MBA On Demand, a Global MBA for Latin American managers, and various non-degree, open-enrollment programs. Each course is taught with the same incomparable quality standard. Only the format differs. Students are to choose the one that fits their interests, goals, experience, and availability. The only thing stays permanent in all programs with no exception: its students, teaching staff and the process of education are a vivid embodiment of five basic principles being a sort of logo for this school of international management, namely: Global Thought Leadership, Enterprising Spirit, Borderless Community, Business and Cultural Fusion, and Global Citizenship. Global Thought Leadership. The School has created the Garvin Center for Cultures and Languages of International Management. This is a resource center to prepare language and cross-culturally competent chiefs required for effective global leadership. Enterprising Spirit. Thunderbird students are taught to be able to discover and investigate the untried and the unexplored. Borderless Community. The atmosphere of curiosity and acceptance creates a firm unit among its students that keeps them together across the world's borders. Business and Cultural Fusion. Business, language and culture -- these three ingredients give a unique mix to prepare professionals for global business leadership. Global Citizenship. Its students are ready to help whenever and wherever they can around the globe. All this makes the Garvin School a guiding institution that provides its students with high- quality skills, language proficiency and cross-cultural knowledge, which in total create a valuable experience so much indispensable in a further business career.