Preparing for MBA-2009 in China need help to identify schools

[krishnamurthyu]

Hi Friends,

I have gone through the most articles related to China MBA in this forum and websites.I still have few doubts,kindly request your suggestions.

I am Indian Software Engineer with 6 Year Exp, HSK - Elementary Level 3 , Certified in Business Chinese ( Reading-Proficient Level-3 , Listening and Speaking -Proficient Level-3 , Writing- Basic Level-2 ). CTM-Capable Toastmaster in Mandarin ( Public speaking ), Certified consultant in Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and few more in certificates Financial Markets. As per the b-schools I have identified so far MBA - BIMBA,Tsinghua ,Fudan,CEIBS and IMBAs PKU-NUS , PKU-ESSEC.

I want to do MBA in school where i could network more local as well International students.work in china for 2-3 years.with this criteria could some one help me to list which one to apply for in the order.

I have ordered as below:

BIMBA

CEIBS

Tsinghua [ I don't know the extent of benefit received from MIT ]

Fudan

PKU-ESSEC [ classmates interaction with China + Europe ]

Thanks in advance

克利须那 - Krishna

[self-taught-mba]

Tsinghua

Name recognition among Chinese is the best.

[imron]

It's not just name recognition, Tsinghua is generally regarding as running one of the top MBA programs in China.

[self-taught-mba]

Agreed, hence the name recognition. Too many MBA programs here are known to be diploma mills.

[wushijiao]

My wife is finishing her MBA from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and she is very happy with the program.

The HKUST MBA program is also good (with a strong concentration in finance).

Anyway, it's not the mainland, and it's not as cheap, but I'd bet that the quality is much better than in the mainland. You also might have a decent shot at getting a scholarship, depending on your qualifications.

CEIBS is good also.

[Kodiak10]

I would first recommend that you go where you want to work for two to three years -

If in Shanghai, choose CEIBS. If Beijing, choose Tsinghua. The classmates you meet in your year will likely stay in the city they graduate. Those are the contacts that will help you along your entire career.

HAving said that, you are not limited to working in Beijing if you do an MBA there. Tsinghua graduates tend to go to a lot of places throughout China. Foreigners end up going to Shanghai, HK, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, and Korea. Younger Chinese will go to Shanghai and Shenzhen, while older students may go to provinces with their family and work for State-Owned Companies.

As an engineer, Tsinghua may appeal to you. The MBA school is flexible in allowing you to take classes in the engineering departments. Some of these classes are offered in English. Even though these classes may not count toward your curriculum, you get to work with some of the brightest minds in China (and will challenge your Calculus skills).

Lastly, remember what you are going after in terms of function - even if you reach HSK 8, it does not mean you are necessarily suited to manage of a team of 10 Chinese. Native Chinese Skills, unfortunately for foreigners, are sometimes a requirement for many jobs here.

[lilongyue]

Is an HSK level 3 really enough to attend a masters program? Maybe krishnamurthyu should be starting the post by asking that. My second and third semester classmates were getting level 3 HSK scores, and I'm pretty sure they couldn't have handled a master's program in Chinese.

[imron]

Tsinghua runs an international MBA program in English and has no requirement for Chinese language skills (though obviously having them will make your life in China much easier).

[BrandeX]

Something I didn't know about Chinese University of Hong Kong, that I found out today, was that they have some bit of recognition with the US Dep. of Ed. and are eligible for Federal financial aid, and have a fafsa code, etc. I am not sure if any other Chinese universities do as well, it's the only one I noticed on the list.

[Platy]

Hi,

Tsinghua also has a dual degree agreement with HEC in France so the deal can be pretty similar to PKU-Essec.

You may want to check this out.

[Tsinghua_SAP1]

Hi all,

I am a Tsinghua IMBA student ambassador class of 2009. In regards to the post on dual degree programs, Tsinghua also has one with MIT. You will be spending your second year at MIT and will graduate with both an MBA degree from Tsinghua and an MS degree from Sloan. Let me know if you have any other questions regarding the IMBA program. By the way, the application deadline for the 2010 class is March 15th.

Thanks,

Tsinghua SAP 09