The National University of Singapore has a joint MBA degree program with Peking University, located in Beijing, the capitol city of the People's Republic of China. Courses at the school include managerial economics, financial management and China in Transition, as well as a thesis. The Guanghua School of Management at NUS offers electives in finance and accounting, decision sciences and business policy. Students must attend full-time and spend two semesters at each university, generally beginning their studies at Peking University. The NUS portion can be completed part-time. Potential students wishing to apply must possess a bachelor's degree, submit the graduate management admission test (GMAT) and have employment experience of at least three years after completing their undergraduate education. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is required for students whose undergraduate program was not taught in English. Holders of a Chinese PRC passport must take the common entrance examination. In addition, applicants must submit a resume and two references. Students under serious consideration for admission will be interviewed by both institutions.
National University of Singapore
NUS Business School, Graduate Studies Office
Mochtar Riady Building
15 Kent Ridge Drive, Level 4
Singapore 119245
65-6516-2068
bschool.nus.edu.sg/
The National University of Singapore offers a joint MBA degree program with the Hautes Etudes Commerciales Paris, a noted business school in Europe. NUS students begin their program after completing 10 required components, and then focus on one of five specialties at HEC for fall studies. Finance, strategy, marketing, entrepreneurship and management of innovation are course offerings. In the spring, students will focus on five additional paths, geared toward the professional aspects. Mission and action and company consulting project are included coursework. Students also take part in the MBA Tournament, Visions of Leadership Week, and Social Business Conference. While studying at HEC Paris, students must undertake 13 to 14 electives, as well as language classes if needed. Courses are taught in English. Potential students must hold a bachelor's degree, have three years of work history and submit the GMAT. The TOEFL or IELTS is also required for students who did not receive undergraduate English instruction. Applicants must present a resume, as well as two references. Current students at either university must apply for admission to either school, while new applicants must should apply to both programs simultaneously.
NUS Business School
NUS MBA Programme
Edwin Lim
Marketing & Admissions Manager
MBA Programmes Office
NUS Business School, Graduate Studies Office
Mochtar Riady Building
15 Kent Ridge Drive, Level 4
Singapore 119245
65-6516-7363
bschool.nus.edu.sg/
The Nanyang Technological University of Singapore offers a joint MBA with the University of St. Gallen in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The program lasts for just over a year and includes eight components and two trimesters at NTU. Graduation, however, occurs at St. Gallen. Courses include marketing management, economic analysis and financial management. Students may also choose to specialize in a particular focus of MBA studies. Applicants must possess a bachelor's degree and two years of work experience obtained after the completion of undergraduate education. The GMAT and TOEFL or IELTS are required from students who did not receive English-language instruction in their previous program.
Nanyang Technological University
Nanyang Business School
Nanyang Ave, S3-B3A-01/03
Singapore 639798
65-6790-6183
nanyangmba.ntu.edu.sg/