MBA-YOU fit?

Let me confess that I do not know where you come from & wish to go. I would, if I could tell you exactly which web pages to search for what you are looking for. It would be presumptuous of me to say you are at a cross road of your career after a number of years of work. Am I?  May be there is a tiny tinge of dissatisfaction about something like job, self-efficacy. But one thing I am certain about - you require a clear mind and strong will to ask the honest question “how employable am I?”

Could an MBA qualification make a difference? Why MBA? Typically the novices want one or a combination of the following reasons:

Brushing up on the latest business concepts; gaining exposure to business graduate education; realizing self-renewal and regeneration; expanding skill set;  career reengineering; expanding career options; extending professional network; creating business opportunities; having fun; emotion uplifting experience (not dissimilar to buying a new car); meeting my life partner; making contacts from various cultural & professional backgrounds. 

Many consummate MBA graduates on hind sight have agreed on these criteria for choosing an MBA:

Internationally recognized; modern facilities; fast track (1.5 years) for busy executives; international student group; global coverage of case studies; foreign university lecturers; forward to doctoral studies; 24x7 access to e-libraries/journals; business finance ; innovation and entrepreneurship course to present your ideas to angel investors and venture capitalists; research workshops; refreshments; courses that further develop a better understanding of international related business and cultural issues; knowledgeable local tutors with industrial links; regularly revised curriculum; active MBA club; frequent seminars by successful entrepreneurs.

Your checklist for the 1 MBA should list those highlighted in bold font. Victoria University MBA (VUMBA) programme currently offered at Sunway University College meets all the criteria of an ideal MBA.  

Dr Hendry Ng
Head, VU MBA programme
Sunway University College