Well,

Company is offering an "Executive MBA" - it's an 18 month program (weekend classes) followed by 18 months bonding (so total 3 years, lah) - and at the end of the program you get an Executive MBA cert and International Diploma in Management, awarded by University of Cambridge Int'l Examinations UK.

Now ... what the heck is the difference between Executive MBA and the "regular" MBA? As far as future employers are concerned would there be any difference? Also, this "University of Cambridge Int'l Examinations UK" <-- I bet it doesn't have anywhere near the same "power" as an actual Cambridge paper, but then is this like some lousy thing that isn't even accredited by anybody, or is it worth a shot for trying to get into this program?

how exactly did u get the idea that an executive MBA is meant for working professionals while the 'normal' MBA is meant for fulltime students?

To qualify for admission into a MBA program, one needs to be a working professional anyways, and I've yet to see a 'normal' MBA program that enforces those who's admitted into it to do it full time.

Actually there are part time MBAs and executive MBAs as well. Both are done while you keep your full time job.

I haven't figured out the difference myself.

Some questions:
1) Does it matter if an MBA is not accredited by LAN?
2) Does it really matter where your MBA comes from (Oxford, Nottingham, Entrepreneur Institute of Australia (EIA), Uni. Southern Queensland, etc)

I am really thinking on embarking on the 12-mth MBA program offered by EIA (RM28k) - Entreprenuerial MBA.
Its a once a month 2 weekend and 1 weekday night class (Monday or Friday). 3 weeks later, hand up assessment and the next day, sit for exam. Then it goes again for the remaining 11 modules. All in 12 modules...one module a month.

It's very suitable for my lifestyle. Once a month weekend class and you have 3 other weekends quality time with family! And finish in 1 year!

It depends on where you aim your employer to be actually. Some really don't care much about especially chinaman companies, some like BAT, consulting firms requires you to be in the top MBA universities.

University of Southern Queensland, offered by Segi College conducts MBA classes during weekends.

Just called my program coordinator and I passed my exams!

MBA year 2, here I come! hehehe

At the rate MBAs are marketed these days, every tom d*** and harry will have an MBA in no time.

Melon, do you know what ranking should i refer for engineering in UK ? izzit also www.ft.com ?

Hi Melon,

How do you justified yourself to study such an expensive MBA course like MBS?
Since any Tom Dcik & Harry can get easily get an MBA nowadays, so MBS may not be any special MBA.

Lets make an assumption:
A person study MBS and B person study MBA in B-Grade Uni.

A person scored an average result and B person scored an outstanding result. Thus, do you think B person is better than A person?

IMO

it is the prestige that is attached to any qualification that counts...malaysia is not a meritocracy, imo, at all...so thats why i figure that only the bigger organizations, especially foreign companies that will definitely prefer a more reknowned qualification even if ur marks are lower, so as long as u satisfy a certain requirement (i.e. u dun need to be an outstanding scorer)...on your business card...it makes a difference if it says Manchester to a local University MBA....

Furthermore, MBA programmes are also about development, and mingling with fellow professionals from differing industries...it would then also matter where u studied...and most HRM shud, IMO, know their stuff when it comes to education essentials....

e.g. i would prefer to be a second lower honours student from Oxford anyday, over a second upper student from leeds or cardiff uni...Coz whatever it is, no one except your interviewer will ask u what honours u got, but to the world at large, you're in the Oxford Alumni...

Well, I would say that you're neither T, D & H. But one thing I don't get it is why you still want to go for MBS when you have financial issue, whereby you can pursue other good MBA. e.g.  University of Leicester, UK or  University of Newcastle, Australia
You can still mingle around with quality working professionals when you pursue other good MBA course.

Can anyone here confirm if there is any MBA fair coming up this 27/Nov?  Been searching the paper for a few days and can't see any advert.

Thanks.

is that so important to choose the top MBA school?
Does comp in M'sia hire those who grad at top Uni MBA?

anyone can comment? i am doing MBA in local Uni only, now in 2nd sem, i got perfect result.

"different approach"-mind to share what approach they're using?

If really does effect employment, i don't mind to be switch for the sake of future.

In current Uni,they are using teaching basis(like undergraduate) and problem basis teaching as well.

I've heard many many many ppl talking about MBA nowadays,its really that good?

I've been thinking of getting my MBA for a while now.

Most worried about the paying for it part, though ... someone mentioned in the thread that you can withdraw EPF for it, how much would I be able to withdraw (I'm estimating I have maybe RM20K in all my EPF accounts in total)?

And as for bank loans, would I be looking specifically for an educational/study loan, or those quick cash kind of things (the interest rate for those damn high leh ... like almost credit card kind of levels). Assuming a 40k/yr (I've only been working 2+ years) salary, what kind of amount should I be aiming to borrow?

i believe the sunway's mba offered manchester business school is the highest ranked university by THES available in KL. needs lots of coco$ to complete that since it is UK school. another one is insead offered in singapore.

Thanks Melon.

From EPF website:
So assuming I'm going for a April intake, I'd have rm7.5k from my EPF a/c 2 ... hardly sufficient, haha. Problem is, the huge bulk of my savings are in my company's ESOS, which only matures 2 years from now - I can withdraw it earlier, but then I don't get the benefit (I'm expecting a 60%-70% ROI over 3 years for this).

So EPF of 7k + Cash-In-Hand of 7k = 14k. Still need, at the very least, 6k-13k. No house, lousy car, hmmm maybe talk to Father/Mother Sdn Bhd and see if they're willing to ... further invest ... hahaha if no then only find other more independant ways of getting the $$

[edit] @ tinkerbel > I enquired with the HR, and apparently if you fund your own MBA, the company rewards/re-imburses you 10k in cash, no strings attached. Which is now kind of dilemma-ish, cos I was really considering resigning and working a low-stress-low-pay job while studying ...

[edit 2] My department head recommended International Islamic University cos that's where she did her MBA. I was like erm ... really ...?? and apparently the MBA itself is totally secular and has a decent percentage of non-muslim students.

http://china-economics-blog.blogspot.com/2...y-rankings.html

manchester is always in top 10 for uk school. Times ranked it No. 30 in the world for 2007. Consider you can complete it in sunway (living expenses is crazy in uk)...quite a good bargain for uk mba school.

yeah....MBS is world reknowned...but im still way too young and was wondering how strict are they towards they're requirements? Do they still screen students even though they satisfy the minimum requirements? Do they have a max per intake?

@alsree786,
It's on this same thread, in one of the earlier posts I'm sure.  Alternatively, U could have just called them for verification; wouldn't that have been much faster? 

@Melon,
How's the MBA coming along?  I think it'll be good to catch up with you and get to know you in a more personal way *grins*  Let's meet up some time after in 2008? *grins*

@Melon,
And how many more to go?  And remember to celebrate the small wins too

@lessilly,
You don't need to have a basic degree to pursue an MBA.  If u do not have a basic degree, U will need to have sufficient work experience before the Uni will accept you.

@leng@leng,
Yes U can opt for distance learning - check the available unis who offers distance learning.  On reputation, it really depends on the Uni ur getting ur MBA from; doesn't matter whether ur doing it locally, or online.