MBA is ideally suited to someone transitioning to a more senior management role in the near future. The Sunway University MBA dual award programme, in partnership with top ranked and triple accredited Lancaster University, is Malaysia's leading MBA. On Saturday 28 March I will be hosting a preview at 12:30pm in the Graduate Centre at Sunway University to answer all your questions. Visit www.sunway.edu.my/mba for details.

Kind regards

Prof Brian

I would encourage you to visit our detailed web site www.sunway.edu.my/mba which addresses your queries.

You can gain access to the top ranked Lancaster MBA through enrolling in the Sunway University MBA Dual Award Programme. Graduates receive an MBA certificate from both institutions. Lacaster University is triple accredited and in the recently released Financial Times Global MBA ranking was placed 50th in the worls and first for corporate strategy. This independent ranking clearly establishes this as a premier league MBA available in Malaysia.

Kind regards

Prof Brian

The ranking I quote is of the MBA curriculumn delivered in Malaysia by the same global team that deliver the Lancaster MBA elsewhere. We add value by providing local support and state of art facilities. Graduates receive a Sunway University and a genuine Lancaster MBA degree certificate and transcript. Lancaster is both triple accredited AND ranked 50th on the 2015 Financial Times Global MBA ranking. You can access this MBA in Malaysia...no other comes close, thus my claim of it being a leading programme. In short, you get a genuine Lancaster MBA.

As per my earlier message I will refer you to our very detailed website which contains details of English, academic, experience standards. An essay and interview are required. Refer to www.sunway.edu.my/mba for details and forms. Email mba@sunway.edu.my if you require assistance.

Kind regards
Prof Brian

Bank Negara MIT soan to set up Business School in KL

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management (MIT Sloan) have entered into a 10-year collaboration to establish Asia School of Business (ASB) here.

The central bank said in a statement that ASB was envisioned to be a premier business school that developed transformative and principled leaders who would contribute to a better future and the advancement of the emerging world.

It said ASB would offer both degree and non-degree programmes to serve the needs of Asia and the broader global economy, with the first master of business administration programme scheduled to be launched in September next year while non-degree executive education programmes in September this year.

Hi all,

I am keen to enrol myself for MBA course - part-time. I am from Johor, currently working and my weekends currently fall on Friday and Saturday, as such I believe I will be having issue to attend courses during the weekends. Any suggestion which school may be suitable for my current situation?

Please advise. Thank you.

Actually the Asia School of Business (ASB)/ MIT Sloan MBA is not such great news for most potential MBA students within Malaysia. The details of the proposed MBA have now emerged and they make it inaccessible and lacking global recognition. Let me explain below my assertions:

NOT AN MIT SLOAN DEGREE
There is no doubt that MIT Sloan at its home campus offers a highly recognised and, by all reports, quality MBA programme. However, graduates on the proposed ASB MBA programme (it doesn't commence to end of 2016) only receive an MBA degree from the Asia School of Business (ASB) and only a certificate of completion from MIT. Graduates are therefore alumni of ASB and NOT MIT Sloan. It is clearly stated on the ASB website as follows (Accessed ASB website 12 April 2015):

"The diploma granted for the ASB MBA program is an ASB degree, where ASB is a free standing school in Malaysia. ASB graduates also receive a certificate of completion issued by the MIT Sloan School of Management, BUT THIS IS NOT AN MIT DEGREE".

LACKS GLOBAL RECOGNITION
ASB is not accredited by any of the 3 globally recognised accreditation bodies for business schools and/or MBA prgrammes. If a potential student is seeking independent advice of the quality of a programme they should check if the programme is AACSB, EQUIS and/or AMBA accredited. While I have no doubt that MIT Sloan, which is AACSB accredited,  will ensure the standard of delivery at their Malaysian partner is of comparable quality, students are not receiving an MBA from MIT Sloan. You may consider this fine but, at least for now, ASB does not have a reputation and the programme is expensive (refer below for scholarship discussion). In my view, this seriously dents the value proposition on  offer. This brings me to the next point- inaccessibility.

INACCESSIBLE TO MOST
At USD80,000, that's in excess of RM293,000 at today's rate, for a 2 year full-time programme this expensive for a Malaysian MBA Degree. Yes, Asia School of Business is backed by several large, predominantly Government linked, corporate companies and therefore has scholarships available BUT remember its a full-time programme.  As a 2 year residential full-time programme you will need to likely resign your current position to this Malaysian MBA.

THE GOOD NEWS
There is an alternative. Consider enrolling in the Sunway University dual award MBA Programme with top ranked and triple accredited Lancaster University. This is a part-time 2 year programme. Graduates receive both a Sunway University MBA and a genuine Lancaster University MBA award. Graduates are recognised as a degree holder by both institutions. In contrast to the ASB MBA you do become an alumni of Lancaster University and receive the same degree certificate from them as UK based graduates.

Lancaster University's MBA was ranked 50th in the world in the 2015 Financial Times (FT) Global MBA ranking. MIT Sloan did better, at 8th on the same ranking. But remember you will not receive a MIT Sloan MBA from ASB. The Lancaster MBA is currently the leading MBA you can access in Malaysia. Enroll in the Sunway University MBA Dual Award MBA to access this programme.

Our dual award MBA is also significantly more accessible financially. Its a part time programme, so you can still work. Our fees and financial assistance mean that most students are only paying approximately RM53,000, net of all scholarships and Government support. Anyone we welcome onto the programme can receive financial support.

Visit our web site www.sunway.edu.my/mba , phone 03-74918701, or email mba@sunway.edu.my  to find out more details of this premier league MBA programme. Alternatively, register for a preview http://sunway.edu.my/university/mba-preview-session

Kind regards
Prof Brian
Note: The views above are the personal views of the writer based upon information contained with the Asia School of Business at the time of writing (i.e. 12 April 2015)

Agreed, that ASB appear to be targetting those going off shore to leading MBA programmes, however as the ASB -MIT MBA does not deliver a genuine MIT MBA degree certificate I wonder about the value proposition.

Yes its weird that they have slapped on a high price tag merely for a MIT 'affiliated' MBA. I wouldn't pay RM290K for a MBA degree from ASB despite a certificate of completion from MIT. I think its clearly over-priced especially in the current economic environment.

And getting company sponsorship would be virtually impossible since you would need to be off work for 2 years.

It will be interesting to see the number and value of the scholarships on offer though.

isnt this situation the same as your masters in supply chain mgn?

First of all its not mine. I haven't enrolled in that program.

Secondly, no its not the same. The MIT MISI full time Masters degree states MIT-Malaysia Master of Science in Supply Chain Management. Students of the full time program must spend 4 weeks at the MIT campus in Boston.

Differs slightly with the part time program which doesn't have the 'MIT' on the cert although it has 'MIT Global Scale Network' mentioned on both certs.

The other difference is that all 4 campuses in the MIT Global Scale Network (MIT Boston, Malaysia, Europe and South America) have exactly the same course content and curriculum (including all teaching material and lecture notes which comes from MIT Boston) unlike the ASB-MIT MBA program in which the core curriculum follows MIT Sloan but is tailored to an Asian content.

we have gone throught this many times... no many how many times u wanna defend

its by MISI... any indication of MIT is merely the network... i can setup MIT 1msia sdn bhd and chop big logo on any cert any day... its not MIT

4 weeks is merely exchange... hardly anything for a year or 2 course...

you can say same ... etc etc... no matter what its not... neway, shall end my argument here

Cybermaster and Alaskan Bunny,

You both seem to ultimately agree that the proposed ASB-MIT is not really that great value. Why don't we meet up sometime over coffee and I can explain to you how the Sunway University dual award MBA with Lancaster University stacks up. As it happens I am currently in Lancaster at the moment but can meet in a few of weeks. Coffee on me!

Alternatively we have an MBA preview this evening at 6:30pm on campus or refer www.sunway.edu.my/mba for alternative details and preview dates.

Kind regards
Prof Brian

err...how about oum's mba
nobody ever heard of it b4?

All MBA is the same if it is done in Malaysia, the cert from UK and the lecture all local, is the same thing, for MBA if CEO or those with professional qualification to teach you, then surely its better like what Havard do, check out who is going to be your lecture rather then comparing one and another, as far as I know, UCSI MBA is quite good..

Actually the Asia School of Business (ASB)/ MIT Sloan MBA is not such great news for most potential MBA students within Malaysia. The details of the proposed MBA have now emerged and they make it inaccessible and lacking global recognition. Let me explain below my assertions:

NOT AN MIT SLOAN DEGREE
There is no doubt that MIT Sloan at its home campus offers a highly recognised and, by all reports, quality MBA programme. However, graduates on the proposed ASB MBA programme (it doesn't commence to end of 2016) only receive an MBA degree from the Asia School of Business (ASB) and only a certificate of completion from MIT. Graduates are therefore alumni of ASB and NOT MIT Sloan. It is clearly stated on the ASB website as follows (Accessed ASB website 12 April 2015):

"The diploma granted for the ASB MBA program is an ASB degree, where ASB is a free standing school in Malaysia. ASB graduates also receive a certificate of completion issued by the MIT Sloan School of Management, BUT THIS IS NOT AN MIT DEGREE".

LACKS GLOBAL RECOGNITION
ASB is not accredited by any of the 3 globally recognised accreditation bodies for business schools and/or MBA prgrammes. If a potential student is seeking independent advice of the quality of a programme they should check if the programme is AACSB, EQUIS and/or AMBA accredited. While I have no doubt that MIT Sloan, which is AACSB accredited,  will ensure the standard of delivery at their Malaysian partner is of comparable quality, students are not receiving an MBA from MIT Sloan. You may consider this fine but, at least for now, ASB does not have a reputation and the programme is expensive (refer below for scholarship discussion). In my view, this seriously dents the value proposition on  offer. This brings me to the next point- inaccessibility.

INACCESSIBLE TO MOST
At USD80,000, that's in excess of RM293,000 at today's rate, for a 2 year full-time programme this expensive for a Malaysian MBA Degree. Yes, Asia School of Business is backed by several large, predominantly Government linked, corporate companies and therefore has scholarships available BUT remember its a full-time programme.  As a 2 year residential full-time programme you will need to likely resign your current position to this Malaysian MBA.

THE GOOD NEWS
There is an alternative. Consider enrolling in the Sunway University dual award MBA Programme with top ranked and triple accredited Lancaster University. This is a part-time 2 year programme. Graduates receive both a Sunway University MBA and a genuine Lancaster University MBA award. Graduates are recognised as a degree holder by both institutions. In contrast to the ASB MBA you do become an alumni of Lancaster University and receive the same degree certificate from them as UK based graduates.

Lancaster University's MBA was ranked 50th in the world in the 2015 Financial Times (FT) Global MBA ranking. MIT Sloan did better, at 8th on the same ranking. But remember you will not receive a MIT Sloan MBA from ASB. The Lancaster MBA is currently the leading MBA you can access in Malaysia. Enroll in the Sunway University MBA Dual Award MBA to access this programme.

Our dual award MBA is also significantly more accessible financially. Its a part time programme, so you can still work. Our fees and financial assistance mean that most students are only paying approximately RM53,000, net of all scholarships and Government support. Anyone we welcome onto the programme can receive financial support.

Visit our web site www.sunway.edu.my/mba , phone 03-74918701, or email mba@sunway.edu.my  to find out more details of this premier league MBA programme. Alternatively, register for a preview http://sunway.edu.my/university/mba-preview-session

Kind regards
Prof Brian
Note: The views above are the personal views of the writer based upon information contained with the Asia School of Business at the time of writing (i.e. 12 April 2015)