Go try the MBA at Sunway University (from Manchester Business School)

yes, it will cost you a bigggg bomb. Hahahah

I heard somewhere it is around 80k. Hahhahaa.

Aiya....just do it locally la...like Universiti Malaya.

Standard not bad u know.


Eg. I know the MBA in USM is wayyyyy much more difficult compared to other foreign MBAs in Penang. Like the MBA in Segi Penang is kacang putih. So, all those who wants an easy journey will go to Segi lo. Coz it's so simple.

I can tell you that you will be pretty surprised that the standards of our local Unis are sometimes better compared to some foreign Unis. It's just that our ranking are lower oni. This is due to lack of publications by our local researchers and also the standard of our undergraduate students. Mainly these two issues contributed to our low ranking. But then it doesn't mean that the MBA is bad.

This post has been edited by Blofeld: Mar 16 2012, 11:55 PM

Entry requirements differ from one uni to another uni. Some Uni require u to have some working experience, some specifically need u to have managerial experience, and some no need. So, u have to check one by one. Just go their website and read their entry requirements.

Very true, all those MBAs with specialisations is just a marketing gimmick.

And many Malaysians seem to fall for their marketing gimmick.

Depends on where you are.

If you are in KL, UM is recommended.

If you are in Pg, USM is recommended.

I am not sure of the first four you mentiond above.

But I know the following MBAs are good.

* Nottingham University Malaysia
* Manchester Business School at Sunway University
* Or any of the public universities MBA (Don't underestimate our public universities, some are even better than the first four you mentioned above. Eg. I know the MBA from USM is seriously good. UM should be good too).

Some might ask exam based or assignment based is better. That is why if a person just want to have an MBA for the sake of having an MBA, it doesn't make any difference at all. In fact, neither is good.

A good MBA should be assessed by both examination and assignments, not just one alone.
A good MBA should have a research component as well, meaning that it should require a submission of a research project/dissertation as one of the graduation requirement.

An MBA without the above, you can just forget about it....well, unless you want an MBA for the sake of having an MBA.

I know some MBAs do not require the submission of any research project at all. This is not a good MBA. A student should be assessed for his/her research skills at the postgraduate level. A postgraduate degree without any research component is just as good as a basic degree.

This post has been edited by Blofeld: Apr 15 2012, 08:19 PM

If the four MBAs you mentioned contain the research component, then it should be a good one.

Tinkerbel is right.

But somehow in Malaysia, there is a perception that Executive MBAs are of lower quality because the local EMBAs are tailored to those working professionals and they are often NOT accredited by MQA.

There are EMBAs at local public universities and yet they are NOT accredited by MQA. Also, those EMBAs have shorter syllabi.

However in the West, EMBAs are valued more than regular MBAs because the syllabi covered are more than the regular MBAs.

In my honest opinion, there are not much differences between an EMBA and a regular MBA. Instead, one should look at the syllabus. There are even some differences between one regular MBA from another regular MBA in terms of syllabus. Some regular MBAs have shorter syllabi compared to another regular MBA.

I have to agree with this.

I find the local public universities MBAs to be better compared to those Uni of Southern Queensland's MBA (Segi) or the Herriott Watt's MBA.

If you are considering foreign universities in Malaysia, at least enrol into places like Nottingham Malaysia or Manchester Business School (Sunway Uni). Other than that, you might as well enrol into the local public universities or at least MMU.

I have just looked at the syllabus of UTM's MBA, it is similar to any other MBAs out there. So, it seems ok.

The most important criteria (in my opinion) is that it should have a Research Project and there is one in UTM's MBA.

If you like it, then go ahead.

I agree with this.

It's a pain in the ass to have them in your class. It's good when they share some experiences in class but over time, they tend to get arrogant and they think that they are the best and they deserve an MBA just because they are some high-ranking officers.

When comes to writing assignments, they don't usually score well and they always demand bla bla bla "why is my mark so low?".

The answer is so simple. They don't read.

Many of them think that writing a piece of academic assignment is like writing a blog. They just simply write down their opinion onto their assignments without any citations. Any Tom, Dik and Harry could do that. Or even a 10 year-old blogger could do that.

This post has been edited by Blofeld: Sep 4 2012, 02:21 PM

Of course, a sentence that is deemed to be common knowledge does not need citation. Eg. Russia is the biggest country.

Sure, there is no problem for a student to give out his/her opinion to solve an organisational problem. Now, how reliable is his/her opinion? Any Tom, Dik and Harry can give out his/her opinion.

Then comes the question, "Is the solution workable?"

This is where citation is important. Doing an MBA is not the same as working in a company. When you work in a company, one can simply give all sorts of opinion. But over here, you are writing a piece of academic assignment or a project paper. Whatever you want to say in the assignment/project, you must justify/support it with reliable references.

This is not a typical company report where one can just simply pour out his/her ideas into the report without any solid justification. One might as well write a fairy tale report.

MBA supposedly trains a person to be a reliable consultant that can solve problem effectively.

An MBA is still an academic qualification, where many would conveniently forget about this. Some managers come into the class with a narrow mindset, "Hey, I have 20 years of working experience, you should give me an MBA right now".

Correct me if I'm wrong, I believe this Herriot Watt's MBA is a fully examination based MBA.

USM's MBA is good.

The research project is quite rigorous too. It's not going to be easy compared to the MBAs from other private institutions.

Usually the MA (Master of Arts) programmes including the MA in International Business are geared towards academic knowledge.

On the other hand, the MBA syllabus are mainly designed for practitioners.

It's all up to your ambition and what you plan to do with that qualification.

If you want an affordable MBA within your means, you can go to UM if you are staying in KL.

At least Universiti of Malaya has a higher QS ranking compared to some of the MBAs offered by private colleges collaborating with their partner universities.

UM ranks better compared to University of Strathclyde, Heriot-Watt University, University of Wollongong (INTI), University of Sunderland (Segi), York St John University (Segi), Victoria University (Sunway). Some might think it's good just because they see a foreign name.

If you are willing to invest more on MBA, then go to the top schools as suggested by Alaskanbunny.

If you are looking for flexibility, then no choice but to look at the Open Universities

This post has been edited by Blofeld: Jul 9 2014, 01:20 PM

I'm sure they have it. U can check it out.

I know a lot of lecturers with their first degrees in pure science or engineering related fields and their higher degrees in business/management. And they are teaching business related subjects in the business school.

So, no issue at all.

MyBrain15 is open to all.