It seems like the 'Malaysia' has been removed from the Manchester Business School website as one of the global destinations. The MBS-MBA is also no longer reflected on the main Sunway University website, what can be found is the Lancaster MBA only.

Has the partnership been discontinued? Is the MBS MBA still available in Malaysia?

Hmm, if that's really the case I guess Strathclyde @ CDC will be a beneficiary then, since it's the next best in line based on rankings, placed before Monash, Nottingham and Sydney U @ Inti. Did I miss out any?

I'm not in the market for an MBA yet, but planning my available choices at the moment, although the landscape should change a couple of years later with new players coming in.

Rankings aside, in you opinion which are the premier ones that attracts the local MNC and IB crowd?

This post has been edited by DT1: Jan 28 2015, 04:51 PM

I've tabulated the data based on free data from four prominent rankings, ie. THE, QS, ARWU and FT.

THE World 2014-2015

Monash - 83
Lancaster - 131
Nottingham - 171
Strathclyde - Not on the list - could mean did not participate in ranking.

QS World 2014/2015

Monash - 70
Nottingham - 77
Lancaster - 160
Strathclyde - 246

ARWU World 2014

Monash - 101-150
Nottingham - 101-150
Lancaster - 300-400
Strathclyde - Not on the list - could mean did not participate in ranking.

ARWU (by Social Science) 2014

Monash - 76-100
Nottingham - 101-150
Lancaster - 151-200
Strathclyde - Not on the list - could mean did not participate in ranking.

FT - Global MBA 2015

Lancaster - 50
Strathclyde - 80
Monash - Not on the list
Nottingham - Not on the list

FT - Global MBM 2015

Strathclyde - 43
Lancaster - 62
Monash - Not on the list
Nottingham - Not on the list


If we were to base on the rankings alone should give more weighting to Lancaster, as compared to Strathclyde.

Also, not sure why Monash and Nottingham programmes are not on the FT list, but based on overall global visibility of the universities they could potentially be the winners here compared to all others.

It then boils down to personal preference, for example requirement for full time or part time (e.g. Monash does not currently provide part time course, but will do so in the near future - as mentioned in the website).

Also boils down to the class profile and location.

What I'm attempting to portray here is that the rankings don't provide the full story, so you can't put too much emphasis on it, but take it as one of the variables for consideration.

This post has been edited by DT1: Feb 3 2015, 12:50 AM

I am not too sure if THE and QS provide MBA rankings. They might provide rankings based on social science. But the free ones are the World (general) ones, which is not specific.

What I'm trying to bring up here is that overall perception of the university might be even more important than MBA rankings (will have to verify with HR personnel of a few MNCs to get a better idea).

For example, getting a Monash/Nottingham MBA might be better than getting one from Strathclyde, if middle-and-top management attaches a higher-brand value to it due to perception. Brand value = perception of quality.

These are just some pointers for consideration, and are by no means a judgement, apologies in advance to brand marketers like edahani. The person getting the MBA will need to do their homework. Also, it is not my turn to get one yet, and the market will definitely change in a couple of years time, so I'll have to do my own homework again by then.

This post has been edited by DT1: Feb 3 2015, 05:59 PM

Yeap, that's a very good point. The person, even myself, might not need one years down the road.

Do you happen to know which ones locally have the 'best' alumni? Or which one is regarded by the HR dept of MNCs as priority screening?