IPTA is still a better bet. Especially UM/UKM/UIA.

Of course, if you get money to burn, Monash pretty decent ... but its only Oz Uni. You want QUALITY & BRAND RECOGNITION ... try UK Universities like Nottingham ...

Australian Unis < UK unis. That is the way of the world ... atleast in Commonwealth countries.



Well, that might be true for certain organisation ... but most MNCs / GLCs & big firms, having a Masters degree (recognised ones) makes a different for climbing senior managerial level within corporate ladder. Basic degree can only bring you so far until you hit a glass ceiling.

Of course lah I pandai. Thank you for kipas2 me summore. Now go cry a river ...


Ever heard of sarcasm? While you dissed our universities, now you summore get gungho I dissed Ozzy Unis?

Of course UK is better. Ozzy is a penal colony. Ohhh, who cares anyway!



Agreed, but up to a point. It depends on individual needs & organisation's requirement. In Malaysia, having an MBA is a plus. Always has been that way in private sector. Of course, professional qualification is better!

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Added on January 30, 2012, 5:44 pm

Most of its part-time lecturers come from both public & private Universities. For Postgrad programmes, the part-time lecturers MUST have minimum a PHD / Doctorate & have teaching experience / industrial experience .... hence most of 'em coming from academia of Malaysian Universities.

For details, visit their website at http://oum.edu.my

Of course, WOU also offered Commonwealth EMBA programmes, so refer to http://wou.edu.my

This post has been edited by Protoculture: Jan 30 2012, 05:44 PM

So, the crux of the matter is? .... Crap all you want, it is up to individual choices regarding where they want to pursue their MBAs. Whichever worth their money they invested.

In Malaysia, local IPTA & IPTS MBAs that is recognised by JPA & MQA what matters most. That is what atleast 90% of local grads / working adults in Malaysia looking for. As for another 10%, most opt for international MBA programmes & fewer still pursue professional courses.

Whichever that fulfill their aspirations & needs ...

That's not the point. First, weigh in which institution that offers such programmes, the recognition, costs, & obviously, either on part-time or full-time basis.

If you referred to certain individuals on public forums, he/she might have certain bias against certain institution. The crux of the matter, better get the information straight from the that particular institution, the recognition of said MBA programmes, & whether it really suited your needs.

There are many options in the post graduate market. What you need is to narrow down those options, review the pros & cons, & decide wisely.

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Added on January 31, 2012, 7:08 pmDitto!


Actually, I'd suggest either UM / UKM or OUM for professional networking ....


Well, quality most often comes with big bucks ....



Seconded





This post has been edited by Protoculture: Jan 31 2012, 07:08 PM

Sure, the institutions will sell & tell their MBAs is the best, but then again, we have local accreditation body like MQA, recognition body like JPA & of course, if resourceful enough, refer to any international bodies on recognition of MBAs offered by the institutions.

More ways than one, you want quality MBA, it usually from prestigious foreign Universities which means more money to burn. Costs are always a deciding factor at the end ...

In the job market, any fancy foreign sounding name a University has (from US, UK or EU) would do & trumps Malaysian local Unis.

Unless of course, you're working with MNCs (Multinational companies) ... having a masters degree from UM is a liability competing against .. let's say somebody who has MBA from Nottingham Uni.

Perception can change .... but it takes time.

That's correct too .... if you owned that particular company. Most companies that I know of still valued both experience AND relevant academic qualifications.

I mean, if one only has a Dip / degree plus some working experience working in finance industry, he / she will go up the ladder until assistant branch manager or a branch manager (or senior executive level). But that's it before they start hitting the glass ceiling when pursuing promotion to middle & upper managerial level.

That's why having a postgrad qualification like MBA as an added value & a ticket to career enhancement & progression to higher level.

This is misleading.

EMBA generally is not well-regarded by most public and private universities in Malaysia and do not carry any weight academically, it is mostly a short-cut for those working not having minimum entry requirement to undergo academic MBA programmes. Most of the time, EMBA is run in part time mode. EMBA is not recognised by MQA and JPA.

MBA otoh, is an ACADEMIC program that is run on both full time and part time mode, and being offered by both public and private universities in Malaysia. Mode of learning for part time will involve evening / weekend classes on-campus (depends on University) and sometime a combination of online learning or 100% online learning mode (in case of OUM / WOU / AeU).

However, WOU (Wawasan Open University) is offering CEMBA aka Commonwealth Executive Master in Business Admin which is recognised by MQA and JPA.

This post has been edited by Protoculture: Oct 22 2015, 04:37 PM

Malaysian version.

That's your prerogative. However, in Malaysian education landscape, recognition by MQA & JPA on academic programmes matter the most.

Against, that's your prerogative.



Yet demands for local MBAs on a part time and full time basis have been on the increase, especially in part time basis. And yes, earning a recognised MBA by JPA and MQA mattered the most for working adults in Malaysia nowadays.



It means jack squat as we are talking in specific Malaysian sector. If you're talking about job prospects internationally, then your points have merits.

Yet I'm dealing with many part-time postgraduate learners with professional background undertaking local MBA programmes.



The job to market local MBAs is the prerogative of the public and private universities concerned.



Yet not all employers really taken to task to their employee on which MBA either local or international that they might've.



FYI I'm in higher education industry for the past 15 years and been dealing with higher education for working adults both in public and private sectors, so I'm not out of the loop.

If you're looking for part time flexible MBA programme for working adults in Penang, then I suggest Wawasan Open Uni or Open University Malaysia.

OTOH, USM also offers MBA on part time basis.

Honest review, USM. OUM / WOU basically same-same oni.