Good MBA Programs in Malaysia and Singapore

Ranked in FT 2017 Global MBA Rankings
1 INSEAD: https://www.insead.edu/
24 NTU Nanyang: http://www.nbs.ntu.edu.sg/Programmes/Gradu...Pages/Home.aspx
26 NUS: http://mba.nus.edu/
30 Manchester: https://singapore.portals.mbs.ac.uk/
42 Lancaster: https://university.sunway.edu.my/Business-S...-Administration
70 Rutgers: http://rutgers.edu.sg/
80 Strathclyde http://www.cdc.edu.my/university-of-strath...AyAAEgLVe_D_BwE
95 Temple Uni Fox http://www.temple.sg/about/fox-school-business
97 Birmingham http://www.simge.edu.sg/gePortalWeb/appman...entID=SIM001945

Unranked in FT 2017 but Well-regarded Unis/Business Schools
SMU https://business.smu.edu.sg/mba
ESSEC Singapore http://www.essec.edu/en/essec-asia-pacific-en/
ASB http://www.asb.edu.my/ (collaboration b/w MIT Sloan and Bank Negara Malaysia)
Henley https://www.reading.edu.my/learn/the-henley-mba (60th Economist 2017)
Nottingham http://www.nottingham.edu.my/Business/MBA/index.aspx (84th Economist 2017)
Aalto http://www.aaltoee.sg/

I did not differentiate b/w EMBA as in this region employers might not care/know how to distinguish between the two. If it matters to you then you should check the FT EMBA 2017 ranking instead.

Let me know if I missed out any programs?

This post has been edited by aaronau522: Nov 10 2017, 10:12 AM

personally I think UM MBA useful in Malaysia only, say if you are working in government or GLCs. Government will definitely recognise qualification from top local university.

for foreign MNCs they are more ranking based, e.g. some companies explicitly state that they may only recruit from Top30 b-schools. UM MBA is not well ranked internationally...so it really depends from employer to employer

just my 2 cents, feel free to disagree.

For full time option, suggest to go for Asia School of Business / MIT.
For part time option, suggest to go for either Strathclyde or Lancaster-Sunway.
Go for their MBA preview sessions and decide for yourself which one suits you more. You can even ask to sit in their actual classes!
Ask them about things like:
1. modules & electives (if any) - do they interest u?
2. how are u graded - assignment, exam, class partication, group project? (this is to suit your learning style. E.g. If you don't like to write reports, assignment are gonna be a real torture. In my opinion, MBA is about interaction and working with your peers so it should not be purely academic - you are training to be more of a better business practioner rather than a researcher, although you will definitely learn Masters level research skills.)
3. how is the alumni network - what are the events that u can attend and connections that you can make
4. Support & facilities available for students. You will definitely need good library resources to borrow books from. Online resources and portals?
5. Strathclyde/Lancaster/MIT - can you spend a semester or do some modules in the partner University. Can you choose to attend the graduation seminar there if you want to?

MBA is a HUGE investment of money, time and effort. I would encourage you to make an informed decision as much as possible. Worst thing you can do is to get into a program and then regret it afterwards.

All the best!

This post has been edited by aaronau522: Jan 3 2018, 08:14 PM

Based on my understanding, you will get Lancaster MBA certificate and transcript that is identical to that of Lancaster full time MBA in UK when u complete the course. Maybe can check with Sunway.

This post has been edited by aaronau522: Mar 19 2018, 03:34 PM

May I know which Masters are u doing specifically? Any link? Interested cost the ROI seems good.

But for consulting i think need INSEAD MBA? Even with NUS MBA its not easy I heard.

Financial Times MBA ranking also have a column called "Value" which means value for money. However, we need to realize that salary levels in USA/Europe are probably much higher than MY. So we cant compare apples with oranges.

In my opinion, in Malaysia don't need top ranked MBA unless you want to join managment consulting/investment banking or aiming to be C-suite in fortune500 company in Malaysia. Lancaster/Nottingham/Strathclyde/Henley seems good enough as they are ranked and accredited programmes not from kucing kurap university. Ang Mo also recognize and familar with these universities. Also their fees are lower compared to UK campus programme (and in ringgit). And you can still work full time (no forgone earnings) so the ROI seems reasonable.

But if u dont mind studying the GMAT, think you are smart enough can score well, and got money to pay for tuition, want to become elite rise to the very top, then sure go ahead and aim for the top programmes.

Knowledge wise MBA is breadth but not depth, give you holistic view of business, thats why is called Business Admin. For depth, go for specialist Masters (Finance/Analytics/etc). Or you can do both

This post has been edited by aaronau522: May 27 2018, 10:52 AM