NTU's The NANYANG MBA consistently ranked in the top 100 by The Economist

September 23, 2010 Joan Wee Leave a comment

SINGAPORE, Sept 22 – The NANYANG MBA of the Nanyang Business School of NTU has moved up to
its all-time best 69th position in the latest global ranking of full-time Master in Business
Administration programs by The Economist.

In Asia (including Australia), this home-grown MBA has again been ranked 6th by the London-based
publication.

At the global level, The NANYANG MBA has moved up two places from its 71st position in last year’s
ranking. Overall, the prestigious program of Nanyang Business School has continuously been ranked
among the top 100 MBA programmes in the world for the past seven years.

“We are very pleased with the latest recognition by The Economist and the fact that our MBA
program has very consistently been placed in the top 100 for several years now,’’ says Professor
Gillian Yeo, Interim Dean of Nanyang Business School.

“Being the top ranked MBA program in Singapore, we are consolidating our position as a good
business school and are on an upward trajectory,’’ Prof Yeo added.

Nanyang Technological University’s MBA has steadily been gaining global recognition. Earlier this year,
it was ranked 27th in the world by the Financial Times in its latest annual rankings.

The global MBA rankings by The Economist and the Financial Times — which uses a different
methodology — are closely followed by international recruiters, companies and potential MBA
students.

“The consistency in our MBA rankings reflects the high quality of our program and this has led to a
steady increase in the number and quality of applications. The fact that The NANYANG MBA is well
recognised globally is reflected in the high proportion of international students we have attracted to
our program. In this year’s full-time class, we have 87% international students coming from 27
countries.” said Associate Professor Chung Lai Hong, the Associate Dean of The NANYANG MBA.

Nanyang Business School admits around 100 students to its full-time MBA program every year after a
rigorous selection process. Another 50 students are admitted annually to The NANYANG MBA program
on a part-time basis.

The NANYANG MBA is taught by an international faculty, over 90 per cent of whom have a Ph.D. The
program is divided into nine core courses and seven electives, which can be grouped into a
specialisation or taken across a wide field as a general MBA.

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Back To School!

September 11, 2010 Joan Wee Leave a comment

Author: Manu Muralee
Country: India

I started my journey to Nanyang at the end of June 2010. In Singapore, the cab
driver could immediately pick up the cue “Nanyang” and we set forth towards the
school. I collected my room keys to my hostel in Nanyang Valley. It was a very well
furnished apartment with all amenities shared by seven of us. Guess what, the seven
of us come from seven different countries!!

After the Youth Olympic Games finishes, (the athletes are also staying in the
university and occupying some hostel space), we will be moving to the Graduate Hall.

Our induction week started with very inspiring speeches given by our Admissions
Director, Nick (you might bump into him at the cafeteria) and the Associate Dean,
A/P Chung Lai Hong. We were delighted to hear that we had peers from 27 different
countries with an average experience of 5.7 years (a mini UN indeed!!), even more
delighted to hear that the school was providing us a Sony e-reader each, as part
of our welcome kit.

The next day all of us future leaders piled into 2 buses very early in the morning. Our
destination was a beach resort at Changi. The day started and ended with a lot of
fun and team building activities. All of us were trained to manoeuvre a Dragon boat
and we even had a Dragon boat race. It was really tiring but a unique experience for
all of us.

Back in school and business suits, we had our first industry networking activity, with
a Welcome Dinner, the next night. We were all excited to see recruiters from many big
names in Singapore. Our career counsellors were busy connecting us to the right
people throughout the function.

We were all looking forward to our classes the next week. Most of us have no more
than 3 hours of classes a day. The experiential knowledge of the class was just great.
We had experts from different industries giving us their views on different topics.
The professors also encouraged out-of-the-box thinking and class participation.

Yes of course, there are no free lunches; we saw it slowly piling up…the assignments!
We were split into groups (a different group for every course). Co-ordinating and
scheduling these group discussions is indeed a task that could sometimes be more
difficult than the assignment itself! But, preparing it as a group is preparing yourself to be a true team player.

To summarize, our experience so far at an ‘Ivy League’ business school in Asia, there
has never been a moment that was not fun or not a learning experience. I
am definitely looking forward to the next 16 months!

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Mandar Gori, current MBA student talks about his choice of MBA program

September 6, 2010 Joan Wee Leave a comment

Educated and worked in the United States for six years, Mandar Gori is now in Singapore’s Nanyang Business School to pursue his MBA studies. One week into his MBA, Mandar speaks to Businessbecause.com, a leading MBA portal, why he chose to do an MBA at Nanyang and his expectations for the course. Below is the excerpt.

Why did you decide to do an MBA?

Working as a Project Manager for four years, I developed skills to manage projects (mostly related to product development) from conceptualization to product delivery. It was then that I felt the need to go further up-stream and get exposure to the business side of product development. Pursuing an MBA was the best option for this transition.

Which other schools did you apply to?
The other schools I applied to were ISB (Indian School of Business) and NUS (National University of Singapore).

Why did you choose to study at Nanyang Business School?

The reasons I chose Nanyang are:

Diversity of the students
Strong curriculum
Location – being in Singapore gives one access to the booming Asia-Pacific economies
What kind of induction events and lectures have you had so far?

I was amazed at the effort the school put into conducting orientation, from helping us get to know the campus to workshops for case analysis, communications, networking and team building.

What are you most looking forward to in your MBA?
I am looking forward to building a strong foundation for my career as a socially responsible business manager and building a strong professional network.