Getting An MBA In China … Yes, I Really Do Mean You Commute THERE To Get Your MBA
June 14th, 2007
I stumbled across this link, Getting an MBA in China, in the Shanghai expat blog. It contains some good summary information on some of the better MBA programs in China.
But more importantly, see these related WSJ articles, Westerners Commute to Asia to Get MBAs and Opting to Go Abroad. See also this Business Week article, China’s B-School Boom.
Re: China I have often said that when I look at it I see the future of business, and all the good and bad that can come with it. Clearly, per this article I am not alone in that belief, or the folks who are the subject of this article would be staying put in the US to pursue their MBA degree.
One point of this post …. the world is changing, opportunities are developing elsewhere, the people you will need to work and collaborate with in business will be different tomorrow than today, and there is a talent pool and level developing in other parts of the world that will force you to raise your game.
5 Comments Add your own
1. Victoria Whelan | June 14th, 2007 at 11:42 am
I am enrolled in Fudan University for the summer non-degree language program and Shanghai Jiao Tong University for the fall semester. It will be interesting to see the differences in the universities, as well as between American universities and Chinese universities. There will be more variety in backgrounds of people so it will be interesting. I will keep you updated as my learning progresses.
2. Chris Carr | June 14th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
Fudan is a good school. Shanghai is a great town with many potential distractions. Remember to study!!
3. Kerry Huang | June 16th, 2007 at 11:31 pm
I think Jiao Tong University is supposed to be a good school and I have been to the campus. Everyone I met spoke English fairly well so communicating with the students should not be difficult. You may find that some students will ask you to proof read their composition and depressingly realize that their grammar is better.
4. Chris Carr | June 17th, 2007 at 7:10 am
Yes, good point, Kerry.
Victoria, one battle you will face in Shanghai is that so many people speak English. To maximize your Mandarin study time, DO NOT LET THEM SPEAK ENGLISH TO YOU AND DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH WITH THEM!! You will be tempted to fall into English and will have to fight this urge at every turn. Stay away from any lazy American or European classmates you have in your langauge study class that will want to break the language school code of ethics of not speaking English with each other. Throw down the guantlet and really, really go for it.
Jiao Tong is also a good school.
5. VIctoria Whelan | June 18th, 2007 at 12:25 pm
Thanks for the comments and advice!
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