MBA Programs in Asia

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The Asian Economic Area

The largest continent confirms its broad dimensions in the economic arena. The availability of natural resources sustaining the energy needs of the continent, the agriculture sector and the manufacturing industry supported by a large workforce are some of the main advantages of the Asian economy that attracts an increasing number of foreign investors.

Three of the BRIC countries with an extensive focus on economies of scale, Russia, India and China, contribute significantly to the exports of energy, services and products to the West. 

The four Asian Tigers, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea, are innovation-driven economies with high living standards and an economic concentration on high-tech products. Similarly, Japan is one of the fastest growing economies, concentrated on the services industry and the expansion of the financial sector. Important financial centers in Asia are  Mumbai, Tokyo, Dubai, Shanghai and Hong Kong.

The regulation of national markets encourages new small and medium enterprises (SME) initiatives. Ongoing relief and exemption policies recently introduced in China,  soon to be taken over by other large national economies,  encourage small business developed by local entrepreneurs or international investors. 

MBA Programs Overview

The competitive admission to MBA programs offered by training institutions in Asia requires relevant managerial experience and an excellent academic profile of the candidates. Universities in Asia follow the international curriculum of MBA programs and its standards of evaluation, while developing new partnerships with universities in Europe or the United States.

The main course catalog of an MBA program includes training in general management, leadership mentoring, crisis and strategic management, business law, finances etc. Applicants may choose additional courses from broad elective curricula to get a closer look into the business sector they are most interested in. The international faculty will assist the candidates to developing business strategies to support own ventures for the Asian and the global market.

Executive Education in Asia

International business leaders further their career in Asia, by attending executive master programs in a business administration field that can evolve into local investment initiatives. A wide network of professionals attend executive masters and develop international partnerships with the local entrepreneurs. The study pace in executive masters allows the candidates to pursue their careers in parallel and interact on virtual platforms with their peers. The Asian business landscape promises new opportunities for outsourcing, as well as new hybrid business models that would combine the business potential with the social goals of the region.

Language Courses for Business

To get a closer look at the business culture and negotiate more directly with the local investors, language training in the Asian languages can make a different. Mandarin Chinese, the most natively spoken in Asia and worldwide, is one of the most popular choices of business administration students in Asia. Business cooperation with investors in the Asian part of Russia and with the country's neighbours makes Russian increasingly popular. The local color and the traditional hospitality in the South and East Asian countries attract students to learn Urdu/Hindi, Thai or Japanese.