Top EMBA for Executives in China is launched
July 2005, Shanghai, P. R. China
Top EMBA book for Executives in China, a bilingual book (English and Chinese) for prospective EMBA candidates, HR professionals and General Managers considering an EMBA programme in China, Hong Kong and Singapore is launched. This is the first bilingual guide for potential candidates in China who are considering an EMBA education.
The Top EMBA for executives in China is part of a series of publications on management education by The China MBA Guides, an independent information provider of management education in China and Asia.
The Top EMBA book is organized in to 4 parts:
Why take an EMBA?
What is an EMBA really like?
Which EMBA is right for me?
Detailed EMBA programme entries for China Mainland, Hong Kong and Singapore
Co-authored by Dr. Jonathan Di Rollo and Ying Zhao who combine years of on-the-ground experience in management education in China. Additional contributors include The European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) and Prof. Linda G. Sprague of CEIBS.
Content includes interviews with alumni, HR professionals and career development experts. Straightforward advice on finding, applying to and choosing the right EMBA programme for potential participants in the current market. An overview of the EMBA market, international accreditation and visions from the Deans of seven of China’s leading Business Schools.
Detailed EMBA programme entries for 22 programmes including well-known alumni, programme fees, scholarships, application deadlines and the latest information on each programme.
To purchase a copy, please call:
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“This is an outstanding product.”
- Wu Changqi, Associate Dean, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University
“Comprehensive information, authoritative advice. A concise and useful guide to choosing a relevant Top EMBA programme for Executives.”
- Dr Paul Chan, Chairman, HELP University College, Malaysia
"The Top EMBA Guide provides a concise look at the top programs for comparison. It also gives insight into what it takes to be successful in an EMBA program and expectations. The Top EMBA Guide should be used by HR Directors and EMBA candidates to understand the quality programs offered."
- Lawrence Chi, Human Resources Director, Ritz Carlton, Shanghai
“When I first started looking in to an EMBA programme I was confused by so many EMBA brochures from all sorts of management schools. With The Top EMBA book I don’t need to go to each school for further checking of facilities and to understand the culture. This book has saved me quite a lot of my time and energy, I got to know the big picture of the market and the details of the most suitable programmes for me. It’s value for money.”
- Ye Kai, owner of an international trading company, Zhejiang province, China
Press information: please contact
The China MBA Guides
35157 CITIC Square, 1168 Nanjing Road West, Shanghai 200041, P.R.China
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Dr. Jonathan Di Rollo jdr@thechinambaguides.com
Ms. Ying Zhao zy@thechinambaguides.com
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Overview of the Executive MBA market
The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania was founded in 1881 and the evolution of the MBA can be traced from here, beginning in the 1920s in America. Since then the MBA model has spread to Europe and Asia in the 1960s and more recently to mainland China in the 1980s. An MBA is not just an academic degree, like an MA or an MSc, it will enhance practical skills in management through teamwork and learning how to motivate others in addition to picking up the latest business ‘jargon’. The Executive MBA was pioneered by the Chicago Graduate School of Business in 1943 and was designed for more experienced and mature professionals who already possess years of working experience. This is why, for good reason, there is often a minimum age set for admission to an EMBA programme.
As The China MBA Guides researched: in China there are currently more than 230 MBA programmes including more than 50 Executive MBA programmes. Now with an EMBA programme accredited by the Chinese Authorities in almost every province in China, there are more than 6,000 participants currently enrolled in EMBA programmes in China, with many more executives who have chosen part-time, international MBAs, distance learning degrees and similar options. There are also a variety of EMBA programmes from North America, Europe and other Asian countries allowing applicants to be increasingly discerning in their choice and employers also in their recruitment.
In a globalised world, Top Business Schools are offering EMBA programmes that meet the market’s needs. Global programmes such as the Chinese Unversity of Hong Kong’s OneMBA, the University of Southern California’s GEMBA and Chicago GSB’s EMBA now rub shoulders with a variety of international and national programmes as well as local initiatives. Among all these programmes a group of Top Business Schools is emerging, some are featured in international rankings such as HKUST’s EMBA with the Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management ranking No.6 and the China Europe International Business School’s EMBA ranking No. 20 in the world*.
Existing programmes are increasing their fees and more, higher priced programmes are entering the market but the price of an EMBA in China is still lower than comparable programmes elsewhere. Ms. Ying Zhao, co-author of TOP EMBA for Executives in China book, Director of China Operation, Lilien & Loch Education Consulting said, the price of EMBA programmes in China currently ranges from 120,000 RMB up to 668,000 RMB and for executives willing to pursue other choices in Asia the options available are even higher priced. Programme location is another major factor in balancing time away from work and family with class participation and assignments outside of class also being important considerations. Different schools will have different expectations of the time needed to commit and many schools allow participants to take classes in different cities to suit their schedules better.
The size of Top Business Schools may be large medium or small, with close or more distant links with their respective universities. The EMBA programmes content can be focussed on general management including finance, strategy, operations management and organisational behaviour but increasingly offer pecialisms in finance, health and project management. Dr. Jonathan Di Rollo, co-author of TOP EMBA for Executives in China said, a choice of elective courses offered by Rutgers IEMBA, a thematic approach that integrates different core business functions, use of examinations and international field trips such as Nanyang Technological University’s EMBA, are increasingly common and popular.
Nationality, previously the main criteria for determining choice of EMBA by expatriates who would spend a few years in China before returning home, is now less and less important with increasing career opportunities for expatriates choosing to spend a greater part of their career in China. The resulting increasing cultural diversity in many programmes is matched by the variety of MBA programmes offered at Top Business Schools with the Antai School of Management at Shanghai’s JiaoTong University offering a ‘one stop shop’ for MBA applicants. The cultural intelligence required to manage effectively globally and in China is also a key issue and in assessing established EMBA programmes with newer ones a large domestic alumni network may be more attractive than a small domestic alumni network, although such a programme may have a large overseas alumni network with its own advantages.
Ms. Ying Zhao also mentioned that overseas EMBA programmes delivered in China that have already met international quality accreditation standards are being matched by a small but increasing number of Top Business Schools established in China with HKUST and The China Europe International Business School having achieved EQUIS accreditation. Accreditation may not immediately seem important but it is part of the enduring reputation and credibility of the school at reaching a recognised level of international quality. Visionary Deans of Top Business Schools who pioneer new initiatives are role models for managers. As leaders, they are charged with ensuring that their institutions ‘walk the talk’ by applying the concepts that they teach to the running of their own schools becoming more customer focussed, pursuing innovations and ensuring ethical standards.
The length of duration of an EMBA in China of approximately two years is only an indication of the time needed to successfully complete and leverage an EMBA programme and in a fast moving world, working life in China is faster now too and an EMBA for a professional working in China is an excellent way to keep up with the pace.
* The Financial Times EMBA rankings 2005
