MBA abroad aspirants can be rewarded with a good opportunity to pursue their MBA abroad dream at Asia School of Business (ASB) Malaysia while gaining Asian perspective of learning experience from globally top rated MIT Sloan School of Management. Both the B schools have collaborated to impart MBA education at ASB.
Situated in Kuala Lumpur, the Asia School of Business is a world class graduate business school which offers programmes to serve the business needs of Malaysia, Asia, ASEAN, South Asia, China and parts of Middle-East and Africa. The B school proposes to become one of the preferred destinations for MBA abroad aspirants especially from India and other countries in Asia.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management (MIT Sloan) and Bank Negara Malaysia (The Central Bank of Malaysia) have entered into a 10-year collaboration to establish Asia School of Business (ASB) in Kuala Lumpur. ASB is envisioned to be a premier business school that develops transformative and principled leaders who will contribute to a better future and the advancement of the emerging world. Providing a great opportunity to MBA abroad aspirants, the School will offer both degree and non-degree programmes to serve the needs of Asia and the broader global economy.
Infused with MIT’s culture and content the MBA from ASB is a two year rigorous program which will be delivered by MIT Sloan’s professors. MBA abroad aspirants will gain a global yet regional expertise, insights and perspectives of the Asian and emerging markets and economies through the ASB-MIT MBA.
Action Learning at ASB from MIT Sloan
MIT Sloan being a leader in Action Learning in management education will deliver the program at ASB through the process of Action Learning. Action Learning is a process of working on a real business challenge, using the knowledge and skills of a team, question and re-interpret old concepts, create new ideas and solutions and execute them to solve the challenges. ASB’s curriculum is built around action learning projects
Curriculum
The 2 year full time MBA curriculum at ASB will be taught by MIT Sloan and ASB residential faculty. Action learning projects with corporations, institutions and entrepreneurial enterprises across Asia will be covered.
The curriculum includes a one month travel and stay on the MIT Sloan campus in USA with an additional two weeks of ‘industry trek’ during which students will visit companies and institutes outside Asia.
Affordable Fees at ASB
MBA tuition fee per year at ASB is USD40, 000 (INR 26 lacs). This includes transportation and accommodation. A significant number of full tuition scholarships are also available. All completed applications will be considered for scholarships and no additional information is required.
How to get into ASB
Asia School of Business will inaugurate the first MBA class in September 2016 and the admission process for the inaugural class will begin from July 2015.
Applications are invited to be a part of the inaugural batch of ASB-MIT MBA. Outstanding candidates will be granted full scholarships that will cover tuition fees as well as accommodation costs.
Corporate Partners
To provide exciting opportunities to the students, ASB is developing significant partnerships and collaborations with multiple corporations and organizations in the region. Corporate partnerships will aid in the action learning projects, research collaboration and internships.
Some of the top corporate include
CIMB Group- a leading ASEAN universal bank and the largest Asia Pacific based investment bank .
Petronas- leading oil and gas company with a wide network of operations across the world.
Khazanah Nasional Berhad- a leading Malaysian sovereign wealth fund. It is the investment holding arm of the Malaysian Government.
AirAsia- one of the leading low cost carriers, connecting people and places across 132 routes, spanning over 20countries
YTL Group-one of the largest companies listed on the Bursa Malaysia. Its core businesses are the ownership and management of regulated utilities and other infrastructural assets
USPs of ASB-MIT
• Core curriculum taught in Malaysia by MIT Sloan Faculty
• Multiple action learning projects in South East Asian institutions (including one collaboration with a team of students from MIT Sloan)
• Travel to USA for four weeks and attend classes at MIT Sloan
• Two weeks of industry/institutional visits outside of South East Asia
The Mission of Asia School of Business, established in collaboration with MIT Sloan is to be a global knowledge and learning center infused with regional expertise, insights and perspectives of Asian and emerging market economies. Asia School of Business aims to be a premier business school that develops transformative and principled leaders who will contribute to a better future and advance the emerging world.
Malaysia is considered as one of the best places to live and study. Increasing number of MBA abroad aspirants from India are venturing into the small country for their MBA pursuit as the nation offers a diverse environment. The country houses B schools accredited by AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA. Low cost of education combined with world class education is what Malaysia has to offer to MBA abroad aspirants.
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