Regional MBA programs shine as demand for education soars
1. What are the key factors lying behind the booming of Asian business schools?
2. Please name out major characteristics of Asian business schools. How are they different from those of Western business schools?
3. Neither South Korean nor Japanese business schools are listed in top 50 of FT's global MBA rankings. Please let us know your opinion especially in the aspect of the economic clout of the two countries.
4. How do you see the future of Asian business schools? What would be your recommendation for MBA programs in the region?
Improving the Quality of MBA Education in Korea, Japan and China - Integrating East & West
Starting Korea, our first action plan is to underscore the importance of Eastern-Western value integrated MBA education in the academic and corporate sector by all means. Then, we will propose the new MBA education model to schools, companies, Ministry of Education of each country and contact companies to join the new MBA curriculum launch and support the schools at the same time.
Throughout all these efforts, if students will have more skills, expertise to increase productivity and will be more rounded globally and companies will also have greater competitive advantages, we can dare to say our model for innovation, the brand-new MBA education model, succeeds in adding values to the stakeholders of MBA education in Korea, Japan and China.
Improving the Quality of MBA Education in Korea, Japan and China - Integrating East & West
If ideas suggested above come true, enormous synergy effects can be anticipated. Shown as a spiral in the SECI model, stakeholders of MBA education, students, schools and companies will be surely satisfied with the brand-new MBA education model. By exchanging human talent, financial support and further developing co-project and consulting, model for innovation will pave the new way for the future of MBA education in Korea, Japan and China.
Against this background, it will not be a wishful thinking anymore for Asian MBA schools to list their names on the top of the global MBA rankings. For that, we will not just sit idle. No matter how difficult it would be, we are going to try our best to realize our suggestions in all three countries.
Improving the Quality of MBA Education in Korea, Japan and China - Integrating East & West
Moreover, when it comes to class profile, apart from the Asian student dominant class, the number of non-Asian students is better to reach half. This is no exception to faculty profile. According to the 2009-2010 global MBA program of College of Business at Seoul National University, 48 out of 49 full-time professors are Western Ph.D. But to integrate East and West, around 30% should be Asian Ph.D. professors.
Of course, Eastern-Western value integration is not enough to fully improve the quality of MBA education in Korea, Japan and China. We also need additional initiatives, to name a few, active globalization, regional cooperation, practical and timely education. Going without saying, more English class and profile diversity is a must to most Asian MBA schools for real globalization.
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Regional MBA programs shine as demand for education soars
What are the key factors lying behind the booming of Asian business schools?
Please name out major characteristics of Asian business schools. How are they different from those of Western business schools?
Neither South Korean nor Japanese business schools are listed in top 50 of FT’s global MBA rankings. Please let us know your opinion especially in the aspect of the economic clout of the two countries.
Have you ever thought about singing up for Asian business schools including Korean schools? If so, why? If not, why?
How do you see the future of Asian business schools? What would be your recommendation for MBA programs in the region?
