Relevant business expertise leads to success
AT the end of last year, the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) surveyed more than 12,000 alumni from 71 business schools.
It was found that a substantial number of master’s of business administration (MBA) graduates obtained high-level positions just a few years after graduation.
After five years, a majority of these MBA graduates had senior-level positions or higher and, within 10 years, 25% had executive-level positions while 5% held “C-Suite” positions such as chief executive officer and chief financial officer. Nine out of 10 alumni said their MBA education increased their earning power.
A good MBA programme attracts talented people from every corner of society. The professional relationships formed in the programme provide essential mentoring and networking valuable to their careers.
At Taylor’s Business School, such networking is not limited to knowing fellow students but also highly qualified faculty members who are experts in their fields and industry experts from leading organisations around the world.
The Taylor’s MBA is an academically rigorous programme that is innovative, practical and globally relevant. The curriculum combines personalised leadership development with a multidisciplinary approach to strategy.
Students hone key skills required of a top executive, from working with management and stakeholders to managing teams and relationships.
One of the highlights of the Taylor’s MBA programme is the Business Circle.
Designed to allow face-to-face interaction and the exchange of ideas between students and corporate leaders, the Business Circle helps students gain better insight into specific industries.
“We believe that continuous dialogue with leading business professionals will allow our MBA students to see how concepts and theories are applied in real business practices and organisational strategic planning,” says Prof Khong Kok Wei, deputy dean of postgraduate programmes at Taylor’s Business School.
“Additionally, MBA students can appreciate the contextual applications of various business best practices within a wide range of industries.”
During the most recent Business Circle gathering, Dr Stuart Kewley, chairman and co-founder of knowledgeintensive strategic management consultancy firm The Eurasia Consortium, shared his business insights with the Taylor’s MBA students in a talk titled “Understanding the Global Marketplace and Developing Successful and Sustainable Internationalization Strategies for Your Business”.
Sharing his experience in attending the Business Circle, Taylor’s MBA student Eugene Tan, who is the sales and marketing director of EMP Image Solution Sdn Bhd, said, “The Business Circle session certainly widens my perspective in looking for ideas and directions for my company. I applaud Taylor’s University for going the distance to make these sessions available to students.”
The Taylor’s MBA programme adopts an industry-driven curriculum.
Its modules are designed in collaboration with top industry leaders, including CIMB, DiGi, L’Oreal, IBM, Tokio Marine and Maxis.
The case studies used in the classrooms are actual industry experiences, giving students the upper hand in understanding real business problems.
Taylor’s MBA students can participate in exchange programmes with reputable business schools from around the world to enhance their learning experience.
Taylor’s MBA has connections with 43 renowned universities, including Oxford University in the UK, Université Catholique de Lille in France (IESEG) and University of Bath.
Through the Taylor’s-Oxford Entrepreneurship Leadership Programme, students can be at Oxford University from Aug 16 to 22.
Alternatively, students can join the European Summer Programme in France offered by IESEG from July 6 to 19 or take two modules at the School of Management, University of Bath, subject to meeting their entry requirement.
Duration of study for the Taylor’s MBA is one year for full-time students or two to five years for part-time students. Financial aid of up to 50% off tuition fee waiver is available.
Intakes are in May and September.
For more information, call 03-5629 5000 or e-mail postgraduate@taylors.edu.my or visit www.taylors.edu.my/mba