Vietnam bank to fund MBA studies

The Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) announced Thursday that it will provide loans to students of all International MBA programs in Vietnam.

The joint stock bank said it would loan up to 80 percent of the fees or VND20 million (US$1,260), whichever was higher, at a preferential interest rate of 0.75 percent a month.

It also offers normal loans to these students backed by mortgages or salaries.

All the bank’s loans to MBA students are funded by the United States Agency for International Development, USAID.

Soure: thanhniennews.com

3 Asian Universities to Begin Joint MBA Course

Three Asian universities will operate a joint MBA course to better train business and economic experts in Asian regions.

Korea University said Friday that it recently reached an agreement with the National University of Singapore (NUS) in Singapore and the Fudan University in China to jointly offer the program.

The program is designed to catch up with American and European counterparts through an Asian-style MBA program launched by Asian universities, which comparatively lag behind.

It is the first program of its kind where a joint MBA program in association with other overseas universities is to be offered, although local universities have sent Korean students abroad for the program.

More: times.hankooki.com

Domestic Business Schools Facing Development Bottleneck

Forbes China has published a listing of the best MBA programs in China according to those that help graduates’ incomes rise the fastest. But meanwhile an insider says domestic business schools are faced with growth bottlenecks after one and a half decades of development. Our Shanghai correspondent Xiaoyu has the details.

The survey involves MBA graduates from 50 domestic business schools in 2002 and lists the 10 best full-time and 25 best part-time MBA programs. The Shanghai-based China Europe International Business School and Peking University’s International MBA program rank first respectively on the 2 lists.

How long does it take for students to see a direct return on their investment? – Apparently it takes an average of about 2 years and 8 months for graduates from the best full-time programs and 1 year 7 months for those from part-time ones.

More: en.chinabroadcast.cn