Congratulations for the admission offer... I have posted all the important details of the HKU MBA programme in one of my initial posts... Attaching it here for your ready reference...
Hi Friends,
Many applicants of the HKU Full Time MBA programme have certain doubts and queries regarding the MBA programme. I think the below mentioned points will answer most of their queries: In Education Experience, HKU MBA is ranked 2nd worldwide, ahead of many premier B Schools like Harvard, Kellogs, Wharton etc by the 2007 MBA ranking of Economist (EIU), one of the most respected and trusted MBA Rankings world wide. In the overall ranking the programme got 37th position worldwide... Rest, it is the only Asian programme in the world to come in the top 50 positions of an MBA Ranking (MBA Ranking of the Economist) consistently for 3 years... Here I would also like to highlight the fact that the Full Time MBA programme of HKU is able to achieve this level of world recognition even when it is a very young programme of only ~ 6 years...
Rest, Please note: In the MBA rankings by Financial Times and Business Week, HKU is never rated because to participate in the MBA rankings of FT and BW, an MBA program must be at least 6 years old and HKU full time MBA being a very young programme will become 6 years old in this year only.
Now, the education exp is given such a high rank because : 1.HKU is one of the very few B Schools in the world to have a partnership with London Business School (LBS) and Columbia Business School (CBS) for a 'compulsory' exchange programme in which the students of HKU spend one full semester with the MBA/EMBA students of LBS/CBS as a part of their curriculum. This provides the students with strong networking and learning opportunities Students who go to LBS are given alumni status of the London Business School (excluding the placement services from LBS). Students who go to CBS are provided with most of the services that are provided to a normal MBA/EMBA student of the B School 2.Programme structure in which students spend 9 months in Hong Kong (one of the top 3 financial hubs in the world), 3 to 4 months either in London or New York (proper Manhattan) and then 2 months in Shanghai hence, providing opportunities of great international exposure 3.Good Faculty Ranked 16th by the Economist 2007 MBA Ranking Worldwide 4.Good exposure of China, one of the biggest economic giants along with Europe/ US 5.A good mix of international students The current batch which has a class size of some 50 students have students from as much as 11 nationalities 6.Average work experience of students is 5-6 years This contributes well towards a mature class room discussion and understanding 7.The MBA programme is a part of one of the most reputed universities worldwide: 'The University of Hong Kong' in short 'HKU'. HKU is the oldest university of Hong Kong and is ranked 18th worldwide by the THES-QS World University Rankings 2007 In other University rankings also HKU always come in the top 100 positions worldwide 8.Small batch size of some 50 students leads to a greater students and faculty interactions 9.Strong research centres focusing on Asian case studies and knowledge 10.Being located in the main campus of University of Hong Kong, the students get full excess to all the facilities of the University Campus ranging from Main Library, Seminars and course enrolment in other University departments, University Festivals, Computer Facilities, Recreation Centres like Restaurants, Sports Complex etc. 11. Accredited by EQUIS 12.Last but not least; the way the reputation of HKU Full Time MBA programme is rising, it is highly commendable Even if it is a very young programme, of just ~ 6 years, it has attained a very respectable position at international level This was all about the brighter side of the programme Now, regarding the other side: 1.Now, about the most important part i.e. placements: One can't expect as much luxury and benefits that one receives in premier Indian B Schools where 'On Campus' placements come as a major relief for most of the students. Like in most of the foreign B Schools, in HKU also mostly students have to go for 'Off Campus' placements. One should have good skills in Chinese especially if he/she wants to get a marketing job in Hong Kong... But, the good news is that initially the number of placement councilors in HKU were just 2 but from this year their no is increased to 5. This increase has come as a major relief for the students during the placements. 2.The ROI (Return on Investment) takes some time ~2-3 years depending on the type of job a person gets as compared to the ROI from a premier Indian B School which takes ~ 1-2 year. This is because the total expenditure of HKU MBA is ~ 22 Lakhs in Indian National Rupees (including everything from fees, food, accomodation, travelling etc) as compared to an Indian B School which is ~ 7 Lakhs Indian National Rupees... But, the good news is that as the HKU MBA programme is just of 14 months as compared to a conventional 22 month MBA programme of an Indian B School, a person is able to cover the ROI much earlier than expected Rest, in comparison to a good US or European B School programme, which costs around 35-40 lakhs Indian National Rupees, the net programme expenditure of HKU MBA is quite less: around 22 to 24 lakhs Indian National Rupees. Hence, the ROI from HKU is much faster as compared to the ROI from a programme of a US/ European B School...
Rest, the final decision (whether to accept the offer or not) totally depends upon your long term career goals and aspirations and on actually what you want to get from an MBA programme...
Best Regards, Anupam Gupta
Hi All,
I just now got an admission offer from HKU..... Need your views on the college..... I have 3 yrs 9 months work-exp.... 2 yrs in the field of GIS and the remaining in analytics..... did my graduation from NIT Warangal...... right now working at bangalore..... have secured a 730 in GMAT..... got an interview call from ISB, but failed to convert it (donno y...it went off quite well)..... have been rejected by Insead 30 minutes back..... and NUS has waitlisted my profile ( no interviews till now..... they told they might consider my application in next round).....
Thnx for your reply..... i take it that you are going to join HKU this season??? I had gone through your post before, and that helps a lot.... Still, there are two factors that trouble me. 1. There is no data for the placements of HKU. ( Did you get any??? if so, kindly do share) 2. My long-term goal is to work back in India. what sort of a brandname does HKU has in India? Can this be a problem later on?
Yes, I am going to join HKU this season... Rest, I am not having exact placement stats like highest and average pay package etc as the university never reveals such details... For that I feel that the HKU MBA admission office, current students and alumni can give you a better picture... Will send you the contact numbers of some of the HKU alumni/current students through mail... Rest, if your long term goal is to work back in India then ofcourse a good international experience (both in Hong Kong and in London/ New York) along with the brand name of London Business School/ Columbia Business School and University of Hong Kong will add to your resume and in the long run can help you a lot...
Best Regards, Anupam Gupta
Hi cat_spidey,
Thnx for your reply..... i take it that you are going to join HKU this season??? I had gone through your post before, and that helps a lot.... Still, there are two factors that trouble me. 1. There is no data for the placements of HKU. ( Did you get any??? if so, kindly do share) 2. My long-term goal is to work back in India. what sort of a brandname does HKU has in India? Can this be a problem later on?
I believe you are quite correct, Anupam. Let me think over the weekend, and might be I will be able to decide by Sunday. Thnx a lot for the inputs. Hope we meet in the class.
Congratulations for the admit... Rest, as you said, I have started two orkut communities: One for all the MBA students of HKU (all years) with the name as ' HKU MBA ' and the other for our MBA Batch of 2008-2009 with the name of ' HKU MBA (Class 2008-2009) '
Rest, looking forward to meet you in Hong Kong...
Best Regards, Anupam Gupta
Hi cat spidey..
I too got an admit from hku..
Most probably you shall see me alonside you in hongong..
keep rolling
do we have any orkut group for expected HKU-fulltime players..why not create one so that we can all join
I have started two orkut communities for the MBA students of HKU:
One for the MBA students of HKU (all years) with the name as ' HKU MBA ' and the other for our MBA Batch of 2008-2009 with the name as ' HKU MBA (Class 2008-2009) ' So, if you are going to join the HKU MBA or is a student of HKU MBA, then please join these communities...
Hi I had a 1/2 hr interview..questions like why MBA, why HKU ,why Asia, career progression, were asked...there were two interviewers.. It was more of a friendly chat..make sure you have some questions from your side too...hope this helps.
Hi Friends,
I have telephonic interview for entry into HKU MBA 2008-09 next week.
Your tips , reccommendations , sample questions for a smooth telephonic interview will be much appreciated.
Friends, Yesterday i got the admission offer from HKU MBA for the class of 2009. To introduce my self to this forum :-
My profile : India,IT ERP COnsultant 5 years Experience,650 GMAT TOEFEL waiver
As i had some queries regarding mandarin language training prgrm & scholarships,may i request you kindly share their thoughts regarding the same for folowing two points :-
1.Training prgrm is scheduled in Jun 08 meaning an added extra month to the course length.Please correct me if its otherwise. 2.Weren't any schols offered to the studs by HKU MBA progrm.
Please advice .
Thanks, Ashish
Hi storm,
Congratulations for the admit... Rest, as you said, I have started two orkut communities: One for all the MBA students of HKU (all years) with the name as ' HKU MBA ' and the other for our MBA Batch of 2008-2009 with the name of ' HKU MBA (Class 2008-2009) '
Congratulations for the admit... Rest, I am sending you my contact number through mail so that we can discuss on the mandarin course and the scholarship thing... Rest, looking forward to meet you at Hong Kong... :)
Best Regards, Anupam Gupta
Friends, Yesterday i got the admission offer from HKU MBA for the class of 2009. To introduce my self to this forum :-
My profile : India,IT ERP COnsultant 5 years Experience,650 GMAT TOEFEL waiver
As i had some queries regarding mandarin language training prgrm & scholarships,may i request you kindly share their thoughts regarding the same for folowing two points :-
1.Training prgrm is scheduled in Jun 08 meaning an added extra month to the course length.Please correct me if its otherwise. 2.Weren't any schols offered to the studs by HKU MBA progrm.
Hi, Got offer for HKU MBA. Can you please tell me the details of Scholarship or bank finance. Do the university have any tie up with bank for the loan
Pradeep.
Friends, Yesterday i got the admission offer from HKU MBA for the class of 2009. To introduce my self to this forum :-
My profile : India,IT ERP COnsultant 5 years Experience,650 GMAT TOEFEL waiver
As i had some queries regarding mandarin language training prgrm & scholarships,may i request you kindly share their thoughts regarding the same for folowing two points :-
1.Training prgrm is scheduled in Jun 08 meaning an added extra month to the course length.Please correct me if its otherwise. 2.Weren't any schols offered to the studs by HKU MBA progrm.
Mate Even i am looking frwrd for this details so no pointers frm me. Frend at this forum could you all plz shed some light about the scholarships etc offered to any of us.
Thanks, Ashish
Hi, Got offer for HKU MBA. Can you please tell me the details of Scholarship or bank finance. Do the university have any tie up with bank for the loan
Mate even i am keen to know about these details.So sorry wont be able to help u . May i request PUYS to shed some light on this topic regarding schlarships etc.
Cheers, Ashish
Hi, Got offer for HKU MBA. Can you please tell me the details of Scholarship or bank finance. Do the university have any tie up with bank for the loan
Hi, Can you give me some detail of the scholarship or financial aid for the programme. I got offer and thats why wanna know about these.
Pradeep
Hi Ashish,
Congratulations for the admit... Rest, I am sending you my contact number through mail so that we can discuss on the mandarin course and the scholarship thing... Rest, looking forward to meet you at Hong Kong... :)
Hi Pradeep, Sure, we can discuss about the scholarship and financial aid thing abt the programme... Rest, sending you my contact number through mail... Best Regards, Anupam Gupta
Hi, Can you give me some detail of the scholarship or financial aid for the programme. I got offer and thats why wanna know about these.
Congratulations to all those who are heading to HKU!....I submitted my appl on the 11th of march and still waiting for an update from HKU guys, though the kind of mails i have recieved from them makes me sure about a rejection heading my way. I'd still be curious to know if anyone else has recieved a call in the past few days.....My profile-GMAT-690/4.5, work ex- 3 yrs banking with Citigroup, avg acads and extra curricular(NGO).....waiting to hear from HKU though not very hopeful 😞
Hi Puma, In the last couple of weeks some Indians were able to make it to HKU... Rest, keep your fingers crossed... Hope you are also able to make it to the upcoming MBA class of the university... Best Regards, Anupam Gupta
puma101 Says
Congratulations to all those who are heading to HKU!....I submitted my appl on the 11th of march and still waiting for an update from HKU guys, though the kind of mails i have recieved from them makes me sure about a rejection heading my way. I'd still be curious to know if anyone else has recieved a call in the past few days.....My profile-GMAT-690/4.5, work ex- 3 yrs banking with Citigroup, avg acads and extra curricular(NGO).....waiting to hear from HKU though not very hopeful :(