With a history spanning four decades, NUS Business School has established a tradition for providing rigorous, relevant and rewarding business education that develops leaders for the global marketplace. As Asia's Global Business School, we were the first Business School in the region to be accredited by AACSB for meeting the highest standard of business education and research.
Located in Singapore, a strategic gateway to Asia and the world, NUS Business School’s unique strength is in providing management thought and leadership from an Asian perspective which enables our students to leverage on the best of global knowledge and deep Asian insights to help propel Asian businesses to the forefront of the world economy and to help global businesses succeed in Asia.
In 2006, the NUS MBA was rated First by global recruiters, as the Most Preferred School in the Asia Pacific to recruit from in the QS TopMBA.com International Recruiter Survey.
The NUS MBA is characterised by a strong global curriculum with a heavy emphasis on business in Asia, delivered by outstanding faculty with extensive research, teaching and consulting experience. The program was ranked amongst the Top 3 MBAs in the Asia-Pacific and 2nd Globally, in International Mobility by the Financial Times in Jan 2007.
The NUS MBA boasts a diverse and international mix of students coming from many different countries, enhancing learning, improving understanding of cultural differences, and creating an abundance of networking opportunities. Our full-time cohort typically consists of 20% Singaporean and 80% international students.
With more than 100 faculty of about 25 nationalities, NUS Business School has gained a world-class reputation for delivering the Best of the East and the West in Business Education and Research. Our faculty hold doctorates from the best universities in the world and publish regularly in leading journals. Our many books and publications on different aspects of business in Asia confirm that We know Asia Best.
The NUS MBA offers a strong core foundation and more than 50 electives to cater to the specialised needs, interests and career objectives of individual students. The program content and instructional methods are designed to balance theory and practice, and are constantly updated to align with best practices and latest innovations.
Classes emphasise problem-based learning, cases and group-based discussions. Through fact-finding, analysis and group discussion, students learn to identify problems, think deeply about issues from multiple perspectives, and propose and evaluate solutions.
Our supporting facilities and services such as career services, student exchange programs, internship opportunities, industry and overseas visits, and many other activities constitute other reasons why more than four thousand managers from more than 65 countries apply to our program every year.
NUS Business School is Asia’s global business school. Doing your MBA at NUS Business School means taking on the rigors of a globally respected and established program, unleashing your leadership potential and embracing the best of the East and the West in business education and research.
Professor Bernard Yeung
Dean, NUS Business School