Kaplan’s students reveal how the school helped them succeed

Offering flexibility, innovation, and utmost quality, Kaplan postgraduate education satisfies the professional’s every need.

Landon Xu, already a Premier Relationship Manager with a foreign bank, realised how much he has to learn in his industry and eventually felt the need for new challenges in his career. Fueled by this desire, he went directly to Kaplan.

“It has been 5 years since I graduated with a degree in finance. I felt that it was time I take on a new challenge,” says Xu, now an MBA graduate from Northumbria University.

Accredited University.
100% assignment-based.

According to him, the University’s lessons are 100% assignment-based and interactive. “It was a major factor as I was able to pace myself than cramp my revision for exams. I chose this MBA because Northumbria University is an accredited one with good ranking. It is also part of the top 1% of business schools which achieved a rare double accreditation with The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International in business and accounting,” he says.

The Northumbria MBA programme provides experiential learning that is based upon real business problems. Students are taught to experience hands-on projects, and engage in transformational development.

“The lecturers that Northumbria University has chosen come from different industries. All were able to share their wealth of experience and applied it during our classes, helping students relate to themselves,” says Xu.

He adds that if there are others like him looking to develop themselves, to challenge and continually improve existing working practices, interact with others effectively, and increase ongoing personal and professional development, then the Northumbria MBA programme will give them an unbeatable opportunity to drive your business, management and leadership potential to new heights.

Steven Neo, MBA student at Murdoch University, also said, "I came from the IT industry with an engineering background. After years of working experience, I discovered that the technical knowledge and skills that I possessed were insufficient for my daily scope of work. I wanted to have a well-rounded knowledge, understanding both the business concepts and how the organisation functions.”

"Having compared the MBAs from different universities, I found Murdoch University offers a wide range of modules like Project Management and Risk Management are very applicable to real-life experience. The core subjects are practical and relevant to my current job scope."

The Murdoch MBA programme provides comprehensive analytical tools for managers in decision-making.

“The elective modules offered are regularly reviews and up-to-date in today’s business context. One interesting module that I noticed is Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management,“ says Neo.

“The combined classroom experience and real-life, hands-on learning allow me to immediately apply the knowledge and findings in my organisation.”

Flexible schedules. No dissertation.

Meanwhile, Neo also added that “The Murdoch part-time MBA is very suitable for busy working professionals. The course structure provides me the flexibility to plan my own timetable and study load,” he says.

“In the event that I need to travel for business trip, I’m able to get the academic support from the lecturer anytime, and anywhere throughout the course.”

In addition, the MBA is a coursework based master degree with no dissertation required.

A coursework Masters allows practical learning where students have the opportunity to have discussions and interactions integral to the subject.

There will be sharing of work experiences, defending ideas and presenting information in a way that student can understand clearly. These are important, practical skills that you can’t really exercise in a thesis Masters.