Nanyang Business School's MBA is top business administration programme

It has held the top position for nine straight years.

In a release, Nanyang Business School’s MBA programme has emerged as Singapore’s top MBA programme for a ninth straight year, as ranked by The Economist early this month.

The business college at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) was placed 72nd in the news magazine’s latest global ranking of full-time Master in Business Administration (MBA) programmes, ahead of other Singapore-based business schools. Participants of Nanyang Business School’s MBA programme rated it highly for educational experience and the opening of new career opportunities.

The ranking reaffirms NBS’ leadership position in business education internationally. January this year, the Nanyang Business School MBA was ranked among the world’s top 35 for the fourth year running by the Financial Times.

Professor Gillian Yeo, Interim Dean of Nanyang Business School, said, “We have been Singapore’s premier MBA programme since 2004, as determined by The Economist. A richly diverse student population and an internationally renowned faculty have created a rewarding experience for our MBA participants.

“And from next year, a new curriculum will ensure that our students continue to get the best education that will prepare them for an evolving business landscape characterised by rapid market change, heightened social conscience and Asia’s rising stature.”

Incoming Nanyang MBA participants, from July next year, can expect a sharper focus on leadership development, greater emphasis on industry application – especially in the Asian context, and deeper insights into corporate governance and social responsibility. They will also complete the course in 12 months, instead of 16 currently, reducing their time away from work and enabling them to progress more quickly in their careers.

Nanyang Business School admits about 80 students to its full-time MBA programme every year, and another 40 who take the course on a part-time basis. About 20% of the full-time cohort comes from Europe, 5% to 10% from North America, and the rest, from Singapore and other parts of Asia.

The programme is taught by an international faculty, of which a significant proportion possesses extensive business experience, and consults for major global corporations.

The Economist’s MBA rankings are compiled by surveying a total of 15,550 students and graduates as well as 135 leading business schools. Results are published in the magazine’s “Which MBA?” guide. Its ranking weights data according to what students say is important.

The four categories covered are: opening new career opportunities (35%); personal development/educational experience (35%); increasing salary (20%); and the potential to network (10%). The figures collated are a mixture of hard data, such as salary and faculty qualifications, and subjective marks given by the school’s students, such as a rating of their school’s facilities.