Request for info. frgarding MBA in singapore

• aryana

  6 Jan 07, 20:45

  Hi everyone.
  
  This is my first post. I am from India.
  
  I want some information about 3 colleges in Singapore.
  
  I am thinking of persuing a 1 year MBA course in singapore. The 3 collegs I am applying to are JCUS (james Cook Uni campus in Singapore), PSB academy (mba awarded from Uni of Newcastle, australia) and MDIS (degree awarded by Uni of wales, UK).
  
  Can you please tell me if these colleges and/or degrees are good and marketable.
  
  Do people get campus jobs from these colleges.
  
  Thank you.
• photo_seeker

  6 Jan 07, 22:22

  It will be better to contact the respective schools and enquire from there as they're in a much better position to reply you regarding your queries.
• fymk

  7 Jan 07, 00:28

  Originally posted by aryana:

  Hi everyone.
  
  This is my first post. I am from India.
  
  I want some information about 3 colleges in Singapore.
  
  I am thinking of persuing a 1 year MBA course in singapore. The 3 collegs I am applying to are JCUS (james Cook Uni campus in Singapore), PSB academy (mba awarded from Uni of Newcastle, australia) and MDIS (degree awarded by Uni of wales, UK).
  
  Can you please tell me if these colleges and/or degrees are good and marketable.
  
  Do people get campus jobs from these colleges.
  
  Thank you.

  If you want to work in Singapore - all three are useless .
  
  If you want to use those degrees overseas - all three are useless.
  
  If you have an additional skill and wish to work in Singapore - those three won't get you extra pay.
  
  If you are a business owner and you want to take up entrepreneurship - maybe one of those three will be useful.
  
  If you are filthy rich and you don't care about jobs - you can take up one of those three.
  
  In Australia , James Cook University and Newcastle University have their strengths but MBA is not their strength and would often be passed over for the Australian Group 8 Universities's MBA. So it will also become an expensive piece of toilet paper.
• aryana

  7 Jan 07, 01:16

  Thanks very much both of you.
  
  Fymk,
  
  in that case which universities of singapore offer marketable MBA degrees.
  and will degrees from the colleges affiliatd from Australian/UK universities count in Australia/UK at least??
  
  Thanks very much Fymk again.
  
• fymk

  7 Jan 07, 01:22

  Originally posted by aryana:

  Thanks very much both of you.
  
  Fymk,
  
  in that case which universities of singapore offer marketable MBA degrees.
  and will degrees from the colleges affiliatd from Australian/UK universities count in Australia/UK at least??
  
  Thanks very much Fymk again.
  

  To tell you the truth, MBAs are usually not very worthit unless you have another skill outside of business.
  
  If you want to do a degree to count in Australia or UK , you need to do it in those countries .
  
  Group 8 Australian Degrees are always an advantage in Australia - University of Melbourne, and Australian National Universities are the foremost universities which has MBA strengths.
  
  UK universities like London School of Economics, Oxford, Cambridge are always recognised regardless.
• aryana

  7 Jan 07, 12:53

  any more inputs anyone please??
• Meat Pao

  7 Jan 07, 16:33

  Hi,
  
  I have not much knowledge on this matter.
  
  I just want to contribute my input on the reputation of the 3 institutions you mentioned.
  
  I agree they are not very reputable.
  
  They are 2nd or 3rd tier, maybe more.
  
  Perhaps you can try applying to more upper-tier universities.
  
  Meat Pao.
• aryana

  9 Jan 07, 23:15

  ok one last question.
  
  if I had to choose one college from these 3... which one would I be best off going for??
• fymk

  10 Jan 07, 04:50

  Frankly, NONE unless you have a sponsor. Because none of them are good and marketable unless you own your own business, or you just want to be a simple clerk.
  
  If you don't have a primary skill to depend on other than business ,those three are as good as the toilet paper you use in the loo. Just more expensive.
  
  Second or third tier universities are not recognised too well and you will be competing against people with MBAs from first tier universities , especially if you intend to work in Singapore. There are so many people with MBAs ...the market is saturated .
  
  Basically Singapore employers usually recognise NUS , NTU , Ivy leagues ( American universities) , and Oxbridge ( UK Oxford, Cambridge etc).
  
  In Australia , they recognise it if you did it on their campus grounds but usually it is best to be an MBA from Melbourne University Graduate School of Business, University of New South Wales, Sydney University ( because of old boys' connections) or Australian National University if you want to climb the corporate ladder.