[ballon]

I have taken some courses at the school of business at HKU and know many people who have earned their MBAs from HKU. My impression of the program is quite a bit lower than some others who posted earlier. There are some excellent professors in the faculty, but also some lousy ones (poor communicators, do not know their subject matter, have no significant commercial experience) that you would not find in most other business schools. There is a unit at HKU that develops regional case studies that are the basis for many of the courses. Some professors are so dependent on using these case studies that do almost no other preparation for their teaching. At times it seems that they are trying to steer class discussion without adding any value and without having read the cases in any detail themselves. It is quite common to find inaccuracies in the material if you are familiar with the companies or industries involved. The reason HKU has performed well in recent rankings is that they have invested a lot in self-promotion the last few years, as you would notice if you read a variety of regional publications.

[amitspace2001]

@Panda...

Im from India did my Engineering in Electronics n Telecommunication from Mumbai University which a firmly a recognisable University. Well i will definitely work up for my GMAT n try n get my best....Well about Academics they r just fine n right enough...n have a good amount of Extra Curricular n Co-Curricular Activities...I want to know is whether in history of HKUST there has been a student whos jus 22 with 1 yr experience...I believe in Interview I can make up fo my 1yr experience n confidently deal with it....Also I had visted HKUST in December hv relatives there but cudn get much info as there were no students christmas holidays...Also is it easy enough to get an intership during 16mnth course? When did u graduate from HKUST n how has this course turned out for u? Where r u working currently.... U can also email me the details at amitspace2001@hotmail.com....Thank You.

[panda05]

I just graduated from HKUST and are waiting for my work visa now.

Work experience will be counted until the day you start the program, that will be in your case in August 2007, which gives you another year. I have a classmate from India who was also only 23 or 24 at the start of the program. I can sent you his contact. I think you should do fine in the GMAT if you practise hard enough, since you are an engineer your should be fine with Maths and English shoulnt be a issue either since you are from India.

[panda05]

Getting an internship is not too difficult; however getting a good internship is a challenge (as everywhere in world). Some international students have also a slight disadvantage because for some jobs you have to be able to speak Mandarin or Cantonese. In addition HK does not have a strong internship culture like the US, but if you network a lot and use your friends, family and country chamber, getting an internship should not be an issue.

[amitspace2001]

@Panda05

Thank You so much.....well if u can mail me the contact details of your Indian friend whos jus 23 or 24 it will be so much of an help to me.....Coz he understand much well the Indian Education so he could also help me the same way as ur helping me....Thank You Panda i shall contact you for more information but same time can u jus mail me ur Indian friends contact details on amitspace2001@hotmail.com pls. Thank You.

[freeier]

wat is the gmat expectation of the mba progs in hk ?

[sunniefaith]

Originally Posted by freeier

wat is the gmat expectation of the mba progs in hk ?

Hey freeier, are you thinking of doing your mba as well?

[panda05]

For the GMAT it depends on the rest of your profile. If you have a lot of working experience your GMAT score might not be as important. The average is somewhere between 610-630 with the top score at 760. Personally I think the GMAT doesnt tell you much about the potential of a person.

[freeier]

duno... maybe.. will think about it.
but doubt i have that kind of time. and prob not much needs as well...

to me mba is more like a networking session.. so get to knwo more interesting ppl that aid your career in the future.

[sunniefaith]

Originally Posted by freeier

duno... maybe.. will think about it.
but doubt i have that kind of time. and prob not much needs as well...

to me mba is more like a networking session.. so get to knwo more interesting ppl that aid your career in the future.

Ya, in a way, i agree with you. My fear is that if my husband takes time off to do his masters and than when he wants to get back into work, he might have probs getting a job. Ha....maybe you guys might be classmates!