由 blackballoon » 2006-01-23 14:09
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The booming MBA market in Hong Kong mirrors the global economy: Everyone wants a piece of China. Even mainland students — who are enrolling in ever-greater numbers at Hong Kong business schools — have their eyes firmly fixed on the Middle Kingdom.
Instinctively, one might think this could distort the local market. The evidence on the ground would suggest, however, that the international flavour of local MBAs is actually increasing. This is a cause and effect of the increasingly cut-throat competition between the business schools to pull in more students: They have to spread their nets ever wider. It also reflects the fact that more foreign students are being drawn to Hong Kong because it represents the launch pad into China but in an English-language environment.
For both Hong Kong Chinese, who want to learn more about their mainland cousins, and mainland Chinese, who want a taste of the cosmopolitan close to home, it is irresistible.
Steve DeKrey, associate dean and director of MBA/MSc programmes at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), says: “We are serving two different markets but they are compatible because the endgame is similar and the mediating factor is local Hong Kong students.”
The next academic year will see a careful balancing act at HKUST, where the MBA course will be dominated by students from China. It is the perfect illustration of just how fast Hong Kong is changing.
Dr Vincent Lai, associate dean and MBA director, Faculty of Business Administration, at Chinese University (CUHK), believes that as long as there is a good mix in the classroom, then students and course quality can only benefit. He says: “There is a large pool of students to choose from, so classes are drawn from among the best, particularly with mainland Chinese. In management aptitude tests, they get 700 out of 800, which is comparable to the best schools in the US.”
This mix of voracious mainland students and more westernised local Chinese can then be complemented by an increasing number of non-Chinese.
Lai says: “Making the class more international means that when you discuss cases from across the globe, you can interact and better understand different cultures. We have done this with the full-time course. Now, the trick is to do the same for the part-time. We are trying to persuade the university to sponsor students and recruiting students from neighbouring cities such as Shenzhen.”
The respective merit of part-time versus full-time is one that sharply divides many of the business schools. Lai believes that full-time is best because it provides a campus environment, avoids a tug-of-war between work and study and encourages student interaction with faculty members.
Maurice Tse, associate dean and MBA programme director, Faculty of Business and Economics, at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), is less convinced. He says: “In big cities, those doing full-time fall into three camps: those who could not find a job after an undergraduate degree; those who have a job but are not happy; and those who had a job but got laid off. So, you are recruiting the losers. Smart students are largely restricted to part-time because the costs are high and the economy poor.”
It is true that balancing a job with undertaking a postgraduate degree is a demanding task that requires time management and intellectual discipline. Corporate recruiters make it clear, however, that the debate between part-time and full-time is, in part, a red herring. The key, for many employers, is work experience. This, however, is not to ignore the issue of reputation.
Certainly, both CUHK, with the longest-running local MBA programme, and HKUST have received consistently high rankings in many surveys. You can balance this against HKU, which, as the oldest university in Hong Kong, can boast a formidable alumni network.
Tse says: “Networking is important; so, if you have a poor student body, your networking will also be bad. You also need to look at how well-established the school is.”
While CUHK is widely admired for its alumni network within the business community, business schools must also be examined for their curriculum.
CUHK’s Lai believes students should be looking at the full picture. He says: “They should look at what they want; they should look at the curriculum and see whether it meets their expectations; they should look at the school’s ranking and facilities. You must also look at your motives: What do you want out of this and where do you want it to take you?”
What is clear is that students must examine themselves as much as they examine the schools. Once they have completed the course, they will be in the marketplace and find themselves judged.
HKUST’s DeKrey says: “There are many schools that make a negative statement — buyer beware.”
For employers, reputation has a big part to play and, despite a saturated market and complaints about the quality of MBA degrees, one thing still holds: MBAs do count.
HKU’s Tse says: “It’s a global club and common language whose value will be enhanced over time. In short, it is a lifetime warranty and provides the basis for life-long education.”