Hult is offering MBA scholarships

In an effort to make the Hult MBA accessible to qualified students from all over the world, the school is awarding USD $14 000 scholarships for every independent student who is accepted to the September 2006 MBA class.

The scholarships, funded by the school’s benefactor Bertil Hult, will reduce tuition for the one-year course from USD$38,000 to USD$24,000.

Successful applicants generally have management experience and several years’ work experience. Although some students succeed with less than two years of work experience, the intense pace of the program requires maturity and the school’s case-study learning method is based on sharing professional experiences in the classroom.

The goal of the business school’s admissions committee is to put together a diverse class that will learn together and from each other. The school is certainly culturally diverse with a student body that is 95 per cent international. The faculty and the curriculum leverage the unique cultural background of each student, developing professionals who can communicate across communities, cultures, and countries.

Hult's Action Leaning curriculum teaches students to make decisions, produce deliverables, and defend their ideas through case studies, business simulations, and a management consulting project for a real client company.

Hult International Business School is based in Boston and has been ranked the top one-year MBA program in the US by the Economist for two years in a row.

Contact a counsellor if you’d like to find out more about studying at Hult.

How do I find the right MBA course for me?

Institutions offer a variety of MBA course alternatives and it can be difficult to narrow down your options. Most MBA courses are designed for students who have a minimum of two to six years of professional work experience prior to applying. These courses can require you to draw on your personal experiences during class discussions and for assignments. Other courses are designed specifically for students with limited or no professional work experience. There is also the option of studying part-time by distance if you would like to continue working full time in your country.

MBA courses offer a range of different areas that you can specialise in. These include common options such as accounting, finance, human resource development, international business, marketing, law, e-commerce, entrepreneurship, public sector management, healthcare, and information technology. There are also a few more original areas to specialise in such as European business, engineering, environmental management, voluntary sector, risk and insurance, hospitality and tourism, real estate and construction, sport and leisure, and even brewing and distilling. By selecting a specialisation, you gain the general MBA background along with specific knowledge in one area that can be helpful in finding a job after the completion of studies.

In selecting an MBA course, it is important to: note the professional work experience required for course entry, review the different specialisations that you are interested in, and consider other factors related to your personal and location preferences.

StudyLink’s counsellors are happy to help you find a course to meet your academic and personal interests. contact a counsellor or browse the StudyLink MBA directory to get started.

Why I chose the MBA course I did

Profile on Radhika Lavu

Prior to studying at Hult, Radhika worked as a senior IT analyst, software engineer, and consultant in countries around the world. Not only does she have a Masters of Commerce and a post-graduate degree in Computer Science, she also holds a degree in Hotel Management.

Which school did you choose and why?

When I decided to pursue a MBA, I was looking for a comprehensive program that would establish my general management skills within a span of one year instead of a lengthy two-year program. But also I wanted the one-year program to provide the same insights that a two-year program would. Hult offered me this opportunity.

Being a one-year program, the learning curve is steep and exams are frequent, yet I have been able to perform at my best in this wonderful environment.

Where do you live?

I live in Salem, a small town in the outskirts of Boston. It is an old town with a lot of history. It is known for its famous Witch Trials and you are greeted in every corner of the road by a witch statue. This is not the ideal way to start your day under Indian beliefs!

Boston, though expensive in comparison with some cities in U.S, is a very nice place to study. You have a lot of networking and learning opportunities. Boston has a host of summer and winter sports to keep you occupied outside the demanding school curriculum.

Is there any difference between the US and India in the way you are taught?

The professors who teach here are from the top universities. The style of their teaching is completely different from what I have experienced back in India. The method they use to discuss topics uses real life cases and encourages class participation. As my class is a true representation of an international community, everyone has brought in valuable experiences on various topics.

The case-based learning method and teamwork are two of my favourite things at Hult. The case-based approach is extremely useful and teaches valuable knowledge that would otherwise only come with years of experience. Teamwork has given me an opportunity to learn a lot beyond what is taught in the classroom.

Thinking of studying an MBA in the US? Contact a StudyLink counsellor to learn more about the opportunities available.

MBA the European way

The US may be considered the traditional home of the MBA but there are many other locations that offer quality education. One such place is Germany. Not only can you learn in a top European school but it is home to some of the world’s leading businesses.

The European School of Management and Technology (esmt) in Berlin is one such alternative, having recently opened its doors to MBA students.

The school, which also has campuses in Munich and Schloss Gracht, offers executive education in addition to its one-year, full-time MBA program. The Executive Education programs include career development, competence-building and customised courses. Since its founding in 2002, more that 4,200 participants have already taken part in esmt’s Executive Education programs.

The school’s educational methods are based on the Bauhaus movement of the 1920s and 1930s. These methods are focussed on participant-centered learning as opposed to professor-centered teaching, and on workshop activities involving real management problems together with regular classroom work.

esmt founding president Derek Abell describes the school as having two “sharp edges”. One is the school’s research focus on Europe and European business and the other is its focus on the interface between technology and management — a key point for European business success in global markets.

The school’s focus on European business is demonstrated in the MBA course, with its students taking on concrete tasks and solving real problems in companies over two, one-month projects.

To find out more about the European School of Management and Technology or other MBA options, contact a counsellor.