Forbes Ranks Lingnan School Third in Category of China’s Most Valuable Full-time MBA Porgram

According to the April 4 issue of the Chinese version of Forbes Magazine, the Lingnan School has been placed third in category of China’s Most Valuable Full-time MBA Porgram and ninth in Part-time MBA Program category. Apart from that, it has also been ranked fourth for fastest salary increase of grads.

The Forbes’ survey reveals that Lingnan School’s international MBA programs have brought the alums good return on their investment. The survey also mentioned that this first-time ranking for Lingnan School could be attributed to its cooperation with MIT Sloan School of Management. Lingnan’s focus on global perspective and practice of teaching courses only in English make its alums very popular with multi-national companies, among whom 54% are working in foreign companies with an average starting saraly of 127,000 yuan, a 83.4% increase over their pre-MBA salary. On Forbes’s Top 10 list, the first six positions, without exception, are all occupied by business schools with international programs launched in association with prestigious western counterparts, while the specialized programs in specific fields also rise as a new force.

2006.4.11