Content written by Michelle Hackman and Douglas Belkin and published by The Wall Street Journal on 13 Nov 18. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: U.S. enrollment of international students declined for the second year in a row, sending waves of unease across American colleges and universities, which see students from abroad as a buffer against the falling number of U.S. … [Read more...]
Global students embracing Canada as an MBA destination of choice
Content written by Jennifer Lewington and published by The Globe & Mail on 7 Nov 18. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: For its study and work rules, competitive tuition costs and other factors, Canada is gaining ground in attracting international MBA candidates. The uptick in interest is a welcome trend for Canadian business schools, many with flat or waning domestic … [Read more...]
Foreigners make up for lack of local MBA takers in Singapore
Content written and published by Singapore Business. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: MBA providers are struggling to attract local students, but renewed interest from Vietnam, India, and China buoy the industry’s performance. The performance of Singapore’s MBA programmes is slowly picking up pace this year after a slight decline in 2017 as student enrolment in the … [Read more...]
Business education: have we reached peak MBA?
Content written by Jonathan Moules and Andrew Jack and published by the Financial Times. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: This year 70 per cent of US schools with full-time MBA degrees reported declines in applications for their two-year programmes, according to figures compiled by the Graduate Management Admissions Council. That was offset by growth of 8.9 per cent in … [Read more...]
Going Dutch: MBA Programs in the Netherlands
Content written by Seb Murray and published by FIND MBA. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: In the QS Application Trends Report, which surveyed 16,560 prospective students globally, the Netherlands was rated as the eighth top study destination, up from 10th in 2014. The ease of access to Dutch study and work visas, healthy job prospects amid a relatively strong economy, and … [Read more...]
Now Even Harvard And Wharton Are Struggling To Attract International MBA Students
Content written by Seb Murray and published by BusinessBecause. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: As dean of a respected and popular US business school, Bill Boulding need not usually hard-sell its merits. But the long-serving leader of Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in North Carolina, has had some tough conversations with anxious prospects recently. Travelling … [Read more...]