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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Hult International Business School

  • Program Basics

      • Executive MBA
      • Hult International Business School
      • Dubai International Academic City
      • 7th Floor, Block 10
      • Dubai
      • United Arab Emirates
      • Status:
        • Private
      • Length of program (months): 24

    • Classes meet:

        • Days
        • One weekend per month
        • Evenings

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $55,500.00
      • Non Resident: $55,500.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Other
        • Association of MBAs (AMBA)
      • NEASC

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 1,480
      • Full-Time MBA: 614
      • Executive MBA: 177
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 210
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Finance, Other, Master of Marketing, Master of International Management/Business

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT Required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Application fee: $150.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 495
      • Applicants accepted: 46 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 78 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Required
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 100 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

      • Female: 25 %
      • International: 86 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Africa: 34 %
      • Asia: 23 %
      • Europe: 37 %
      • North America: 3 %
      • Oceania: 2 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 1 %
      • Average months of work experience: 131

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 53
      • To: 219
      • Average age: 34

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 27
      • To: 42

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 12 %
      • Finance/Accounting 10 %
      • General Management : 27 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 24 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 4 %
      • Other: 23 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consumer Products: 4 %
      • Financial Services: 13 %
      • Government: 3 %
      • Manufacturing: 10 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 12 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 4 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 6 %
      • Real Estate: 9 %
      • Technology: 10 %
      • Other: 29 %

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBA scholarships are awarded based on: Merit, Need
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to EMBAs, regardless of nationality? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 148

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 50

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 98

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 36

    • International Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 57

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Non-Tenured: 74

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? No
      • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? Yes
      • Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? Yes
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? Yes
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 20

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 35 %
      • Experiential Learning: 20 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 10 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 66
      • Average class size, EMBA electives: 20
      • Elective courses: 40
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Leading areas of study: Entrepreneurship, International Business, Leadership, Strategy, Consulting

    • Graduation Requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Present final company-specific project results to relevant parties

    • Domestic partnerships or in-house EMBA programs:

      • -
      • -

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: - Hult TV; - iPad tutors; - New CMS

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 5,300
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 21
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 21
      • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • University alumni networking site: http://alumni.hult.edu
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://alumni.hult.edu
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do EMBAs have access to career services? Yes
      • Does the school allow its EMBA students to interview on campus with corporate recruiters targeting executives for full-time jobs? Yes

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