The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

PROGRAM BASICS

HKUST Full-time MBA Program

HKUST Business School

HKUST Business School,
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon
Hong Kong Hong Kong  

Program Web site:

http://mba.ust.hk/ftmba/

  Status:

Public Institution

Program e-mail address:

mba@ust.hk

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

EQUIS

SCHOOL BASICS

Graduate business school enrollment:

Total: 1,160
Full-Time MBA: 112
Part-time MBA: 115
Executive MBA: 60
PhD Program: 90

Undergraduate business school enrollment:

2,149

Graduate degree programs:

Other graduate degree programs:

MSc in Economics; MSc in Financial Analysis; MSc in Investment Management; MSc in Information System Management; HKUST-NYU MSc in Global Finance.

PROGRAM COSTS

Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:

Resident : $  48,700
Nonresident : $  48,700
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $  64,000
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $  64,000

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months):

16

ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines

Deadline: Dec 15, 2009
Deadline: Mar 16, 2010

  Does the program have rolling admissions?

No

  Is proficiency in English required for admission?

Yes

  Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required?

No

Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

IELTS

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

Relative Importance of Application Elements:

  GMAT Score:

Important

  Resume/Work Experience:

Very Important

  Application Essays:

Very Important

  Interviews:

Very Important

  Recommendations:

Very Important

  Undergraduate Transcripts:

Important

  Applicant interviews are:

Required

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

100  %

CLASS PROFILE

Full-time students in newest entering class (2009-2010) that are:

Female: 37  %
International: 92  %

Students from following regions:

Africa : 2  %
Asia: 48  %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 1  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 3  %
Middle East: 1  %
North America: 21  %
Oceania : 3  %
Western Europe: 21  %
Dual citizenship: 16  %

Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:

N/A

Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class who are from the following regions:

N/A

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:

60

Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:

        From:  36
        To:  108

Mean age of entering class:

29

FINANCIAL AID

  Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

A combination of need and merit

  How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

all candidates are considered for scholarship

  Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality?

No

GMAT

  Are applicants required to take the GMAT?

Yes

GMAT scores:

N/A

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

        From:  580
        To:  730

CLASS OFFERINGS

Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class:

53

Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class:

37

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:

79

Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2009:

Financial Industry in Practice
Valuing Companies
Meeting the Challenge of Leadership
Integrated Marketing Communication
Financial Market in China

Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:

2009

Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

Finance

Other: China Business

  Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?

No

The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:

Finance

General Management

Leadership

Marketing

Other

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

133

Full-time faculty:

N/A

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

N/A

Women on Faculty:

N/A

Minority Faculty:

N/A

International Faculty:

N/A

Faculty with PhDs:

N/A

STUDENT LIFE

Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Marketing

Other

Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Women in MBA

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods used:

Case Study: 30  %
Experiential Learning: 5  %
Lectures: 30  %
Simulations: 5  %
Team Projects: 30  %

Requirements for graduation:

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

Students are required to be fluent in more than one language by graduation

Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/letter grade average

TECHNOLOGY

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

N/A

  Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

University alumni networking site:

http://www.ust.hk/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/~alumni/index.pl

  Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

[MBA] http://www.mbaaa.ust.hk

  Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 89  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 1  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 10  %

Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:

N/A

Primary source of job offer:

School-facilitated activities: 52  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 48  %

Companies that recruited second-year MBAs on campus in 2008-09:

40

Companies that posted full-time job offers for MBAs
on the school's job boards in 2008-09:

78

Job Offers for 2009 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 53  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 32  %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 6  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 9  %
Accepted first job offer by graduation: 53  %
Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 32  %
Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 6  %
Did not report having accepted a job offer: 9  %

Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:

AXA   5
Societe Generale   3
Banco Santander   2
Bearing Point Management & Technology Consults   2
Louis Vuitton China   2
LVMH   2
Sal Oppenheim   2
AIA   1
BlackRock   1
BOCI Asia Limited   1
Credit Suisse   1
Manulife   1
Matchpoint Investment   1
Standard Chartered   1
TATA Consultancy Services   1

Base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:

Mean base salary: $  52,049
Median base salary: $  46,465

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 13  %
Finance/Accounting: 34  %
General Management: 30  %
Marketing/Sales: 13  %
Operations/Logistics: 10  %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Consulting: 10  %
Consumer Products: 15  %
Financial Services: 58  %
Manufacturing: 7  %
Media/Entertainment: 3  %
Non-Profit: 7  %

Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Asia: 93  %
Middle East: 2  %
North America: 2  %
Western Europe: 3  %

Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

N/A

Companies that recruited MBAs for internships on campus in 2008-09:

42

Companies that posted internships for MBAs on school job boards in 2008-09:

46

Top recruiting organizations for internships, most recent academic year:

Citi   13
Federal Express (Hong Kong) Limited   5
Ocean Park   3
Eli Lilly Asia, Inc.   2
HKUST   2
JP Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific)   2
Jebsen & Co. Ltd   2
Maersk Line   2
AXA   1
British Telecom   1
Microsoft   1
Johnson & Johnson   1
Royal Bank of Scotland   1
Rabobank   1
Morgan Stanley Asia Limited   1

Internships awarded that are paid:

100  %

Weekly internship compensation:

        Mean: $ 553
        Median: $ 450

Average internship length in weeks:

10

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

N/A