Prospects 2008 MBA Guide

WORLD MBA TOUR TOP COURSES ON TOUR The MBA is a global phenomenon. A touring fair brings representatives of world famous business schools to a country near you. Last year 80,000 potential MBA candidates participated in the QS World MBA Tour, which visited 72 countries across five continents with over 100 of the world’s leading business schools. The tour is part of QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd, London-based education and career experts founded in 1990 by Nunzio Quacquarelli, whose own MBA comes from Wharton Business School. QS operates globally from offices in London, Paris, Johannesburg, Singapore, Beijing, Tokyo, Sydney and Washington DC. THE QS WORLD MBA TOUR aims to provide aspiring MBAs flexibility, networking and positive career changes are ‘At the QS World MBA Tour you’re taking a step towards short listing ideal business schools, as well as notifying them of your interest, which is invaluable come application time,’ Nunzio Quacquarelli says. ‘You’ll be able to ask targeted questions, discover schools that you may not have been aware of before and get a feel for what they can do for you as an individual. The fairs also have a very popular series of seminars and pre-admissions panels where education experts give advice on a whole range of general and specific topics.’ with an opportunity to meet admissions officers from bringing more graduates into the MBA market. the world’s leading business schools face to face. ‘When you’re potentially investing a six-figure sum, the need to find the most suitable MBA course is paramount,’ says Nunzio Quacquarelli, Managing Director of QS. PICK OF THE SCHOOLS The Tour, which rolls into London on Saturday 1 March 2008, will bring with it, schools such as Wharton, Chicago, NYU Stern, INSEAD (France/Singapore), London and IE Business School (Spain). Eric Hirst, Admissions Director of the McCombs the QS World MBA Tour, says: ‘A prepared person can really find out much more about the culture of several schools and whether there is a fit for them, while giving us the chance to evaluate them as potential applicants.’ QS says the return on investment on MBAs is their initial outlay in around four years, allowing the rest of their careers to continue earning commensurate salaries. At the four-year point the stats show this to be significantly higher, averaging around 130% of non-MBA salaries, while the Business School at UT Austin, which regularly attends OTHER ACTIVITIES The World MBA Tour is part of a series of innovations by QS including Global Workplace – helping MBA graduates to find their dream job; Connect 1.2.1 – providing MBA candidates with 30 minutes of pre-admissions interview with admissions directors; and the World Grad School Tour, focusing on Masters and PhD courses. innovation www.topmba.com/scorecard which allows aspiring MBAs to rank the world’s top 350 business schools, according to their own criteria - such as return on investment, percentage of international faculty, school specialisations and more. PROSPECTS MBA GUIDE 7 astounding. Its research shows that most MBAs repay QS also has a unique Search and Scorecard online http://www.topmba.com http://www.topmba.com/scorecard

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