New IBSS International MBA Program Aims to Break Boundaries: MBA News

A new, International MBA has been launched by International Business School, Suzhou (IBSS). The International MBA program held its first international open house session last weekend, with lectures, workshops and networking opportunities available to participants. As part of the session, a Saturday event where academics and managers gave a public seminar saw Professor Murray Dalzier, of the Liverpool Management School, asked a particularly provocative question: "Why is leadership more interesting than sex?"

Although not a question many Chinese businessmen are accustomed to, it goes right to the heart of exactly what this International MBA program aims to do. Chinese students will not only be exposed to Western business thought (and by extension, western humor), but international students looking to study an MBA in China will have the opportunity to study a course with an international focus, yet within a Chinese context.

Since its inauguration in February, studying the IBSS MBA in China has already helped students broaden their cultural, intellectual, and most importantly, business insight, “This International MBA program is designed to be structured to emphasize both East and West. The professors and the students come from different countries and different backgrounds” says IBSS student Nicola Adamo. The sentiment is also echoed by classmate Chongro Lee from Bosch Automotive Diesel systems “By studying in China, I learn much more than just the course materials. That’s the benefit….” Also, the three day a month, part time structure of the MBA makes the transition from academia to industry that much easier for students, “you can apply what you learned the day after classes ends” says Adamo.