The University of Nottingham recently celebrated the graduation of 27 students on its Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme at a commencement dinner in Singapore on 13 January 2017.
Nottingham University Business School has campuses in the UK, China and Malaysia, with the MBA programme offered in the UK, Malaysia, and at the University’s overseas partner institution in Singapore, PSB Academy.
This year, the Nottingham MBA programme in Singapore saw 19 students graduating with an MBA and eight students receiving an MBA in Finance.
MBA Finance graduate Chan Fang Yih, who topped his MBA cohort this year, says, "Investment in education has equipped us with the right tools and knowledge and more importantly, holistic perspectives in business management, which will help one become a more nimble team leader and adaptable problem-solver to face future challenges." Mr Chan looks forward to new opportunities in the finance arena after having accumulated years of experience in the engineering industry.
The MBA Graduation Celebration, held at the Marina Mandarin Singapore, was attended by The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) CEO and Provost Professor Graham Kendall, UNMC Vice-Provost for Teaching & Learning Professor Ong Fon Sim, UNMC Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Dean Professor Lee Chew Ging, Nottingham University Business School Malaysia Acting Dean Dr Seow Hsin Vonn, MBA Programme (Singapore) Director Dr Lau Chee Kwong, PSB Academy Singapore Executive Director Mr Viva Sinniah, PSB Academy Acting CEO Derrick Chang, and PSB Academy School of Postgraduate Studies at PSB Academy Head Dr Tan Boon Leing.
"Today marks a most significant point in a major chapter of our graduates' lives, and we are all very proud of their achievements. The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide rated us last year as ‘The University of the Year for Graduate Employment’ – and that is testament to the reputation and calibre of our graduates from across the world. We hope that through their achievements, and as their careers further develop, that they will become effective business leaders that make a positive difference to the global community," Professor Graham Kendall said at the graduation celebration.
"PSB Academy remains a proud partner of The University of Nottingham and we look forward to deepening our partnership, to revolutionise the way management education is conducted, together, and take the Nottingham experience into the future in our new facility at Marina Square which will be fully open by May 2017," says Dr Tan Boon Leing.
About Nottingham University Business School Malaysia
Nottingham University Business School (NUBS) Malaysia has had more than a decade's experience in providing international quality teaching and scholarship in various areas of business, management and finance, and is accredited by the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and the Association of MBAs (AMBA).
The Nottingham MBA is highly valued by corporations worldwide as an ideal preparation for senior positions in both public and private sectors. Our graduates are highly sought-after in the job market, with many alumni holding senior management positions both in Malaysia and internationally.
The NUBS MBA programme is placed 82nd globally and in the UK's Top 15 in The Economist's 2016 Top 100 MBA Ranking. It is also ranked 12th in the world and 2nd in the UK in the 2016 Better World MBA Ranking.
Find out more about the Nottingham MBA.
About PSB Academy
Productivity is at the heart of PSB Academy. Once known as Singapore's Productivity and Standards Board, PSB Academy is known today as "The Future Academy", with an approach to education that focuses on what really matters: performance in the real-world.
The Academy was this year conferred "Best private education institution in Singapore" by the Business Excellence and Research Group, and "Best private education institution for Engineering" by CareerBuilder Singapore. It hosts over 11,000 local and international students in its slate of certificate, diploma, degree and postgraduate programmes every year.
PSB Academy voluntarily commissions reputable external research firms to conduct graduate employment surveys as one of several key measures of graduate outcomes. Last year, idstats research consultancy found that around nine in 10 local/ international students found perm/temp employment within six months of graduation; six in 10 benefitted from pay raises and/or career progression; and that graduates took 2.1 months on average to find employment.
PSB Academy is situated at two campuses in Singapore: PSB Academy Delta and PSB Academy City Campus at Marina Square. Learn more
(Image caption: Seated at the front row (from left to right): Top Student Award Recipient, Chan Fang Yih (Bryan); Dr Sam Choon Yin; Dr Tan Boon Leing; Dr Seow Hsin Vonn; Professor Graham Kendall; Professor Fon Sim, Ong; Professor Lee Chew Ging; Dr Lau Chee Kwong; Dr Liau Vui Kien; Dr Lau Chee Kwong; and Top Management Project Award Recipient, Sofia Lee)
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More information is available from Dr Lau Chee Kwong on lau.cheekwong@nottingham.edu.my. Chan Wen Li, Director of Information and Communications of Nottingham University Business School on wenli.chan@nottingham.edu.my or Josephine Dionisappu, PR & Communications Manager on +6 (03) 8924 8746, josephine.dionisappu@nottingham.edu.my .
Notes to editors: The University of Nottingham has 43,000 students and is ‘the nearest Britain has to a truly global university, with a “distinct” approach to internationalisation, which rests on those full-scale campuses in China and Malaysia, as well as a large presence in its home city.’ (Times Good University Guide 2016). It is also one of the most popular universities in the UK among graduate employers and the winner of ‘Outstanding Support for Early Career Researchers’ at the Times Higher Education Awards 2015. More than 97% of research at The University of Nottingham is recognised internationally and it is 8th in the UK by research power according to the Research Excellence Framework 2014. It has been voted the world’s greenest campus for four years running, according to Greenmetrics Ranking of World Universities.
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Posted on 26th January 2017