Education: Bachelors in Physiotherapy and a PG Dip in Health Informatics
Age/Nationality: 37/Indian
EA prep under-way
Experience: 3 years clinical + 9 years in IT consulting services in Deloitte and Accenture across India, Middle East, and SEA where I am currently based. My clients are large-sized hospitals wherein I help them implement/maintain/upgrade medical records and other ancillary clinical systems. I am at the mid-management level and lead about 10 people in a PM role, overseeing daily operations, system maintenance, and release cycles.
My short-term goal would be to get into senior leadership positions in my current role/function. Still, primarily I would want to expand my network to potentially access higher-level roles in healthcare/pharma/diagnostics, be it product-based or strategy consulting in the mid-long term.
I have looked at part-time MBA programs at NUS, NTU, and SMU. While these are great options locally, they don't seem to go very far regarding network, alumni, and global opportunities. If I were to continue in Singapore for the rest of my career, I think one of these would work fine.
However, there is a good chance my work might take me either to the UK or the Netherlands in the near future. Given some uncertainties around my location, I am looking at a program that's well-received across the EU and Asia. Hence adding the following to the mix too -
IE Global Online (or) EMBA
Warwick or Imperial Online MBA
HKUST DiMBA
Manchester Global MBA
Would you have any advice for me in terms of how I navigate this through in picking the right school/program that serves me well? My budget would be in the range of 60-65k USD, completely self-funded and slightly flexible.
Also, does an EMBA make more sense in my case? Should I just scrap this all and look at top-ranked EMBAs in these regions?
Thank you!
Part time or Online or EMBA?
More Online MBA discussions at FIND MBA OnlinePosted Sep 27, 2023 16:46
Age/Nationality: 37/Indian
EA prep under-way
Experience: 3 years clinical + 9 years in IT consulting services in Deloitte and Accenture across India, Middle East, and SEA where I am currently based. My clients are large-sized hospitals wherein I help them implement/maintain/upgrade medical records and other ancillary clinical systems. I am at the mid-management level and lead about 10 people in a PM role, overseeing daily operations, system maintenance, and release cycles.
My short-term goal would be to get into senior leadership positions in my current role/function. Still, primarily I would want to expand my network to potentially access higher-level roles in healthcare/pharma/diagnostics, be it product-based or strategy consulting in the mid-long term.
I have looked at part-time MBA programs at NUS, NTU, and SMU. While these are great options locally, they don't seem to go very far regarding network, alumni, and global opportunities. If I were to continue in Singapore for the rest of my career, I think one of these would work fine.
However, there is a good chance my work might take me either to the UK or the Netherlands in the near future. Given some uncertainties around my location, I am looking at a program that's well-received across the EU and Asia. Hence adding the following to the mix too -
IE Global Online (or) EMBA
Warwick or Imperial Online MBA
HKUST DiMBA
Manchester Global MBA
Would you have any advice for me in terms of how I navigate this through in picking the right school/program that serves me well? My budget would be in the range of 60-65k USD, completely self-funded and slightly flexible.
Also, does an EMBA make more sense in my case? Should I just scrap this all and look at top-ranked EMBAs in these regions?
Thank you!
Posted Sep 27, 2023 17:32
The obvious choice here is an international programme with campuses and alumni networks in both SEA and Western Europe: Chicago; ESSEC/Mannheim; Insead; or Manchester.
Posted Sep 30, 2023 11:05
Before worrying about regional reputation and network, you may want to ask yourself 2 questions
1) Which program will give you the courses and education you are looking for? Each online program and EMBA is different in terms of courses offered, # of courses, etc. Make sure it fits your goals
2) Which program will fit your schedule and allow you to complete it in a way that fits your personal needs? Do you want to travel on many weekends for courses? (expense can also add up). Will you have flexibility in choosing courses?
I find that sometimes people overemphasize network or regional reputation. Usually it is the student that makes the difference by being proactive and contacting alumni.
Posted Sep 30, 2023 15:39
I find that sometimes people overemphasize network or regional reputation. Usually it is the student that makes the difference by being proactive and contacting alumni.
It's a multiplication. Schools have more brand equity and relevance in the places and companies where they have alumni. If the alumni are not there, then it's much harder to be proactive with them.
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