2. The most competitive Asian country (Global Competitiveness Report 2008). World’s easiest place to do business (World Bank’s Doing Business 2009 report). No. 1 choice for expatriates and foreign talent
3. Asia’s leading financial hub > 500 institutions Home to 14,000 MNCs and 100,000 SMEs Fast emerging destination for “shared services”
5. World-class education destination offering global perspectives with a distinct Asian flavor 86,000 international students from 120 countries Asian campus to 16 distinguished foreign tertiary institutions (e.g. Insead, Chicago) 1 of the world’s fastest growing student markets - Asia to account for 70% of the global demand for international higher education by 2025.
9. Heart of Asia - World’s Growth Engine with 3 billion consumers APAC HQ for leading Int’l hotel chains & FMCG companies etc World-class education in product design, fashion design, visual communications & interactive media
10. MBA (Marketing) Marketing concentration entails courses that provide MBA students with an in-depth knowledge in specific functional areas of marketing, which would enable them to make strategic and tactical decisions pertaining to the marketing-related activities of their firms. Integrated Marketing Communications Marketing Strategy Consumer Behaviour
12. Regional Hub for all HR Expertise in Asia Growing knowledge & talent “hub” for Asia & the world Growing number of private and public “leadership” centers (e.g. Unilever) Government incentives for training, education and professional development World’s No. 7 & Asia’s No. 3 most motivated workforce (Business Environment Risk Intelligence's 2008 Labour Force Evaluation report)
13. MBA (HR Management) The HRM concentration prepares students to be human resources generalists in smaller businesses or to be specialists that can work in appraisal, labour relations, and related human resource functions. 1. Global Organizational Development—The Evolving Challenge (3 credits) 2. Training and Development 3. Global HR Strategy
15. World’s Top 2 Logistics & Transportation Hub HQs & Operations for World’s Top 25 logistics companies Asia’s leading logistics think-tank Home to World’s busiest port & Asia’s largest cargo airport
16. MBA (Logistics & Supply Chain Mgmt) This concentration prepares students to manage operations with good understanding of supply chains and logistics, enterprise resource planning (ERP), balanced scorecard, project management, inventory management, capacity management, strategic alliances, outsourcing, facility location/layout, and related topics. 1. Supply Chain Management 2. Global Logistics Management 3. Project Management
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19. Year 1: 45 credit pts Year 2: 44 credit pts Year 3-4: 39 credit pts Total Degree: 128 credit pts
21. 78 Public Universities & 89 Private Higher Education Institutions under supervision of CHE, MOHE > 2.2 million students currently enrolled in higher education sector Only 1 American accredited University in Thailand – Webster University
22. Thailand – New Higher Education Enrolments Source: Information Centre, CHE 760% growth in number of master enrolments from 1998 to 2008.
23. Only American University in Thailand Accredited by North Central Association & ACBSP #28 Regional Universities (Midwest) – US News & World Report 2012 Webster BSc BA (120 credits / 48 months): 1.38 million Baht / 46,016 USD Webster MBA Fees (16 courses/20 months): 684,720 Baht / 22,826 USD
25. Education & training accorded high national development priority under Malaysia's 5-year plans. 41 public & private universities + 400 other academic institutions HR Development Fund launched by govt to encourage training, retraining & skills upgrading In 2010, over 6,000 Msian students study in USA – an increase of 4.6% over 2009 Total projected enrolment in public higher education institutions alone: > 350,000
26. Malaysia – New Higher Education Enrolments Source: MOHE Malaysia
27. Only American University in Malaysia – Troy University Accredited by Southern Association & ACBSP #63 Regional Universities (South) – US News & World Report 2012 Troy BSc BA (120 credits / 48 months): 63,000 RM / 20,250 USD Troy MBA (52 credits / 16 months): 28,000 RM/ 9,000 USD
29. Dominated by BritishandAustralianUniversities. Proven demand for Good Quality US education with, Northeastern, NYU and Kellogg presence Ability to reach out to Professionals & Business Leaders from Greater Chinaincluding cities such as Guangzhou, ZhuHai and Shenzhen Good Opportunities for expansion into:Undergraduate Market
