Some MBA programs provide opportunities for candidates with less work experience. But how can an MBA accelerate your professional development in your early career?

在香港這個彈丸之地，情人活動不外乎行街、睇戲、食飯，大家都不知不覺厭倦了這些例行節目。結婚多年的夫妻大多追求生活安穩平淡，但如果能夠找到一件事共同努力，或可能是增進感情的良好契機。約四年前，David和Shirley兩夫婦決定牽手走進城大修讀MBA（工商管理碩士）課程，二人最終更以「優等」（Distinction）成績畢業。一起讀書過後，David和Shirley均表示夫妻間有更多話題，連帶感情也有所提升。

Anyone looking for a hands-on approach towards studying their MBA need to look no further than City University of Hong Kong’s MBA programme. The programme, relaunched in 2013, has attracted a stream of business leaders and entrepreneurs not just because of its international recognition, but because of what it calls its “Experiential Learning Approach”. Earlier this year, the CityU MBA programme was ranked top 100 in the world in the Financial Times ranking.

City University of Hong Kong now ranks among the best in the world for post-graduate MBA careers. Here’s how the school boosts career success

In a world defined by rapid changes and uncertainty, the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) MBA programme —which places a strong focus on experiential learning experiences — is designed to equip students with the understanding and insightful business nimbleness to lead, inspire and solve complex challenges in the global arena

香港城市大學公布，城大工商管理碩士課程(MBA)入選2020年英國《金融時報》全球MBA排名百大，被公認為屬全球最佳的管理課程之一。相關排名以畢業生事業發展、課程多元性及研究和社會責任三大範疇作評分。城大MBA課程在各範疇中，以薪酬增長率表現最佳，位列全球第7，畢業生的平均薪資比入學前高出159%；而畢業生在職級晉升的排名上則位列全球第38名。

香港大學及城市大學工商管理碩士課程（MBA）雙雙打入2020年英國《金融時報》（Financial Times）全球MBA排名百大，前者由去年第41位下跌15位至第56位，後者今年則首度躋身百大，位列第98位。 上述排名以畢業生的事業發展、課程多元性及研究和社會責任三大範疇作評分。全球十大以美國院校為主，三甲依次為哈佛商學院、賓州大學華頓商學院及史丹福商學研究院。打入全球百大之中的城大MBA課程，則以薪酬增長率表現最為突出，位居全球第7，畢業生的平均薪資比入學前高出159%；畢業生在職級晉升上則全球排名38。

Gone are the days when Hongkongers needed to head abroad for the best teaching. Last year six institutions from mainland China and Hong Kong ranked in the top 100 of the Financial Times’ Global MBA Ranking 2019. One relatively young institution making waves is City University, which ranked fourth in the QS Top 50 under 50 Global University Rankings for 2020, and 15th in the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings in 2019. Now, CityU aspires to become one of the leading global MBA programmes. The course has been revamped in recent years and placed on a “progressive path”, says MBA director professor Kevin Chiang. “Our slogan, ‘We are SHARP’, implies our strategic commitment,” Chiang adds. “We are committed to fostering a business education environment with world-class software, state-of-the-art hardware and well-connected alumni, in order to boost global talent recruitment and to power them to achieve a career-advancing placement.”

As one would expect, “Asia’s world city” is home to some of the world’s top MBA programmes – something that is essential in an era when business is increasingly global rather than just local. As befits a programme with international aspirations, CityU’s MBA has increasingly sought to bring into the classroom practical and cutting-edge knowledge tempered with a global perspective. Students have benefited from a broad spectrum of experiential learning opportunities from around the world.

On Hong Kong’s CityU MBA, students get to learn about brand management first-hand—by experiencing life at brands including Tesco, Bentley and Edwardian Hotels