mba

As expatriation often equates to either high workload or remoteness, or both, it may not be considered the best period to resume studies not to say undertake an MBA. But with the development of especially designed distance learning programmes, this conventional perspective could well prove all wrong. While such programs suffer a number of limitations according to the brick & Mortar afficionados, their current organization, based on case studies and remote team collaboration, might well propel them as a key tool for candidates looking for flexibility as well as a mean to develop virtual team management skills.

Contrary to conventional thinking, distance learning MBA do not equate with unrecognized, poorly rated, cheap or uneasy to attend programs. They are already very popular in countries like UK, the USA and particularly India where they already attract millions of students and are considered a must in order to meet the needs of an immense students population. Far from being second brand diplomas, distance learning MBAs are, for some, offered by top notch institutions, where candidates have to go through the same selection process (and pay the same fees) no matter they attend the on campus or the distance learning program.

In the last MBA ranking established by the Financial Times, most of the best ranks are unsurprisingly being trusted by American and British institutions; the London Business School leading ahead of Wharton, Harvard, Stanford and the french-Singaporean Insead. Institutions from the Asia Pacific area are progressing: 9 are amongst the 100 top MBA.