‘Manchester Method’ for corporate titans

The part-time Global MBA programme offered by the Manchester Business School (MBS) is a general management MBA designed to empower and train talented executives to run the world’s biggest companies.

“We want to give everyone the opportunity to transform their lives, organisations and communities,” says associate MBA director Xavier Duran.

The programme takes a practical, situation-based learning approach. “We call this the ‘Manchester Method’, which involves learning by doing. Every project is designed so that students have the opportunity to apply what they have learned immediately.

“The skills students gain will have lasting benefits throughout their career. People who have studied this way stand out. They are confident and assured, and able to get results,” Duran adds.

The Global MBA is highly flexible to meet the needs of busy executives. Students can choose to attend classes in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Manchester, Dubai, Brazil and Miami. Lectures are delivered in intensive blocks and residential workshops last for three full days to cut travelling time and costs.

“If the class schedule clashes with a student’s work schedule, the students are allowed to study in other international centres. The workshops are delivered by our faculty who travel the world teaching at our global centres, so students can get the same, consistently high standard of teaching no matter where they are based,” Duran says.

Unsurprisingly, the programme has a diverse cohort of students. “We have a global community of more than 8,000 students and 40,000 alumni. Networking is the most important part of an MBA. Not only will students learn from leading academics from across the world, they will also be given the opportunity to network with the best executives from over 100 countries, cultures and careers,” Duran says.