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Admissions Requirements

All candidates are expected to meet the following requirements:
A bachelor’s degree or above
A full-time work experience of two years or longer
A GMAT score or CEIBS Admission Test score(GRE will be accepted as alternatives. Please contact MBA Admissions Office for more information)
Proficiency in English

Application

CEIBS only accepts the application form submitted online. An applicant should complete the application form and submit it to CEIBS via the Internet. The supporting documents, such as recommendation letters, photocopy of certificate(s), official university transcript(s), should be delivered by registered post or express mail to the MBA dmissions Office.

Selection Criteria

The Admissions Committee will take a holistic review of the applicant’s academic record; response to essay questions; work experience; recommendation letters; test scores (such as GMAT, GRE, CEIBS Admissions Test); and the interview performance in order to comprehensively assess each applicant’s overall suitability for the MBA study at CEIBS.

Admission Decisions

The Admission Decision will be released by the date specified in each round through both email and post. The decisions that are released are:

Admission to the CEIBS MBA programme
Conditional Admission
Waiting List
Denied Admission

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Deferral Policy

Applicants who have been offered a place in the CEIBS MBA Programme and who need to defer their study due to circumstances beyond their control may do so by submitting a written request to MBA Admissions Office. Your request will be reviewed by the Admissions Committee and the decision will be sent by email and followed by an official letter. You are required to pay appropriate deposit to secure your seat in the programme. Your seat will be re-offered during the admission cycle in the next academic year. The offer of scholarship will not be automatically granted for deferred applicants.

If you choose to withdraw after deferring, CEIBS reserves the right to retain your deposit.

Please note that the School policy is to grant no more than one deferral.

Re-application

If you have submitted an application to CEIBS and were not successful, we encourage you to reapply for the next academic year. Approximately 10 percent of CEIBS’ applicant pool is re-applicants in any given year.

Requirements

You must have demonstrated your intellectual ability through both your undergraduate university degree and the CEIBS Written Test/GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test).
You must have a minimum of eight years’ work experience with at least five years in managerial positions.
You must have a strong command of both written and spoken English as English is the language of instruction.
You should also be able to demonstrate your international outlook by highlighting your cross-cultural experiences and the international scope of your career.
Your organisation must demonstrate a high commitment by allowing you two working days off each month to attend classes, although financial sponsorship is not obligatory.

Fee

The tuition fee of the two-year programme for the International class entering in 2008 is RMB 370,000. What does it include?

The non-refundable application fee for EMBA 2009 is RMB 1,200.

International students can pay the tuition fee in USD, based on the exchange buying rate on the day of the payment.

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Sponsorship

The CEIBS EMBA programme design is based on the full-time MBA programme format, but tailored in its curriculum, methodology and schedule to meet the needs of senior executives in China. The programme allows working professionals to pursue MBA degrees without stopping careers or contributing to their employers. The programme design allows students to synthesize work experience with academic studies to enhance performance in both arenas. Currently, about 60 to 70 per cent of the CEIBS EMBA students are sponsored or partly sponsored by their employers.

Benefits to participants’ employers
Investing in the future of your organisations by developing and retaining future business leaders
Consistently bringing in innovative ideas and practices back into your organisations
Upgrading networks and partnering with leading companies in the business arena

Curriculum Structure

The CEIBS EMBA programme is a two-year programme offered on a part-time basis. Students meet once a month, from Friday to the following Monday. The programme curriculum offers 15 compulsory courses, 4 elective courses to choose from a wide pool of over 20 courses in different areas, and one group project. Core courses are taken mostly in the first year, with the second year devoted mainly to advanced elective courses and group research project.
15 Required courses
4 Elective courses
Entry Residency
Exit Residency
Group Project

The total in-class hour required for the degree is 664 while the average contact hour of 77 EMBA programmes in the United States is 546 hours (including all required and elective class hours).

Programme Schedule

The two-year programme begins in late March of the entering year.
Students meet once a month, for four consecutive days from Friday morning to the following Monday afternoon.
A one-week overseas module is required in July of the entering year. Another one-week module abroad is optional.
Students graduate with their counterparts in the Chinese programme from Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen in September two years later.
The total in-class hour required for the degree is 664 while the average contact hour of 77 Executive MBA programmes in the United States is 546 hours (including all required and elective class hours).

Programme Structure

In a global and unpredictable environment, business leaders must be equipped with extremely broad skills. They need both global and local perspectives, the ability to deal with constant changes and to manage complexity and lead innovation. Today’s managers also need to be able to communicate effectively in multiple languages. By encouraging independent thought, team collaboration and open communication, CEIBS provides students with the tools for success in many career paths.

The 18-month, full-time programme consists of compulsory courses of 37 credits in total, elective courses of 21 credits in total, and a practicum of 5 credits. It is designed to lay a solid foundation of management fundamentals, while providing flexibility to tailor to individual interests and career ambitions by offering two concentrations in Finance and Marketing respectively. Moreover, students are given the option to take part in the school’s impressive international exchange programme with the world’s top-tier business schools.

Teaching Methods

Although teaching methods vary by subject, most of the lectures and case studies come alive thanks to our professors’ extensive real-life experience in the business world. Most of cases are introduced from top schools like Harvard Business School, but CEIBS is accumulating a pool of China-specific cases written by its faculty and Case Development Centre. In addition to mainstream textbooks, teaching materials are also drawn from a variety of current sources such as academic journals, magazines, and videos. Some courses are delivered in formats like simulations, guest speeches, and seminars.

Language Courses

In the first academic year, a list of non-credit language courses are offered free of charge:
Chinese (beginning level)
Chinese (elementary level)
Chinese (intermediate level)
French (beginning level)
Spanish (beginning level)

International students are required to learn Chinese and encouraged to take the Chinese Proficiency Test (also known as HSK) to facilitate their MBA study and future career in China. It is impractical to start a career of professional manager in China without adequate Chinese language skills.

Compulsory Courses

The core curriculum consists of a total of 14 compulsory courses, covering topics in Statistics, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Operation Management, Strategy, and Business Ethics.