MBA Online

Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration at Hokkaido University

The purpose of this course is to train future researchers to cultivate profound knowledge in economics and business management, an open perspective, and abundant creative ability.
Titles of Recent PhD Dissertations

Incentive Compatibility of Allocation Mechanisms in Discrete Economic Environments
Essays on Financial and Trade Policies in Developing Countries
Multinational Firms and Host Country Policies
Alternative Growth Theory with Endogenous Money and a Security Market
Fiscal Competition in a Federal State with Mobile Populations
Underpricing, Underwriter Reputation and Venture Capital: Evidence from the Japanese IPO Market
European Integration and Foreign Direct Investment: Experience of Spain
Regulating System of Foreign Trade in Uzbekistan at the Transitional Period

Faculty of Business and Economics at The University of Hong Kong
ECON0602 Foreign trade and investment in China

Semester : 1
For Student of Year : 2 & 3

Built upon contemporary scholarly work on international economics, economics of multinational enterprises and international business, this course presents a set of tools, concepts, and perspectives to help you comprehend key issues in China’s foreign trade and investment and make related business decisions. This course contains several major themes, including

(a) What opportunities does the emergence of the Chinese economy offer to foreign firms?

(b) Whether and how should an foreign firm be involved in the Chinese economy?

(c) How to understand China’s trade?

(d) How to manage international trade with China?

(e) How to manage direct investment projects in China and compete successfully in the China market?

The University of Hong Kong
Admission Requirements

To be eligible for admission to the courses for the MBA (Shanghai) program, candidates
shall hold a degree of this University or another qualification of equivalent standard from this University or from another university or comparable institution accepted for this purpose;
shall have attained a satisfactory level of performance in the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), GRK or equivalent; and
shall be a manager who can provide evidence of successful business experience of at least three years.

An applicant who is seeking admission on the basis of a qualification from a university of comparable institution outside Hong Kong of which the language of teaching and/or examination is not English is required to obtain:
a score of 550 or above in the paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a score of 213 in the computer-base TOEFL or a score of 80 in the internet-based TOEFL. The HKU code number for TOEFL is 9671; or
a minimum overall band of 6 with no subtest lower than 5.5 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS); or
Grade C or above in the Overseas General Certificate of Education (GCE); or
Grade C or above in the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE); or
Grade C or above in the Cambridge Test or Proficiency in English Language.
Tuition Fees

The total programme fee for the 2008 intake is RMB110,000. The tuition fee will be paid by two instalments for part-time study in Shanghai.

School of Management at Shenzhen University
Graduate Programs:
Public Administration
Business Administration
Management Science and Engineering
Technological Economics and Management
Chinese and Foreign Political Institutions