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Admission Requirement

The HKUST MBA seeks to bring together a diverse group of participants with a variety of abilities, experiences and academic backgrounds. Applicants are expected to meet the following requirements: Strong bachelor degree:
Applicants for admission to the MBA program must possess a good bachelor’s degree (normally with Honors not lower than Second Class Lower Division or with an average grade of not lower than ‘B’) from a recognized university or approved institution

Minimum 3 year’s full-time work experience after the first degree:
Applicants’ previous work experience will play an important role in the overall assessment of their applications. Applicants are required to have at least 3 years of full-time work experience after obtaining their bachelor’s degree.

Satisfactory GMAT score or HKUST Aptitude Test:
In addition to possessing good scholastic records, all MBA program applicants are required to take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT http://www.gmac.com).

Information about taking GMAT in China can be obtained from web site www.neea.edu.cn. Applicants are strongly advised to schedule the test well in advance of the test taking date (e.g. 3 months) to secure a booking.

Alternatively applicants may choose to sit for the HKUST aptitude test for the Shenzhen MBA program. The aptitude test will be in form of a GMAT diagnostic test, and applicants will be tested on their quantitative and verbal skill.

Take intake2008 for example, 4 training workshops were arranged on Sundays in May, 2008 and the test was scheduled on May 31, 2008 . The total fees for the 4 workshops, study material and the test was HKD 3,000.

A good TOEFL/IELTS result:
Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in English. Those with the following conditions could be exempted from TOEFL/IELTS test: - Whose first language is English; or
- Who attended undergraduate study with English as the language of instruction; or
- Alternatively, candidates can take HKUST English Test held in Shenzhen. The test includes 3 parts- Cloze Passage, Comprehension & Essay, similar with TOEFL; For intake 2008, the English test was in the afternoon of May31, 2008; The fee for English test was HKD500. )

School of Commerce is an entity of Nanjing university. It dates back to Section of Commerce of National Central University and Section of Commerce of Jingling University. The present School of Commerce was established in May, 1988.

School of Commerce is composed of Department of Economics, Department of Business Administration, Department of International Business and Trade, Department of Accounting, Department of Finance, Economic Information Center, and Institute of Demographic Research.

Business Administration is the key discipline of Jiangsu Province. It owns a modernized laboratory of business administration.

The School of Commerce offers 3 programs for professional trainees (finance, marketing, and financial management), 7 bachelor’s degree programs (economics, the science of finance, marketing, international trade, accounting, and finance), 12 master’s degree programs (political economics, national economics, western economics, finance, business administration, MBA, international business and trade, the world economy, accounting, industrial economics, and economy of population, resources and environment), 2 doctoral degree programs (business administration, political economics), and one post-doctoral circulation station (business administration).

The School of Commerce has a faculty of 100, and 80 of them are teachers. There are 26 professors and 30 associate professors now. Over 80% teachers in the school have got master or doctoral degrees.

The School of Business has 90 doctoral students, 800 MA students (500 of them are pursuing for MBA) and 1100 BA undergraduates. Besides, the school has 1800 students receiving adult education, and 1300 students are receiving graduate course training.

In academic field, the School of Business has also gained great achievements. In 1998, the school of Businessaltogether hosted over 300 science and research projects. Besides, the school has published over 320 books and over 1600 essays and theses.

In 1993, with the rectification of then Committee of National Education, the School of Business of Nanjing University was admitted to run a MBA Class in Singapore. Till now, 7 classes of students have graduated. The teaching quality, teaching level and teaching effects have gained wide praises in Singapore. In April, 2000, with the rectification of the Ministry of Education, the School of Business has co-established in Holland “Sino-Dutch International Business Center”. Besides, the School of Business has established fixed inter-university cooperation and communication with universities in the US, Britain, Holland, Austria, Singapore and Japan.