Victoria International MBA

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Victoria International MBA
Thursday 25 March 2010
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Invest in your Future! Get amongst the Best
Victoria International MBA Information
Seminar (4th IMBA Intake to commence Oct 2010)
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Agenda

• Welcome!
• "My Study at Victoria"
• Miss Holly Warren, Vice-Consul, New Zealand
  Consulate-General to Hong Kong
• "Get amongst the Best Your Victoria
  International MBA" 
• Dr. James Richard - Victoria International MBA
  Director
• "The Education Silk Road between Victoria
  and CUHK"
• Mr. Jeremy Cheng - Victoria International
  MBA Administrator 
• "IMBA Graduate Sharing"
• Mrs. Margaret Lau, Executive Director, Oriental
  Logistics Holdings Company Ltd.
• "IMBA Current Student Sharing"
• Ir. Raymond Wang, Business Operations Director,
  Solomon Systech
• Open Floor Questions and Discussion
• Mingling with members of the Victoria
  International MBA Alumni Association of Hong Kong
  

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Lets start with a critical considerationREPUTAT
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Get amongst the Best

• New Zealand- a history of academic quality

• Victoria University of Wellington - a tradition
  of excellence

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New Zealand
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New Zealand

• A Unique Country with awesome scenery and
  friendly, informal people
• Population of Four Million People an
  innovative, adventurous group
• Industries agriculture, dairy, education,
  timber, tourism, wool

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Education in New Zealand

• World class institutions and internationally
  recognised qualifications
• Nobel Laureates - Lord Rutherford (1909)- Dr
  Maurice Wilkins (1962)- Dr Alan MacDiarmid
  (2000)
• Extremely competitive fee structure relative to
  other countries best value for money!

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Wellington Intellectual Creative Capital
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Wellington Home of Victoria University

• Diplomatic and economic centre
• Home of the Arts
• Most educated workforce in NZ (37)

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Victoria University A History of Academic
Quality

• Founding member of the University of NZ 1899
• World class academic research in
• Commerce and Business Administration
• Economics
• Law
• Government Studies
• Earth Sciences
• Linguistics
• Research based teaching
• Strong quality assurance systems

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Victoria University Today

• Our Charter We will provide transforming and
  lifelong educational experiences to students from
  a wide variety of nationalities and
  backgrounds.
• Highly Qualified Staff- Victoria Management
  School (85 with Doctorates)
• Record Enrolments
• - 20,000 students and growing with1,800
  international students from more than 75
  different countries

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Victoria International MBA Attractive Features

• Victoria University of Wellington
• International curriculum tailored for experienced
  managers and creative entrepreneurs
• Excellence by global standards
• Convenient access to lectures
• Course exemptions from CUHK programmes
• New Zealand Study Tour
• Friendly study environment
• Strong quality assurance mechanisms

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IMBA Advisory Board
International Accreditations Endorsement
A member of a select group of 160 business
schools worldwide with AMBA accreditation 5 paper
exemptions from the Association of Chartered
Certified Accountants 6 paper exemptions from
the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
The New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
is pleased to be associated with Victoria
University of Wellington and is proud to endorse
the Victoria International MBA administered by
APIB at CUHK.
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Programme of Study (16 Courses)

• Part 1 International Foundations of Business
  Administration
• IMBA 502 International Business Law
• IMBA 503 Economics, Global Organisations and
  International Markets
• IMBA 505 Organisational Behaviour
  Cross-Cultural Perspectives
• IMBA 507 Information Systems within Global
  Networks
• IMBA 508 Multiple Perspectives in Management
  Decision-Making
• IMBA 509 International Financial and Management
  Accounting
• Part 2 Management Issues in International
  Business
• IMBA 516 Financial Management An International
  Perspective
• IMBA 518 Marketing Management in a Global
  Business Environment
• IMBA 519 Human Resource Management in
  International Business
• IMBA 520 Operations Management for Global
  Competitive Advantage

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Programme of Study

• Part 3 Integrating Perspectives Courses
• IMBA 532 Business Research Project 
• IMBA 534 Strategic Management
• IMBA 560 Leading Change
• IMBA 565 Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Part 4 IMBA Elective Courses
• (choose two from four)
• Advanced corporate strategist stream
• IMBA 535 Advanced Strategic Management
• IMBA 549 Systems Thinking and Creative Problem
  Solving
• Advanced personal competency stream 
• IMBA 545 Creative Leadership
• IMBA 553 Project Management

Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast is a recent
graduate of the Victoria MBA programme.
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Added Benefits The Well-Rounded Graduate

• Personal Development Seminars
• Neuro-Linguistic Programming Skills for
  Executives
• Executive Presentation Skills
• Academic (Special Topic) Seminars
• Business Ethics
• Cross-Cultural Management
• Numerical Methods
• Leadership Practices
• Business Research Skills
• Pre-Examination Preparation Tutorials 
• Four-Hour Tutorial to help prepare for each final
  examination

IMBA alumni and students were welcomed by
Ms. Adele Bryant, New Zealand Consul-General to
Hong Kong at the Victoria China Alumni Reunion
Function.
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International MBA Faculty
Professor Neil Quigley Pro-Vice-Chancellor, VUW
BA MA Canterbury, PhD Toronto Economics  

• Professor John Davies
• Professor of Management
• BSc(Hons) MA, Lancaster
• Management Science

Professor Brenda Porter BSc (Hons) Hull, BBS, PhD
Massey, FCA CA (Scot) Financial and Managerial
Accounting
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Student Programme Support
www.vuw.ac.nz/vms/imba
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Programme Delivery (Designed for your lifestyle)

• Modular face-to-face teaching
• Lectures on alternate weekends
• Saturdays 230 p.m. 830 p.m.
• Sundays 1000 a.m. 600 p.m.
• Between visits student reading, assimilation,
  assignments (50)
• Final examination 1-2 weeks after the second
  visit (50)
• Tutorial 1 day before the final examination

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New Zealand Study Tour (Programme Highlight)

• IMBA students will be invited on a Study Tour of
  New Zealand, to include corporate visits, tourist
  visits and a visit to Victoria University of
  Wellington.
• There will be an opportunity to meet and work
  with our New Zealand MBA students.
• Students can use the NZ Study Tour to help
  fulfill the requirements of one IMBA elective
  (IMBA 532 Business Research Project).
• The NZ Study Tour will take place in November
  2011.

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IMBA Scholarships

• Victoria Pride
• To create a lasting relationship for our students
  with New Zealand - the origin of the programme.
• Eligibility On the quality of the personal essay
  from interested candidates and consideration of
  academic progress in the programme to date
• Scholarship amount
• HK6,000 / winner

• Loyalty Points
• To encourage succession of the IMBA spirit
• Eligibility Non-APIB / non-SCS candidates
  referred by IMBA alumni
• Scholarship amount HK1,000 for the referee
  HK4,000 for the referred

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Student Attributes

• A high level of personal commitment Full
  attendance
• Work experience in a relevant business setting
  Contextual empathy
• Strong communication skills in English
• Academic competence

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Application Process

• Completion of an application form
• Relevant documentation
• 2 recommendations
• A non-refundable application fee of HK200
• Applications are to be submitted to The
  Asia-Pacific Institute of Business
• Key Dates (Successful Entrants)17 October 2010
  IMBA Orientation Programme
• 23 24 October 2010 Start of First Lecture
  IMBA 518

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Take a step towards your Future !