Gaining a global perspective

The only truly Global Executive MB A in Asia is offered by the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Graduated students who are already in the workforce but are looking for advancement in their careers are often interested in obtaining an MBA degree. They have many choices in Hong Kong but the student with global aspirations looks very closely at the OneMBA programme offered by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). 

The OneMBA course is the only global executive MBA program designed and managed by professors and administrators from five top ranked business schools on four continents – Asia (India, China and Hong Kong), Europe, Latin America (Brazil and Mexico), and the United States. Its mission is to develop and connect executives from around the world, thus creating a network of global business leaders among its students. 

Designed especially for senior managers who are competing or want to compete in the international business arena, the OneMBA course requires its students to work with an international team made up of executive students living and working on four continents. This enables them to hone their leadership and team skills by managing cultural differences and working across multiple time zones. 

CUHK OneMBA Associate Director, Mr. Didier Guillot, said “We feel this programme is unique. Our OneMBA curriculum is the only MBA curriculum designed with equal input from the top faculty of the five partner schools. This curriculum has been designed to incorporate the best business practices and diverse issues pertinent to doing business in each world region. The OneMBA Global Residencies are continually updated and refined on the basis of current business and political agendas”.

The 21-month curriculum includes global core and regional courses at the home university as well as four 7-day global residencies in the US, Europe, Latin America and Asia. During the global residencies, participants are taught by local faculty and visit local companies. In this way, participants not only learn global business: they experience it.

With each global residency, students get to immerse themselves in economic and political issues affecting the US, Europe, Latin America and Asia. Hosted by the local OneMBA partner school, students study local business practices and meet with corporate and government leaders to discuss the challenges affecting and opportunities available to businesses in that part of the world. During their stay, they will also visit local and multinational corporations and enjoy cultural and social events.

This is an important time for networking, as they are not only able to meet their global team members, but other OneMBA students from around the world. 

By integrating knowledge and best practices from each region through the five universities, OneMBA students learn to analyze problems, think strategically and develop team skills and cultural awareness to effectively lead global organizations. 

The OneMBA program begins with an Opening Week held in North America. This residency brings participants, faculty and staff together for the first time. 

Students examine the role of the United States in the global business environment while engaging with executives from top multinational companies and renowned faculty on topics that include leadership, ethics, and culture. This is also an opportunity for participants to meet their first global team.

The European global residency compares the challenges and opportunities of operating and doing business within developed and emerging economies in Europe. 

In an emerging economy, like Turkey for example, students meet with local business leaders to exchange views about its transformation and the challenges companies face as they enter the global economy. In the Netherlands, participants discuss complexities in international business with faculty and representatives from leading European companies to learn about their approach and their views on the role and future of Europe in the global economy. 

Similar benefits accrue from those studying in Mexico, the USA and Europe, each region offering its lessons. For example, students learn about two significant emerging economies: Brazil and Mexico. Regionally sensitive issues such as the socioeconomic context of business are the focus in Brazil. In Mexico, participants discuss topics as diverse as finance, marketing, business ethics and development. 

The last residency in Asia examines complex issues relating to risk and uncertainty, political and economic transformation, and knowledge management. Combining academic lectures with company visits, participants have the unique opportunity to compare and contrast thebusiness environments of mainland China, Hong Kong and India.  

Prominent local political leaders and business executives share their perspectives on the global strategy components of doing business in Asia. 

Participants gain first-hand knowledge of Asian best practices and explore critical factors in successes and failures of joint ventures in this region. 

The OneMBA Global Residencies are continually updated and refined on the basis of current business and political agendas. 

In addition to global residencies and core courses, each OneMBA partner school offers executive MBA courses proven to accelerate career success in their region. To qualify for admissions to the OneMBA course, a person must have at least seven years of professional work experience. 

This rewarding and highly sought after program attracts achievement-oriented, fast-track executives who desire to operate on the global stage lead, manage, source, market, and compete anywhere in the world. Program participants include senior executives, entrepreneurs and professionals from around the world. 

They have an average of 13 years’ working experience and eight years’ managerial experience and they come from such diverse sectors as accounting, banking, engineering, government, law, logistics, pharmaceuticals and technology. Fortune 500s and household names as well as a healthy cross-fertilization of mid-sized firms and entrepreneurial startups, are represented. 

Whether uplifting or updating your skill portfolio, OneMBA provides mid-career and seasoned professionals with the tools necessary to lead, operate effectively, and excel in a dynamic global business environment. Our Global Executive MBA program is the right choice for organizations in Hong Kong and the region.