NUS Singapore vs NTU Singapore

The MBA in Singapore has gained prominence in the last couple of years. While world-class education is definitely a big pull, the multi-cultural environment (UNESCO ranks it as the 6th best student city) and the employability after the completion of the course makes this place extremely popular. NUS v/s NTU: While the two top-ranked management schools in Singapore- National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) offer excellent MBA programs, their courses differ on several aspects. This here is an attempt to differentiate between the courses and give you a snapshot of each of the courses to help you decide between NUS v/s NTU. Our objective is to present the facts to help you make a better decision.

NUS v/s NTU – Class Profile

NUS-A broad look at the class profile of the students joining the MBA course with NUS puts the average work experience at 7 years while the average age in this group of students is around 32 years.

Though 93% of the class consists of international students, a majority of them come from the Asian region or are those that seek a career in this region.

Singapore is strategically located in the region and is a hub for some of the biggest financial and IT companies. For Delphine Morandeau, the sole purpose in joining NUS after being involved in an Urban Innovation project for a government agency was to understand the private sector in Asia and find a focus through this journey.

She is now the Philanthropies Asia Marketing and Communications Lead at Microsoft in Singapore.

NTU- If you look at the Nanyang MBA and the class profile, the students typically come with an average of 6 years work experience and the average age of the students is 28.

With a class size of about 80-100, 40% of the group constitutes women and 88% are international students coming from over 20 countries around the world. The number of students also varies depending on the course you take.

For instance, NTU also offers an MBA program for senior executives called the Fellows MBA inviting just 20 professionals from around the world. This program starts in Singapore and works its way around three US universities. (Wharton, Georgetown, and UC Berkeley).

Honestly speaking, in terms of the class profile, there is little to choose between NUS v/s NTU. The peer group, quality of learning, and student activity is quite similar between the two schools.

Program Structure

NUS- This is a 17-month program where one semester is dedicated to a student exchange program and another semester to the internship.

While they are required to complete 68 modular credits to graduate, they can take anywhere between a minimum of 12 credits to a maximum of 20 credits per semester. MBA classes typically meet once a week for every module during the day, while the sessions for electives are held in the evening

NTU- The Nanyang program is a 12-month program, described as a compact and an intense program, this course combines 9 courses (core) and 4 electives.

The prominent features of the course include SPAN (Strategy Projects at Nanyang) and BSM (Business Study Mission). While SPAN allows students to apply lessons from the class in a real-life consulting project with a sponsor company, BSM gives the students exposure by allowing them to visit overseas companies, observing, engaging and meeting with executives of such companies.

In terms of the program duration, the NUS v/s NTU debate gets interesting. For people in more senior roles, who want to get back to the workforce quickly, NTU may be a better option (in terms of duration). For those who can afford the five extra months in an MBA program, though, NUS too is an attractive option, because it is still short of the 22 months that many MBA programs can stretch to.

We are very thrilled to announce that one of our candidates Shweta has received an Admit from NUS Singapore

 

NUS Business School has developed a reputation in delivering rigorous and rewarding learning experiences. In particular, the finance department has an excellent reputation in teaching and research. For example, the MBA programme is ranked as #22 globally in the Financial Times’ 2020 ranking of “Top MBAs for Finance”. The MSc in Finance programme will build upon this solid foundation and the school’s industry networks to provide students with a fulfilling learning experience and an excellent opportunity to create their own paths in the financial sector.”

 

The whole of the Leap Quest Team is very happy that we could be part of this journey and were able to extend our support in all ways possible.

 

In one of the interactions with her mentor where B-schools were being discussed and this time mainly NUS Singapore, we could hear her enliven the dream of making into a global MBA program through the description of the program given by her mentor.

 

To have a look at the Screenshot of the Admit which was received from the student please click on the Link Below

 

Admit Letter : Click Here To See the Admit Letter from NUS Singapore

Brand of business schools, for an MBA

Clearly, all the glitz would mean nothing if the quality of the MBA degree, itself, held no value in the international circle. With its sensible education approach, relatively low tuition cost as compared to the US, world class teaching faculty, and an extremely daunting network of past alumni, most having established a drool worthy position at the top MBA recruiting companies in the world – read McKinsey, Boston Consulting, Bain & Company, Amazon, Google, Microsoft and all such companies with a kingdom of their own – Singapore business schools are now a brand to scale other business schools. Did we mention that their global ranks are well within the first 50?

In conclusion, the choice of either route is purely subjective, based on the needs of the individual candidates. The best way to go about it is to research your interests and weigh them with the options available in either of the MBA programs.