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Life at Asia School of Business is more than just academics. Explore some of the stories of how our students have been navigating life in Kuala Lumpur. Our Student Stories are constantly updated with real-life success stories and inspirational life lessons as told by ASB students themselves.
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Asia School Of Business Dean: ‘We Are Truly In The Era Of Continuous Education’ - The Dean of the Asia School of Business, Sanjay Sarma, reveals his plans for an Agile Continuous Education system that allows students to continue their development throughout their careers ...
The Hottest MBA Programs In Asia - The decision to head East is about more than your destination – it’s about a new way of seeing things. And for many young professionals, the dynamic business environment of Asia is an irresistible opportunity to gain boots-on-the-ground experience in some of the world’s fastest-growing markets. ...
Best MBA Jobs: Using My MBA To Kickstart A Consulting Career At Bain & Company - Find out how one alum used his MBA in Asia to launch a top career at Big Three Consulting firm Bain & Company. ...- How Does An MBA In Southeast Asia Prepare You For The Global Business World? - If you are looking to launch a global career, what business school destination should you choose? We consider why an MBA in Southeast Asia offers a great launchpad for international careers in business. ...
- 4 Reasons To Study In Malaysia For An MBA - Looking to venture to the heart of Southeast Asia for business school? Here are 4 reasons to study in Malaysia ...
- McKinsey Career Path | 3 Ways Business School Can Help You Land A Top Consulting Career - Many MBAs dream of launching into consulting at a Big Three firm. Here are 3 ways business school can help you find success in your McKinsey career path ...
- Best MBA Jobs: From An MBA In Asia To A Career At Amazon In The US - Big Tech offers an exciting career path for business school grads—find out how one MBA alum used his degree to launch a tech career at Amazon in the States ...
Finding Work-Life Harmony for High-Achieving MBAs - Striking the right balance is challenging for high achievers who choose to join the ASB MBA for Working Professionals program and juggle a full-time career and a Master’s degree at the same time. ...
Is It Worth Pursuing An MBA In An Uncertain Landscape? - In a volatile business and career landscape, the right MBA program that provides plenty of hands-on learning experiences to gain concrete, future-ready skills can make you a market-ready leader. ...
5 Top Entrepreneurial Skills You’ll Learn During An MBA - From data skills to risk-taking—find out the top 5 entrepreneurial skills you’ll learn in an MBA ...
5 Of The Best MBA Jobs In Sustainability - Sustainability offers an exciting career path for ambitious MBAs. Here are five of the best MBA jobs in sustainability across Southeast Asia ...
The ASB MBA: A Springboard for Entrepreneurs to Launch New Ventures - Vedant Biyani (Class of 2020) talks about his transformative experience at the Asia School of Business. He tells us his story of entrepreneurship as a constant pursuit, from getting into a competitive entrepreneurship program to building his personal venture that focuses on providing innovative safety and hygiene solutions to society,… ...
5 Career Benefits Of MBA Sustainability Projects - Participating in MBA sustainability projects can equip you with the right skills to thrive across a variety of exciting careers ...
How An ASB MBA Supports Women Entrepreneurs: Zoe Tate - Zoe Tate (Class of 2020) talks about the value that ASB’s MBA program brings to entrepreneurs with a desire to make a difference. ...
How A Passion for Creating Better Jobs Helped Amanda Silver Land Her Own Dream Job - ASB alum Amanda Silver has made bold choices when it comes to academics and her career. Discover how her time at ASB helped her clarify her choice and find her career fit at the Good Jobs Institute. ...- AirAsia Career | 4 Ways An MBA Can Help You Land Jobs At AirAsia - Looking to forge a high-flying career with Southeast Asia's leading budget airline? Find out the ways that an MBA can help you launch a successful AirAsia career. ...
6 Tips to Improve Your Resume Crafting Skills for Success - Tips and tricks for crafting a winning resume from the Career Development Office at the Asia School of Business ...- How Can Business School Help Women Land MBA Jobs In Tech? - To celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, BusinessBecause explores how going to business school can help women land MBA jobs in tech ...
- Serial Entrepreneur Uses MBA To Launch Businesses Across Africa And Asia - Awal Suddeeq has had the itch for entrepreneurship since a young age. Now, the serial entrepreneur is using an MBA to grow businesses across Africa and Asia. ...
6 Things International Students Can Look Forward to About Living in Malaysia - Learn about the exciting things you can look forward to as an international student living in Malaysia's culturally and ethnically rich and scenic country. ...
Recovery & Growth Series: The Future of Farming - How do we feed the planet’s inhabitants – while preserving its environment? Feeding the future world population in a sustainable, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly way is one of the pressing challenges of our time. It's clear that the future of farming requires bringing about dramatic change – and the good… ...- Asia School Of Business MBA Fights Climate Change In Southeast Asia - Mathias Varming’s Asia School of Business MBA has armed him with the business and managerial skills to combat climate change within the oil and gas sector in Malaysia. ...
Shaping the Future of Healthcare: Proactive, Multidisciplinary, and Outcome-Based - The recent Recovery & Growth session organized by Asia School of Business, which featured insightful sharing from two outstanding leaders in the healthcare industry - Nadia Wan, Group CEO of the Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara and Azran Osman-Rani, CEO and co-founder of Naluri - on the future of healthcare, convinced… ...- Asia School of Business MBA Lands Global Sales & Marketing Operations Job In London - Brian Schwartz swapped the US for a global management career in London. From action learning projects across Asia to learning intercultural management, here’s how Asia School of Business got him there ...
6 Exciting MBA Jobs You Can Get In South East Asia - From chief of staff at AirAsia to product marketing at leading super app Grab, find out what kind of exciting MBA jobs you could land across South East Asia. ...
From Airline Brand To ASEAN Super App - The recent COVID-19 pandemic has hit some industries harder than others, such as the aviation/aerospace industry. Looking back at the impact of Covid-19 on the industry, I had the opportunity to hear firsthand from Yizhen Fung, Head of Strategic Partnerships at AirAsia super app, through an insightful session organized by… ...
For a Young B-School, ASB’s Alumni are Already Enjoying Unrivaled Success - Since Asia School of Business (ASB) welcomed its very first MBA class in 2016, four cohorts have completed the rigorous 20-month, full-time residential program. In terms of career mobility, salary, and leadership roles, ASB’s graduates are already enjoying success comparable with top tier business schools. ...- Every Day is Day 1: Asia School of Business Introduces New Changes to MBA Program - As a further evolution of an already innovative curriculum, we are introducing key changes to our MBA program at Asia School of Business. These include greater flexibility in program duration to position students to better capture dynamic career opportunities in Asia, new concentrations in high-demand specializations, and a greater focus… ...
- Amazon Advertising: An important pillar connecting sellers and customers on Amazon’s e-commerce platform - With a smile on its logo, Amazon is a powerful data engine leading radical innovation at the forefront of a data-driven era. As an MBA student, I had the opportunity to listen to a guest talk given by ASB alumnus, Ricardo Acosta, who shared his journey of working at Amazon… ...
- ASB Welcomes the Class of 2023! - On August 23, ASB commenced its Immersion Week for the Full-Time MBA and MBA for Working Professionals programs. Designed as an intensive week of "drinking from the firehose", Immersion Week is aimed at getting students acquainted with the life and culture at ASB, academically and beyond. ...
- 4 MBA Admission Tips for Applying to Business Schools in Asia - From defining your career goals to pushing yourself out of your comfort zone, here are the MBA admission tips to help you choose a business school in Asia ...
- Combining Engineering Expertise and Latest Technology to Help Those In Need During Covid-19 - The #benderaputih grassroots movement, which means “white flag” in the Malay language, sprung up on social media in response to the many cries for aid coming from Malaysians during the pandemic and extended lockdowns. A group of engineers and thoughtful citizens thought they could make it better. Through technology, they… ...
- FoodPanda: Creating Time Through Convenience and Accessibility Across Asia - 1 in 3 digital consumers in Southeast Asia (SEA) are new to e-commerce platforms, a statistic especially true in the FoodPanda’s case. As MBA students taking the Platform Strategy course taught by Prof. Melati Nungsari, we had the opportunity to listen to the Sayantan Das, MD of FoodPanda, share about… ...
- Sustainable Finance and What the Future Holds - As companies and the financial world moves towards becoming more responsible and transparent to their members and stakeholders than ever before, a rise in sustainable finance initiatives can be seen. What does the future hold and what kind of career opportunities lie in this space? This article explores these questions. ...
- From an MBA to a Ph.D.: The Road Less Travelled - Conventionally, an MBA is the pinnacle of business education achievement. In recent years, however, a segment of MBA holders – particularly those with a passion for research – have opted to pursue a Ph.D. in related fields as well. ...
- Alumni Interview: Landing a Role in Microsoft and Bouncing Back from Job Loss During Covid-19 - What are ASB alumni up to since graduation? As part of our alumni Q&A series, we speak with Latisha Udani (Class of ’19) about landing a role in big tech and pivoting from job loss during the pandemic. ...
- Enlightening Lessons from the Covid-19 Remote Work Experiment - The pandemic unwittingly sparked a global WFH experiment. One year on, remote work and digitalization experts weigh in on key lessons we've learnt in the process. ...
- Meet The MBA-Working Professionals: Capability Builder Areena Shahril - Areena Shahril of Sapura Energy Berhad and the MBA for Working Professionals (MBA-WP) Class of 2021 shares her journey of being part of the first MBA-WP cohort and completing an MBA amid a pandemic. ...
- Nigerian MBA Triple Jumps Into Real Estate Career In Thailand - The career ‘triple jump’—changing role, sector, and location—is an impressive feat. Oludare Oluwajuyitan tells us how his MBA helped him make this career leap. ...
- My MBA + MIT Master’s Made Me A Senior Program Manager At Amazon - Read about how Ponce Samaniego used his Asia School of Business MBA to land a fellowship at MIT and a senior program manager job at Amazon. ...
- Meet the MBA Working Professionals: Malaysian “Repat” Ir. Nik Hasmizie - Sapura Energy’s Ir. Nik Hasmizie from the Class of 2021 for Working Professionals (MBA-WP) discusses his ascent from Engineer to Project Manager, his experience thriving in international waters, and his thirst for upskilling even as an industry veteran. ...
Meet the MBA-Working Professionals: Entrepreneur Matthew Roman - Vasavah founder and CEO Matthew Roman, from the Class of 2022 for Working Professionals (MBA-WP), speaks to us about his journey of becoming an entrepreneur, the challenges he’s faced along the way, and advice he would give to people with a similar entrepreneurial path. ...
How the 24 Steps of Disciplined Entrepreneurship Helped a Company Survive in a Time of Crisis in Sudan - Amjed Ali, Class of 2021, is an innovation and entrepreneurship enthusiast. He reflects on how the Disciplined Entrepreneurship methodology helped his former company pivot and survive in a time of crisis in Sudan from 2017 - 2018. Today, he is pursuing a global MBA at ASB and had the privilege… ...- How to Balance Purpose and Ambition to Craft A Career with Meaning - Recently, students of the ASB MBA program had the privilege to have a virtual coffee chat with Tomohiro Hamakawa (or Tomo, in short), Co-Founder of two social enterprises – Mana Earthly Paradise and Earth Company – to talk about what inspired him to pursue a path in sustainability. Eng Vin… ...
- A Cinderella Story: From Humble Beginnings to Leadership at Google - Haviva Kohl, presently Lead of Talent Development Programs at Google, epitomizes the phrase "The pen is mightier than the sword". Recently, I had the opportunity along with other students at Asia School of Business to hear her #havivastory, and rest assured I was left inspired and misty-eyed by her story… ...
- 3 Things You Will Learn from MIT Sloan’s Marketing Management Course - Have you ever appreciated a product so much that you just keep talking about it to anyone, everywhere? And the company is not even paying you! That is the power of marketing – when a brand and product can understand and fulfill your daily needs. During the Marketing Management course… ...
- Q&A with ASB Alumni Yizhen Fung: Securing a Job as Chief of Staff at the Height of Covid-19 - Hear from Yizhen Fung, our alumna from the class of 2020, who completed her MBA at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although most employers had frozen recruitment, she secured a job as a chief of staff at AirAsia.com. ...
- What MBAs Need to Know About Product Management and Tech Jobs in Asia - AI (Artificial Intelligence), ML (Machine Learning) and PM (Product Management) – these are the hottest fields for jobseekers today. But few truly understand what it takes to succeed in these emerging fields. Dubai-based Swami Sekar is one of these rare individuals and technologists who does understand, having worked across Asia,… ...
- How This ASB Entrepreneur is Building a D2C Beauty Brand Out of Asia - ASB 19’ alumnus Jack Farrell discusses how came to launch a fully vegan, cruelty-free D2C beauty brand after his MBA, the venture building support he receives, and why he thinks Asia is a great place for building businesses. ...
- How to Land a Role in North Asia: Growth Hack Your Job Search During Covid-19 - Three expats who have built their careers in Asia shared their advice with the graduating MBA Class of 2021: keep expanding your fishnet and casting the net wide, so when Covid-19 turns and the floodgates open, you’ll be rolling in opportunity. ...
