American College of Higher Education partnering up with M.U.S.T, offering a dynamic MBA and PhD
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Chief Guest and VVIP invitees
Minister Rauf Hibathul Hakeem giving congratulatory remarks.
Last week, on the 14th of March, the American College of Higher Education, officially launched their MBA and PhD programmes partnering up with the Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST). Mr Rauf Hibathul Hakeem, the minister of City Planning, Water Supply and Higher Education has been invited for the event alongside several other distinguished guests from the American College of Higher Education and the Malaysia University of Science and Technology. Among them was Mr Ismail Mohamed Singh; the Minister Counselor, High Commissioner of Malaysia, Prof. Premkumar Rajagopal, the President of the Malaysia University of Science and Technology, Dr. Harwindar Singh, the Dean of the School of Business in MUST, Mrs. Sherryn Yaseen, the CEO of the American College of Higher Education, Mr. Victor S. Patrick, Director Enrollment Management/General Manager of American College and Dr. Padmini Sirimanne, Director of Studies of American College
Launched with the mission to provide excellent academic opportunities to help produce dynamic top-level managers who will have a broad knowledge, be critical thinkers, creative individuals and leaders with the ability to operate in any environment responding to the rapidly changing needs of their professions, these MBA and PhD programmes are designed to serve individuals who are ready to have a bright future with a progressing career in business.
Ismail Mohamed Bkri, addressing the gathering
Mrs Sherryn Yaseen shared a few thoughts at the event and she said, “This partnership with the Malaysia University of Science and Technology is to bring our students a dynamic MBA and PhD, helping them to meet the challenges of changing business environments due to breakneck technological innovation, smart customers, security concerns and economic uncertainty. We hope our MUST MBA and PhD programmes will equip the students for tomorrow’s business opportunities while keeping them motivated to face today’s business reality.”
The Malaysia University of Science and Technology or MUST is one of the leading higher education institutes in Malaysia with an award-winning staff and unique teaching pedagogy. With M.U.S.T. Industry 4.0, collaborate with international higher education institutes and universities to give their students a world-class experience during their educational journey and almost 99% of their students are employed in national and international organizations within 3 months from graduation.
Dr. Harwindar Singh, giving a speech on the value of MBA and PhD
“We describe ourselves as a University with big dreams of excellence, of delivering our best and of benchmarking ourselves with good stands.” said Prof. Premkumar Rajagopal, “The University has achieved a few noteworthy landmarks of late, including: Being nominated as an accredited partner of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) of UK, being designated as a Premier Institution by ASIC (Accreditation from UK) being awarded international recognition through the 5 star rating achieved for Teaching and Employability by the QS University rating and receiving the ITU and United Nations award on Centre of Expertise in IoT and IPV6”
“We look forward to bringing our passion for excellence to our students through our partnership with the American College of Higher Education”
Addressing the gathering, the chief guest, Mr. Rauf Hibathul Hakeem said, “The non-state sector educational sphere in this country has been going in for the past 20-30 years and have been filling a void that existed in the higher educational arena for the reason that the entire university system in this country at the moment accommodates only 33,000 of those who pass the GCA A/L University entrance examination. That is almost 1/5th of the total that qualifies to enter university. The non-state higher education sector is giving an opportunity for these students, those who are qualified but not qualified enough to get a seat in a government university.”
Victor Patrick giving vote of thanks.
He also added, “We have learnt how Malaysia has become a preferred destination for higher education. And this has been taken as a guiding example for us too, in our own small way, to try and exploit the opportunity that is there in this region”
Any student with the professional qualification of CIMA, CMA, CIM, IBSL or any other accepted qualification is eligible to apply this MUST MBA programme after a duration of 14 months and on successful completion of the MBA degree, the graduates will have the opportunity to pursue a PhD in management. Master of Business Administration is a Dual Qualification offered with CMI (Charted Management Institute) the UK and the applicants must possess a recognised Bachelor’s degree with CGPA of at least 2.50 (below 2.50 will have to have a minimum 5 years of work experience) or a similar professional qualification.
The Master of Business Administration will immerse the students in learning through dynamic coursework, leadership portfolio development, case studies and project papers. This offer a wider range of disciplines including Managerial Economics, Leadership and Management in Organisations, Business Statistics, Financial Management and much more, enhancing the students’ skill-sets in specific business areas while increasing marketability with employers.
-Thishana M. Rajanayake
Mrs. Sherrun Yaseen giving the welcome speech
Exchanging of MoUs