Tsinghua-MIT Global MBA Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management

tsinghua sem - mit sloan school of management collaboration



full-time global mba class of 2018

the tsinghua-mit global mba two-year, full-time mba program born out of collaboration between tsinghua university , massachusetts institute of technology (mit). tsinghua has partnered mit since 1996 , first established international mba (imba) program in 1997.

in 2007, mit-tsinghua china lab jointly launched sloan school of management, tsinghua sem, , 5 other business schools provide china-focused enterprise management , consulting services.

in 2013, imba program , tsinghua s chinese-instructed full-time mba (fmba) program integrated tsinghua-mit global mba (gmba) program, based on tsinghua s campus elective module , dual-degree options on mit s campus gmba-specific seminar series , elective courses visiting mit sloan faculty on tsinghua s campus. of restructure, mit sloan professor s.p. kothari asserted, not renaming, reflects world change ... mit has been collaborating tsinghua 17 years. have foresight in predicting sun shine directly on china , wanted bask in sunshine.

the gmba program offers global courses , elective modules in cooperation several other highly ranked universities international teaching resources in both english , chinese. particularly visible academic collaboration between united states , china virtue of frequent lectures , course offerings prominent executives , business thought leaders.

academics , program structure

unlike western mba programs, tsinghua-mit global mba (gmba) program adheres thesis (or graduation case report ) requirement graduating students. in contrast rigid first-year curriculum similar of many western mba programs, second-year gmba experience balances more flexible variety of on-campus elective coursework @ tsinghua, academic exchange stints abroad, work opportunities domestic , international students, , thesis completion , defense. upon completion of required courses, students may select varying curricular tracks such banking, enterprise innovation, accounting analysis, , international business administration. after 2 academic years (21 months) of business , leadership education, students obtain masters of business administration (mba) degree tsinghua university certificate mit sloan school of management , receive mit sloan affiliate alumni status. besides international orientation, program aims immerse students chinese language , culture. gmba program distinct tsinghua s three-year part-time mba (pmba) program, open domestic , international students chinese-language skills , offered on evenings , weekends.

lecture of dominic barton (course: leadership in new era)

leading economic , business thought leaders give regular guest lectures, including mckinsey chairman dominic barton, rio tinto ceo tom albanese, , walmart president doug mcmillon. during 2015-16 academic year, elective courses available first- , second-year gmba students included one- two-week module courses delivered peter thiel , harvard professor niall ferguson. in recent years, mark zuckerberg, elon musk, tim cook, , other ceos have given guest lectures , participated in dialogues gmba students during annual advisory board meeting @ tsinghua sem. in 2015, zuckerberg posted 1 such lecture, describing first ever speech in chinese , describing tsinghua sem great center of innovation.

guest lecture of mark zuckerberg during tsinghua sem advisory board meeting in 2015

the instructional faculty within gmba program consistently recruited high-ranking global ph.d. programs. majority of incoming gmba faculty members have international academic backgrounds, , many possess degrees , teaching experience @ universities such harvard, yale, columbia, stanford, , mit.

partnerships

the tsinghua-mit global mba program (gmba) incorporates collaborations across several other globally oriented universities. gmba program offers dual-degree opportunities mit, hec paris, , columbia university in new york city. 2013, gmba program maintained partnerships 58 universities in 26 different countries. program offers short-term overseas modules @ mit sloan, stanford university s graduate school of business, , other partner institutions. visiting faculty , guest professors both mit , variety of other universities come tsinghua each year , offer lectures , module courses gmba students.