CUHK EMBA Helps Business Owners Uncover New Growth Opportunities
Prof. Andrew Chan shares with Hong Kong Economic Times what he looks for when he interviews students during the EMBA student enrollment process. Three CUHK EMBA alumni also share with the media how the programme has helped them navigate their business in the dynamic marketplace.
Andrew Chan, Professor of Department of Marketing and Director of Executive MBA Programme at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Business School, shares with Hong Kong Economic Times in an interview the qualities he looks for during the panel interviews with prospective students for CUHK EMBA’s student enrollment.
Instead of admitting a student simply based on his or her current career status, Prof. Chan said he would focus on the candidate’s career progress in future 10 years. Although CUHK EMBA requires applicants to have at least seven years of post-qualification business or relevant work experience, which includes five years in a managerial position, Prof. Chan is willing to “break the rule” to admit a student who shows visionary insights and strong enthusiasm in his or her career or business during the admissions panel interview.
Three CUHK EMBA alumni were also interviewed by the media for their learning experiences at CUHK Business School as well as how the EMBA courses have helped them navigate their business in the dynamic marketplace. The alumni include George Wong, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bauhaus International (Holdings) Limited; Ann Yu Chiu Andy, CEO of New Digital Noise; and Jacky Kwan, Chairman of Bamboos Professional Nursing Services Limited.
Kwan’s company successfully went public in Hong Kong last year. He told Hong Kong Economic Times that the Left-Right Circles Theory co-developed by Prof. Chan has inspired him a lot. Through studying the theory, he has understood how crucial it is for companies to find new Blue Oceans and respond to dynamic market changes by matching their competencies with customer needs.
Graduated from CUHK EMBA last year, Wong joked to the media that he was the second oldest student in his class. He highlighted the 30-hour I Ching《易經》class for having opened his mind and inspired him to approach a problem from different angles.
As for Ann, the many real business cases he studied during the EMBA programme has enhanced his confidence in business operations. He has also applied the management techniques he learned in the program to run his own startup… Read More (PDF)
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Source: Hong Kong Economic Times
Date published: 8 May, 2015
