MBA Guide
An MBA is an internationally recognised passport to a successful management career.
Designed to broaden your horizons and build on your strengths, it takes into account all the major aspects of business and gaining an AMBA-accredited MBA, DBA, or master’s qualification can bring with it a wealth of benefits.
Benefits
Graduates have reported that their MBA helped them:
• achieve a promotion
• expand their area of expertise
• change career
• equip them to start their own business
• learn more skills and gain knowledge about the business world
• improve their business and professional network of contacts
• increase their international mobility
• differentiate themselves in the job market
• build confidence
• get a broader understanding of how businesses should be managed
• learn about developing a sustainable and ethically sound business
Many Business Schools offer flexible ways to study, either through distance learning or part-time programmes, so there are options for everyone.
But making the decision to take an MBA, and preparing to apply for the right course, requires a great deal of consideration and a wealth information. And with so many MBA courses out there, making the right choice for you may require some research.
Below, you’ll find a wealth of information designed to help you make the right decision.
AMBA’s MBA guides
Find the right AMBA-accredited course for you
Expert insight and MBA success stories
MBA success stories: Andrés Alba, EGADE Business School
From working for Colombia’s Presidency to MBA cohort president, EGADE Business School graduate, Andrés Alba, revelled in the programme experience
MBA success stories: Sheridan Ash, Imperial College Business School
From modelling to consultancy and technology, Sheridan Ash has experienced a varied career. Here she explains how her MBA helped her build her confidence and make it to the next leadership level
MBA Success stories: Nandita Goel, INSEAD
Nandita Goel has spent 15 years studying the analytics behind marketing and advertisement. During this time she has studied for an MBA, set up two startups and, most recently, completed an Executive MSc in international strategy and diplomacy
MBA success stories: Peter Minev, ESMT Berlin
A 2018 graduate of ESMT Berlin in Germany, Peter Minev reflects on his executive MBA experience
Choosing a Business School
Before selecting a programme, ask yourself a few crucial questions: What is the School’s reputation? is it recognised among MBA employers?
MBA success stories: Dea Qatipi, MIP (Italy)
After completing an MSc in urban and regional planning in the US and working on infrastructure projects in Albania, Dea Qatipi is studying for an MBA in Italy.
