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.
Find the right AMBA-accredited course for you
Expert insight and MBA success stories

Are you looking for different business qualifications? MBMs and DBAs
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MBA success stories: Glen Chean, University of Auckland Business School (New Zealand)
Glen Chean is a Marketing Director at Huawei and has spent over 25 years in New Zealand, plying his marketing and sales skills in the

How can an MBA impact your career?
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MBA success stories: Rolv Erik Ryssdal, INSEAD (France)
Rolv Erik Ryssdal, CEO of Schibsted Media Group from 2009 to 2018, has become became CEO of new Schibsted venture, Marketplace International (MPI) since giving

MBA success stories: Greg Macfarlane, University of Cape Town GSB (South Africa)
Greg Macfarlane gained his MBA at the University Of Cape Town Graduate School Of Business in 2013. During this time there, he became interested in

MBA success stories: Amal Shanty, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow (UK)
Amal Shanty earned her MBA at the University of Glasgow, Adam Smith Business School. This provided a platform for her to work with organisations in