Lee Kong Chian School of Business’ MBA programme is ranked 30^th globally and first in Singapore in the latest 2018 Top MBAs for Finance ranking by The Financial Times (FT). The list is a spin-off from the FT Global MBA Ranking (read about SMU’s ranking here) published in January and is based on the number of alumni who reported finding work in finance, banking or fintech start-ups three years after graduation.

FT has reported that the most successful schools have retained their value to the banks, venture capitalists and asset management firms by teaching skills for a changing world of disruptive business models and digital finance. They also tend to be institutions that nurture students who wish to launch their own ventures.

LKCSB was ranked among the Top 10 globally for important ranking components. The MBA was ranked 8th in the world for career move to finance, 9th globally for value for money, and 16th worldwide for career progress. Other factors that enabled SMU to score a high ranking were “salary increase”, “aims achieved”, “research rank” and “diversity – international students”. You can refer to the details here.

Started in 2009, the SMU MBA programme offers a purposefully planned curriculum with an Asian perspective. The 12-month programme (full-time) or 18-month programme (part-time) comprises real-world learning from award-winning case studies on Asian and Western companies, interactive seminar-style pedagogy, exposure to an internationally diverse faculty, engagement with outstanding leaders from the business community and an immersive and international learning experience comprising overseas exchanges and business study missions.

Gerard George, Dean, Lee Kong Chian School of Business and Lee Kong Chian Chair Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship said, “I am delighted that we are ranked 30^th in Financial Times for MBAs for Finance and this places us as the number one Finance MBA in Singapore. In a short span of 10 years, I am heartened to see that we are able to make such achievements. I would like to congratulate our alumni, the faculty leadership and staff involved as we strive to continue the good work ahead!”

Into its 10^th year, there are exciting changes for MBA students to look forward to. According to Ang Ser Keng, Academic Director of SMU MBA and Senior Lecturer of Finance, “We are in the process of revamping the MBA curriculum to incorporate new demands from the new digital economy. The new MBA curriculum will also allow students to engage in overseas projects that will make social or business impacts for businesses and charitable organisations. In addition, with effect from June 2018, MBA alumni can also look forward to continual lifelong learning where they attend MBA elective classes for free!”

Find out more about SMU’s MBA programme here.