MBA

Master of Business Administration

How to choose quality MBA?

 Types of MBA
● MBA program is developed for working professionals with prior
real-world work experience, who want to enhance their
professional skills or speed up their career.

● Executive MBA (EMBA) programs are developed to meet the

educational needs of top managers and executives. EMBA
students typically have a higher level of work experience, often 10
years or more.
 MBA selection – Key factors

1. Accreditation
2. Faculty
3. Recognition
4. Price/ value
5. Format
 1. Accreditation
• National: FIBAA – Switzerland
ASFOR – Italy
AEEDE – Spain
CAMBAS – Czech Republic*

• International: EQUIS - European

AMBA - Great Britain
AACSB – USA
• Regional USA:
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Northwest Association of Accredited Schools
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

*Czech Ministery of Education accreditation commitee does not recognize MBA

 Lost in Translation
• AACSB membership only

• AACSB actual accreditation

 AACSB Accredited Institutions:
• Grenoble Ecole de Management (France)
• London Business School (United Kingdom)

• University of California, Berkeley (CA, USA)

• Chapman University (CA, USA)
• Stanford University (CA, USA)
• Yale University (CT, USA)
• Northwestern University (IL, USA)
• Harvard University (MA, USA)
• Massachusets Institute of Technology – MIT (MA, USA)
• Columbia University (NY, USA)
• Cornell University (USA)
• Duke University (NC, USA)
• Case Western Reserve (OH, USA)

• University of Pittsburgh (PA, USA)

• DePaul University (IL, USA)
 2. Faculty
• The MBA designation originated in the United States
, emerging from the late 19th century as the country
industrialized and companies sought out
scientific approaches to management.
Because of this most MBA programs cooperate
with US based Universities, who have the longest
experience and tradition in providing MBA
education.
 3. Recognition
Magazines, articles, reviews:
The Princeton Review, USA
BusinessWeek, USA
Entrepreneur magazine, USA

Euro, CZ
 4. Price / value
Price:
Programs with globally recognized accreditations,
faculty flying over from their home university and top
quality local specialists involved cost more

Value gained:
MBA diploma from academically strong ( USA)
institution
Globally recognized degree
Higher chance for promotion and career speed up
English
Hands on experience
Networking -colleagues
 5. Format and Location
Career/ family/social life dilemma?
Want to get an MBA degree but my employer does not
support it/ have demanding working schedule/ travel/
changed job while studying?

Week-end format of the program

Once a month few days intensively
Regular full time

Cannot go to the USA to get one there?

Find a program in your region with an option to go to
the USA at least for part of the studies
Chapman University MBA
Provided in cooperation with Argyros School of
Business and Economics (ASBE), Chapman
University,CA, USA

Accredited by Association to Advance Collegiate

Schools of Business (AACSB)

Accredited by Western Association of Schools and

Colleges (WASC)

Member of CAMBAS
 WHY Chapman University MBA
in Prague?
 Top level MBA program
60% of the program taught by ASBE faculty(Vernon L. Smith-
Ph.D., Harvard,Economic; Nobel Prize Winner for Economics,2002)

 Program is provided in an intensive weekend format

 Can be completed in 16 months
 Students can spend part of their studies at CU in
California
Program costs 40% of the original price in the USA
 Program gives students the competitive advantage to
become leaders in dynamic market driven economies
 Program Structure

Management and Personal Development

This module is the basis for development of management skills
of participants and it is a basic element which enables progress
of perspective individuals to higher management positions.

Strategic Management
The second module is focused solely on strategic thinking,
ability to use all the available information and sources to create
an optimum strategy of the organisation or its department.

Financial and Economic Analysis

The third module is focused specifically on finances and
analyses, it presents tools necessary for financial analysis,
including accounting and statistic methods.
Chapman MBA Alumni worldwide

Adobe Systems, Inc.

Bank of America Corporation
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Boeing Norht America
Century 21
Coca Cola
Dell Computer
Deloitte & Touche
Fedex Corporation
GE Capital Corporation
Honeywell
Hyundai Motor
Logitech, Inc.
PIMCO
Toshiba America Info Systems
Thank you for your
attention

PhDr. Hana Vidrmanová

VP University Advancement
Anglo-American University

www.aauni.edu
www.praguemba.com