Introduction

BiMBA - Beijing International MBA (BiMBA) at Peking University - was founded in 1998 as the first joint international MBA program in Beijing approved by the Chinese government. It is a joint educational venture, between Peking University (Beijing, China) and its global partners, operated by the National School of Development (NSD) at Peking University. On the background of China's reforms and modernization practices, BiMBA is operating in the excellent academic atmosphere and a long line of research traditions at PKU. It is committed to active participation in high level dialogues with local and global leaders, discussing China's present reforms and future development as well as the reconstruction of a global new order. Its goal is to cultivate corporate leaders who are familiar with China's market environment as well as international business practices and are thus empowered with a global vision and a local mindset.

Since its establishment, BiMBA has enjoyed NO.1 rankings several times as China's Most Valued Business School by Fortune and Forbes. All the MBA courses make a successful combination of Western and Chinese teaching styles, ensuring students attain a global mindset with adaptability to the local environment. Courses are taught both by BiMBA faculty and professors from Vlerick and other leading business schools around the world. Upon graduation, program participants will receive an MBA degree from the Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School in Belgium, which is one of the most renowned business schools in Europe and the best in Belgium and was ranked 14th worldwide in 2008 in a survey by The Economist of full-time MBA program. Vlerick's MBA degree has not only received official ratification from the Ministry of Education of the People'S Republic of China, it is also the only one in China holding all three major international business school accreditations - AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA.

BiMBA Curriculum Through systematic world-standard MBA education, BiMBA aims to nurture a group of executives with a mastery of the theories and practices of international business and build a group of leaders with knowledge, vision and entrepreneurship. The curriculum focuses on leadership and decision making skills, and application of advanced management theory in Chinese practices. Internationally used MBA textbooks are employed and English is set as the teaching language, with the exception of the courses holding Chinese cases.

Core courses:
Business Statistics, Managerial Economics, Report Writing and Presentation Skills, Business in China (for international students), Competition Strategy and Executive Ability (For Chinese Students), Negotiation Skills, Managing Organizational Behavior, Decision Making, Human Resources Management, Global Leadership, Innovation Management, Business Law and Ethics, Management Information Systems, Marketing Management, Operations Management, Corporate Finance, Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, China's Economic Development, Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, Management Integration, In-Company Consultancy Project, M.S. in Global Finance

Scholarships

-Elite Student Scholarship:
This scholarship will be awarded to two students (RMB 85,000 each) who have achieved outstanding scores in the overall performance assessment.

-Professional of Financial Industry Scholarship:
This scholarship will be awarded to strong candidates with 3-5 years’ work experience who show great career potential in financial services industry. A total of three students will be awarded PFIS, RMB 65,000 to each.

-Rising Star Scholarship:
This scholarship will be awarded to young applicants with limited work experience (i.e. 3-5 years), having excellent educational backgrounds, competitive GMAT scores and great potential for future development. Awardees shall be expected to have well-defined career goals. RSS shall be awarded to three students, RMB 65,000 each.

-Cultural Ambassador Scholarship:
This scholarship is intended to improve diversity of students in terms of gender, nationality, specialty, international work experience and special skills/talents (e.g., dancing), etc.; Three students will be awarded CAS, RMB 45,000 each.

-BRICS Elite Scholarship:
This scholarship supports strong candidates from Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa—China’s allies in BRICS-to promote talent exchange among the five countries. A total of three BES awards, worth RMB 65,000 each, will be available.

(Source: National School of Development at Peking University)

Admission Requirements

1) Bachelor degree or higher;
2) At least3 years of working experience before entrance;
3) A GMAT result (Learn more about GMAT) + an acceptable TOEFL or IELTS score;