Introduction

Tsinghua MBA Program aims to cultivate future leaders with general management capability. The MIT-Tsinghua International MBA Program (MIT-Tsinghua IMBA) is a collaborative program between Tsinghua SEM and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management. It was launched in September 1997, since then MBA graduates of Tsinghua SEM play important roles in business management in China and around the world. This program is a two year full-time program and is taught in English. After two years of management and leadership education, students obtain a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Tsinghua University as well as a certificate from MIT Sloan School of Management. Aside from the MIT-Tsinghua IMBA program, international students, provided they have adequate Chinese language skills, can also choose to apply for the Tsinghua Full-time MBA or the Part-time MBA that are taught entirely in Chinese.

Tsinghua IMBA Curriculum Tsinghua IMBA Program is designed to deliver 3 core learnings to its students, from which students benefit a lot: the theories and frameworks used by top managers to make decisions (the "knowing" component), the techniques and skills needed for students to become strong, effective managers (the "doing" component), and the values, attitudes and ethics that will guide them as future leaders in China and the world (the "being" component). IMBA students will undertake 4 important core course modules during their first year:

Module 1: Soft-skills ("being") - Managerial Thinking and Communications; Leadership Development and Organizational Behavior; Ethics and Corporate Accountability.

Module 2: Analytical foundations ("knowing") – Accounting; Managerial Economics; Data, Models and Decisions.

Module 3: Management fundamentals ("knowing") – Corporate Finance; Marketing; Operations Management; Strategic Management; China's Institutional Environment and Business Law; The Chinese Economy in the World; Management of Global Enterprises.

Module 4: Integrative practice ("doing") – Integrative Practical Projects is the capstone course that integrates theories and skills learned in class with practical experience, driving students to apply their MBA education in a real business environment.

Tsinghua IMBA Program also provides 7 tracks with over 80 electives for students to deepen their understandings in business areas in line with their career development interests. Students who complete Tsinghua's new IMBA curriculum will achieve balance in three aspects: The balance between knowledge and ethics. The curriculum imparts not only knowledge and theories, but also cultivates the ethics and soft skills important for students to become future leaders. The balance between academic precision and practical relevance. The curriculum provides both breadth and depth of knowledge as well as a view of how that knowledge can be used in contemporary business practices. Finally, the balance between China roots and global vision. In close liaison with Chinese enterprises, government and organizations, Tsinghua IMBA curriculum gives students the best understanding of China’s business. Furthermore, the curriculum also reaches out well beyond China’s boarders to make global impact for a better preparation of future leaders for both China and the world.

Scholarships

International students are encouraged to explore all sources of financial aid and scholarships available to them in their home country. International applicants may apply for the Chinese Government Scholarship (CGS), the Beijing Government Scholarship (BGS) and the Tsinghua University Scholarship (TUS) when applying for Tsinghua MBA Programs.

Tsinghua School of Economics and Management

Tsinghua School of Economics and Management (Tsinghua SEM), founded in 1984, was one of the first economics and management schools in China. Professor Zhu Rongji, the Founding Dean, later became the fifth Premier of the People’s Republic of China. Tsinghua SEM is now among the premier business schools in Asia and enjoys world class faculty, students and research facilities.

Tsinghua SEM is the successor to the Department of Economics, which was established in 1926. The school’s mission is to cultivate future leaders with high business ethics, global vision, leadership capability and sense of innovation. Tsinghua SEM is dedicated in educating them to master comprehensive management knowledge and techniques and to make outstanding contributions to China and throughout the world.

(Source: Tsinghua School of Economics and Management)

Admission Requirements

1) A bachelor degree or its equivalent;
2) For international students, GMAT (Learn more about GMAT) is required;
3) Work experience is not a must.

Tsinghua University has no requirement for your Chinese language proficiency for International MBA Program applicants. HSK level 6 or new HSK Level 5 (total score:180) and plus for Full-time MBA and Part-time MBA (taught in Chinese) applicants.