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Went down to MDIS Dhoby Ghaut near Cathay Cinema to enquire about the Bradford MBA. It was lunch time and only one sales staff was on duty. Her name is Amelia Ang, a Programme Consultant. She asked me to wait as she is not in charge of MBA programmes. She did not offer me an MBA brochure to read and was busy texting on her mobile phone.

I waited for 15 minutes before the rest of the sales team returned from lunch.

I was introduced to Kenneth Cheong , Sales Manager of Postgraduate Studies , who was friendly and knowledgeable about his products.

Overview of the University of Bradford MBA : -

1. The most popular MBA in MDIS suite of MBA programs which include Southern Cross University MBA, Edith Cowan University MBA and the University of Wales MBA.

2. Program fee is around $26,200 ( must pay in instalments as per CPE's guidelines)

3. The University of Bradford MBA is AMBA and EQUIS accredited ( not yet AACSB-accredited )

4. The Bradford MBA in Singapore consists of 14 modules and a management project ( thesis ) and can be completed in 2 years of part-time study.

5. There will be 13 modules with tutorial workshops facilitated by local tutors and classes are conducted twice a week.

6. There will be 2 modules with intensive workshops fully facilitated by faculty from Bradford University UK. Each of these modules consists of a 20-hour workshop conducted over 3 full days on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

7. Students can choose to substitute 2 modules from the current Singapore course structure for 2 new modules to be taken via on-campus study in intensive blocks.

8. The Bradford University MBA in Singapore offers these subjects : Business Economics, Business Accounting, Marketing, Operations Management, Managing People, Project Management, Business Research, International Human Resource Management, Corporate Finance, Marketing Communications, Total Quality Management, International Business Strategy and Strategic Management.

9. Assessment is by exams, assignments and projects.

10. Student Profile : The Bradford University MBA program at MDIS Singapore attracts mainly engineers and IT professionals

11. Notable alumnus of Bradford University is Dr Tan Chin Nam, Chairman of Media Development Authority and former Permanent Secretary. He is a President Scholar and old Raffles Institution boy. He studied for his MBA full-time on campus at Bradford University UK in his youth. He is also a Colombo Plan Scholar and received his bachelor's degree from University of Newcastle Australia. Dr Tan sits on the board of Raffles Education Corporation, a major education group in Singapore.