The University of Manchester East Asia Centre Manchester Global MBA (Part-time)
The University of Manchester East Asia Centre

The University of Manchester East Asia Centre

Manchester Global MBA (Part-time)

  • Seoul, South Korea
  • Taipei, Taiwan

MBA

18 up to

24 months

English

Part time

Blended

* Application close once all the places have been filled

Key Summary

About: The Manchester Global MBA (part-time) is offered by The University of Manchester with a focus on Asia. The university opened its International Centre in Hong Kong in 1992 and has delivered management education across East Asia — Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, South China and Macau — for nearly 30 years. The part-time format supports professionals seeking leadership and business skills through regional networking and study.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can enter senior management, regional leadership and consulting. Typical roles include general manager, regional director and management consultant. These paths suit professionals seeking cross-border responsibility and faster career progression.

Programme Features

Global immersion

  • Real International Flexibility – Study Options (Workshops) at any location: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Manchester, Dubai & Brazil
  • Free hotel accommodation for 2 electives
  • Join our network of 60,000 alumni from 176 countries
  • Our internationally-renowned academics travel the world to teach at our global centres
  • Relocation - Continue your studies at a different centre

Benefit of diversity

  • Students from diverse backgrounds can offer a selection of different talents, skills, and experiences, that are of benefit to the class

World recognised

  • 25 Nobel Prize Winners (Top 30 universities with the most Nobel Laureates)
  • Nearly 200 years of excellence
  • Triple-accredited: AMBA, EQUIS, AACSB
  • World #27 (QS World University Ranking 2021)
  • World #7 (Forbes 2019)
  • World #11 (Best Business School in the World 2019 by CEOWORLD magazine)
  • Ranked #1 UK MBA in HK; UK #4, Europe #10, World #30 (Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2021)

Flexible and portable

  • Study at your own pace WITHOUT attending daily/weekly class
  • Intensive face-to-face (or virtual) workshops + Interactive Online Lectures
  • Pick your own electives; curate your own degree
  • Can accommodate busy work and travel schedules as well as relocations

Practical and applicable

  • Learning by Doing
  • Knowledge immediately benefits your workplace
  • Put into practice – Implementing your learning through workshops

Small class teaching

  • Limit to 30 students per workshop
  • To maintain High quality, interactivity and dynamic

Identical UK awarded

  • MBA Degree Award from The University of Manchester equivalent to UK on-campus award

Comprehensive career services

  • Strong connections with the world’s top Head-hunters
  • Monthly Career seminars, one-to-one consultancy; CV & cover letter reviews

Strong local support

  • We are the only overseas university to have a centre with its own staff, teaching facilities and student support in Hong Kong covering the East Asia Region (including Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Macau and South China)
  • Manchester Global MBA (Part-time) Programme is taught and operated directly by The University of Manchester

Research-led

  • Students are taught by the very researchers who author the textbooks
  • U.K.’s top-ranked business research centre

Financial Technology (FinTech)

  • International powerhouse for research, teaching and innovation
  • Data Visualisation Observatory offers interactive 3D visualisation of data to visualising monetary flows and stock market behaviours in Fintech

Strong heritage

  • The largest University in the UK established since 1824
  • The first European Business Schools offering MBA programme
  • Offering MBA in Hong Kong and East Asia for nearly 30 years