Gareth Powell  
20 April 2007
China Economic Review - Industries Updates
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Forbes business magazine has released its third annual list of China's most valuable business schools in the Chinese language version of the publication.  

Ten full-time and 15 part-time MBA programs were selected at the top of the list. The full-time MBA of China Europe International Business School (CEIBS, seen here) was the top pick for three consecutive years, while the Beijing International MBA Programs at Peking University was the winner for the part-time MBA for three consecutive years.  

Forbes found that full-time MBA graduates needed 2.7 years on average to recover the investment made in getting their degree. The part-time MBA graduates needed 1.5 years on average to recover the investment. Before their training, only 19.1% were high-level management staff. One year after they graduated, it turned to 28.6%, and 47.4% after four years.  

The ones listed are the great schools which produce excellent results and excellent graduates. However, the list-making principal Liu Ruiming said, compared to these excellent business schools, many others had insufficient student resources.  

Liu Ruiming said the polarization of Chinese business schools will continue. The high level schools will win more fame and benefits for their brand images, while the others will meet difficulties in student resources and employment if they can't provide specialized MBA education. In the future, only the top-level schools can survive and become internationalized.  

The 2007 Chinese most valuable full-time MBA programs:  

1. China Europe International Business School 2. Beijing International MBA Programs at Peking University (BiMBA) 3. School of Management, Fudan University 4. School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University 5. Guanghua School of Management, Peking University 6. Nankai Business School 7. Lingnan College, Sun Yat-Sen University 8. School of Business, Sun Yat-Sen University 9. School of Management, Xiamen University 10. Antai College of Economics & Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University  

The 2007 Chinese most valuable part-time MBA programs  

1. Beijing International MBA Programs at Peking University (BiMBA) 2. Guanghua School of Management, Peking University 3. School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University 4. Antai College of Economics & Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 5. School of Management, Fudan University 6. Nankai Business School 7. School of Business, Sun Yat-Sen University 8. School of Business, Nanjing University 9. Lingnan College, Sun Yat-Sen University 10. MBA School, Shanghai University of Finance & Economics 11. School of Management, Zhejiang University 12. School of Economics & Management, Tongji University 13. School of Management, Xiamen University 14. School of Business, Renmin University 15. Management School, Hunan University