Manchester Global MBA
Provides students with the unique opportunity to study alongside dynamic minds from across the globe while building valuable international connections.
Manchester Global MBA
Part-Time Global MBA
Transform your career with this hands-on, flexible MBA.
Are you looking to increase your salary or change your role, industry or location? Transform your career with this flexible part-time MBA degree, where you can apply the skills and knowledge you learn immediately to solve your business challenges.
The Manchester Global Part-time MBA is for professionals from all industries with at least 3 years of experience and strong career progression. You will graduate with the same MBA qualification as candidates who study the Manchester MBA full-time in Manchester. Our triple-accredited part-time MBA in Singapore holds global recognition from three accreditation bodies โ AMBA, AACSB and EQUIS.
Reach your aspirations and aim even higher through our Manchester Global part-time MBA programme now.


Learn to think critically, solve problems collaboratively and communicate across global boundaries.

Workshop residentials + 1 business project + online learning

Programme Details









Ensuring The Right Fit
A School as ambitious as you are!
Manchester is the home of original thinkers, and our long and proud history of research excellence continues the spirit of innovation and achievement for which the city is renowned.
At Manchester Business School we pride ourselves on our challenging, life-changing MBA programmes that attract high calibre students from prestigious companies across the world.
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We only recruit students who:
- Are ambitious, dynamic high achievers
- Want to push their career to the next level
- Have the stamina and motivation to manage an intensive, challenging MBA Programme
- Are open to new ideas, situations and challenges
- Have high expectations of themselves and others
- Thrive under extreme pressure
- Are both excellent leaders and effective team players
- Want to make a lasting impact on the business world
- Are striving to become socially responsible managers.
If this is you, and you wish to find out more please contact our Course Counsellors.
YOUR MBA COLLEAGUES
You will study alongside ambitious, dynamic individuals that hold senior positions in a wide range of industries across the world.
Industry Breakdown


With intakes in January and July, this world-class MBA includes a flexible blend of face-to-face workshop residentials, two practical business projects and online learning. You will build expertise, explore new fields and develop a global network of ambitious, talented business contacts.
BEFORE
Practical study skills course (online)
- Build the skills you will need during the MBA
Programme community area
- View practical information, programme handbooks, study tips and timetables
During
Face-to-face induction at your home centre
- ย Meet your classmates and the support team
Core courses
- Gain a thorough grounding in global business and management
Electives
- Tailor your MBA to suit your goals and interests with specialist electives, which can be studied overseas
Live business project
- Explore trends and opportunities for innovation in your own organisation or a sector of choice
MBA+
- Attend networking evenings, careers sessions (online / offline) and guest speaker events
- Access 1:1 careers support and a global network of 60,000 AMBS alumni as soon as you start the programme
After
Lifelong networking and learning
- Remain an active member of our global alumni network
- Stay connected via a community website, social media and worldwide events
- Study one complimentary elective anywhere in the world after graduation.
Our experiential teaching approach focuses on group work, practice-based learning and reflection. We donโt just give you the theory; we show you how to use it to get the results you want.
Workshop residentials
Most courses include an intensive three-day workshop residential. The workshops are a chance to:
- Take time out from day-to-day working life and focus on your studies
- Experiential learning from leading academics and practitioners
- Work in groups to apply theory to case studies based on real business problems
- Meet colleagues from around the world and make valuable connections
- Attend careers and networking events
- Debate current business issues
Live business project
Shape your experience by exploring a business challenge in your own organisation, or an entrepreneurial opportunity in a sector of your choice. A supervisor provides support and feedback at all stages. The project is a great chance to:
- Test your next career move in a live business environment, or gain experience in a new sector
- Explore trends and opportunities for innovation
- Apply the knowledge you have acquired to solve a real business problem
Core Courses
During the programme, students will study core courses designed to give you a thorough grounding in the essentials of global business and management.
- Leading and Managing in Global Environment
- Operationalizing and Communicating Value
- Strategy and Competition: The Practice of the Contemporary Firm
- Business Accounting and Finance
- Live Business Project
- Business Inquiry
Electives Courses
With our wide range of electives, you can tailor the MBA to suit your personal goals and interests. We encourage our MBA candidates to travel overseas to study electives and we pay for accommodation in two locations - choose from Dubai, Hong Kong, Manchester, Shanghai.
- Advanced Strategic Management
- Contemporary Chinese Business
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management
- Financial Technology (Fintech), Digital Banking and Blockchain
- Information Systems and Digital Strategies
- International Business Strategy
- Investment and Portfolio Management
- Managing Disruptive Technologies
- Negotiation Skills
- Strategic Project Organizing
- Supplyย Chain Management
- Strategic Financial Analysis
- Work Psychology for Managerial Success
- Venture Capital and Private Equity
Explore an entrepreneurial venture in a sector of your choice or a business issue that is critical to your organisation. This is an opportunity to try something new, work in an international team and build invaluable experience for your CV. The live business project is a significant piece of work that has launched a number of successful start-ups โ some reports have even been published in academic journals.
Example projects:
- Rediscovering Nutri-Grain Barโs Competitive Mojo
- A study into the effectiveness of the Corporate Parent in delivering value to stakeholders
- The lean start up: โFit-for-lifeโ
- The effects of earned media on brand preference, purchase intention and sales performance: a study on infant formula brands
- Segmenting and targeting Chinese e-lock consumers
- Identifying and quantifying the critical success factors for taxi-hailing mobile apps
- Helping Salesforce.com support the re-integration of unemployed job-seekers into the labour market
- The Impact of Employee Involvement & Participation on Organisationsโ Performance
There are no exams.ย Assessment comprises individual and group coursework.
Teacher - Students Ratio - 1:35 students

Mr Xavier Duran
MBA Programmes Director
Mr Xavier Dura
MBA Programmes Director
Having contributed to our MBA programmes since 2003, Xavier is now responsible for the strategic direction of MBA programmes and the development and delivery of transnational education (TNE) at Manchester Business School. Key to these responsibilities is ensuring both that the MBA curriculum is kept current, innovative and fit for purpose and that more than 2,000 students on our MBA programmes receive an outstanding learning and administrative experience.
Xavier is passionate about innovation in business and management education and meeting the new demands posed on MBA programmes by technology improvements and a highly dynamic and globalised business environment.
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Dr Ismail Erturk
Senior Lecturer in Banking, AMBS
Dr Ismail Ertรผrk
Senior Lecturer
Dr Ismail Ertรผrk joined the School in January 1987, having worked previously for a merchant bank in Istanbul. From 1982-1983 he was a research fellow at Hull University. He then continued his postgraduate studies at New York University where he specialised in banking. He has taught corporate finance, bank financial management and international finance on both the Schoolโs MBA and Executive Centre programmes. He currently teaches the core theme of Leading and Managing in a Global Environment on the Global Part-time MBA programme at Alliance Manchester Business School.
In recent years his teaching reflects his research interests in financialization and financial innovation that he investigates as part of an inter-disciplinary team at CRESC at the University of Manchester. He has undertaken advisory work for companies and government institutions internationally and has developed and directed senior banking programmes for the Executive Centre. He has held visiting positions on Executive MBA Programmes at Stockholm School of Economics, St Petersburg, Istanbul Bilgi University, and ESCP-EAP, Paris. Dr. Erturk is a regular commentator on global business news programmes.
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Professor Arif Khurshed
Professor of Finance, AMBS
Professor Arif Khurshed
Professor of Finance
Professor Arif Khurshed completed his PhD from the ICMA Centre, University of Reading and joined the University of Manchester as a post-doctoral research associate in 1999. A year later he took up a lectureship in Finance. He was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2005 and then to Professor of Finance in 2013.
He is on the editorial board of the British Accounting Review and have been an external consultant to the UK Financial Conduct Authority (formerly FSA) and the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA). He is one of the founding members of the British Northern Universities India Forum (BNUIF) which was setup in 2008 to produce and disseminate research surrounding issues of economic development in India.
Professor Arif currently teaches on the Global Part-time MBA programme at Alliance Manchester Business School with responsibility for modules on Business Accounting and Finance.
Successful completion and passing of the coursework stage and project stage will allow a student to graduate with a Master of Business Administration qualification awarded by the University of Manchester in the UK. Our MBA programme in Singapore has received triple accreditation, which makes the qualification highly-sought after and respected in the industry.
Return on Investment
From directors and CEOs to successful entrepreneurs, the success of our alumni is a testament to the quality and international reputation of the Manchester Global Part-time MBA.
Global MBA – Daryl

I started the Manchester Part-time Global MBA to accelerate my global adaptability, build a breadth of knowledge, enhance my influencing skills, gain global networks, build cultural adaptability and grow competence in running a business. During the programme I progressed from vice president at a global investment bank to a partner at a โbig fourโ consulting firm. The Manchester MBA provides insights into innovative management concepts coupled with applied learning, which helps position you for career growth as the digital economy grows apace and globalisation intensifies.
The Global MBA is for professionals from any industry with at least three yearsโ experience and strong career progression.
DURATION
24 Months |
INTAKE
January and July |
FEES
S$68,804.64 inclusive of GST. Please contact us for various discount schemes & scholarships available. |
APPLICATION DEADLINE 3rd Friday of December for January intake 3rd Friday of June for July intake |
LOCATIONS
Workshops available in Singapore, Dubai, Manchester, Hong Kong and Shanghai. |
ENTRY REQUIREMENT
At least three years of postgraduate work experience and recognised degree or eight to ten years experience in lieu of a degree. Read more |
LEARNING MODE
Part-time blended learning: face-to-face workshops + online learning |
CONTACT
mbaenquiries@manchester.edu.sg (+65) 6226 0761 |
COURSE STRUCTURE
Click here to view the full course structure |
COMPANY SPONSORSHIP
We can help you put together a business case that outlines the benefits to your organisation, and/or schedule a meeting or call with your HR department to talk through the programme. |
Global MBA Accelerated is an 18-month programme for senior managers, high-level executives and entrepreneurs with at least eight yearsโ experience.
DURATION
18 Months |
INTAKE
January and July |
FEES
S$68,804.64 inclusive of GST. Please contact us for various discount schemes & scholarships available. |
APPLICATION DEADLINE 3rd Friday of December for January intake 3rd Friday of June for July intake |
LOCATIONS
Workshops available in Singapore, Dubai, Manchester, Hong Kong and Shanghai. |
ENTRY REQUIREMENT
At least eight years of postgraduate work experience with managerial responsibilities and a recognised degree Read more |
LEARNING MODE
Part-time blended learning: workshop residentials + online learning |
CONTACT
mbaenquiries@manchester.edu.sg (+65) 6226 0761 |
COURSE STRUCTURE
Click here to view the full course structure |
COMPANY SPONSORSHIP
We can help you put together a business case that outlines the benefits to your organisation, and/or schedule a meeting or call with your HR department to talk through the programme. |
Candidates with professional accountancy qualifications such as ACCA, CIMA, CPA, CFA can join the 18-month Finance Accelerated programme. This option is ideal for those seeking faster career progression with a specific focus on finance.
DURATION
18 Months |
INTAKE
January and July |
FEES
S$65,762.28 inclusive of GST. Please contact us for various discount schemes & scholarships available. |
APPLICATION DEADLINE 3rd Friday of December for January intake 3rd Friday of June for July intake |
LOCATIONS
Workshops available in Singapore, Dubai, Manchester, Hong Kong and Shanghai. |
ENTRY REQUIREMENT
At least three years of postgraduate work experience with professional finance qualifications such as ACCA and CIMA. (Read more) |
LEARNING MODE
Part-time blended learning: workshop residentials + online learning |
CONTACT
mbaenquiries@manchester.edu.sg (+65) 6226 0761 |
COURSE STRUCTURE
Click here to view the full course structure |
COMPANY SPONSORSHIP
We can help you put together a business case that outlines the benefits to your organisation, and/or schedule a meeting or call with your HR department to talk through the programme. |

Speak to us for more information on our triple accredited MBA programmes in Singapore
Updates

We would like to reassure you that your safety and wellbeing are our main priority, as well as ensuring that we deliver outstanding teaching, learning and student experiences. We want to reassure you that weโre doing everything we can to enable every student to fully participate and engage in their studies, regardless of your personal or family circumstances and the changing course of the pandemic. Weโre hard at work behind the scenes developing excellent, creative and interactive teaching for the start of the year.
We have moved our induction activities and welcome events online, so that students who are unable or unwilling to attend at the Centre, may still be able to participate, with Q&A events at the end of each session as well as separate drop-in events especially to address any queries new students may have. The positive feedback from the sessions has led to the introduction of drop-in Q&A sessions to be made available to all Global MBA students, and these drop-in sessions will be conducted twice weekly on Monday and Friday, with members of the Global MBA Support Team present to address relevant queries.

As previously communicated and as many other universities have also now confirmed, workshops will be delivered online in September, and potentially for the entire semester. Nevertheless, in adherence with governmental guidelines and regulations, we will be offering the opportunity for students to attend Virtual Workshops at the Centre. Students will be able to enjoy in-person social connectivity with their peers while working in groups. This hybrid-flexible, mixed-mode teaching approach combines both in-person and online face-to-face teaching and learning activities. This prevents any โlearning deficitโ regardless of whether you choose to attend in-person activities or not, to make sure none are excluded.
We are committed to improving and extending our mixed-mode learning provision and are continuing to support our brilliant teaching staff in re-designing teaching material for 2020/21, working with our Institute for Teaching and Learning and through the sharing of best practice on our Teaching and Learning Online Network. We are also currently recruiting additional e-learning and learning technology team members, to provide our colleagues with the very best support and online learning expertise. We ask for your patience and understanding that courses may have minor structural changes, and we hope you understand that any revisions we make are so as to further enhance and improve your learning experience with us.
We are very much looking forward to the new academic year and a return to a slightly different, but very safe and welcoming environment at the Manchester Worldwide S.E. Asia Centre.
From all of us at the Manchester Worldwide S.E. Asia Centre, we hope you stay safe and well. We are, as always, here to support you the best that we can through this extraordinary global situation.