FIND MBA - MBA Programs Wordwide

MBA Discussion Board

MBA Discussion Board > Asia > INSEAD Singapore RSS Feed

INSEAD Singapore

Author Message
Genta


Joined: 18 Apr 2005
Posts: 5
INSEAD Singapore
Tue Apr 19, 2005 09:08 PM
Hi! I heard INSEAD is very high inthe rankings also for their Singapore campus. Is there anybody who has done the program and can give me some firts-hand infos?
Thanx!
Genta
Show ProfileProfile P.M. Quote
Jeff

Joined: 20 Apr 2005
Posts: 2
Re: INSEAD Singapore
Thu Apr 21, 2005 05:48 PM
Hi genta, a friend of mine did the program and he like dit very much. The school has very good reputation. The only thing is that the program seems to be very challenging. As it is a one-year MBA you will not have time for much else than studying...
Show ProfileProfile P.M. Quote
Genta


Joined: 18 Apr 2005
Posts: 5
Re: Re: INSEAD Singapore
Sun Jul 17, 2005 04:04 PM
many thanks and sorry for the little delay! Yes, that is also what I heard about the school, I will definitely apply, fingers crossed.. If there is any INSEAD alumni out there, please share your experience, cheers
Show ProfileProfile P.M. Quote
asdc

Joined: 09 May 2005
Posts: 37
Re: Re: Re: INSEAD Singapore
Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:25 PM
Genta, I am also considering the INSEAD program. Do you know if there any Chinese language requirements in Singapore?
Show ProfileProfile P.M. Quote
Genta


Joined: 18 Apr 2005
Posts: 5
Re: Re: Re: Re: INSEAD Singapore
Wed Jul 27, 2005 11:55 AM
As far as I know the program is taught entirely in English but youre right, they do have a requirement for a second language besides English. i think it has to be one of the local languages, so Chinese would be an option, not sure about that though..
Show ProfileProfile P.M. Quote
runrunrun

Joined: 02 Oct 2005
Posts: 1
Re: Re: Re: Re: INSEAD Singapore
Mon Oct 03, 2005 02:22 AM
I am current INSEAD student. Yes course is very good, definitely right school for me. You will be very busy for the whole year, but you will make time to party and not spend 100% of the time studying.

The whole course is taught in English and you need to be fairly proficient in at least one other language to get accepted. It doesn't matter which language, so long as it is economically useful. You will need a third language in order to graduate, and you can learn it during the MBA or perhaps over summer if you start in January.
Show ProfileProfile P.M. Quote
trami

Joined: 14 Nov 2005
Posts: 1
Re: Re: Re: Re: INSEAD Singapore
Tue Nov 15, 2005 03:16 PM
Hi! I am the newcomer here. I heard that Insead got a really high ranking in School for Business. I am really interested in this. However, I wonder about the condition to apply for it.( both for undergrad & MBA) ?
thx for helping me
Show ProfileProfile P.M. Quote
badshah

Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Posts: 1
Re: Re: Re: Re: INSEAD Singapore
Sun Nov 27, 2005 02:39 PM
Helllo...
in comparison to NUS & Nanyand, what ranking does INSEAD enjoy ?
Show ProfileProfile P.M. Quote
Roland


Joined: 05 Jul 2005
Posts: 52
Re: Re: Re: Re: INSEAD Singapore
Tue Nov 29, 2005 08:50 AM
As far as I know INSEAD is ranked higher. Did you check the rankings (www.find-mba.com/mba-rankings)?
Show ProfileProfile P.M. Quote
porcelina84

Joined: 04 Dec 2005
Posts: 1
Re: Re: Re: Re: INSEAD Singapore
Mon Dec 05, 2005 08:40 PM
I am currently an NUS student studying Science. I'll be finishing 3rd year in another half a year's time. Was thinking of applying for an MBA at INSEAD after that. I won't be doing an additional honours year. I was wondering if that will be a disadvantage when I apply. Also, are there any additional requirements? Can any current students advise? Would really appreciate it!
Show ProfileProfile P.M. Quote
SvenAG

Joined: 12 Oct 2005
Posts: 20
Re: INSEAD Singapore
Mon Mar 20, 2006 08:43 PM
On the subject of school notifications...INSEAD Singapore should be informing people about 2nd round applications thsi week.
Show ProfileProfile P.M. Quote
passenger

Joined: 27 Jun 2006
Posts: 1
Re: INSEAD Singapore
Wed Jun 28, 2006 04:53 AM
hi,
does anybody know here if there are strict requirements about the first degree? i mean i have a degree in international marketing but it was a distanced education (i did all the tests at home and went to uni once a year for two month classes and exams afterwards. and that was it.). insead singapore sounds just perfect, though a bit expensive but id like to do that anyway.
so do you think its still possible for me to apply? considering id have good gmat and toefl results and speak reasonable chinese?
tahnks in advance.
elena.
Show ProfileProfile P.M. Quote
asdc

Joined: 09 May 2005
Posts: 37
Re: INSEAD Singapore
Wed Jul 05, 2006 07:37 AM
I only that the language requirements are not too demanding. So with a fair knowledge of Mandarin, you should definitely be on the safe side as far as this part of your.profile is concerned.
Show ProfileProfile P.M. Quote
SvenAG

Joined: 12 Oct 2005
Posts: 20
Re: INSEAD Singapore
Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:17 PM
really? Some Mandarin is required? (not that it would be a bad thing :) )
Show ProfileProfile P.M. Quote
asdc

Joined: 09 May 2005
Posts: 37
Re: INSEAD Singapore
Wed Jul 19, 2006 07:58 AM
Well, as far as I know you have to provide proof that you know two languages, one of them being English. A Japanese friend of mine had Mandarin as a second language and I believe that if you start in Singapore the second language is required to be Mandarin, I am not entirely sure however. The required level for Mandarin is apparently very low though.
Show ProfileProfile P.M. Quote
viky

Joined: 15 Dec 2006
Posts: 1
Re: Re: Re: Re: INSEAD Singapore
Sat Dec 16, 2006 09:37 AM
hi im vipul im studying in B.B.A plz send me requirement and lace ment of collage plz im from india
Show ProfileProfile P.M. Quote
jaitego


Joined: 19 Nov 2006
Posts: 141
Re: Re: Re: Re: INSEAD Singapore
Sun Dec 17, 2006 09:53 PM
As far as I know Mandarin is not required for those starting at the Singapore campus.
Show ProfileProfile P.M. Quote
lokesh

Joined: 05 Mar 2007
Posts: 1
Re: Re: Re: Re: INSEAD Singapore
Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:45 AM
hi i m lokesh. i just wanna know whether INSEAD singapore invites application from freshers or with one year experience.
Show ProfileProfile P.M. Quote
Kate_hk

Joined: 05 Sep 2006
Posts: 46
Re: Re: Re: Re: INSEAD Singapore
Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:08 PM
Hi Lokesh,
INSEAD singapore is indeed more flexible than other bschools tend to be, applicants with very little work experience are not in principe excluded, but have to prove exceptional achievements.
There is the following info on their website:
"In general, INSEAD participants have had several years of professional experience and demonstrate clear managerial potential and a career-oriented focus. However, we do not preclude applications from exceptional younger applicants with little work experience, provided they can demonstrate unusual maturity."
Hope that helps!
Kate
Show ProfileProfile P.M. Quote
ashishloya

Joined: 03 May 2007
Posts: 1
INSEAD Singapore
Fri May 04, 2007 09:39 AM
Hi! I heard INSEAD is very high inthe rankings also for their Singapore campus. Is there anybody who has done the program and can give me some firts-hand infos?
Thanx!
Genta


hi i am looking forward for insead university can u suggest for good councilor in mumbai and whats the procedure ,and the eligibility criteria for it
Show ProfileProfile P.M. Quote
Globetraveler

Joined: 26 May 2007
Posts: 60
INSEAD Singapore
Sun May 27, 2007 07:40 PM
Hi! I heard INSEAD is very high inthe rankings also for their Singapore campus. Is there anybody who has done the program and can give me some firts-hand infos?
Thanx!
Genta


INSEAD is rank high only for one reason and that is because of its campus outside of Paris. The Singapore campus on stand alone basis is not nearly as good.

The choice of electives is poor, especially for Finance.
The best Asian Finance school by far is Hong Kong UST B-School.

If you want to go to the real INSEAD go to France. Thats the truth no matter what anyone on these pages tries to tell you,....
Show ProfileProfile P.M. Quote
copernicus


Joined: 25 Mar 2007
Posts: 81
INSEAD Singapore
Fri Jun 15, 2007 01:49 AM
Hi! I heard INSEAD is very high inthe rankings also for their Singapore campus. Is there anybody who has done the program and can give me some firts-hand infos?
Thanx!
Genta


see below for my comment

[Edited 15 Jun 2007 by copernicus]
Show ProfileProfile P.M. Quote
copernicus


Joined: 25 Mar 2007
Posts: 81
INSEAD Singapore
Fri Jun 15, 2007 02:08 AM
Hi! I heard INSEAD is very high inthe rankings also for their Singapore campus. Is there anybody who has done the program and can give me some firts-hand infos?
Thanx!
Genta


INSEAD is loosing its appeal worldwide, In the US the school has never been well known. The Singapore campus is simpy a much worse version of the one in France. If you are looking for a true Asian MBA look elsewhere.


Here is what Bankersball.com has on the subject of INSEAD.

www.bankersball.com/2006/11/21/insead-the-forgotte…

"November 21, 2006
INSEAD: the Forgotten B-School?
Newly appointed INSEAD dean Frank Brown is on a mission to bring the business school’s brand up in the world, reports the WSJ. The school, which has campuses in France and Singapore, bills itself as the “Business School for the World” but seems to have issues with the world knowing what it is.

Says Brown: “The biggest challenge that we have is communicating the Insead brand. … I’m amazed how many people know the name Insead but how few people know what Insead really is.”… ‘I think that the Insead brand should become more synonymous with the word ‘leadership,’ and specifically ‘transcultural leadership.’ We really do generate people at Insead with a unique perspective on the world. Our participants have an ability to navigate across geography and across cultures and really have a significant impact on organizations. ‘”

Efforts include strengthening the U.S. alumni network and creating a U.S. office for alums and executive education.

Despite apparent fans in the ranks of the authors of its Wikipedia entry, the school did not make the top 10 list of the Economist, which apparently is one of the few b-school raters that rank international schools against each other.

By the way, INSEAD is not an acronym. “Like Harvard is Harvard and Wharton is Wharton, INSEAD is INSEAD.” (From the INSEAD FAQ). Also, INSEAD is not a French business school, it’s just in France."


INSEAD SINGAPORE IS not a good school at all!
INSEAD FRANCE is only an average school!

Look at this latest independent ranking of Finance departments in Asia-Pacific. Scroll down to page 16 for the ranking. You will have to go down far to see Insead - Singapore at #103, thats absolutely pathetic. Another Asian school Hong Kong UST clear #1.

fnalumni.ust.hk/news/Asian_ranking.pdf

Overall World Finance ranking 1990-2006 done by the University of Arizona. INSEAD #46, Hong Kong UST #23. According to this Hong Kong UST is also better in Finance than INSEAD France

wpcarey.asu.edu/fin/rank/upload/2005_rankings.pdf






[Edited 15 Jun 2007 by copernicus]
Show ProfileProfile P.M. Quote
JamieO

Joined: 05 Jun 2007
Posts: 22
INSEAD Singapore
Fri Jun 15, 2007 09:10 AM
I have heard similar comments about INSEAD in Singapore before. If it is the Asia experience you are after, you would be better off trying a leading Asia business school instead in Hong Kong for example. There are several that have excellent industry links and strong programmes.

If it is specifically Singapore you are interested in, I would say that both NUS and NTU are better choices than INSEAD.
If you want to mix the Asian/European experiences, NUS have an exchange programme for the MBA with ESSEC, IE, ESADE, HEC and St. Gallen. NTU on the other hand offer a Double MBA programme with both ESSEC and St. Gallen.

Personally, I wouldn't go for INSEAD just for the name...
Show ProfileProfile P.M. Quote
AnalystNYC

Joined: 26 May 2007
Posts: 33
INSEAD Singapore
Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:32 PM
I have heard similar comments about INSEAD in Singapore before. If it is the Asia experience you are after, you would be better off trying a leading Asia business school instead in Hong Kong for example. There are several that have excellent industry links and strong programmes.

Personally, I wouldn't go for INSEAD just for the name...


Here is an excellent discussion on INSEAD Singapore vs Hong Kong schools- HK UST to be particular.

www.find-mba.com/board/4345
Show ProfileProfile P.M. Quote