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1. Our BRAND NEW Raffles Campus at Stamford Court is now open!

Visit us at:
61 Stamford Road
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2. Our Orchard Campus has completed extensive renovations. We hope you enjoy our new look!

Visit us at:
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Shaw Centre #21-06

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The current downturn may be a key moment in the ongoing rise of Asian business schools. Up in the rankings and with the local economic conditions predicted to be less difficult than those in the West, it may be that Asian business schools will profit as the world's attention turns east. David Williams investigates.

A SOFTER DOWNTURN?

As China and India have boomed, a number of key schools in the region have risen to global prominence. And with the prevailing wisdom being that the Asian downturn will be softer and the upturn quicker to arrive than in the West, many Asian business schools are predicting they will do even better when the upturn comes.

Read more here.

Hidden assumption questions can be tricky. Here’s a tip that will help:

If the “flipped” answer weakens the conclusion then the original answer is the hidden assumption

Here’s an example:
 

Argument - Car X is the most expensive car, therefore Car X is the best car.
Question - What is the hidden assumption?

Answer (D) the more expensive the car is, the better the car is.
Flipped Answer (D) the more expensive the car is, the worse the car is.

The “flipped” answer weakens the argument, it is your correct answer choice!

Student Body:
• 56% International
• 35% Female
• 55% 3-6 Years Work Experience

Ranking:
• Financial Times MBA Rankings 2009: 25th

The Nanyang MBA Program Information:
• Full-time 4 Trimesters
• Part-time 6-8 Trimesters
• General MBA or
• Specialization in Accountancy, Finance, International Business, International Studies, Knowledge Management, Marketing, Strategy, or Technology
• International exchange and double degrees available

Admissions Requirements:
• Min. 2 years full-time work experience
• GMAT: No minimum, 600+ acceptable
• TOEFL (100 iBT acceptable) or IELTS (min. 6.5)
• Bachelor's degree

Cost:
• SGD 50,000

Career:
• 2000+ MBA alumni, 26,000+ B-School alumni
• 90% employed within 3 months of graduation

Highlights:
A highly ranked Singaporean program that has developed rapidly and impressively in the past years, the Nanyang MBA emphasizes class diversity and provides a solid focus on Asia.

Go to the The Nanyang MBA website.

During listening section you will listen to recorded information. While you're listening, you'll see pictures of the speakers or other images on your computer screen. If you don't understand a spoken dialogue on a listening section, do not worry about it and do not get involve in an inner dialogue: What did he say? I didn't understand that word!.

This inner dialogue causes you to concentrate on what is going on your mind and you miss out on what is happening in the dialogue. It is important to train yourself to stay relaxed in this situation.

Click here to read more useful tips.