Why? Why?

Why was this blog created?

This blog was created to describe the experiences of 6 Indians in Hong Kong going through the most wonderful experiences in one of the top B-Schools in the South East Asian Region. The purpose therefore is to help future applicants/students of the HKUST MBA experience life@HKUST virtually. We had a tough time researching this school and knowing more about this school which is among the best on quite a few parameters. So a small step in easing that pain for future HKUST students.

Links to some of the Blogger's own personal blogs which might contain more relevant information are given below:

Randhir's Blog

Prathap's Blog

Why did I join HKUST?

Lots of reasons. Here are some of them:

+++ Rankings: Easily way above any other school in the region (41st in FT-2006 Ratings). IIMA, the only Indian school comes in at 98.

+++ Best Finance School: One of the best in finance. You should just see the number of finance junkies from across the world who come here either on exchange or for the full time MBA to believe it.

+++ Diversity: Our class alone has 21+ (not sure of the exact number) countries represented and there are only two people in a batch of 76 that come from the same company. Hard to imagine this sort of diversity in an Indian School. Just meeting so many different people and experiencing the cultures helps you grow as a person.

+++ Hong Kong: The financial hub of the SE Asian Region provides lots of opportunities and openings post the MBA

+++ English works: Don't believe people who say that you need to know Chinese to work here, etc. Yes, you need Chinese to work in China or maybe even in a China related consulting company. But there are lots of other opportunities here. In fact, I'd say that your English is actually an advantage here in a way.

+++ Exchange programs: HKUST has some of the best exchange programs with schools across the world including the top schools in the US.

These were some of the top reasons for my coming here. So far, so good.