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Programme Overview

Nanyang Fellows MBA For Senior Public Sector Executives

The Nanyang Fellows MBA at Nanyang Technological University is a full-time (one-year) or part-time (two-year) programme for senior public sector executives. Offering an academically rigorous curriculum, it addresses the most relevant global economic and management trends and leadership precepts, embracing the best of the East and the West.

Our programme combines a variety of academic methods to ensure an interactive, in-depth learning experience. As a Nanyang Fellow, you will learn through dynamic lectures, keynote sessions with industry and government leaders, individual and team projects, peer-based learning, overseas study trips, and case studies.

Developed by Harvard Business School, the case study methodology is widely used in executive education. It is designed to sharpen your decision-making and analytical skills by examining authentic business scenarios, and by defending your recommendations to the group.

International Format

Your leadership journey year will be further enhanced by the international segment of our programme. Through in-depth learning at two globally renowned institutions – University of California, Berkeley and Tsinghua University – you will be able to amalgamate the best of the East and West practices. 

In short, the Nanyang Fellows MBA gives you the competitive edge to sharpen your strategic management and leadership perspectives, enabling you to move more confidently up the career ladder.

 

 

Programme Calendar

The Nanyang Fellows MBA programme was launched in 1998 by Dr Tony Tan, then Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore. Each year, a small, select group of about 25-30 participants from across the globe join the programme for a journey of profound and intense learning.

It all begins at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, with further immersive learning opportunities at UC Berkeley in California and Tsinghua University in Beijing. Through interaction with faculty, business associates and peers, public sector professionals in our programme are able to craft public policies that cater to global businesses.

 

Full Time

The full-time Nanyang Fellows MBA programme covers a period of 12 months, comprising the following:

  • Three trimesters in Singapore, approximately 13 weeks each
  • Company visits, leadership talks, and seminars
  • SPAN (Strategy Projects at Nanyang) projects across two trimesters​
  • Residential programmes at our partner universities, University of California, Berkeley (for two weeks) and Tsinghua University (for one week)
  • Interaction opportunities with Nanyang Fellows MBA (Part-time) and Nanyang Executive MBA cohorts

 

Part Time

The part-time Nanyang Fellows programme covers a period of 24 months, comprising the following:

  • Six trimesters in Singapore, approximately 13 weeks each
  • Up to 2 weekday evening classes per week
  • Company visits, leadership talks, and seminars
  • SPAN (Strategy Projects at Nanyang) projects across two trimesters​
  • Residential programmes at our partner universities, University of California, Berkeley (for two weeks) and Tsinghua University (for one week)
  • Interaction opportunities with Nanyang Fellows MBA (Full-time), Nanyang Professional MBA and Nanyang Executive MBA cohorts

 

 

Typical Courses

The full-time and part-time Nanyang Fellows MBA Programme comprises the following typical courses:

Nanyang Fellows MBA — Curriculum Info

Note: ​Programme structure is subject to change

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Strategy Projects At Nanyang (SPAN)

Gain crucial hands-on knowledge and experience through the Strategy Projects at Nanyang (SPAN), a live consulting assignment that addresses a real-life challenge in an organisation, alongside company visits, insights from guest speakers, and collaborative learning with EMBA candidates.

 

 

Leadership & Business Seminar Series

The Leadership and Business Seminar Series features Asia’s most prominent business and government visionaries, who share their invaluable insights on issues, opportunities, and challenges that confront today’s global leaders and their organisations.

Previous sessions have included :

  • Dr Tony Tan, former President of Singapore
  • Alan Chan, CEO of Singapore Press Holdings;
  • Dr T.C.A. Raghavan, High Commissions of Embassy of India in Singapore;
  • The Honourable Siale’ataongo Tu’ivakano, Former Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga.​

 

 

Partner Universities

Besides learning at Nanyang Technological University against the backdrop of Singapore’s Smart Nation vision, the Nanyang Fellows MBA encompasses in-depth classes at two of the world’s most prestigious universities – the University of California, Berkeley, and Tsinghua University in Beijing. Advanced modules taught by global-minded faculty experts, together with curated company visits, will bring immersive experiences with distinctive East and West perspectives.

 

 

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