List of good MBA / MS School in Cebu?

[cmontoya]

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My dad is an MBA while I only have 32 units from Ateneo (Makati). I stopped because honestly all the things they teach can be read from business books. My dad said that the only benefit of an MBA degree is the network of hopefully future influential people. I'm not sure where the Aboitizs, Lius, Gaisanos got their MBAs (probably not even in the Philippines) but it would be good to find where the companies of such families hire MBA grads from.

My dad hired a manager with an MBA before then later fired him kay nindot ra man mga documents buhaton pero wala dyud nahalin maski usa ka insurance. Lain man plans sa people skills needed to sell insurance.

Daghan man mga successful people na wala nag MBA but I'm not saying it's also useless, Depede ra dyud na kung gamitun nimo practically imo natunan. Ang tag-iya sa Andok ni-attend graduate school sa DLSU and during that time he was already earning P 1B so I guess some successful entrepreneurs believe that an MBA could help. Naka-classmate pud ko president/owner of a pharmaceutical company. (OT) Funny lang during my time kay na involve some of my schoolmates mga scandals, one of my business ethics teacher who was a priest (dunno kung pari pa ba run) was caught fighting inside a volkswagen parked near our school. It seems he was having an affair with one of the femal MBA students and I think the woman wanted to break up with him and he didn't. After a few months, one of my classmates, a married Philippine Marine officer was also caught cheating on his wife. Kalimot lang ko sa details, murag gi-adto dyud siya sa iya wife then gi-confront babae. We were the talk of DLSU then. Ako wife, artehan mga taga Ateneo with their weird Tag-lish.

Personally wala pud nako nagamit ako MBA, purdoy gihapon ko run Pero dili siguro ni tungod MBA ako pagka purdoy. Dili lang ko kahibalo mu diskarte unsaon earn more money. Mudagan kaha ko councilor diri Guadalupe kay usa sa councilor diri wala man kahuman eskwela (classmate ako missis), former drug addictt pa dyud. Then later the presidency para ako napud maka-kwarta bilyones. Kadyot ra man ko ma preso, kay ma pardon man. Bwa ha ha ha (OT na ko kaayo).

[Rance]

I agree on your point that everything can be learned from the books but it will depend on how well you are educated or exposed in managing your own business which I think your father manage his successfully.

For me, having an MBA is a plus factor versus your own learning/discoveries. I see a lot of advantages, first interaction with other students which most of them are business entrprenuers like for example, although I'm not managing my own business or a business under graduate but I have a chance to interact with the guys who has hands on and managing their own business.. learning from that point is the key from test cases that is translatated into its real scenario solutions and productivity.

Second, although you can easily learn financial management and maneagerial accounting thru books or perhaps, operation management or marketing management but learnning first hand from the fast-paced instuctions course outline from a top-notch professor from the industry is really worth it not only to network a lot of bunisness influencial business people but having an MBA degree abroad is a plus because like for example in america to finish a higher education degree is very expensive but if you have an MBA you will have a higher rate than somebody who has no MBA.

Again, you can see the advantages and disadvantage it in both sides of having an MBA or not but everything is all up to you and what are your priorities you want to achieve in life.

[LytSlpr]

SWU's MBA-Ex program have very good professors.

[jarm]

I am enrolled with Ateneo MBA and I could say that my learning is holistic. I learn from my peers, the professor and the subject. There is synergy in the way the discussions are being handled. Although each professor has their own approach to things at the end of each trimester a new knowledge has been added.

[Rance]

jarm, what subject you are enrolled now? and who is your professor?

[MeMing]

hopefully you won't flame me for this... hehe... disclaimer dayon bah! but here's what i can say:

In first world countries like the US (kay mao may namention ni Rance diri nga thread), their educational system depends on the INDUSTRY out side the school. Meaning, they make courses that are tailored to the INDUSTRY. so no matter what course you take (undergrad or graduate) in their colleges or universities, you are pretty certain that your market value will go up in that specific industry.

However, in our beloved country, courses are not really custom-fit to any industry. In fact, STUDYING/SCHOOLS is one of the major industries here! Here, most of the so-called top-notch colleges/universities are privately owned (not to mention what these institutions are earning are taxed free pero mahal gihapon kaayo ang mga tuition). Please don't misunderstand me, asta sad ang education sa gawas negosyo man sad pero at least mas klaro imong rewards after sila makakwarta nimo.

From my experience, negosyo ra gyud ni ang atong educational system diri. Graduate ko sa USC pero murag tanan man guro mga schools sa cebu kay pari2has raman ug excuse para lang ma-apil na ang mga minor/useless subjects not to mention the semestral fees nga dili gyud ta kasabot ngano mahal! pero ang ilang excuse nindot kaayo paminawon! "To make WELL-ROUNDED, CHRISTIAN professionals." kunohay! lami-a noh?! mao dapat naa gyud ta FILIPINO, RE-ED, PE, etc... Oh well, more money for them, more expenses for us (both in time and in gold).

Plano sad ko mag MBA when I was a little bit younger. I was thinking it would also increase my market value. I aimed for Ateneo's MBA-Regis program just because I wanted to get a graduate program that will be at least credited (or have some credit) when I migrate to Canada.

I took the extremely hard entrance exam and was pretty certain that I could have not passed it. But guess what? PASAR KUNO KO! mwahahahahaha! That's when it hit me. I was like, DESPERATE NA GYUD SIGURO KAAYO SILA MAKAKUHA UG ESTUDYANTI NOH? They needed funds to pay for their CEBU HOLDINGS SCHOOL of course!

Anyway, I ended up deciding NEVER TO GET MORE EDUCATION FROM OUR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (at least for now... i may never know tingali diay dili gyud ko maka-migrate so who knows in a centuries time... hehe).

And what did I do with my supposed-to-be for further education money? I started my li'l own business and now I'm the one feeding my family of 7 not including extended families. And what have I learned from my adventure in the REAL WORLD? A WHOLE LOT! I doubt any MBA in any school in the world can ever teach me what I've learned by facing the challenges of the real business world.

And that my friends, is what I believe as, MONEY AND TIME SPENT WELL.

[MeMing]

OMGoodness! please excuse me for a very lengthy reply! lolz!

[mustrufnuthn]

ug nahan ka sulod ug academe, needed jud ang masteral... then phd
for managerial positions MPA or MBA would be ok i think...
ug plan nimu MSEE, try na lang UP diliman... my sis is MSEE in UPdil.. robotics and instrumentation iya major..

[MeMing]

ug nahan ka sulod ug academe, needed jud ang masteral... then phd
for managerial positions MPA or MBA would be ok i think...
ug plan nimu MSEE, try na lang UP diliman... my sis is MSEE in UPdil.. robotics and instrumentation iya major..

agree ayo ko nimo sir.. sa academe importanti gyud na ang titles sama sa MBA, etc... naa sad baya companies nga kung magkata-as imong name magkata-as sad imong bayranan sa buhis kay magkata-as man kunohay imong basic pay. hehe

UP or any other state universities should be the best place to do further studies if you really like to para walay makakwarta nimo! haha!

[AMD_earl]

naa na unya MS in Computer Science sa UP Cebu this year...yehey!