0. Graduate School of Management St. Petersburg State University
Full time MBA
Graduate School of Management
St. Petersburg State University
Discussion document
November 1, 2009

1. Executive summary
Launch of GSOM full-time MBA program will fill the empty niche on the market as well as gap in GSOM current product portfolio
GSOM full time MBA should target young Russian entry and mid-level managers oriented at building corporate careers in Russia or other emerging markets
GSOM can develop a successful full time MBA program by modeling it after the top-tier programs in the world and customising it to the Russian reality
We recommend a short and focused 16 month program with strong foundation of core courses and some flexibility in elective offering to create individually customised options
GSOM should position the program as globally oriented MBA program with classic design from the leading Russian University
At the same time, GSOM should stress its connections to the Russian business community and knowledge of the Russian/emerging markets specifics
The program should be positioned as premium at an all inclusive price of about USD 40000
In execution GSOM should concentrate on creating a world class product (top MBA curriculum, signature courses, exchange program, financial accessibility), offering high quality experience and services (career support, student/alumni life) and offering unrivaled learning environment (outstanding student mix, faculty, facilities)

2. Contents Project description and goals Marketing strategy
Execution recommendations
Implementation plan 2 2

3. Launching full time MBA is a long awaited milestone in GSOM development
2011
2008
2007
2006
Launch of full time MBA
2002
Full member of CEMS and PIM; AMBA and EPAS accreditations
Launch of Dual Degree Executive MBA with HEC Paris
Member of EFMD and CEMS;
GSOM Campus is founded
Key milestones
First EMBA Graduation
GSOM mission and goals
GSOM mission is to create a world-class Russian business school aimed at educating and advancing the national managerial elite able to meet the challenges of gaining Russia’s international competitiveness in the “knowledge economy” of the 21st century
GSOM strategic goals are to develop GSOM’s educational, research and organizational capabilities up to the level adequate for gaining leading positions in the global ranking of the top international business schools and to build a strong brand of GSOM in the global business education market
GSOM aims to increase its international visibility and achieve a position among top 50 world business schools in key rankings (FT, WSJ, US World Report, Business Week) by 2015

4. Contents Project description and goals Marketing strategy
Execution recommendations
Implementation plan

5. Clear strategy and execution for the full time MBA is critical for GSOM long term success
The segment of entry and mid-level managers oriented at building corporate career in emerging markets is the most actionable and differentiable for GSOM MBA program
There are 4 potential segments to target with full time MBA program
Segmentation
Target group
Adding a full-time MBA will fill an important gap in GSOM portfolio
Program portfolio
GSOM MBA needs to be positioned as classic world class MBA focused on emerging markets
Positio-ning
Commu-nications
GSOM MBA needs to be promoted via online and traditional marketing tools
Product
GSOM MBA is 16 month long general management program with top curriculum and outstanding learning environment

6. Launching full time MBA fills the existing gap in the market and GSOM portfolio
Key takeaways
Full time MBA is the flagship program for each business school generating school’s image
Full time MBA has not yet been launched in Russia
GSOM and Skolkovo will be the first business schools to offer full time MBA to Russian applicants
Launching full time MBA will fill an important gap in GSOM portfolio of programs
Launching full time MBA will allow GSOM to qualify for potential inclusion in the key rankings
Bachelor
MIB
CEMS MIM
Future full-time MBA
Executive MBA
Dual Degree EMBA
Broad
Curriculum focus
PhD
MITIM
Future MIF
Executive education
Executive education
Narrow
None
Moderate
Significant
Professional experience of target audience

7. Research identified 4 customer segments for full-time MBA program based on future career orientation
Entry and mid-level managers oriented at building corporate career in Europe/USA
Segment 2
Entrepreneurs, free lance consultants and project managers oriented at starting their own business/project in Europe/USA
Segment 3
Entry and mid-level managers oriented at building corporate career in Russia/emerging markets
Segment 4
Entrepreneurs, free lance consultants and project managers oriented at starting their own business/project in Russia/emerging markets 7

8. GSOM should target young people oriented at building corporate career in emerging markets for its full-time MBA program
Recommended
target segment
Segment 1
Corporate career in developed markets
Segment 2
Business/projects in developed markets
Segment 3
Corporate career
in emerging markets
Segment 4
Business/projects in
emerging markets
Substantial 4
Small but growing 3
The smallest 10
Largest 7
2nd largest and more profitable
Accessible 8
Brand awareness required 5
Project-oriented curriculum required 8
Brand awareness required 5
Project-oriented curriculum required
Differentiable in Russia 9
International partnerships, accreditations, career placement 6
International partnerships 8
Leading University degree, career Placement 4
Leading University degree
Differentiable globally 6
Financial accessibility 6
Financial accessibility 10
Integration into Russian business community 10
Integration into Russian business community
Actionable 5
Will face competition from top international schools 4
Will face competition with top entrepreneurship
-oriented schools 10
Will face competition with regional second tier schools 6
Will face competition from Skolkovo
Total
attractiveness 32
Secondary target segment 24
Least priority 46
Primary target segment 32
Can be partly covered by other GSOM programs

9. GSOM full time MBA is a unique product for the Russian market and it closely matches the needs of target segment
Target group profile
Key product features
Men and women aged with undergraduate degree and work experience of 3-10 years
Entry and mid-level managers oriented at building corporate career in Russia/emerging markets
Mobile, well-informed, global minded, fluent in English
From Russia, CIS, Baltic States, Eastern Europe, Nordic States, China, India
16 month long format
General management orientation
13 core courses in various fields of management
Possibility to study for one semester in one of the leading business schools in USA, Europe and Asia and receive a full time job offer in one of the leading businesses in Russia immediately upon graduation
Innovative learning technologies
Variety of elective courses, global by nature and with regional focus
High standards learning environment
Target group needs
High-quality systematic education
Career development
New professional network
Regional focus
MBA closer to homes and more affordable than of top western schools

10. The key differentiators for GSOM full time MBA are focus on Russian/emerging markets, University affiliation and global focus
Global market
Russian market
Russian
focus
Global focus
Affordable
Expensive
Academic
Classic design
Business
Hands-on design
No Russian focus
Local focus

11. GSOM needs to create distinctive brand experience for its full time MBA
3 levers to create unique
brand experience
Marketing communications
Logos and symbols
School and program advertising
Promotion materials
Alumni network
Program features
Sales
Interaction with admissions team
In-school atmosphere
Web-site interface
Pricing
Customer service
Admission policies
Customer care
Quality of services

12. GSOM should use online and offline marketing tools to promote its full time MBA program
Online marketing
PR campaign of GSOM, program launch
Advertising in major business editions
Profiles and information in national and international directories on business education
Participation in semi-annual educational fairs with program brochures and materials
Information sessions in Europe and Asia
Discovery Days in the school
Identifying and approaching best applicants through the special services and databases
Cooperation with Russian consulting companies offering application consulting services to students
Joint business contests with business editions with full tuition scholarship as the prize
High standards GSOM web-site:
Active use of multimedia
Social Media (ex: students blogs)
Open forums, online conferences
Customized personal accounts
Podcasts
Possibility to apply for MBA on-line
RSS-technologies using
Constantly changing content
GSOM professors’ latest articles and findings’ results in pdf-files
Demo MBA video lectures
Admissions manager’s blog
Cooperation with major national and international educational websites (banner advertising, articles, profiles building etc.)
GSOM accounts and groups in social networks (Facebook, Twitter, etc)
MBA TV (YouTube-based video clips about GSOM MBA experience)

13. Contents Project description and goals Marketing strategy
Execution recommendations
Implementation plan 13 13

14. Comparative analysis of GSOM vs Skolkovo reveals competitive advantages and areas for improvement
Strength in general management
Teaching quality
Brand awareness
University degree
Alumni network
Local knowledge
Added services
International scope
Corporate relations
Academic resources
Research strength
Cross-disciplinary
Customer service
Specialisation
Practical
Innovative

15. GSOM needs to emphasize more corporate relations, marketing and innovation
Advantages
Areas for improvement
University degree
Alumni network
International scope
Academic resources
Research strength
Cross-disciplinarity
Added services
Brand awareness
Corporate relations
Practicality
Innovation

16. In order to succeed GSOM needs to model its program after the top tier MBA programs on many dimensions
Core product
Additional service
9. Facilities
1. Top MBA curriculum
Enabler
8. Faculty
2. Signature courses
Elements of
successful
MBA program
7. Outstanding student mix
3. Exchange program
6. Student and alumni life
4. Financial accessibility
5. Career support

17. 1
GSOM can adapt the top MBA curriculum to the convenient 16 month format
Observations from top MBA program duration and structure
Suggestions for GSOM full time MBA program duration and structure
Duration varies between 12 and 21 months. Most non-US schools have shorter programs
Most programs have 4 terms of classes and 1 shorter term/break used for internships, projects and summer schools
Tendency to offer flexibility for students to complete the program in 15/18/21 months
Students prefer shorter MBA programs minimizing their time out of labor market, opportunity costs and MBA expenses
Short program duration of 16 months
5 terms starting in September and finishing in December the following year
Core courses in terms 1-3; group consulting project and Global immersion week in term 4; electives in the final term
In each of the fall semesters the students will be required to complete 5 courses
Winter and spring term will consist of 2.5 months and only 4 courses will be offered during each shorter term 17 17

18. 1
Leading business schools require MBA students to complete full semester courses split between core and electives
Key features of top business schools MBA curriculums
Introductory courses
Most schools offer pre-term (held in August) courses in introductory Finance, Accounting, Microeconomics and Statistics
In some schools such courses are mandatory
It is possible to say that there is a ‘typical’ top MBA curriculum that GSOM needs to adapt to its 16 month format
Top MBA curriculum tends to be flexible with extensive portfolio of electives
Key takeaways
Core courses
Most schools require students in their first year to complete between 10 and 15 core courses
Some schools offer a lot of core courses in minimum half-course format
Elective courses
Elective portfolio is very large and includes around 100 courses
All electives are usually shared between all postgraduate English-based programs
Flexibility
Trend towards higher flexibility in curriculum. Some schools allow students to choose core courses from menus according to their level of knowledge
Trend to increase the share of electives 18 18

19. Schools tend to include same subjects into their core curriculum1
Most schools require students to complete between 10 and 15 core courses covering broad management curriculum
Schools tend to include same subjects into their core curriculum
1-HBS, 2-Stanford GSB, 3-Wharton, 4-Columbia GSB, 5-Chicago GSB, 6-Tuck, 7-Duke, 8-Sloan, 9-Stern, 10-LBS, 11-Insead, 12-IESE, 13-IE, 14-IMD, 15-Judge, 16-CEIBS, 17-ISB.
SOURCE: School websites 19 19

20. Schools tend to include same subjects into their core curriculum1
Schools typically offer elective courses to students from all programs thus creating large portfolio and required participation levels
Key features of elective portfolio of top business schools
Elective courses are typically the courses from areas including Finance, Accounting, Economics, Marketing, Strategy, OB, Leadership development, Management science, Operations and technology and Entrepreneurship
Elective portfolio is very large and includes around 100 courses
All electives are usually shared between all postgraduate English-based programs
Some schools provide students with a possibility to qualify for concentration or major which means taking 3-5 electives in the same functional area
Almost all top schools offer students an opportunity to do consulting projects for global companies-partners as part of elective portfolio
US business schools additionally offer students an opportunity to take graduate level classes at other University schools (law, journalism etc.)
Most schools have designed one or more unique projects
Schools tend to include same subjects into their core curriculum
SOURCE: School websites 20 20

21. 1
We recommend GSOM to have longer core curriculum including all business fundamentals and include variety of projects and workshops
Suggestions for GSOM full time MBA program
Pre-term courses
GSOM will organize compulsory 2 week long pre-term courses in Pre-MBA Math and Finance (introductory level concepts of Financial accounting, Microeconomics and Statistics) in August
Core courses
We recommend concentrating on delivery of substantial number (13) high quality core courses covering all business fundamentals and contemporary MBA essentials
GSOM MBA will be in general management only, without any major or concentration option
Elective courses
The school should offer at least 40 different elective courses each fall starting from These should be simultaneously offered to students of all post-graduate programs
Electives should include lab-courses, business games and courses focused on Russia and emerging markets
Immersion program and projects
We recommend GSOM to include Consulting Project and Global Immersion course (held in Brazil, India or China) in core curriculum of the program.
Workshops and trainings
We recommend to include skills trainings in core curriculum
Suggested compulsory trainings include: Decision and analysis tools, Presentation skills, Negotiation skills, Consulting skills, Conflict and persuasion skills
Career Management Centre will organize plenty of workshops oriented at preparation of MBA students for recruitment challenges 21 21

22. Schools tend to include same subjects into their core curriculum1
The GSOM full time MBA program will be delivered in 5 short and intensive terms and will include one optional semester abroad
Schools tend to include same subjects into their core curriculum
The program will last just over a year and will allow quick return to the workforce
SOURCE: School websites 22 22

23. Bringing practical focus and innovation to MBA program2
GSOM should add ‘signature’ Russia-specific, soft skills and lab courses to its MBA curriculum
Bringing practical focus and innovation to MBA program
Focus
Local market
Development of soft skills
Real-business related (lab)
Examples
China HR – compulsory course in CEIBS focused on the most difficult and specific aspect of managing in the Chinese marketplace
Indian Financial System – elective course in ISB devoted to the peculiarities of Indian financial system and markets
PSI – soft skills program in Columbia covering the whole period of MBA experience from orientation to alumni events including core and elective classes and extracurricular activities
LEAD – 125 hours long compulsory leadership training in Chicago starting from orientation week and including teambuilding and negotiation
New Venture and Small Enterprise Lab – lab course in Chicago where students work closely with companies senior management at early-stage companies on strategic and operational projects
The Experiential Learning Program – ISB program where students consult emerging markets companies
Ideas for
GSOM
Doing Business in Russia
Negotiation in Russia
Government relations in Russia
Intellectual Leadership and Entrepreneurship in Organization
(based on existent trainings)
Retuning organizational communication
(Consulting project in a particular area of organizational communications) 23 23

24. 3
GSOM can leverage and expand its network of academic partners to create an unrivalled exchange program
Existing academic partners who can
participate in full-time MBA exchange
Other top schools actively participating in
exchange programs with emerging markets 24 24

25. 4
GSOM needs to make its full time MBA financially more attractive to the target segment compared to international business schools
living costs
n/m +
20000 1
Beijing
48000
6500 -
41250
ISB
35000
1.5
n/a
Ceibs
40500
GBP
61000*
10000
15000*
30500
46000*
Judge
36500
EUR
+ living
costs
69000*
18000
51000*
IMD
49000 IE
67900
95000* 2
IESE
63500
89000*
13500
19000*
50000
70000*
Insead
45500
68000*
LBS
151000
75600
30000
90000
45200
Stern
152000
76000
29000
93000
46800
Sloan
148000
74000
28000
91000
45600
Tuck
146000
75000
71000
26000
94000
47200
Chicago
150000
75500
74600
46500
Columbia
160000
80000
101000
50400
Wharton
153000
76300
27000
98000
48900
Stanford
154000
77000
33000
88000
43800
HBS
Total costs
(ca)
per year
Living
costs per
year (ca)
Incl.
materials
Total
tuition (ca)
Years
Tuition per
year
School
51600 EUR
4400
45000 EUR
161354
80677
29356
102642
51321
158000
79000
92300
46150
Tuition costs for MBA program vary from USD in China and over USD in USA
Exchange rate used: 1EUR=1.4 USD, 1GBP=1.5USD
SOURCE: School websites 25 25

26. Analysis of MBA costs at top schools as well as GSOM pricing architecture suggest the all-inclusive price for full time MBA program of about USD 4
GSOM tuition pricing architecture (‘000 USD)
Takeaways from top MBA pricing analysis
Dual Degree EMBA
Executive MBA …
Bachelor program (per year)
US: Tuition fees for the first year of 2 year long MBA are in the range of USD. Typical living costs in the US for one year are about Total costs are in the neighbourhood of USD
Europe: tuition fees for 1 year programs vary between and EUR ( USD). Tuition fees for year programs vary between and USD. Annual living costs are about USD. The total expenses of doing 1 year MBA program about USD and year long program USD.
Asia: significantly lower total expenses. Tuition fees vary between USD for MBA programs in less advanced schools (Beijing) and about for the best regional programs (ISB and Ceibs) 50 40 30 20 10
Suggested price range for full time MBA
Tuition for 16 months – USD (including teaching materials)
Full program cost including accommodation on campus – USD 40000 26 26

27. payback period of full-time MBA – 3 years4
GSOM can use scholarships and loans to strengthen its financial accessibility
Scholarships
Loans
Significant number of merit-based scholarships (up to 30) should be publicly offered to the best applicants covering considerable part of the tuition
In addition, diversity-based scholarships should be offered to international applicants to increase the internationalization of the student body
Corporate partners can serve as co-founders of the personal company scholarships for talented applicants. Selecting talented applicants should be done via GMAT database, e- xecutive.ru and e-perspektiva.ru and various business competitions
GSOM should set up an individual MBA loan scheme with a major partner bank offering low interest rates along with a relatively easy approval process
Loans should have preferential terms, no up-front commissions and no early-payment redemption charges
The admissions letter from the GSOM full time MBA program should be sufficient for the bank to provide such loan.
Loan should cover tuition and living expenses
Target
payback period of full-time MBA – 3 years 27 27

28. 5
Successful career support for full time students will ensure great reputation for GSOM MBA in the future
Elements of successful career support
Description
Services to employers
Corporate partnerships
Establishing and maintaining relationship with potential employers of full time MBA students
Marketing of students
Collecting and providing employers with information about MBA students (e.g. resume books)
Marketing of employers
Organizing Career Days, Meet the Company presentations, Career Fair, Dean’s speaker series etc.; providing information about vacancies and off campus recruitment schedules
On campus recruitment
Organizing recruitment process (resume review, on campus interviews)
Services to students and alumni
Career coaching
Individual coaching of students regarding career planning and job search strategies
Recruitment preparation
Organizing workshops to develop students skills (writing resumes and cover letters, interviewing, networking, negotiations etc.)
Lifelong alumni support
Resources, databases and workshops to support alumni in their career development
Resources and tools
Career services team
Dedicated team of professionals including general career counsellors and industry specialists
Career support resources
Online and offline career planning tools, industry specific information, databases, recruitment support tools etc. 28 28

29. 5
Career centre should focus on building relationships with 3-4 leading companies in each traditional MBA-recruiting industry
Existing corporate partners who can
participate in MBA recruitment
Other top employers ideal for partnerships
and MBA recruitment
Retail banking
Investment banking
Financial consulting / audit
Management consulting
Industry 29 29

30. 5
Career services should have an extensive choice of skill development workshops and resources available for MBA students and alumni
Skill development events
Resources: portal
CMS website in the intranet providing:
Career resources
Information about career events with possibility to register for them
Job postings with possibility to apply for them
Booking individual sessions with career counselors
Writing resumes
Writing cover letters
Interviewing
Networking
Negotiations
Working with executive search firms
Preparing for and conducting job search
Self-assessment
On-campus recruiting briefings
Resources: library
Career related and industry specific books and periodicals
Company directories
Job postings
Networking resources
Company literature
Resume books from previous MBA classes 30 30

31. 6
Active student and alumni life will be a unique feature of GSOM full time MBA on the Russian market
Model
Clubs
Activities and events
Professional clubs
GSOM sponsored
Allocation of total club budget based on school’s interest
Minimum number of members required for funding
Students participate free
Alumni participate for an annual fee
Finance
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Marketing
Industry
Annual conference
Visits to leading industry companies
Panels with top executives and industry speaker events
Club member resume books
Industry related resources and recruitment preparation guides
Meet the company presentations
Social clubs
Students, faculty, employees, alumni participate for free
Members pay individually for each event they plan to attend
No minimum number of members required
Social (e.g. Acting, Movie, Dancing)
Sports (e.g. football, Winter Sports)
Geographic (e.g. Asian, European)
Sports matches
Practice sessions
Cinema visits
Movie discussions
Dancing annual performances
Country-style dinners
Country-days
School-wide
events
Sponsored fy GSOM
Organized by Student Association
Students participate free
International Fair
Pre-term orientation events
Winter and Sumer Ball
Graduation Gala 31 31

32. Creation of outstanding student mix is possible through a combination of marketing and admission tools 7
Rationale
Targeted marketing campaigns
The key objective of the school’s marketing campaigns should be attracting attention and interest of the ambitious students of the highest intellectual caliber (e.g. by approaching the best applicants through special MBA databases)
Admissions process and team
Rigorous admissions process and skilled admissions team able to choose the best applicants are crucial factors of creating outstanding student mix
High admissions requirements
To achieve high quality and diversity of student pool it is critical to set up the admissions requirements as high as possible and keep as objective as possible throughout the whole admissions process
Small enrollment targets
In the initial years of program existence high requirements for quality assurance together with limited market size, high admissions requirements and schools capacity constraints (facilities) dictate the necessity of relatively small annual intake of 50 students
Individual recruitment of talents
Individual recruitment of talented individuals (e.g. by organizing contests and game projects with full tuition scholarships as prizes) is an important tool of proactive creating of outstanding student mix
Scholarships
A significant number of publicly offered merit-based scholarships (for academic excellence and special achievements) will improve the quality of student pool and lure talented individuals

33. Average GMAT score for top 10 business schools7
High selection criteria and rigorous admissions process help leading business schools create outstanding student mix
Average GMAT score for top 10 business schools
is 702
SOURCE: School websites

34. 7
GSOM should leverage best practices in designing its admissions criteria
Takeaways from leading business
schools admission processes
GSOM MBA admissions criteria
Admissions process is similar across world leading business schools
There are two basic types of admissions processes used in top schools: round and rolling
Admission by rounds consists of 2-3 admissions cycles during the year. Applications are collected during several months (in each round) and after each round’s deadline shortlisted candidates for personal interviews are notified simultaneously
Rolling admissions process lasts for about 8 months. Examination of applications is carried out on first-come first-served basis throughout the year
Admissions process in the first years of the program existence will be on the rolling basis
All applications will be reviewed as received
Rolling admissions process will start in September with final deadline in early April
Three admissions rounds should be announced with deadlines spread throughout the year roughly matching the schedule for most international programs: November 1, February 1, April 1
SOURCE: School websites

35. 7
We recommend 4 step admissions process and small student intake starting from 50 students
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Online application
Pre-selection of applicants
Interview with selected applicants
Announcement of results
Process description
Filling in personal information, work experience, exam scores
Assessment of applicants by recommenders
Attachment of documents (resume, transcripts, essays)
Analysis and pre-selection of applicants for personal interviews by a team of 3-4 professionals who will routinely examine applications throughout the year
Interviews with selected applicants by Admissions director
Interviews should be personal or in case of international applicants telephone
Announcement by of individual admissions results on rolling basis throughout the year
Enrollment targets
2013
2011
2010
students, 2 streams of 75 students (stream size in line with leading business schools)
100 students, 2 streams of 50 students
50 students, one stream

36. 7
To match the high caliber of program experience GSOM should create a professional MBA office team
Responsibilities
Requirements
Program director
Overall program management
Program strategy
Academics and curriculum
Internal relations with school stakeholder groups
External relations and promotion
Interviews with applicants and final admissions decisions
5+ years of management experience in large internationalized organization, ideally in a business school or academic institution
Fluent English
MBA or advanced degree preferred
Admissions and marketing manager
Participation in marketing events
Production of marketing materials
Management of the admissions process
Screening of applications
Organisation of interviews
Communication with applicants
3+ marketing or project management experience with leading internationalized organization
Fluent English
Advanced degree preferred
Program manager (later stream manager)
Program administration
Internal relations with students
Internal communications with faculty
Preparation of program schedule
Preparation of teaching materials
Collection of fees
Other administrative issues
3+ years of management experience with leading internationalized organization
Fluent English
Advanced degree preferred
Administrative assistant
Assisting program manager in all day-to-day operations of the MBA office
Fluent English
Undergraduate degree

37. Full-time faculty and % of PhDs8
Attracting international faculty will allow to bring new expertise to the school and improve ranking potential
GSOM targets for international faculty
Business schools with its FT-2009 rank
Full-time faculty and % of PhDs
Foreign faculty
1. Wharton
250 +;
100 % with PhD
36 %
1. London BS
66;
99 %
84 %
2. Harvard BS
205;
95 %
3. Columbia BS
116;
97 %
63 %
4. INSEAD
133;
89 %
5. Stanford BS
96;
96 %
43 %
6. IE BS
40;
89%
49 %
7. CEIBS
31;
69 %
15. IBS
37;
100%
18%
… around 70%
All international faculty should have outstanding reputation in their field, PhD from and experience of teaching in MBA program of the leading business schools
Actions required …

38. 8
Developing core faculty is necessary to meet high world class standards of teaching quality on full time MBA programs
Development plans for core faculty
Requirements for core faculty to teach
at the world class full time MBA program
Attending top business schools courses ….
Successful previous experience of teaching at other GSOM programs (grade of 8.0+)
Outstanding reputation and practical experience in their field
Experience of attending a similar course in one of the leading world business schools
Fluent English (TOEFL score of 100+)

39. 9
GSOM needs to create physical environment comparable to leading business schools
Best practice in facilities design –
Harper centre, Chicago GSB
Desirable GSOM MBA facilities
12 classrooms with state-of-the-art technology
31 group study rooms with plasma screens which students can connect to their computers
A student lounge with pool tables and large-screen television
Four outdoor terraces for relaxing
One gourmet cafe with everything from sushi to sandwiches
Over 50 workstations, five printers, a scanner and two Bloomberg terminals in the computer lab
80 carrels in a quiet study room
A business center with services for copying and print, FedEx and other overnight delivery, mail as well as poster and banner production
A five-story atrium
2 auditoriums seating people with state-of-the-art technology
10 classrooms seating people in the fall term for elective classes
10-20 study group rooms equipped with PCs, screens, flipcharts and printers
2 computer labs with 20 workstations
Library section and working spaces
Business center with services for copying and print at dormitory or school
1 student lounge
2 program offices
3 student club offices
Café
Recreational area
Sports facilities (shared)
Student dormitory
Designated parking spaces
SOURCE: School websites