Most bang for your buck

Fedoraman

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Posted Jun 10, 2008 01:12

I am Canadian and I am looking at doing my MBA in Europe (including the UK) somewhere. Sorting through all the schools and programs is pretty daunting, so I was wondering if anyone on here had any input on where to focus my search. I realize it's very subjective, but if you know of some places where you really get your money's worth, I would love to hear about them. Other than that, if you've got any other general input for me, I am always open to receiving it.

Cheers,
Chris

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SebDouglas

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Posted Jun 10, 2008 15:33

Just checking the European rankings at places like the Financial Times and Economist websites is a good place to start. Of course your options in Europe might depend on what languages you speak, but most of the top European schools do all their instruction in English anyway.

See also a_mukerjee's link to some of the best value schools in Europe here: http://www.find-mba.com/board/5497/last/#last

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Fedoraman

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Posted Jun 10, 2008 16:45

Thanks for the response. I will check out those rankings and see what I can find. As for languages, I speak French and very little German and Spanish. I noticed that most of the Universities in Europe, listed on this site, are taught in English, so I didn't think it would be too much of a problem. Thanks again for the input.

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ramdi

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Posted Jun 11, 2008 15:19

Thanks for the response. I will check out those rankings and see what I can find. As for languages, I speak French and very little German and Spanish. I noticed that most of the Universities in Europe, listed on this site, are taught in English, so I didn't think it would be too much of a problem. Thanks again for the input.

Well, most of the reputed programs in Europe are taught in english but if you intend to stay in Europe post-MBA, knowledge of native language is almost unavoidable to land a good job.....

<blockquote>Thanks for the response. I will check out those rankings and see what I can find. As for languages, I speak French and very little German and Spanish. I noticed that most of the Universities in Europe, listed on this site, are taught in English, so I didn't think it would be too much of a problem. Thanks again for the input.</blockquote>

Well, most of the reputed programs in Europe are taught in english but if you intend to stay in Europe post-MBA, knowledge of native language is almost unavoidable to land a good job.....

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Fedoraman

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Posted Jun 11, 2008 15:22

Yes, I figured that. I am pretty good at picking up languages, so if I was to attempt to work in any non-english country, I would take lessons and try and learn the language for sure. Thanks.

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a_mukerjee

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Posted Jul 04, 2008 15:44

Let me add: For foreigners it will be easiest to pick up Spanish, you will be fluent rather quickly (and Italian, but I don't know if you include Italy as a choice), compared to other languages such as German or Dutch (not so useful anyways) both not very gratifying to learn because a lot of effort.

French can be unpleasant if you learn it from the scratch, but since you have some knowledge an MBA in France will probably allow you to achieve perfect skills!

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Thomas

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Posted Jul 05, 2008 15:28

Hi Fedoraman

Europe is a great place to stay! As a non-European, I have been staying here in Switzerland since a year ago and I simply love it here.

Many others have already pointed this out. The ability to speak in local languages could be vital if you are looking for your post MBA jobs. Since you have the ability to speak in French, maybe you would like to consider some top business schools in the French-speaking regions, such as INSEAD, HEC, ESSEC.

I have been assisting others for their CV/Resume, application essays, references and such for their application of MBA and career development. Feel free to see my blog for my latest experience and maybe we could work together.

Good luck to you.

Kind regards,
Thomas
thomaswai.blogspot.com

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Inactive User

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Posted Jul 06, 2008 16:43

Let me add: For foreigners it will be easiest to pick up Spanish, you will be fluent rather quickly (and Italian, but I don't know if you include Italy as a choice), compared to other languages such as German or Dutch (not so useful anyways) both not very gratifying to learn because a lot of effort.

French can be unpleasant if you learn it from the scratch, but since you have some knowledge an MBA in France will probably allow you to achieve perfect skills!

I'd say French is about the same as Spanish or Italian, and at least there are lots similarities between French and English, which is not so with German. In fact German can be bit of a beast. In my case, learning it has also had the sad side-effect of ruining my French :(

<blockquote>Let me add: For foreigners it will be easiest to pick up Spanish, you will be fluent rather quickly (and Italian, but I don't know if you include Italy as a choice), compared to other languages such as German or Dutch (not so useful anyways) both not very gratifying to learn because a lot of effort.

French can be unpleasant if you learn it from the scratch, but since you have some knowledge an MBA in France will probably allow you to achieve perfect skills!</blockquote>

I'd say French is about the same as Spanish or Italian, and at least there are lots similarities between French and English, which is not so with German. In fact German can be bit of a beast. In my case, learning it has also had the sad side-effect of ruining my French :(

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a_mukerjee

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Posted Jul 07, 2008 19:02

to continue our language debate: Sure French, Italian, and Spanish are very similar, and speaking one of them you will easily pick up another one of them.

Only among these French has a far trickier grammer and pronounciation, I have not met many foreigners speaking and writing that language without mistakes even after years of living in the country. Whereas in Spanish you write as you speak for instance and other nice aspects.
Anyways, my bet: With some talent for languages in only some months Spanish is in your pocket - for French I would never say that!
Attiya

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