in UK , visa rules are pretty strict so might be tough to land a job. Not sure about HK though. Why not check some programs in Torronto such as Rotman. It will be much easier to crack in financial sector with that school. Canada will also give you option to stay back. It might need a strong GMAT though, assuming you are Indian. Just two cents.

In what aspect did they give out a scholarship to you and how much did they grant you mate? I also think Canada's Rotman might be of a better choice.

In what aspect did they give out a scholarship to you and how much did they grant you mate? I also think Canada's Rotman might be of a better choice.

15K merit based scholarship...not considering canada due to cost and distance !!!

Michaelangelo,

Sorry for speaking out of turn. As per my experience in USA, career switching is very difficult. Younger candidates with lesser or no work experience still find entry way into industry on the basis of their MBA. I assume same would be true in UK and Hong Kong, more difficult actually in UK & HK due to Visa and Language limitations respectively. (However it is just my assumption, your best bet will be to talk with current students, recent grads from those 2 schools)

Finding desired career in Finance also proved difficult for Asian students in my cohort. All Chinese students had prior experience in Finance, many in Big 4 in China,Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand. They were unable to land a job in US even after doing internship from US. The reason often given is their "lack" of communication skill. We had an Indian student who is CFA level 3, he too is struggling even after 7 months after graduation. Another student from Pakistan had good experience in Banking but had to return because couldn't find a job in US. Both the Indian and Pakistani student had good communication skills.

Chinese & Thai students who went back, found good jobs mostly in Shanghai & Bangkok respectively. My friend from HK says that Chinese is often required in most of the jobs.

Ask yourself "Why would a company in UK or HK hire you over an equally qualified student?" What unique skill set or industry expertise are you bringing to the table?

Moral of the story is that, career switching is difficult - even more so in Finance. There might be some entry level jobs available, but then they tend to face fierce competition from undergraduates in Finance students. If Finance is what you want to do, regardless of the MBA program you chose, please explore CFA or CPA certification to add credibility.

Both of these schools will have little brand value outside their country. Ask the admissions teams of both schools to connect you with current students / recent grads to know their story. (or use LinkedIn).

Apologies for not giving a black or white answer, perhaps there is none. No one can predict the future, but we can try to account for risk and depending upon our risk appetite and other constraints make an informed decision.

Good Luck!
Ayon De
W&M MBA 2015

In what aspect did they give out a scholarship to you and how much did they grant you mate? I also think Canada's Rotman might be of a better choice.

15K merit based scholarship...not considering canada due to cost and distance !!!

I guess you must have scored a equivalent to UK's first class honours degree or high GMAT score?

Anyway, I am from HK and obviously HKU is one of the top 3 universities in HK. It is the most popular institution in the eyes of HK locals and among those who are looking to do their undergraduate there. However, for postgraduate education whether MBA, MSc or MPhil, they seems to take in huge number of students from People's Republic of China, which I am just skeptical about how well the students in the MBA course will interact among each other in English. Of course, the students they take in must be from some of the top PRC university and have scored very well for both their undergraduate and GMAT with substantial work experience in some of the renowned organisations BUT like what Ayon mentioned, Chinese, especially Cantonese (not Mandarin. The locals even have a hard time mastering this language) is the mother tongue in HK. Unless the local has been educated in some gifted or top notch schools in HK, they do not possess the fluency in articulating both Mandarin and English. Staying there in a long term might take you some time to adjust.

To me, the fee (HK$500,000+) is unjustifiable given the limited influence of HKU's reputation globally and how well the class will interact in the medium of English as well as the time needed in adjusting life in HK. MBS might be a better choice as it is more influential on a wider scale and in a long run.

Good luck with your decision. :)

Considering your goal and background I think HKU is a safer bet than MBS. It is one of the top 30 business schools in the world, according to the FT region, and one of the three work-class schools in greater China. Considering the strong position of English banks there in HK, a lack of Cantonese is no obstacle. If it was, schools in HK would teach Cantonese in the way that the grandes ecoles teach French or the top German schools teack German.

The difference in rankings between these schools is not significant: they all have strong perception. Alliance MBS gets higher salaries and bigger salary increases, but is a higher-risk choice patly because it's used more by people to are changing role, industry, country or all three. The course is longer and students take more time to kind work so you need to budget for that. Warwick is a lower-risk school because it's used less to change all three variables.

I suggest you look at where their networks are and how eack city and schools fits your needs. England is tiny and the locations don't really matter.

As I say, it depends on the amount of change you are attempting. Coventry is an hour from London, as are Oxford and Cambridge. I don't think the location is the key difference.