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| Potential Student |
Posted
on 12-Feb-02 01:17 PM
What is the difference between getting MBA from Kathmandu University and and average US university? Any suggestions?
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| ashu |
Posted
on 12-Feb-02 08:54 PM
Depends on what your career goals are. In Nepal, an MBA from KU -- with some effort, hustle and luck -- seems to go pretty far. All major Nepal-based companies recruit at KU. And KU professors (Including visiting professors from India, America
and so on) seem to think of their MBA program as "the best" in the Northeast India and Nepal.
I am personally very impressed with a few KU MBA graduates whom I have met and worked with, though, in all honesty, their analytical skills could have been better and some of the could have been a lot more intellectually aggressive
and entrepreneurial.
That said, networking among KU MBAs seems very good: I an see that in ten to 15 years, they will be occupying just about every major corporate job in Nepal.
A lot of smart young Nepalis (with undergraduate degrees from the US, UK, Canada, Nepal and India and so on) attend KU, and KU seems like a pretty
tough school to get in.
All things being equal, my view is that it's probably better to attend KU than
go to some unknown/obscure American or Western MBA program.
This is just my opinion.
Please feel free to disagree.
oohi
ashu
ktm,nepal
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| HahooGuru |
Posted
on 12-Feb-02 09:49 PM
I am very much impressed with Ashu's +ve thinking on our KU graduates
and their future prospects.
Most of the universities in the world that are famous, have back
tracking system for their students, some peoples call it
FOLLOW UPs. In my 1994, trip to KU when KU had just started
teaching BA courses, the guest whom I took him to discuss
things with Prof. Sharma, the VC of KU. My accompanying
guest, who is now President of Japan's one of the top University,
was disclosing the reasons why top Jap. univ. have high success
stories. He was suggesting to Prof. Sharma that as long as your
univ. does not follow up your students, its very difficult to push
your majority of students to market, i.e. get success in their
professional life. In big Univ. around the world, too, I am sure
they do follow up their students, at least those who could not
find a right track even after hard effort and with best
academic qualification. They needed some counselling and helps
to catch the track that fits their interest and capability.
Networking as Ashu suggested is one of the ways to pave
road for the successors who will graduate as time comes.
I am not talking about the classical nepali way of networking
i.e. ganging up, but, its a kind of presenting best results to
society via their organization of affliations, honestly, intelligently and
through hard works. Its probably not enough, and networking
will help in letting peoples know that KU graduates are really
worth in highing and letting them take responsibility. It needs
a regular meet, e.g. annual or biannual alumni association meets
or some journals or news letters. That can be a best to way to
appeal to the peoples, and of course today, TV radio . .. . .
Well, some cynic might call it propaganda, but, I call it a way
of making appeal to public. "Karaune ko pitho pani bicha
nakaraune ko chamal pani bikdaina", you and your network
should appeal to the society that KU products are really
worth and KU should organize such appealing methods or venues
in regular basis, at least to those who could not find right
track after hard try. I mean it should not be like some regional
engineering colleges in India produced engineers, who were
found hanging outside Blood Banks in new delhi waiting for some
to donate blood to make their living. I am sure that is the worst
management system of his univ./college of affiliatoins. Lets hope
KU graduate do not pass through this extreme ends, KU manages
minimum follow ups.
Not to mean sarcastic, or cynic, but, our Nepali Univ. lack follow ups
and they think that they get fees to give students the one page
certificate at the end of teaching. I wish they offer after graduation
care "FOLLOW UPS" too.
Your XP
HahooGuru
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| 13-thum |
Posted
on 12-Feb-02 11:44 PM
Ashu Ji,
Thank you for your suggestion. As always your response is convincing. According to you the degree from KU is good enough or better if i want to work in Nepal. What if i want to work abroad? How about the recognition of KU degree outside Nepal. Your response in this aspect will be greatly appreciated.
By the way, can you let me know about your field of study? After following the discussions in this website from quite some time, i can not help from being inquisitive about you.
Haho Ji,
Thanks for the response. However it was more about what KU do rather than which university i shoud choose.
Thanks
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| ashu |
Posted
on 13-Feb-02 12:59 AM
13-thum-ji,
I can only give you informal advice on sajha.com.
Since I am NOT formally connected with KU in any capacity, I think a better and more reliable source for info would be the Dean of KU B-School himself.
His name is Bijaya KC, a nice gentleman, who really cares about management education. If you send me a private email, I'll send you his work email address.
I appreciate your efforts to get to know me better. From experience, I have learnt that it's best to meet me personally, face to face -- preferably over
momos, beer or for hiking or camping or work together -- when you are next
in Kathmandu. That way, I have found out, that many of my once-virtual
and unknown friends like yourself turn into real and long-lasting friends, and I
like that.
oohi
ashu
ktm,nepal
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| Ratatata... |
Posted
on 13-Feb-02 11:58 AM
Just wanted to jot down some thoughts on KU graduates from many corporate managers I've encountered with: Yes, the institution is very much recognized and the graduates are said to be of "top quality." However, many managers also complain that KU grads are too "egoistic" and think "too high of themselves." Hence, it usually results in organizational conflict resulting from development of a new culture not much seen in Nepal.
Was just quoting them...a food for thought.
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| 13-thum |
Posted
on 13-Feb-02 04:03 PM
Ashu Ji,
I am looking forward to out rendezvous in my next trip to KTM.
Thanks
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