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Opportunities lie primarily in the professional services and consulting sector, QS research indicates, though these sectors are not growing as fast as others. The electronics/high- tech sector also offers abundant opportunities.


Sachin Tipnis, executive director of the University of Hong Kong’s (HKU) MBA program, observes that nearly half the candidates at HKU come from the finance sector. “China is rapidly consolidating and enhancing its financial markets. Most financial institutions are now generating higher revenues from the Asia region, especially the Greater China area. Most [graduates] tend to go back to financial domain, with some who come from other sectors also making a transition to the financial sector.”


He predicts that luxury goods will be the next big thing, The story is similar at CEIBS, according to Chen, with 27.8% of last year’s cohort finding employment in the financial services sector. The only other sector which comes close is industrial products, which accounts for 21.8%.


MBA brain circulation


QS applicant research indicates that Chinese MBA candidates earn an average of US $35,000, which they expect to increase by 345% to US $121,000 by doing an MBA – down slightly from the expected 369% increase predicted last year (these lowered expectations are in line with global trends). However in China, they could only expect to earn a combined salary and bonus of US $79,200.


Of course, many choose to pursue the higher salaries they could earn elsewhere. But it is accepted wisdom that, as well as increased domestic MBA uptake, an increasing proportion of MBAs are returning to work in China. “When I went back to China in 2004, only about 10% Chinese graduate students in the United States chose to return,” reflects Tong Jixi, part of SMU’s class of 2013. “Now, in less than a decade, the percentage has grown significantly. He believes this has been beneficial for Chinese business. “People with a global education background not only brought back professional knowledge but also a global perspective. In the future, I see the integration of


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