Executive MBA or academic MBA: choose by the job.
These routes are built for different jobs. An academic MBA is the right route when your purpose needs an academic degree. The Executive Master's in Business Administration on Future Ready Business Leadership is built for working one live business issue within your own responsibility to a written action plan reviewed by faculty, across 6 months, while you stay in your role. The Executive Master's in Business Administration on Future Ready Business Leadership is approved, endorsed and awarded by CMI. It is a six-month, non-academic professional development programme, not an MQA-accredited academic degree or a regulated qualification. Recognised management and leadership development that you can include on your professional profile.
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This table defines its reference academic MBA as an 18–24 month programme built around academic modules, assignments or examinations, and a dissertation or thesis. It does not describe every MBA programme.
- Built for
- Reference academic MBAEarning an academic degree through academic study, assessment and research.
- Executive Master's in Business Administration on Future Ready Business LeadershipWorking one live business issue to a faculty-reviewed action plan, while remaining in your role.
- Duration
- Reference academic MBA18–24 months
- Executive Master's in Business Administration on Future Ready Business Leadership6 months: 6 training days across 3 scheduled sessions
- Focus
- Reference academic MBAAcademic theory, research and case analysis
- Executive Master's in Business Administration on Future Ready Business LeadershipBusiness context, strategic judgement and reusable decision frameworks
- Assessment
- Reference academic MBAAssignments or examinations plus a dissertation or thesis
- Executive Master's in Business Administration on Future Ready Business LeadershipA team project submitted and presented during Session 3; no traditional examination or thesis
- Faculty role
- Reference academic MBAAcademic teaching and research supervision
- Executive Master's in Business Administration on Future Ready Business LeadershipBusiness practitioners and consultants
- Primary toolkit
- Reference academic MBAAcademic texts, research literature and case studies
- Executive Master's in Business Administration on Future Ready Business LeadershipABC’s FAST™ framework and 12 applied management modules
- Format
- Reference academic MBAScheduled academic study under the institution's published timetable
- Executive Master's in Business Administration on Future Ready Business LeadershipA six-month programme with face-to-face workshops across three sessions, program guidance, a team project and LMS reinforcement
- Investment
- Reference academic MBAThe institution's published tuition and ancillary fees
- Executive Master's in Business Administration on Future Ready Business LeadershipRM10,000.00 standard fee per person. Eligible Malaysian applicants may be considered for an RM4,000 scholarship conferred by ABC, assessed individually and subject to approval. If awarded, the participant fee is RM6,000 per person. 12-month interest-free instalments are available through participating banks.
- Credential
- Reference academic MBAAn academic MBA degree from the awarding institution
- Executive Master's in Business Administration on Future Ready Business LeadershipExecutive Master's in Business Administration on Future Ready Business Leadership; not an MQA-accredited academic degree
This table defines its reference academic MBA as an 18–24 month programme built around academic modules, assignments or examinations, and a dissertation or thesis. It does not describe every MBA programme. The Future Ready programme is not equivalent to, or a substitute for, an MQA-accredited academic degree. See the full investment breakdown.
Name the job, then choose the route built for it.
Earning an academic degree through academic study.
When your purpose needs an MQA-accredited or academic qualification — a licensing body, a PhD pathway, an academic career, or a stated qualification requirement in your sector — an academic MBA is the right route. Compare each institution’s published entry requirements, curriculum, duration, fees and recognition before enrolling.
Working one live business issue to a plan your team can act on.
This route is built for participants with strategic or business-wide responsibility: a live issue within your own responsibility, taken from problem to a written action plan with decisions, actions, owners and measures, in 6 training days across 3 scheduled sessions, with program guidance and an applied business project.
Name the job first, then read the terms.
Name your job before you compare the fee. An MQA-accredited academic MBA is the right route when your next step requires an academic degree. This programme is built for 6 months of work on one live business issue: 6 training days across 3 scheduled sessions, a team project and faculty review, while you stay in your role. The standard fee is RM10,000.00. 12-month interest-free instalments are available through participating banks. Eligible Malaysian applicants may be considered for an RM4,000 scholarship conferred by ABC, assessed individually and subject to approval. If awarded, the participant fee is RM6,000 per person. The scholarship is never automatic. See the fee and scholarship assessment.
Recognised management and leadership development that you can include on your professional profile. Participants stay in their role during the 6 months and apply the frameworks to their own business project. If you’re not satisfied at the end of Day 1, notify the Programme Coordinator of your withdrawal and return the programme manual. The programme fees you paid will be refunded in full within one month of withdrawal.
The questions leaders ask before deciding.
Can I carry it alongside the job?
Yes. You complete 6 training days across 3 scheduled sessions on the published dates, and the team project is developed with your team for submission and presentation during Session 3, while you stay in your role.
Is it MQA-recognised?
The Executive Master's in Business Administration on Future Ready Business Leadership is approved, endorsed and awarded by CMI. The certificate documents completion of management and leadership development recognised against CMI's Professional Standard and can be listed on a professional profile. It does not guarantee promotion, employment, salary progression or any other career outcome. It is a professional development programme, not an MQA-accredited academic degree or a regulated qualification.
What are the refund terms?
If you’re not satisfied at the end of Day 1, notify the Programme Coordinator of your withdrawal and return the programme manual. The programme fees you paid will be refunded in full within one month of withdrawal.
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