Frequently Asked Questions
About Admission Qualifications
Q: What sort of qualifications must I hold to successfully apply for the EMBA program?
A: You must hold a bachelor's degree or above and have had a minimum of eight years' working experience, including a minimum of five years' experience in general management and leadership positions.
Q: I hold a diploma from a three-year college (or equivalent) as well as a Master's degree, but I don't have a certificate of the education for Master's degree. Can I still apply for the CKGSB EMBA program?
A. Yes, you can. But you are required to have passed the state-level unified examination for Master's degree and your Master's degree must be one recognized by the PRC Ministry of Education.
Q: Do the admission qualifications for international applicants vary from those for domestic applicants?
A: They are the same.
About Application Procedures
Q: I’m interested in the CKGSB EMBA program. How should I apply?
A: You need to go through both the preliminary application and formal application process.
Preliminary Application
First visit our application website, where you can either fill out an online application or download an application form to mail or fax in.
Alternately, you can contact the Admissions Office and get the form via mail or fax, fill it out and mail or fax it to the CKGSB EMBA admissions office. The office will keep all the information submitted confidential.
Formal Application
After the CKGSB EMBA admissions office receives and reviews the preliminary application, it will send a formal application form to those qualified applicants according to their choices, or it will inform the qualified applicants of the password to download the formal application form.
A formal application form must be completed and returned to the CKGSB admissions office.
The admissions office will keep all the information submitted confidential. The information in the application forms will be used only for the review process and the forms of the admitted students will be collected as the permanent student profile.
Q: Why can't I view the downloaded file?
A: Please download Acrobat Reader 6.0 software.
Q: How will I be informed whether you have received my application?
A: After receiving your on-line application, the EMBA Admissions Office will inform you via the contact information you gave in your application materials.
Q: Apart from the formal application form, do I need to send in photocopies of my certificates of education and degrees? What if I have misplaced them?
A: We require all applicants to furnish these certificates. If you have lost any of them, please ask the original issuing school to produce a certificate with a formal stamp on it.
Q: Do I need to furnish my academic record at college? What if I don't have it?
A: We require all applicants to furnish the academic record at college. If you don't have it, you must ask the administration office of your alma mater, work unit, or the responsible authority of the HR Exchange Center that preserves your personnel file to produce a certificate with a formal stamp on it.
Q: Must I provide two recommendation letters? I myself am the highest officer of my company and thus have no superior officer. Do I still have to provide the first letter?
A: We require all applicants to furnish two recommendation letters, from the applicant's direct supervisor and from another person in a position of authority. If you have no immediate supervisor, you may ask a person who has had a strong impact on your career in the past to write the first letter. You can download the templates for the recommendation letters here:
Recommendation Letter from Direct Supervisor
Recommendation Letter from Person in Authority
English Version of Recommendation Letter
About Admission Examinations
Q: What kind of admission examination does the EMBA program require?
A: Admission committee examines applicants through a panel interview. The purpose is to observe each applicant's understanding of the topics and his or her viewpoints during the discussion on issues related to business and management so that we can decide if the applicant meets our admission qualifications. The interview consists of a 25 to 30 minute self-introduction for each applicant and a subsequent group discussion among the applicants within the same panel on a specific business topic. We will notify the applicants eligible for the interview of the time and venue of the interview in an interview notice.
About Curriculum & Faculty
Q: How long is the curriculum? How will the curriculum be arranged?
A: Our 20-month EMBA program schedule consists of 23 courses. Students spend four days each month (from Thursday through Sunday, inclusive of two weekends) on the courses.
Q: If I attend the CKGSB EMBA program, what kind of classmates will I have?
A: The first session of the program began in November 2002 with an enrollment of 105 students. Ninety percent of the first cohort were high-level decision-makers in state-owned and private companies as well as MNCs, while the rest were high-profile government officials. They came from various regions and industries, having diverse career paths. Such diversity of backgrounds among students has helped enriched the CKGSB EMBA learning experience.
Q: I’ve been in the workforce for many years, and it’s been a long time since I attended school. Will I be able to adjust to intensive 4-day study?
A: Returning to campus will require a period of readjustment. However, this is also an opportunity for rejuvenation and networking. Your time in the program will be an experience full of changes and opportunities.
If you have further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.