The Access MBA Tour – a leading international business education fair – will take place in Lagos on September 19th at the Eko Suites Hotel, the organiser Advent Group announced today.
“Access MBA is designed to bridge the distance between aspiring students and elite business schools from around the world through personalised One-to-One meetings between candidates and school representatives” – Christophe Coutat, Advent Group’s Managing Director, said.
The One-to-One meetings are aimed at helping prospective students find a top business programme that corresponds to their abilities and expectations. Interviews are customised for each participant in advance, and qualified attendees are given 25 minutes to discuss their opportunities to study an MBA programme directly with admission directors. In order to qualify for the meetings, candidates undergo a selection and matching process which considers both their qualifications and wishes.
The event is composed of business schools from Europe and North America, as well as from the wider African region. Candidates can expect to meet representatives from schools such as HEC Paris, IE Business School, EDHEC Business School, while a total of 125 schools will feature in the Access MBA Tour this year.
The current event is part of Access MBA’s fall tour, which will visit 35 cities across the world this season alone. It is expected that the event will be attended by up to 500 specifically selected candidates from Lagos and elsewhere around the country.
The event starts at 9:30am and will last until 3:30pm. Besides the private One-to-One meetings with admission officers, candidates will also be able to get advice and support for MBA preparation from the Access MBA consulting team; obtain GMAT and scholarship information; gain insight into the MBA admissions process, and participate in Panel Discussions featuring school representatives and alumni.
The highly sought-after Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree prepares business professionals for managerial roles. In its 2014 Corporate Recruiters Survey report, the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), a US-based organisation dedicated to publicising information about the MBA degree, stated that four in five companies (80%) plan to hire MBA graduates. In Europe, holders of the MBA degree can expect to receive a median base salary of EUR 59,000 compared to EUR 35,000 for those with a Bachelor’s degree, while in the US the gap between the two qualifications is even wider: USD 95,000 for MBAs compared to USD 50,000 for Bachelor’s-degree recipients. “In the Asia-Pacific region, the majority of employers (62%) plan to increase MBA base salaries at the rate of inflation (31%) or above (31%), compared with 2013”, according to the report.
About Registration
In order to be selected for the One-to-One meetings, candidates are required to register online well in advance at http://www.accessmba.com/lagos/
Registration is free of charge, but does not guarantee an opportunity to attend a One-to-One meeting, which is subject to consideration by the Access MBA’s Candidate Management team.
About Advent Group
Founded in 2004, Advent Group has developed unique matching expertise to link 35,000 candidates with 170 top business schools every year at 90 higher education events across the globe. As the worldwide leader in One-to-One MBA events, Advent Group’s vocation is to develop awareness of business schools through media outreach, as well as to guide potential applicants to the right schools and admissions services.
Find More Information:
- Access MBA Official Webpage: http://www.accessmba.com/
- Access Masters Official Webpage: http://www.accessmasterstour.com/
- Advent Group Official Webpage: http://advent-group.net/
Support InfoStride News' Credible Journalism: Only credible journalism can guarantee a fair, accountable and transparent society, including democracy and government. It involves a lot of efforts and money. We need your support. Click here to Donate