The Touch MBA Admissions Podcast

#85 Why I Got My MBA in Asia with Yuan Lee Chung, HKUST MBA '15

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Yuan Lee Chung, HKUST MBA '15, discusses why she got her MBA in

Asia and the benefits and challenges of attending a top Asian
business school. Yuan Lee also studied at Columbia for one-term and
shares her thoughts on how Asian and US programs compare.

About Our Guest

Yuan Lee Chung is from Malaysia and got her Bachelors in

Electrical Engineering from the National University of Singapore
(NUS) before working in finance for Capital Group and UBS Wealth
Management in Singapore. After graduating from the HKUST MBA, where
she was Vice President of the MBA Association, she stayed in
Hong Kong to work for Hubert Burda Media, where she is Head of
Corporate Development.  Learn more about Yuan Lee's HKUST MBA
experience at the
Ambassadors Forum.

TOPICS &
QUESTIONS
  • Why Yuan Lee chose HKUST over LBS, IMD, Booth,
    • Insead 
  • What Yuan enjoyed most about HKUST
  • How Yuan Lee's HKUST experience compared to
    • her exchange term in Columbia
  • The HKUST MBA alumni network 
  • The reputation of MBAs in Hong Kong and in the finance
    • industry
  • Clubs & leadership at HKUST
  • The biggest advantage of going to a Asian B-School (opposed to
    • European or US)?
  • Last advice for applicants
  • Hong Kong's visa policy for MBA graduates

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