Master in Business Administration - Full-time MBA

Asia School of Business in collaboration with MIT Sloan (ASB) 7.8 4 Reviews

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1 year Taught in English Open to international students

Why students choose Asia School of Business in collaboration with MIT Sloan (ASB)

Built with MIT Sloan — curriculum and faculty from the MIT Sloan School of Management
Founded by Bank Negara Malaysia, the country's central bank
An international cohort in Kuala Lumpur — 400 of 1,600 students come from abroad
Full-time MBA tuition — RM 150,000 for the 2026/2027 academic year
Master in Central Banking — a specialised RM 335,000 programme, alongside the flagship MBA

About Master in Business Administration - Full-time MBA

At Asia School of Business in collaboration with MIT Sloan (ASB), tuition costs 36,769 USD per year, while applications close June 30, 2026.

The full-time MBA at the Asia School of Business, built with MIT Sloan and taught by both faculties. Action Learning is the spine of it: students work inside real organisations, diagnosing problems and gathering data first-hand, with more than 520 such projects run across 37 countries alongside partners from Google and Coca-Cola to early-stage startups. An Integrated Management Lab pushes one problem through finance, operations, human resources and strategy in turn, and the programme includes an immersion at MIT Sloan in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

About Asia School of Business in collaboration with MIT Sloan (ASB)

Asia School of Business (ASB) is a private business school established in 2015 through a collaboration between Bank Negara Malaysia (the Central Bank of Malaysia) and the MIT Sloan School of Management. Located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ASB offers a distinctive, globally focused education experience with an emphasis on emerging markets, action learning, and leadership development. The school is recognized for its rigorous academic curriculum, real-world business immersion, and its commitment to shaping transformational leaders in Asia and beyond.

Asia School of Business (ASB) aims to redefine business education in Asia by combining MIT Sloan’s academic excellence with deep regional insight. Its flagship MBA program integrates classroom learning with practical, hands-on experiences through its unique Action Learning projects, where students solve real business challenges across Asia.

ASB attracts a diverse, international student body and faculty, creating a dynamic environment for collaboration and innovation. In addition to the MBA, ASB offers executive education programs designed to develop leadership capabilities in a rapidly changing global economy.

With a mission to advance responsible leadership and economic transformation in Asia, ASB is emerging as a center of excellence in business education, research, and corporate engagement, supported by a strong partnership with MIT and its global network.

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Tuition (international students): 36,769 USD per year
Quoted as 150,000 MYR per year
Application Fee: 0 USD

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Minimum education level High School diploma or equivalent

All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.

English Test Requirement

This program asks for IELTS 5.5-6.0. Here's what that's worth on the other tests universities accept, based on the official concordance tables:

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TOEFL iBT: 46–59
PTE Academic: 42–49
CEFR level: B1/B2

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Required documents

• Curriculum Vitae

• English Language Certificate

• Personal Statement

• Your Highest Academic Transcript (in English)

• Your Photograph

• Your Graduation Certificate (in English)

• Your Passport Copy

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• The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.

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• After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.

• Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.