MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

The Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, Chulalongkorn University has realized its need to develop high-quality human resources in the managerial area. Because of this, the Master of Business Administration program was established in 1982 with an aim to generate graduates, who would be knowledgeable in management related fields and able to put acquired knowledge into practice allowing them to survive in a competitive business environment. At the beginning, the full-time program was launched to offer classes during normal business hours. This newly launched program gained much public interest as we had received a great number of applications.

Later, in 1986, the faculty launched another MBA program to be offered to the target group of students who are executives in order to meet the demand stemmed from those executives who would be able to attend classes only after normal business hours. Likewise, the program had quickly gained much popularity as the number of applications had greatly exceeded the number of applicants we were able to take. As a result, in 1993, we established another MBA program to target young executives enabling us to meet a high demand and impose a clearer division among different target groups of applicants. In turn, all of our three MBA programs gained much popularity.

It goes without saying that changes in economic situation locally and internationally form an immense impact on businesses and accelerate competition to take place in the international level. Upon this level, it involves a great number of international competitors as well as various products imported from other countries. Consequently, international communication and logistics are increasingly arranged. This increase causes a high demand for people who have an ability to run transporting businesses, especially, ones related to transportation by air, and have an ability to communicate in an international level. In 2005, the faculty therefore launched an MBA program concentrated in aviation management and an MBA program fully taught in English.

Message From Dean of Faculty
Managing business in the world today is very challenging as it is not only facing high competition but also coping with rapid change environment. In the age of globalization, management must prepare themselves to confront with competitors who come from all directions, locally as well as internationally. At the same time, they must keep up with the fast – pace of changes in economy, politic, technology, and more importantly, peopleand the society.
The MBA program at the Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy offer courses to enhance management competencies with the understanding of the dynamic environment. Courses are designed to provide the foundation of business concepts and equip students with the analytical tools for the effective business decision making . Learning at the MBA program contain many approaches from classroom lectures, case studies, industry visit, and special project of implementing business concepts in the real world problem.
For over two decades, the MBA program has delivered thousands of graduates who has served in the wide ranges of business community in the country. The success of many business companies which is the result from the contributions of these MBA alumni has proudly guaranteed the success of the MBA program. We promise that we will continue on our commitment of excellent business education for years to come.

Asst Prof. Annop Tanlamai, PhD.
Dean,
Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy

Mission Statement of the Master of Business Administration
To be a Master of Business Administration program that provides the advanced business education to the well qualified graduates from various discipline, to develop their management knowledge and skill by comprising of modern management concepts and application of such theories to organizational success, which will enable them to develop themselves, and organizations to be ready for the global serious competition and uncertainty.
This will finally provide benefit to the country’s social and economic sectors.