The Selangor Business School is a game-changer for an operational new paradigm
The Selangor Business School (SBS) aims to be the best business school in the country and a leading player in the region by 2027. A tall order indeed but one that is backed by a vision and a transformational process to enable the creation of a regional smart state.
Spurred by the then Menteri Besar of Selangor, Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali’s concerns over the absence of a home-grown, state-run graduate business school, the Selangor Business School was established to produce quality graduates to fulfil the requirements and needs of the business, corporate and public service sectors.
Operating as a post-graduate faculty or its equivalent and part and parcel of UNISEL, The Selangor Business School aims to nurture well-rounded, dynamic and globally oriented graduates who excel in core competencies and are poised to become value contributors and leaders at all strategic levels.
Currently, the Selangor Business School offers a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at a very affordable fee, one of the lowest in the country in tandem with the citizen-centric policies of the state. While the investment needed for a quality MBA degree from SBS is quite competitive, Professor Dr. Mohd Faiz Abdullah, Dean of Selangor Business School says the MBA is structured to provide the student with sound scholastic foundation yet fluid enough to supplement academic and theoretical learning with real-time practical business experience.
The business school has embarked on forging strategic alliances and partnerships as well as engaging in collaborative enterprises with key industries, businesses, corporations and public service institutions. It basically underpins Selangor’s transformational program and socio-economic development agenda of driving development and accelerating talent development.
This is crucial as Selangor moves towards a knowledge economy while maintaining its vibrant growth as the “golden state” of Malaysia, its educational trajectory has to keep pace, now more than ever as the onset of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is expected to impact the way businesses and corporations operate. According to Professor Faiz, electives pertaining to Industry 4.0 is in the pipeline to stay ahead of the curve.
The teaching faculty at the Selangor Business School has been carefully curated by the Dean himself to ensure that only the cream of the crop was selected to facilitate the intellectual and professional development of the students pursuing an MBA degree.
For those keen on moving up the management value chain or for those who want to branch out on their own entrepreneurial ventures they can call the Selangor Business School at 03-5522 3555 or contact the Deputy Dean, Associate Professor Dr Nor Azilah Husin, at [email protected] for further details on the next intake.
The Selangor Business School is wholly owned by the Selangor state government and is an integral part of Selangor’s transition into a regional smart state.
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