The UPM-MBA

This is the story of our UPM-MBA. The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program was introduced at UPM in 1984 and operated at UPM by the Faculty of Economics and Management. In 1996, the management of the program was transferred to the postgraduate wing of the Faculty which was the Graduate School of Management (GSM) previously known as the Malaysian Graduate School of Management (MGSM). In 2012, GSM, again renamed as the Putra Business School (PBS), became the private entity of UPM. After 24 years, the MBA program is finally brought back to the Faculty as it is our program to begin with. However, before we can commence operation, we were required to first go through a long and tedious process of curriculum revision. Such effort is easier said than done. There were many procedures to follow, documents to prepare, meetings to attend, and standards to meet. Approvals must be obtained from every one of the major meetings before the proposal could move forward to the next level. For a Faculty to accomplish this, it is crucial to have an excellent and resilient team with the ability to produce high-quality outputs in satisfying time-frames. We have been questioned, and criticized, yet we remain standing. Let us just finish this race, we silently prayed. Without a doubt, this is a very emotional journey with hurdles and challenges that demand full commitment from the team tasked to make it happen. As the committee chair for the MBA Curriculum Revision, I am proud to say that I have indeed a GREAT team! ❤️❤️❤️ Salute!