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The MBA Tour • 35 Forest Ridge Road Suite 240 • Concord, MA 01742-3842
Tel: +1 978-451-4200 Fax: +1 978-451-4201 • [email protected] • www.TheMBATour.com
The MBA Tour is a professional program carefully designed to help business schools recruit the best and
brightest applicants.
For 19 years The MBA Tour has built a reputation for well-planned and executed recruitment events. The MBA
Tour distinguishes itself from
other recruitment organizations by offering
a comprehensive program of
professional activities and travel support in addition to the events.
2012-2013 Tour Events and Services
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The MBA Tour Advantage
Meet the Team!
From The MBA Tour’s Managing Director,
The MBA Tour is pleased to announce our new schedule for the summer and fall 2012 and spring 2013 recruiting seasons. We are very excited to have additional events bringing our total global tour schedule to 46 events. We are pleased to present new destinations and website services that will provide you with more opportunities to differentiate your program. We are looking forward to your participation with The MBA Tour this season!
Changes to our Event Schedule
Beginning with new cities and tours, we are adding Jakarta,
Indonesia and a Middle East Tour to the schedule this year. Indonesia is the largest economy in Southeast Asia and one of the fastest growing economies in the world (see page 7 for more detail). The Middle East Tour will take us to three new locations: Lebanon, The United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. We will also return to Istanbul during the Middle East Tour. Along with our public events across the Middle East, the tour will also include private events with sponsored students from an education foundation in Abu Dhabi and two multinationals in Saudi Arabia. The MBA Tour has teamed up with US Education Group of Watertown, Massachusetts to organize this tour. The US Education Group has organized tours across the Middle East for over 5 years. Finally, leveraging the success from our 2011 US and Latin American events, we are also keeping the timing of these events in July and August, respectively.
Event Format Changes
We will continue to schedule school presentations in all cities where we are hosting events with fairs. In Houston, we will introduce a new Open House Conference. This format will leverage our information intensive panels and individual school presentations and combine them with an open house instead of a fair. The open house will group schools into breakout rooms to facilitate better interaction among representatives and candidates. The MBA Tour will assign schools in groups that our market research shows will facilitate more visits from candidates. The open house format will help with better
information exchange among school representatives, alumni, and prospective students. The MBA Tour will also serve light snacks and refreshments during the open house portion of the event.
Innovative Marketing Outreach
Over the past four years The MBA Tour has expanded its social media marketing capabilities globally. Again this year we are offering schools a Social Media Package that focuses on helping schools create viral content that is easily shared and increases your school’s brand awareness. Package content is promoted through The MBA Tour’s leading social media platforms of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and newly added Google+. More details about the Package on page 6.
Enhanced Website Services
For students, we continue to upgrade our website university profile displays and search function to include showcasing multiple programs within a school. To ensure the information on your program is up to date and easy to manage, we are developing an auto input data system that takes information from public domains and presents it to you for your approval during tour registration. We will also present information on multiple MBA programs including full time, part time and executive.
This year we are introducing a new matching program called MeetUp. MeetUp is a service that helps you easily search and schedule meetings with top candidates of your choosing from registration. The MBA Tour will encourage all candidates registering for our events to upload their resume to enhance the search. In 2012, The MBA Tour is offering MeetUp free of charge for every event.
I am looking forward to your success on the road with The MBA Tour!
Best wishes,
Peter von Loesecke, CEO and Managing Director
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Peter von Loesecke
CEO & Managing Director
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Lori Devir-Carroll
Event Manager
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Patty Katsaros
Director
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Alyssa Lee
Marketing Manager
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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 Seoul 10 11 Tokyo 12 13 Shanghai 14 Asia
15 16 Taipei 17 18 Chicago 19 20 Los Angeles 21
San Francisco 22 23 Houston 24 25 Atlanta 26 27 New York 28 North America
Boston 29 30 Wash DC 31
Latin America
1 2 3 4
5 6 Mexico City 7 8 Bogota 9 10 Lima 11 India
12 Santiago 13 14 15 Buenos Aires 16 17 Sao Paulo 18
19 20 Rio de Janeiro 21 22 23 24 25 Middle East
26 27 28 29 Tokyo 30 31
Taipei 1
2 3 Seoul 4 5 Beijing 6 7 Shanghai 8
9 Ho Chi Minh 10 11 12 Bangkok 13 14 Jakarta 15
16 17 Singapore 18 19 20 21 22
Mumbai 23 24 25 Chennai 26 27 28 Bangalore 29
30
Delhi 1 2 Pune 3 4 5 Istanbul 6
7 Beirut 8 9 Dubai 10 Abu Dhabi 11 12 Dammam 13
Jeddah 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
1 2 3
4 5 6 Montreal 7 8 9 Toronto 10
11 12 Vancouver 13 14 Calgary 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
NOVEMBER 2012
JULY 2012
AUGUST 2012
SEPTEMBER 2012
OCTOBER 2012
Tour Calendar
Alyssa Lee
Marketing Manager
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Cristina Ruiz-Benson
Director, Latin America
Santiago Satellite office
Kathy Pattison
Tour Leader & Consultant
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Virginia Satellite office
Ellen Sullivan
Assistant Events Coordinator
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Services Included in the Cost
“Everything we value and do is dedicated to making our clients successful”
Year RoundUniversity DASHBOARD is an exclusive service that enables you to track your event performance by showing the results of each event you attended.• Total event registration and attendance• Candidates that plan to apply to your program• Candidates you met (scanned) at the event• School Presentation attendance• and more!
Comprehensive Business School Profile on The MBA Tour website for candidates to research your program.
Pre-EventAccess to comprehensive pre-event registration
data and demographics reports
Participation in The MBA Tour’s NEW MeetUp Service helps schools easily search and schedule meetings with top candidates of their choosing from registration.
During the TourParticipation in event panel presentations. Panels are included in the event price and available to ALL schools.
This year all Professional Options are included in the event price. The MBA Tour organizes additional activities to help maximize your time in each country:
Additional applicant
workshops for you to meet candidates outside the main conference and network with local partners.
Country Briefings by local
MBA industry experts to help you understand and prepare for meeting with local applicants.
Company visits and HR networking sessions to help you connect with the local MBA job market.
Opportunities to be included in media and event
promotional
campaigns where available.
Scanner to electronically capture candidate contact information for easy download.
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Differentiate your Business School brand through our comprehensive event formats:
Individual School Presentations: Admissions representatives regard the presentations as one of our most useful event formats. The presentations are an opportunity to showcase your unique program aspects to a group of
prospective students. You have 30-35 minutes in a private room to highlight the features of your program. Typically there are three to six other universities presenting in concurrent sessions. Individual School Presentations are now offered at all events in 2012 for USD 500 per event. (Except Round Table Workshops & Middle East private events).
Panel Presentations: Panel Presentations are 30-45 minute sessions that cover valuable business school admissions topics and answer a wide range of MBA applicant questions. Schools have the opportunity to participate on the panels and share
topic advice with a large group of prospective students. Any participating admissions representative can be a panelist; spots are first come first served. Topics in the past include: How Admission Decisions are Made, Managing Your MBA Career Search and Financing your MBA. The MBA Tour provides guiding talking points for all panels.
MBA Fair: The Fair is strategically placed at the end of our MBA conferences. This allows candidates to first gather information from the Individual School Presentations and Panel Presentations in order to prepare for speaking one-on-one with you at the fair. At the MBA Fair you and your alumni have the opportunity to meet with a large number of applicants in a short period of time.
Networking Receptions: In many cities we offer a reception for you and your alumni at the conclusion of the MBA conference. This is an opportunity to network with colleagues and reconnect with alumni.
Round Table Workshops: Round Table Workshops are highly personalized and interactive; they represent the most unique MBA Tour event format. These events accommodate a select and focused group of highly qualified applicants and a small number of business schools to maximize interaction. Candidates sit at a table of five to ten people. You will spend 10 to 15 minutes interacting with candidates and then rotate to present at the next table. You therefore have the opportunity to speak to every candidate at the event, maximizing outreach in a short period of time.
Event Formats
Open House Conference: (2012 Houston only) This format will leverage our information intensive panels and individual school presentations and combine them with an open house instead of a fair. The open house will group schools into breakout rooms to facilitate better interaction among representatives and candidates. The MBA Tour will assign schools in groups that our market research shows will facilitate more visits from candidates. The open house format will help with better information exchange among school representatives, alumni and prospective students. The MBA Tour will also serve light snacks and refreshments during the open house portion of the event.
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Innovate your marketing with our Social Media Package The MBA Tour Social Media Platforms
Facebook: 11,700+ 14% growth in 2011
Twitter: 3,200+ 57% growth in 2011
YouTube: 9,377 video views in 2011
Blog: Promoted to The MBA Tour database 60,000+ and social media platforms
What do you get? Targeted Exposure: 12 months of targeted exposure through
The MBA Tour’s established and popular social media channels
Professional Training: Expert support through live webinars and online resources
Content Creation: Development of unique & compelling content that gives long-lasting online promotion for your school
1. Introduction and Advanced Social Media Training (2 live webinars and On-Demand sessions): Sessions will cover how to effectively utilize The MBA Tour social media package opportunities and provide further training on how to listen to, connect with, influence and keep the attention of your audience by leveraging key social media tools. Training will cover Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Blogging. Sessions taught by social media experts, On-Q Communications, managers of The MBA Tour social media platforms.
Webinar 1: June 2012: Social Media Package Introduction - How to leverage the package benefits.
Webinar 2: December 2012: Taking it to the Next Level - Social media is constantly evolving, this webinar focuses on keeping you up to date with changes, new platforms, trends, and best practices for the fast changing marketing medium.
On Demand Sessions cover advanced Twitter, Facebook and Google+. The training sessions will be made available to all participating schools throughout the year.
2. Pre-Tour Virtual Panels (2 panels): We will use video conferencing to film a virtual panel prior to each regional tour, 1 panel per tour. Topics will focus on pre-event preparation and region specific questions for candidates attending the events. The virtual panels will be 3-4 weeks before each tour and will be promoted
on the tour’s website event pages as a preparation resource for attendees. This is a great opportunity for registrants to become familiar with your school and hear your advice before meeting you in person at the events. A school can participate in up to 2 virtual panels that coincide with tour participation.
3. Hangout with an Alum – 1 Min MBA Video Series (5 clips): We will use video conferencing to interview and film an alum (or current student) about his or her school experience. We will ask 5 different questions about the alumni’s background, academic experience and future applicant advice. We will provide full support for scripting, production, and promotion of videos through YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and blogging. Business schools approve final content in interviews.
4. Feature on The MBA Tour Blog: “Q&A: Meet the Admissions Team” (1 article): We provide your school with interview questions about your program and student life. The blog showcases your school’s culture and highlights student experiences. We format the questions in a blog column that’s quick and easy to read for today’s fast-paced internet user. We will promote the blog post through Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.
5. Social Media School Spotlight Campaign (2 week feature):
Facebook News Feed Feature: Your program will be featured at the top of The MBA Tour page for 2 weeks. Your program’s featured status will be supported by updates to our audience of 15,000+ on Twitter, Facebook and
Google+.
Facebook Business School Tab: Your school is included on our featured program business school tab (and on our all MBA programs tab) year-round where Facebook fans can browse and research programs that travel with The MBA Tour. Your program is featured at the top of the page for 2 weeks. Example. http://www.facebook.com/TheMBATour/app_214041025297876
All Social Media package content provided by business schools is subject to approval by The MBA Tour.
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Market Demographics and Information:
Most MBA candidates attending our Asia events in 2011 had 3 or more years of work experience.
Asia
Canada
November Tour 2012 Fair, School presentations, panels
Montréal Wednesday, Nov 7
Toronto Saturday, Nov 10
Vancouver Tuesday, Nov 13
Calgary Thursday, Nov 15
Source: The MBA Tour 2011 Asia registration data
Market Demographics and Information:
Canadian MBA candidates are generally older with an average of 6 years of work experience.
ASIA 2011 Tokyo Shanghai Beijing Seoul Taipei Bangkok Singapore Ho Chi Minh
Average Age 31 28 27 31 27 26 30 25
Percent Women 25% 52% 53% 33% 60% 55% 39% 55%
Average Experience 6.5 4.5 4 5 3 2.5 6 2
Taken the GMAT 18% 36% 40% 26% 23% 16% 21% 6%
Degree Status
Currently attending university 2% 6% 12% 6% 10% 19% 5% 30%First university degree complete 68% 62% 56% 69% 65% 64% 69% 53%
Masters degree 19% 21% 20% 16% 17% 8% 16% 5%
Other 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Post-graduate diploma 6% 7% 7% 5% 5% 5% 5% 7%
MBA Start
2012 64% 64% 66% 59% 59% 59% 64% 47%
2013 18% 18% 13% 19% 18% 21% 12% 21%
2014 2% 3% 4% 7% 7% 8% 3% 15%
2015 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Undecided 8% 6% 7% 6% 8% 6% 12% 7%
Source: The MBA Tour 2011 Canada registration data
Canada 2011 Calgary Vancouver Toronto Montreal
Average Age 32 31 30 31
Percent Women 30% 43% 41% 40%
Average Experience 6.5 6 5.5 6
Taken the GMAT 14% 13% 14% 14%
Degree Status
Currently attending university 4% 9% 7% 7%First university degree complete 70% 70% 68% 60%
Masters degree 14% 11% 12% 20%
Other 0% 2% 1% 1%
Post-graduate diploma 3% 3% 5% 8%
MBA Start
2012 58% 62% 61% 69%
2013 16% 15% 18% 11%
2014 4% 4% 4% 2%
2015 0% 0% 0% 0%
Undecided 14% 12% 12% 9%
July Tour 2012 Round Table Workshops
Seoul Tuesday, July 10
Tokyo Thursday, July 12
Shanghai Saturday, July 14
Taipei Tuesday, July 17
September Tour 2012 Fair, School presentations, panels
Tokyo Thursday, Aug 30
Taipei Saturday, Sept 1
Seoul Tuesday, Sept 4
Bejing Thursday, Sept 6
Shanghai Saturday, Sept 8
Ho Chi Minh Monday, Sept 10
Bangkok Thursday, Sept 13
Jakarta Saturday, Sept 15
Singapore Tuesday, Sept 18
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Why recruit in Jakarta, Indonesia?
1,030
414351
292
587
2776.1%
7.2% 7.3%
14.5%
7.8%6.8%
Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
GDP 2010 (billions) Real GDP Growth Rate
847
452 371
1251
1864
1216
480247 236
1467
604
Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
GMAT tests ci�zens GMAT tests residents
118,000
19,000
52,000
IndonesiaChina Singapore Malaysia
2442
212,000
A large growing economy ...with sizeable GMAT testing activity in 2011 ...and an economy creating significant wealth
New millionaires over the last 18 months
Source: WSJ October 2011Source: GMACSource: The MBA Tour research
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India
Sept - Oct Tour 2012 Fair, School presentations, panels
Mumbai Sunday, Sept 23
Chennai Wednesday, Sept 26
Bangalore Saturday, Sept 29
Delhi Monday, Oct 1
Pune Wednesday, Oct 3
Middle East and Istanbul
October Tour 2012 Fair, School presentations, panels
Istanbul Saturday, Oct 6
Beirut Monday, Oct 8
Dubai Wednesday, Oct 10
1Abu Dhabi (private)Thursday, Oct 11
2Dammam (private)Saturday, Oct 13
Jeddah Sunday, Oct 14
3Jeddah (private) Sunday, Oct 14
Market Demographics and Information:
Over one-third of Indian registrants have already taken the GMAT with self-reported averages of 69% and above.
Market Demographics and Information:
This year we will be hosting a Middle East and Eastern Europe tour that will include events in Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. In each country, we will host public conferences that include panel discussions, school presentation and fairs. In addition, this tour will feature 3 private events with sponsored
prospective students from an education foundation in Abu Dhabi and two multinational organizations in Saudi Arabia. These private events will offer universities high level engagement with the best and brightest MBA candidates of the region.
To help universities develop their brand and make additional connections in the Middle East region, The MBA Tour has teamed up with USEG Tours, a company that has been organizing events across the Middle East for over 5 years.
Source: The MBA Tour 2011 India registration data
India 2011 Chennai Mumbai Delhi Pune Bangalore
Average Age 24 26 26 25 26
Percent Women 18% 23% 23% 20% 21%
Average Experience 3.10 3.51 3.21 3.14 3.36
Taken the GMAT 20% 29% 21% 29% 30%
Degree Status
Currently attending university 24% 13% 15% 18% 5%First university degree complete 60% 54% 60% 62% 69%
Masters degree 8% 15% 10% 10% 16%
Other 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Post-graduate diploma 1% 5% 10% 3% 4%
MBA Start
2012 68% 70% 72% 72% 69%
2013 16% 14% 14% 13% 15%
2014 3% 3% 3% 3% 2%
2015 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Undecided 5% 3% 2% 4% 3%
Turkey 2011 Istanbul
Average Age 32
Percent Women 30%
Average Experience 6.5
Taken the GMAT 14%
Degree Status
Currently attending university 4%First university degree complete 70%
Masters degree 14%
Other 0%
Post-graduate diploma 3%
MBA Start
2012 58%
2013 16%
2014 4%
2015 0%
Undecided 14%
Source: The MBA Tour 2011 Istanbul registration data
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1Abu Dhabi: Private event for invited candidates from the an investment authority.2Dammam: Private event for invited candidates from a large multinational.3Jeddah: Private event for invited candidates from a large bank.
Events must be purchased with Travel Package. No events offered as event only. Tour consists of 4 paid confernece events and 3 free private events. Due to strict visa requirements early registration is encouraged for this tour.
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USA
Latin America
July Tour 2012 Fair, School presentations, panels
Chicago Thursday, July 19
Los Angeles Saturday, July 21
San Francisco Sunday, July 22
1Houston Tuesday, July 24
Atlanta Thursday, July 26
New York Saturday, July 28
Boston Sunday, July 29
Wash. DC Tuesday, July 31
August Tour 2012 Fair, School presentations, panels
Mexico City Tuesday , Aug 7
Bogotá Thursday, Aug 9
Lima Saturday, Aug 11
Santiago Monday, Aug 13
Buenos Aires Thursday, Aug 16
Sao Pãulo Saturday, Aug 18
Rio de Janeiro Tuesday, Aug 21
Market Demographics and Information:
Overall, most MBA candidates coming to our events already have on average 4 or more years of work experience and plan to matriculate in the current year.
Market Demographics and Information:
While few Latin American candidates have taken the GMAT, many are older and with consistent work experience.
Source: The MBA Tour 2011 USA registration data
USA 2011 Atlanta Boston Chicago Houston Los Angeles New York San Francisco DC
Average Age 30 28 29 30 29 29 29 28
Percent Women 42% 39% 35% 36% 46% 47% 42% 46%
Average Experience 5.5 4 4.5 5 5 4.5 5 4.5
Taken the GMAT 29% 30% 26% 27% 24% 35% 35% 33%
Degree Status
Currently attending university 6% 5% 6% 5% 5% 6% 6% 5%First university degree complete 70% 63% 73% 65% 76% 71% 67% 72%
Masters degree 14% 21% 14% 21% 12% 13% 20% 16%
Other 2% 2% 0% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1%
Post-graduate diploma 2% 4% 2% 3% 2% 4% 3% 2%
MBA Start
2012 73% 71% 69% 70% 75% 73% 72% 72%
2013 8% 8% 11% 10% 10% 11% 13% 15%
2014 1% 4% 2% 2% 2% 3% 2% 1%
2015 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Undecided 6% 7% 10% 8% 5% 5% 6% 6%
Source: The MBA Tour 2011 Latin America registration data
Latin America 2011 Buenos Aires Santiago Sao Paulo Lima Bogota Mexico City Rio de Janeiro
Average Age 30 30 30 30 29 29 30
Percent Women 44% 28% 37% 40% 41% 37% 47%
Average Experience 4 5 5.5 4 4 4 4
Taken the GMAT 6% 6% 8% 5% 6% 10% 4%
Degree Status
Currently attending university 21% 12% 9% 12% 17% 7% 23%First university degree complete 62% 56% 54% 54% 55% 66% 44%
Masters degree 6% 18% 9% 7% 6% 7% 9%
Other 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1%
Post-graduate diploma 6% 11% 25% 22% 19% 17% 20%
MBA Start
2012 58% 58% 50% 59% 58% 69% 63%
2013 21% 21% 26% 23% 21% 16% 16%
2014 3% 5% 7% 6% 5% 2% 6%
2015 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Undecided 12% 7% 9% 3% 5% 4% 10%
1Houston: Open house event instead of fair format, see page 5 for more detail on new format.
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PRICES LISTED ARE “EARLY BIRD” AND VALID UNTIL MAY 15, 2012. After deadline, all events increase by USD 100 per event, travel packages by USD 1,000 per package.
Events Calendar and Travel Packages
Asia July Tour 2012 Round Table Workshops Travel Packages Does not include event price
Seoul Tuesday, July 10Tokyo Thursday, July 12Shanghai Saturday, July 14Taipei Tuesday, July 17
4 City Pkg: Seoul - Tokyo - Shanghai - Taipei USD 4,420: 9 hotel nights, 3 flights, 6 airport transfers
USA July 2012 Conference: fair, panel and school presentationsChicago Thursday, July 19Los Angeles Saturday, July 21San Francisco Sunday, July 221Houston Tuesday, July 24Atlanta Thursday, July 26New York Saturday, July 28Boston Sunday, July 29Washington DC Tuesday, July 31
No Travel package available
Latin America August 2012 Conference: fair, panel and school presentationsMexico City Tuesday, Aug 7Bogotá Thursday, Aug 9Lima Saturday, Aug 11Santiago Monday, Aug 13Buenos Aires Thursday, Aug 16Sao Pãulo Saturday, Aug 18Rio de Janeiro Tuesday, Aug 21
4 City Pkg: Mexico City - Bogotá - Lima - Santiago USD 5,463: 9 hotel nights, 3 flights, 6 airport transfers4 City Pkg: Santiago - Buenos Aires - Sao Pãulo - Rio de Janeiro USD 5,077: 10 hotel nights, 3 flights, 6 airport transfers7 City Pkg: Mexico City - Bogotá - Lima - Santiago - Buenos Aires - Sao Pãulo - Rio de Janeiro USD 9,634: 17 hotel nights, 6 flights, 12 airport transfers
Asia September 2012 Conference: fair, panel and school presentationsTokyo Thursday, Aug 30Taipei Saturday, Sept 1Seoul Tuesday, Sept 4Bejing Thursday, Sept 6Shanghai Saturday, Sept 8Ho Chi Minh Monday, Sept 10Bangkok Thursday, Sept 13Jakarta Saturday, Sept 15Singapore Tuesday, Sept 18
5 City Pkg: Tokyo - Taipei - Seoul - Beijing - Shanghai USD 7,339: 12 hotel nights, 4 flights, 8 airport transfers4 City Pkg: Ho Chi Minh - Bangkok - Jakarta - Singapore USD 4,042: 10 hotel nights, 3 flights, 6 airport transfers9 City Pkg: Tokyo - Taipei - Seoul - Beijing - Shanghai - Ho Chi Minh - Bangkok - Jakarta - Singapore USD 11,957: 22 hotel nights, 8 flights, 16 airport transfersTransfer to India Tour USD 1,064: 2 hotel nights, 1 flight, 2 airport transfers
India September - October 2012 Conference: fair, panel and school presentationsMumbai Sunday, Sept 23Chennai Wednesday, Sept 26Bangalore Saturday, Sept 29Delhi Monday, Oct 1Pune Wednesday, Oct 3
5 City Pkg: Mumbai - Chennai - Bangalore - Delhi - Pune USD 4,674: 13 hotel nights, 4 flights, 8 airport transfers
Middle East and Istanbul October 2012 Conferences and private eventsIstanbul Saturday, Oct 6Beirut Monday, Oct 8Dubai Wednesday, Oct 10 2Abu Dhabi (private)Thursday, Oct 11 3Dammam(private) Saturday, Oct 13Jeddah Sunday, Oct 14 4Jeddah (private) Sunday, Oct 14
Events must be purchased with Travel Package. No events offered as event only. Tour consists of 4 paid confernece events and 3 free private events. Due to strict visa requirements early registration is encouraged for this tour.
Istanbul - Beirut - Dubai - Abu Dhabi - Dammam - Jeddah USD 5,509: 11 hotel nights, 3 flights, bus transport and 6 airport transfers
Canada November 2012 Conference: fair, panel and school presentations Montréal Wednesday, Nov 7Toronto Saturday, Nov 10Vancouver Tuesday, Nov 13Calgary Thursday, Nov 15
No Travel package available
USA February 2013 Latin America February 2013San Francisco, New York City, Washington DC. Dates and pricing to be announced.
Mexico City, Bogotá, Lima, Sao Pãulo. Dates and pricing to be announced.
2Abu Dhabi: Private event for invited candidates from an Investment Authority.3Dammam: Private event for invited candidates from a large multinational.4Jeddah: Private event for invited candidates from a large bank.
Event Volume Pricing
Events Per Event Discount
1-5 USD 3,350 0%
6-10 USD 3,025 10%
11-20 USD 2,700 19%
21-30 USD 2,550 24%
31+ USD 2,375 29%
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1Houston: Open house event instead of fair format, see page 5 for more detail on new format.
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Option Pricing
Payment & Cancellation Policy
Deposits/Payments: If you apply by the early registration deadline May 15, 2012, you will be invoiced for a USD 1,500 non-refundable deposit. Full invoice balances will be sent three months prior to a tour. Our terms are net 45 days.
LATE FEES: If an event is not paid for prior to the event, there will be a fee of USD 325 PER EVENT charged as a late fee. For example, if there are 4 events on one invoice, and the invoice is not paid prior to the event, the business school will be charged USD 325x4 = USD 1300.
Cancellation policy: If a school cancels its participation between 90 and 60 days prior to the start of the tour, 25% of the tour / event fees will be charged. If a school cancels its participation within 60 days prior to the start of a tour, 100% of the tour/event fees will be charged. Furthermore, the school will reimburse The MBA Tour for all loss, liability, damages, and expenses which The MBA Tour incurs or sustains as a result of a cancellation of participation by the school at any time after the non-refundable USD 1,500 deposit is due.
School Presentations USD 500 per event
Individual School Presentations offered in every city (Except Round Table Workshops & Private Middle East events)Social Media Package USD 2,750
12 months of targeted exposure through The MBA Tour’s established and popular social media channels.
Professional Training: Expert support through live webinars and online resources.
Content Creation: Development of unique and compelling content that gives long-lasting online promotion for your school (see page 6 or website for more details).
Travel Packages
We take care of you from the moment you arrive in the first city on the Tour! Remove the stress and hassle of travel planning by selecting one of our popular Travel Packages throughout many of our regional recruiting tours. This gives you the benefit of our group rates with hotels, airlines, and affordable airport transfers by traveling with the rest of the group on safe and air-conditioned buses. You can rely on our experienced staff to make all of your travel arrangements so you can focus your time on connecting with candidates. Not only will you be able to focus on applicant outreach, but you also have the opportunity to travel and connect with your colleagues in the industry.
Travel Packages include:
Airfare from the first city to the last city within the travel package you select.Single room accommodations in 4-5 star hotels with full breakfast and internet included.Airport transfers during group travel, including airport taxes where applicable.
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Application Process
To Participate in a Tour or Event
Business schools interested in The MBA Tour must submit an application in advance of the tour. MBA programs are selected on their quality, their commitment to international recruiting, services for international students, and the diversity (curriculum, philosophy, program cost, geography) that they would add to the tour. With few exceptions, the MBA programs included in our events are taught in English.
Apply for a Tour
Applying for tour is easy. Simply link to our on-line application form and follow the instructions:
http://www.thembatour.com/universityArea/TourRegistration.jsp
Once you have filled out the application, you will receive a confirmation email. You will be prompted to approve/update your university profile before submitting your first registration for the year..
If you have additional questions please feel free to contact us: [email protected]
Our Selection Process
The MBA Tour limits the number of business schools on a tour to ensure that each program has good exposure at our events and receives the same level of high service that we aim to provide. Priority is given to returning schools. New schools are selected on the basis of several criteria:
Global Qualifications:
• Length of time in MBA market
• Offer a Full Time MBA Program
• Offer a campus-based MBA program
• Hold non-profit status
• Have already traveled with us within the last 5 years
Local Qualifications:
• USA: AACSB accreditation
• Europe and UK: EQUIS, AMBA or EFMD accreditation
• For those countries without regional MBA accreditation: all global qualifications must be met; must be recognized and respected by peer schools in country; must have local certification or accredited partner program
• Will draw qualified students to the event that otherwise might not attend
In some of our local markets, there are schools that will add value to our tour events by targeting specific populations of students. For this reason, we consider them “Schools of Opportunity.”
Schools of Opportunity would be invited to the market in which they are located:
• Inside the US, these are city-specific markets
• Outside the US, these are country-specific markets
Examples of Schools of Opportunity in the US include:
• MBA programs geared towards underrepresented minorities
• MBA programs geared towards women
• MBA programs with unique academic or practical opportunities
• Local MBA programs that offer “at home” opportunities
Please note: If you are a school applying to one of our tours for the first time, your application will be reviewed by our Advisory Board, and we will notify you of the decision. Our policy is to allow schools that have participated in our past tours to apply by the deadline, and then if there is space remaining on the tour you are applying for, your application will be considered at that time.
Business School Representatives
Business School representatives attending the events organized by The MBA Tour must be full-time, campus-based professionals and should have extensive knowledge of their programs and admissions requirements. Throughout the tour, university representatives have the opportunity to collaborate in panels and school presentations that orient students and colleagues to current information and trends. It is important that the person designated by the university to travel with us be capable of contributing to an ongoing professional dialogue with prospective students and local colleagues about admissions issues and innovations in MBA programs.
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The MBA Tour
35 Forest Ridge Road Suite 240
Concord, MA 01742-3842
Tel: +1 978-451-4200 Fax: +1 978-451-4201
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