Singapore: Executive MBA in demand

And before the financial crisis, many of them ultimately wouldn't have had time for the program. But now that everything is running slower, many are taking advantage of the extra time to complete a career-accompanying program. The number of applicants has therefore increased by 25 percent. 

There is also increasing demand at Insead, which has its own campus in Singapore. The rise is particularly visible with the new, joint Executive MBA with China-based  as it has received 50 percent more applicants than the year before.

Applicant numbers have also increased at the National University of Singapore's (NUS) business school, even though the Executive MBA is often viewed more as a "luxury good" since the worldwide financial crisis and many companies have cut their training budgets.