Master in Business Administration (Full-time MBA)

​Asia School of Business (ASB) is a private business school established in 2015 through a collaboration between Bank Negara Malaysia (the Central Bank of Malaysia) and the MIT Sloan School of Management. Located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ASB offers a distinctive, globally focused education experience with an emphasis on emerging markets, action learning, and leadership development. The school is recognized for its rigorous academic curriculum, real-world business immersion, and its commitment to shaping transformational leaders in Asia and beyond.​

Overview:

Our MBA program draws from MIT’s motto (mind and hand) and heavily focuses on classroom rigor combined with onsite Action Learning experiences throughout Asia.

The Best of Asia + America

Breaking Down Silos: Mastering Cross-Functional Leadership

The Integrated Management Lab is ASB’s answer to the complexity of modern business leadership. Traditional MBA programs separate learning into disciplines — finance here, marketing there — but real problems rarely fit into neat boxes. In this immersive lab, you’ll tackle an interdisciplinary challenge, such as helping a multinational company solve a sustainability issue that touches finance, operations, human resources, and strategy simultaneously. Each day you will approach the problem through a different lens, guided by expert faculty, before integrating your findings into a comprehensive, actionable solution presented to actual corporate leaders. This experience develops your ability to think holistically, synthesize diverse perspectives, and lead cross-functional teams —capabilities essential for the next generation of business leaders.

Unlocking Growth: Developing Resilience and Adaptive Leadership

The greatest leadership transformations happen within. ASB’s Mindset Lab is a unique program rooted in behavioral science that supports you in identifying and overcoming your limiting beliefs. Whether it’s anxiety over quantitative coursework, fear of public speaking, or doubts about your influence, this pillar provides asafe, supportive environmentfor growth. You’ll engage in reflection, interactive workshops, and receive personalized executive coaching to cultivate agrowth mindset— the understanding that skills and intelligence can be developed through effort and persistence. This mindset reshapes how you respond to challenges and setbacks, helping you emerge from the program withgreater self-awareness, confidence, and emotional agility— qualities that empower you to lead with authenticity and impact.

Global Exposure: Deep Integration into MIT Sloan’s Innovation Ecosystem

A defining highlight of the ASB MBA is the three-week MIT Sloan Immersion in Boston. This is not a brief exchange; it is anall-in academic and cultural experiencewhere you become a visiting student at one of the world’s most prestigious business schools. You’ll attend advanced classes on the latest trends in AI, fintech, and system dynamics, engage with pioneering researchers, and access MIT’s rich innovation ecosystem, including exclusive tours like a behind-the-scenes look at a nuclear fusion startup developing next-generation energy solutions. You’ll also join Sloan’s vibrant student clubs, connect with peers from around the world, and broaden your global network. This immersion equips you with world-class knowledge and abroadened perspective, making you a leader ready to innovate and compete at the highest international levels.

Igniting Innovation: Your Launchpad for Entrepreneurship and Impact

Entrepreneurship is a mindset that drives change, and ASB Hiveis where that mindset is nurtured and unleashed. Embedded in the MBA journey, this vibrant ecosystem offers you the resources to transform ideas into ventures. Engage in hands-on startup bootcamps, pitch competitions, and innovation challenges designed to sharpen your entrepreneurial skills. Tap into mentorship from experienced founders, connect with investors, and access incubator space on campus to build your venture. Whether you’re launching a startup or innovating within an existing company, ASB Hive empowers you to be ajob creator and a catalyst for sustainable impactin the rapidly evolving Asian and global economies. This pillar completes your transformation by equipping you with the courage, skills, and community to lead boldly and create lasting value.

Action Learning

Learning by Doing: Real-World Impact from Day One

At ASB, your MBA journey is anchored in real business challenges — not hypothetical cases. From the very start, you will step into immersive projects that span across Southeast Asia and the world. With over520 Action Learning projects completed in 37 countries, our students have partnered with household names like Google, Coca-Cola, and Samsung, as well as dynamic startups.

You’ll spend weeks working directly with organizations, diagnosing complex problems, gathering data firsthand, and crafting solutions alongside industry leaders. This intense, hands-on experience builds your leadership muscles, teaches you to navigate ambiguity, and grounds your learning in practical relevance. The Action Learning pillar ensures you graduate not just with knowledge, but with the confidence and skills to deliver real-world impact immediately.

​Asia School of Business (ASB) aims to redefine business education in Asia by combining MIT Sloan’s academic excellence with deep regional insight. Its flagship MBA program integrates classroom learning with practical, hands-on experiences through its unique Action Learning projects, where students solve real business challenges across Asia.

ASB attracts a diverse, international student body and faculty, creating a dynamic environment for collaboration and innovation. In addition to the MBA, ASB offers executive education programs designed to develop leadership capabilities in a rapidly changing global economy.

With a mission to advance responsible leadership and economic transformation in Asia, ASB is emerging as a center of excellence in business education, research, and corporate engagement, supported by a strong partnership with MIT and its global network.​