The new NUS PhD-MBA aims to attract and train talented science and engineering students who have the potential to create and lead technology companies. The programme is jointly hosted by the NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS) and the NUS Business School.

The programme has three pillars. Students develop their research skills by doing a PhD in a scientific and/or technology discipline, choosing among a wide range of departments and advisers, one of which should be within NGS, the other may be in any NUS department or even external to NUS. Concurrently students develop business acumen by working on an MBA degree at the NUS Business School.

Internships in technology companies form the third pillar of the programme, providing practical technology business training. PhD-MBA students receive a generous stipend of 3,200 S$ per month as well as a full scholarship to cover PhD tuition fees and a full waiver for the MBA tuition fee. The programme allows students to complete a PhD and an MBA in much less time than it would take to complete both separately.

Women and men of all nationalities, with an undergraduate or Masters degree in any scientific, engineering, maths or IT discipline, previously awarded or expected in 2011, are eligible to apply. A flyer for the programme can be found here.

More info at: www.phd-mba.nus.edu.sg