THE MULTICULTURAL environment in Singapore gave Alfred Leung Sai-kit an extra incentive to pursue an EMBA degree at the Asia campus of the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business.
For 20 months he flew to the Lion City every five weeks for one week of intensive classes taught by senior faculty flown out from the business school.
The fact that more than 20 nationalities were represented in his class made his trips all the more worthwhile, the private equity specialist said.
The one-week stay each time, as opposed to lessons held over weekends like in some part-time programmes, helped him to develop strong professional and personal bonds with his fellow classmates, half of whom also flew in from diverse places such as Australia, Dubai, India, Japan and South Korea.
The bonding, strengthened by intense discussions on project work and nights out in the city, was an important part of his MBA experience, he said.
Mr Leung, who shared a flat with a German expatriate during his stays in Singapore, was able to fit in his work with his travel schedule.