Need help paying for a Nanyang MBA? Ask for its scholarships when you apply, and don’t wait until Round 3’s last day: most close the day before.

The core: Accounting; Technology and E-Business; Finance; Marketing; Operations; Corporate Sustainability: Strategies & Innovations; Strategic Management; Analytics for Decision-Making; Corporate Governance and Ethics; and Economics and Markets. The last three are half courses, and Accounting requires you to pass Financial Accounting Online.

Specializations: Besides the five specializations and General Management, you can take some courses from elsewhere in NTU, though no particular class is guaranteed.

Beyond the classroom: Leading People Globally covers leadership, negotiation, talent management, and cultural intelligence. The Business Study Mission includes company visits and talks by executives.

The calendar: Online preparation, business communication, and onboarding come first, then a week of orientation in July. Trimester 1 runs from July to October, trimester 2 from November to February, and trimester 3 from February to May.

Internships and exchanges: You can take an optional internship in trimester 2, within Singapore’s limits on work during term, and an optional full-time internship in June and July. An exchange comes after your three trimesters, so ask when it would fall, whether it extends your program, and what it adds to your fees.

The 18-month route: Nanyang also advertises the MBA over 18 months. Ask Admissions what the extra six months include, and what they cost.

With Waseda: A 14-month double MBA, taught in English: your first two trimesters at Nanyang in Singapore, then Waseda in Tokyo. This route doesn’t include the Business Study Mission, SPAN, or the overseas exchange and summer options.

With St. Gallen: 24 months, in English: three trimesters at Nanyang, then two semesters at the University of St. Gallen, for the MBA and an MA in Strategy & International Management.

With ESSEC: 24 months, in English: you finish the Nanyang MBA, then spend a year at ESSEC from September, for the MBA and an MSc in Management.

Applying: For St. Gallen and ESSEC, you’re admitted to the Nanyang MBA first. For any double degree, ask Admissions how and when to apply.

The Nanyang Fellows MBA: A separate one-year, full-time MBA for mid-level and senior public-sector leaders, and for private-sector applicants interested in public service. It asks for a good bachelor’s degree, at least eight years’ experience, and a nomination from your employer or government if that applies to you. It starts in August 2027, with its own rounds and fees.

Where you’ll study: Nanyang gives two locations for the MBA: NTU’s main campus in Jurong, where the business school’s building is Wee Cho Yaw Plaza (called Gaia until 2025), and the NTU@One-north Executive Centre. Ask where your classes will be before you choose housing.

Graduate halls: As a full-time graduate student, you can apply for a hall room, but places depend on a ballot and on availability, and incoming research students new to Singapore get priority. For 2026–27, NTU urged students to arrange other housing even if they were on its waitlist.

Securing a room: For 2026–27, applying cost S$27.25 (Singapore dollars). If you accepted a room, you paid two months’ rent up front, nonrefundable, and it covered your first two months. Room rates are in NTU’s housing portal.

With a partner or children: Ask NTU about family housing.

Insurance: NTU’s student insurance covers full-time graduate students. If you’re an international student or a permanent resident, you can opt out only of the Group Personal Accident Insurance, and only before the semester starts. A policy from home doesn’t replace the medical cover. Once you opt out, you can’t opt back in while you’re at NTU.

Your Student’s Pass: As an international student, you’ll generally need a Student’s Pass from Singapore’s Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA), unless you already hold a Dependant’s Pass, a Long-Term Visit Pass, or an Immigration Exemption Order. Apply two to three months before you start, with NTU’s registration letter, ideally from outside Singapore. Processing costs S$45 and normally takes a week, or two if you need a visa.

Before you travel: If ICA approves, you get an In-Principle Approval (IPA) letter, which includes your entry visa if you need one, though entry isn’t guaranteed. In Singapore, you complete the formalities, including a medical report if required and a biometrics appointment. Issuing the pass costs S$60, plus S$30 for a multiple-journey visa if you need one.

Working while you study: With a Student’s Pass, you can work during the vacation without a work pass. During term, you can work up to 16 hours a week, or do an internship that counts toward your degree. Taking leave during term for an extra attachment that doesn’t count toward your degree needs a work pass. Some scholarships rule out paid work altogether, though an unpaid internship is allowed.

After you graduate: NTU graduates can apply to ICA for a Long-Term Visit Pass to look for work. It costs S$45 to apply and S$60 to issue, plus S$30 for a visa if you need one, and normally takes about six weeks. Approval isn’t guaranteed, and the pass doesn’t let you work: you need a work pass before you start a job.

Work passes: An Employment Pass needs a qualifying fixed monthly salary, which rises with your age, and 40 points under COMPASS, the Complementarity Assessment Framework, unless you’re exempt. For new applications from January 1, 2027, the salary starts at S$6,000 a month, or S$6,600 in financial services, and at age 30 it’s S$7,750, or S$8,541 in financial services. From January 1, 2027, an S Pass needs a job offer and a fixed monthly salary that also rises with age, starting at S$3,600, or S$4,000 in financial services. Employers have conditions of their own to meet.