Joint MBA program to stimulate innovation

University College London agreed to a new entrepreneurship-focused MBA program in partnership with Peking University in Beijing on Thursday, riding on a wave of Chinese demand for such qualifications.

The program sells itself as a highly hands-on course, preparing graduates for running their own startups, rather than the more traditional MBA programs that equip graduates to fill senior management roles.

Lin Jianhua, president of Peking University, said during a signing ceremony that the strategic cooperation framework the two universities have signed not only includes the MBA program, but also institutional-level cooperation.