Carolyn Wang博士
特靈空調系統（中國）有限公司研發總監
曼徹斯特大學全球在職MBA 2015屆校友
Charles Bi
上海漢得信息技術有限公司ERP管培生
曼徹斯特大學金融管理在職碩士2021級校友
母子成校友！曼徹斯特商學院的家庭傳承
2012年，特靈空調系統（中國）有限公司的研發總監，Carolyn Wang博士，在曼徹斯特大學中國中心開啟了她的全球在職MBA學習之旅。 九年後，她的兒子Charles也加入了曼大，在上海開始了新開設的金融管理在職碩士課程學習。
在就讀MBA之前，Carolyn已經擁有了技術工程領域的博士學位。她選擇MBA是因為她想在管理崗位上增加自信，填補管理知識上的空白。 完成MBA後，她在管理工作中游刃有餘，作出管理決策時感到更加自信和從容。
"我在這個項目中最大的收穫是結識了來自不同文化和行業背景的同學，畢業後我們仍然保持&&，這對我來説非常寶貴。"Carolyn説。
她認為MBA學習之旅充滿挑戰，但非常有價值。“MBA學習對我來説是巨大的挑戰，但這段經歷無疑極大地促進了我的個人成長。我還清楚地記得和同學們一起的畢業旅行——那段時光充滿了喜悅的淚水。”
Charles自幼深受母親影響，把父母視為人生楷模。Carolyn一直鼓勵Charles繼續深造，尤其是在曼徹斯特商學院攻讀碩士學位。儘管如此，碩士學位最初並不在Charles的職業規劃中。
去年，Charles在美國完成了本科學業。回國工作後，他發現自己在財務和運營管理方面有所欠缺。了解到曼徹斯特商學院的金融管理在職碩士課程後，他們認為這正是Charles所需要的。
Carolyn相信這個課程不僅能幫助Charles建立起全面而專業的人際網絡，更能助力他的職業飛躍。“開啟碩士學習之旅需要巨大的勇氣，但我相信生活的真諦在於不斷追求進步和探索。”
Charles決定，投身於曼大金融管理碩士項目，是他人生旅途中重要的下一站，並對於能在九月啟程感到無比興奮。通過這個課程，他不僅汲取了學術知識，還結識了來自世界各地、背景迥異的同學們。
在曼徹斯特商學院，Charles不僅可以與本地同學進行面對面的互動交流，還能通過在線平台與曼徹斯特及其他海外中心的同學建立&&。他所體驗到的在線教學方式與在美國的學習經歷截然不同——這裡的學習更加緊湊、互動性更強。“這是我的美國大學沒有提供的。”他説。
Keep Alliance MBS in the Family
Dr Carolyn Wang, Engineering Director at Trane Technologies began her Global Part-time MBA journey at Alliance Manchester Business School's China Centre (AMBS) in 2012. Nine years later, we welcomed her son Charles to Shanghai to join our new MSc Financial Management blended learning course.
Carolyn had studied a PhD in a technical engineering field before she embarked on the Global Part-time MBA programme. She decided to study an MBA because she lacked confidence in a managerial role and wanted to fill the gaps in her knowledge. After completing the MBA she felt a lot more confident in her decision making as a manager.
“My highlight from the programme was having access to an amazing network of people from a variety of both cultural and professional backgrounds. It is great to still have access to this network now I’ve completed the MBA programme,” says Carolyn.
Carolyn found her MBA studies challenging but rewarding. “It was such a great challenge for me to pursue the MBA, but there is no doubt the experience made me grow. I still remember the graduation trip with my classmates clearly – full of tears of joy.”
Charles had always felt inspired by his mother and when he was a child, he looked up to his parents as role models. Carolyn always encouraged him to study a Masters, especially with AMBS. However, studying a Masters had not been in Charles’ career plan.
Charles finished his bachelor degree in the US last year. Once he returned from the US and began work, he started to see there were gaps in his knowledge when it came to finance and operations. When they found out about the MSc Financial Management, they knew this was the right fit for Charles.
Carolyn believed the course could help her son to build up a comprehensive professional network and progress his career. “It takes a lot of courage to begin a masters programme, but I believe life is about progressing and exploring.”
Charles decided that the MSc Financial Management was naturally the next step for him and he was delighted to join our MSc Financial Management course in September. Doing this course gives Charles academic knowledge and exposure to a vast network of students from a range of cultural and professional backgrounds.
At AMBS, Charles has face-to-face learning with his local classmates alongside a virtual element where he connects with our other centres including Manchester. The online learning he was offered in the US was very different to the method at AMBS, which is more intensive and interactive. “This was something the University in the US could never offer.”
