Carolyn Wang博士
特灵空调系统（中国）有限公司研发总监
曼彻斯特大学全球在职MBA 2015届校友
Charles Bi
上海汉得信息技术有限公司ERP管培生
曼彻斯特大学金融管理在职硕士2021级校友
母子成校友！曼彻斯特商学院的家庭传承
2012年，特灵空调系统（中国）有限公司的研发总监，Carolyn Wang博士，在曼彻斯特大学中国中心开启了她的全球在职MBA学习之旅。 九年后，她的儿子Charles也加入了曼大，在上海开始了新开设的金融管理在职硕士课程学习。
在就读MBA之前，Carolyn已经拥有了技术工程领域的博士学位。她选择MBA是因为她想在管理岗位上增加自信，填补管理知识上的空白。 完成MBA后，她在管理工作中游刃有余，作出管理决策时感到更加自信和从容。
"我在这个项目中最大的收获是结识了来自不同文化和行业背景的同学，毕业后我们仍然保持联系，这对我来说非常宝贵。"Carolyn说。
她认为MBA学习之旅充满挑战，但非常有价值。“MBA学习对我来说是巨大的挑战，但这段经历无疑极大地促进了我的个人成长。我还清楚地记得和同学们一起的毕业旅行——那段时光充满了喜悦的泪水。”
Charles自幼深受母亲影响，把父母视为人生楷模。Carolyn一直鼓励Charles继续深造，尤其是在曼彻斯特商学院攻读硕士学位。尽管如此，硕士学位最初并不在Charles的职业规划中。
去年，Charles在美国完成了本科学业。回国工作后，他发现自己在财务和运营管理方面有所欠缺。了解到曼彻斯特商学院的金融管理在职硕士课程后，他们认为这正是Charles所需要的。
Carolyn相信这个课程不仅能帮助Charles建立起全面而专业的人际网络，更能助力他的职业飞跃。“开启硕士学习之旅需要巨大的勇气，但我相信生活的真谛在于不断追求进步和探索。”
Charles决定，投身于曼大金融管理硕士项目，是他人生旅途中重要的下一站，并对于能在九月启程感到无比兴奋。通过这个课程，他不仅汲取了学术知识，还结识了来自世界各地、背景迥异的同学们。
在曼彻斯特商学院，Charles不仅可以与本地同学进行面对面的互动交流，还能通过在线平台与曼彻斯特及其他海外中心的同学建立联系。他所体验到的在线教学方式与在美国的学习经历截然不同——这里的学习更加紧凑、互动性更强。“这是我的美国大学没有提供的。”他说。
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.”
