If you're taking a part-time course, staying on the job at the same time, you'll need a school nearby. Commuting distance is a personal call, however. Many students at Rotterdam's part-time MBA programme fly or drive in on weekends over the border from Germany. For full-time courses, going overseas means language and visa requirements. But where to go also means where you want to be when you're out of business school and in business.
Asian schools tend to focus on the Asia-Pacific region.
Their mission is often centred around understanding business practices in Asia and how they differ from the west's, as well as examining western management techniques and how they apply locally. Going out of your home country usually means a bigger mix of nationalities in a school's student body. If you plan to work in your country of origin, a regional school might suffice. For those aiming at a global market however, the more international, the better - which usually means schooling abroad. And find out about your school's exchange possibilities.