Asia-Pacific Business Schools - Answers to Questions 1 and 2 in the Case

Asia-Pacific Business Schools

1)

All of these 25 Business institutions enroll local as well as foreign students. Majority

of them have implemented higher tuition rates for their foreign students. The average

tuition fee (mean) for local students is $12,375 where as for foreign students the average

tuition fee (mean) is $16,582.Tuition fee for local students is highest for International

University of Japan, i.e.$ 333060, and its lowest for Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of

management Studies Mumbai ,i.e. $1000 as compared to that of average local tuition fee

of $12375.Tution fee for foreign students is maximum for International University of

Japan ($33,060) and minimum for Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of management Studies

Mumbai ($1000),which is same as for local students, i.e. $33060 and $1000 respectively.

Sample variance for local tuition is $60503871.83 whereas for foreign tuition its

$83445411.67. Sample standard deviation for local tuition is $7778.42 whereas for

foreign tuition its 9134.85.

2 b) Out of 25 Business schools, 60% have a difference between local and foreign costs.

these Business schools are Melbourne Business School, University of New South Wales

(Sydney), Asian Institute of Management (Manila), Indian Institute of Management

(Bangalore), National University of Singapore, Indian Institute of Management

(Calcutta), University of Queensland (Brisbane),Macquqrie Graduate School of

Management ( Sydney), Monash Mt. Eliza Business School (Melbourne), University of

Adelaide, Massey University (Palmerston North, New Zealand), Royal Melbourne

Institute of Technology, Curtin Institute of Technology (Perth), Lahore University of

Management Sciences and De La Salle University ( Manila). 40% of the Business

schools have same costs. These include: Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad),

Chinese University of Hong Kong, International University of Japan (Niigata), Australian

National University...