The Ateneo Graduate School of Business or the AGSB is the graduate school of business of Ateneo de Manila University

Ateneo de Manila University

The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...

, a private, Roman Catholic university established by the Society of Jesus

Society of Jesus

The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...

 in the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. The school is located in the Ateneo Professional Schools Building in Rockwell Center, Makati City

Makati City

The City of Makati is one of the 17 cities that make up Metro Manila, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines and one of the major financial, commercial and economic hubs in Asia...

. Its current dean

Dean (education)

In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...

 is Alberto L. Buenviaje, who succeeded Alfredo R.A. Bengzon

Alfredo R.A. Bengzon

Alfredo Rafael Antonio Bengzon, also known as Alfredo R. A. Bengzon, is a Filipino doctor, educator, and former public official. He is currently Vice President for the Professional Schools of the Ateneo de Manila University, dean of the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health, dean emeritus of...

, who became Dean Emeritus of the AGSB and Dean of the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health

Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health

The Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health or ASMPH is the medical school of Ateneo de Manila University, a private, Roman Catholic university of the Society of Jesus in the Philippines....

. Aside from the Makati Campus, AGSB has satellite schools in Sta. Rosa (Laguna), Cebu, Clark (Pampanga) and Lipa (Batangas).

Academic offerings

The AGSB offers four academic degree programs:

• Master of Business Administration - Standard Program (MBA-Standard)
• Master of Business Administration - Program for Middle Managers (MBA-MM)
• Master of Business Administration - Accelerated Program with Regis University
  Regis University
  Regis University is a private, co-educational Roman Catholic, Jesuit university in the United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1877, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...
  
   (MBA-Regis)
• Master in Health Services Administration (MHSA)

The AGSB Center for Continuing Education offers short courses through modules that cover almost all functional areas of business management (i.e., marketing, finance, banking, finance, etc.). These executive education courses are intended for working professionals who are holders of at least a bachelor's degree and have some work experience.

Program content

The AGSB allows exemption in most prerequisite courses through validating examinations before the start of each trimester.

Deans of the AGSB

Fr. Francisco Z. Araneta, S.J. 1965 - 1967

Dr. Alfredo R.A. Bengzon Alfredo R.A. Bengzon Alfredo Rafael Antonio Bengzon, also known as Alfredo R. A. Bengzon, is a Filipino doctor, educator, and former public official. He is currently Vice President for the Professional Schools of the Ateneo de Manila University, dean of the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health, dean emeritus of...  1993 - 2007

Alberto L. Buenviaje 2007 - present

The following are mandatory courses:

• Business Communication
• Financial Accounting
• Macro Economics
• Information Technology for Managers
• Managerial Statistics
• Research for Management
• Business Ethics
• Managerial Accounting & Control
• Interpersonal Skills & Transformation
• Principles & Dynamics of Management
• Applied Management Science
• Human Resource Management
• Financial Management
• Operations Management
• Marketing Management
• Managerial Economics
• Strategic Management

The following are emphasis areas available for optional MBA specialization:

• Human Resource
• Finance & Banking
• Operations and Manufacturing
• Information Technology
• Marketing
• Industry

Notable alumni

The following is a list of some of the school's notable alumni:

• Fidel V. Ramos
  Fidel V. Ramos
  Fidel "Eddie" Valdez Ramos , popularly known as FVR, was the 12th President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. During his six years in office, Ramos was widely credited and admired by many for revitalizing and renewing international confidence in the Philippine economy.Prior to his election as...
  
   - former President of the Philippines
  President of the Philippines
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   and Secretary of National Defense
• Lydia B. Echauz
  Lydia B. Echauz
  -Education:Lydia Balatbat-Echauz holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from St. Theresa's College, a Master of Business Administration from Ateneo de Manila University, and a Doctor of Business Administration from De La Salle University.-Board memberships:...
  
   - President of the Far Eastern University
  Far Eastern University
  Far Eastern University in the University Belt area, West Sampaloc, City of Manila, is a nonsectarian, private university in the Philippines. Created by the merger of Far Eastern College and the Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance, FEU became a university in 1934 under the guidance of...
  
  , former Dean of the De La Salle Graduate School of Business
• Hernando "Nani" Perez - President of the University of Batangas
  University of Batangas
  The University of Batangas or UB, the former Western Philippine College is a private university located in Batangas City, Philippines. Established in 1946, the university currently offers pre-elementary, elementary, high school, undergraduate and graduate studies.-Campus:The university has five...
  
  , former Secretary of Justice
• Nieves Confesor
  Nieves Confesor
  Maria Nieves R. Confesor, popularly known as Nieves Confesor, is the current Dean of the Institute of the Asian Institute of Management , a leading graduate business school in the Asia Pacific region....
  
   - Dean of the Asian Institute of Management
  Asian Institute of Management
  The Asian Institute of Management, or simply AIM, is a graduate school of business and a center of business and management research. It is one of the few business schools in Asia to be internationally accredited with the AACSB. It was established in partnership with Harvard Business School and uses...
  
  , former Secretary of Labor and Employment, former Chairperson of the Governing Body of the International Labor Organization
• Akiko Thomson - Philippine swimmer and delegate to the Olympic, Asian, and SEA Games.

External links

• Ateneo Graduate School of Business
• Ateneo de Manila University