With a mix of Southeast Asian sensibilities and Hispanic traditions found nowhere else in the world, the Philippines is an ideal training ground for truly global Asian leader-managers. Communication and cultural understanding between locals and visiting foreigners come easily, with both English and Filipino as official languages.

AIM's compact campus and smaller class sizes give everyone the opportunity to get to know (and learn from) one another.

The Institute does not compromise on its student selection standards. Despite a growing number of degree program applicants in the last 5 years, only 44.8% of the applicants in the MBA program were accepted. On the other hand, the MM and MDM programs reflect higher acceptance results at 67.4% and 51.2% since their applicants are generally mid-career level professionals and NGO leaders who are in a relatively better position to meet program qualifications.

And unlike many Asian business degree programs in the region that tend to be culturally homogenous, AIM has an international student population. Aside from helping develop each other's cross-cultural skills, students provide one another with a whole set of new ideas or experiences.

It is standard AIM policy to attact as wide a specrum of overseas students as possible. To date, although Filipinos still remain the biggest single nationality on campus at 55.3%, overseas students now account for 44.7% of the student population.

Student Association (SA)

The Student Association supervises all existing student clubs, and liaises with AIM administration and groups or companies outside of AIM. Active clubs under the SA include:

• Finance Club
• Marketing Club
• Philanthropic Activities Society (PACTS)
• Association of Asian Managers, Inc. (AAMI)
• Perspectives (student publication)