Now a lot of managers, understanding necessity of constant self-improvement, search for programs of training which could satisfy their inquiries, and help with the further career advancement. Now in the market of  MBA education possible variants of training under this program are presented. Full-time MBA, the program demanding full immersing in educational process, Part-time MBA, the program allowing to combine study at business school and work, Global MBA - the course for students, wishing to work in the large international company with the branches presented in the different countries, and Distance MBA. It would be desirable to talk about the last, because, this program, causes the greatest quantity of disputes among students and teachers. What is Distance MBA? In general, most precisely it is possible to characterise this program as correspondence distant MBA course. And most of all it reminds certain courses of improvement of qualification. For whom it is intended? First of all for students who wish to receive American, or English diploma MBA, but in a number of the objective reasons do not presume to study by other kinds of programs. In some cases, the listener simply wishes to improve the knowledge in a certain direction and does not see necessity for passage of more profound type of programs, such as Full-time, for example. Training under program Distance MBA usually lasts two years, but at some schools, such as, for example, Tanaka Business School Imperial College MBA can occupy from two till five years. Practically all leading schools of the world give to students possibility to be engaged on this system of training. But also to this program the certain requirements necessary for the student for receipt are exposed. The basic is a presence of degree of the bachelor. Also, the excellent knowledge of English language as all training will occur on it is necessary.

How do they teach? Each student will need to spend a lot of time independently to study the literature on the basic and additional disciplines necessary for a choice of specialisation. All the literature demanded for studying of subjects, to the listener will be given by business school. The literature is understood not as standard paper carriers, and CD disks, or even simply references to necessary articles. And also, that is important, the management on its studying will be given out the student. According to the planned schedule of school the listener should hand over the works performed by it. Important plus, that to pass the exam, presence of the student also is not obligatory. It is possible to send works via mail or on the Internet. On training end it is necessary to hand over the research business project.
If to consider distant education in Russia then the strongest schools MBA are in Moscow. And not every nonresident inhabitant may afford himself for the period of training completely to move in this city. Though the branches in other cities though are open, but while it is obviously not enough their quantity to contain in itself all interested persons. Also there are Muscovites who also wish to receive the foreign diploma distantly, such services are given by business school "Link", it co-operates with Open university of the Great Britain.

If to speak about pluses of program Distance MBA first of all it  is possibility to get education on the job the operational experience, secondly, is not obligatory, the number of the financial expenses necessary on moving and residing is thirdly reduced. It should be notofied  that MBA is first of all the program of "live dialogue» which can help to get some practical experience. Distance MBA can not provide such «live dialogue».