Asia School of Business
Asia School of Business (ASB) is a business school in Kuala Lumpur, established in 2015 in collaboration with MIT Sloan. Its Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center runs ASBhive, a hub of incubation, accelerator and bootcamp programs.
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
What they focus on
- ASB was established in 2015 in collaboration with MIT Sloan Management, with the vision to be a global knowledge hub with regional insights from Asia and the emerging world.
- Action learning is built into its degrees: students work with companies through MIT Sloan immersion and industry treks, and companies can host action learning projects.
- ASBhive, run by ASB's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, offers programs for founders, students, corporates, investors and government partners.
- The ASBhive Incubator Program is an 8-week program for students and early founders, aimed at validating ideas and reaching first revenue.
- For corporate leaders, ASBhive runs a Corporate Innovation & Venture Entrepreneurship Programme (three weeks plus a capstone).
Programs
- ASBhive Incubator Program. 8-week program to validate an idea and reach first revenue
- ASBhive x Bangkit Accelerator. 7-day residential sprint for social enterprises
- Corporate Innovation & Venture Entrepreneurship Programme. Three weeks plus a capstone on corporate innovation and venturing
- Host Action Learning Experiences. Companies bring a business challenge for ASB students to work on
On SEA Bridge
- IMF–Asia School of Business Asia-Pacific Dialogue with Emerging Economic Leaders (closed-door roundtable)
Sources
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November 7, 2026
Asia School of Business and SEA Bridge are exploring collaboration.