The Asian Institute of Management is unique in manifold ways:

• AIM pushes Asia-relevant content and context. Students come to AIM because of the Institutes four decades of experience in imparting and enhancing knowledge and skills on how to operate effectively in Asia, what business opportunities are presented by Asian regional economic integration, and how to develop sensitivity to the diverse cultures/belief systems, business structures, as well as governance and regulatory environment in Asia.
  
• AIM uses practitioner-oriented delivery methods. From inception, AIM has been committed to a practitioner-oriented approach to management education.
  - AIM employs highly participative, interactive methods of management training rather than one-way lectures. AIM makes rigorous use of the case method, field projects, and group projects. These effectively simulate real world versus merely theoretical situations.
  - AIM's faculty have had extensive teaching, consulting and management experience in Asia;
  
• AIM offers a multicultural, international experience. While many other regional Asian programs are homogeneous within the country, AIM's student population is multinational. Under the International Student Exchange Program (ISEP), students can widen their horizons and spend a term in one of AIM's premier partner business schools in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas.
  - An appreciation of the distinct cultural heritage of Asia is strongly encouraged at AIM. AIM's International Board of Governors consists of acknowledged international business and development leaders representing 17 countries.
  
• AIM has a strong Placement program. The Career Management Services (CMS) Office has a wide contact network of national and multinational offshore company recruiters in Asia, Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East. Last year AIM's MBAs received offers at a rate of 126% from multinational companies, with highly competitive compensation packages.
  
• AIM has an influential alumni network. AIM has one of the largest and strategically positioned alumni networks in the region, with more than 34,000 alumni, including numerous leaders and managers from the private, public, academic and multi-lateral sectors. These alumni are committed to AIM's excellence and offer students job and counseling opportunities.
  
• AIM has strong ties to business, academe, and government. It has active partnerships with regional partners in the region such as the World Bank, ADB, and CIDA; it is a founding member of top-ranked business schools in the AAPBS. It has active research, consulting, and student mentoring arrangements with more than 100 corporations.