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The latest postgraduate study news from the UK
Warwick Business School has appointed a new Dean
Professor Mark Taylor has been appointed by the University of Warwick as the new Dean at the Warwick Business School, and he will take up his new post in the summer term. Professor Taylor comes with outstanding credentials in the worlds of academia and business. Since 1999 Professor Taylor has ... More
City University London is to host an MSc in Management information session
City University London is to host an MSc in Management information session on Wednesday 17th March. The event starts at midday and is to be held at the Cass Business School, 106 Bunhill Row, EC1Y 8TZ. A specialist Masters degree can be an essential step towards your desired career. But ... More
US Economic Envoy visits Queen’s University Belfast
The United States Special Economic Envoy to Northern Ireland, Declan Kelly, visited Queen’s University Belfast – the UK’s Entrepreneurial University of the Year – on Tuesday 23rd February. The purpose of his visit was to meet with business students studying entrepreneurship and to visit the University's Centre for Cancer Research ... More
Portsmouth launches new course for forensic accountants
A new distance-learning forensic accounting course has been launched at the University of Portsmouth Business School to meet the growing demand for forensic accountants. The economic downturn and the massive rise in fraud and legal disputes have resulted in forensic accounting becoming one of the fastest growing areas of accounting. ... More
University of Hertfordshire launches new Applied Accounting course
This year the University of Hertfordshire Business School has created a new Applied Accounting Masters degree, that will help improve the employability of its students. As the accounting job market becomes ever more competitive, the need to make your CV stand out becomes even more important. So, to help the ... More
UEA London MBA scholarship deadline approaching!
The scholarship deadline for students interested in the MBA Stategic Carbon Management is Sunday 28th February. This MBA from the Norwich Business School is to be taught out of the University of East Anglia's London campus in Middlesex Street, E1. The MBA is designed to maximise knowledge and practical business ... More
Aston Business School gets No 1 ranking
Career progress on Aston Business School’s (ABS’s) MBA programme has been ranked first in the UK and fifth in the world in prestigious global rankings released by the Financial Times on 25th January. This measure of career progression compares job level held by full-time MBA graduates and size of company ... More
Researcher from Trinity College Dublin has received a European Research Council Grant
A €1.4 million grant has been awarded to Professor Kevin O’Rourke of the Economics department at Trinity College Dublin. This grant will enable him to research the inter-relationships between trade, trade policy and the Great Depression. Professor O’Rourke is the first Irish-based researcher to receive a European Research Council (ERC) ... More
Birmingham Business School rises in FT Global MBA Rankings
The 2010 Financial Times Global MBA rankings has positioned Birmingham Business School’s MBA at 75th in the world, 21st in Europe and 13th in the UK. This illustrates Birmingham’s continued commitment to provide international management expertise across a range of business disciplines. 'This is really good news and reflects the ... More
UWIC to open new high-spec management facility
The University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC) is to open a high-spec new management facility. The new Cardiff School of Management building is scheduled to open in Autumn 2010. This spectacular building will enable UWIC to become a leading centre in the UK for teaching and researching subjects including Business, ... More
MMUBS launches brand new training and consultancy service
Manchester Metropolitan University Business School has launched a new training and consultancy service aimed at providing commercial clients with tailored training programmes. The Commercial Academy will provide businesses and individuals with first class training in a variety of business disciplines. In addition to the two-day workshops which are open to ... More
University of Oxford launches new MSc
The Said Business School at the University of Oxford is launching a new MSc in Law and Finance in October 2010. The new degree will be a full-time nine-month programme, offering students with a prior background in law the chance to develop an advanced interdisciplinary understanding of the economic and ... More
Birmingham Business School to host guest lecture by Man U’s Chief Exec
Manchester United Chief Executive David Gill and a panel of special guests will discuss a variety of topics including elite football and profit, footballers as role models, corporate responsibility and globalisation in a special guest lecture at the Business School at Birmingham University. Mr Gill first joined Manchester United as ... More
UEA’s innovative MBA to be delivered from new London-based study centre
The University of East Anglia’s MBA in Strategic Carbon Management will be delivered in a part-time modular format from the University of East Anglia’s new study centre based in the heart of London from March 2010. The MBA is designed to maximise knowledge and practical business experience in climate change ... More
Business school launches programme of academic enterprise seminars
Manchester Metroplitan University Business School has started its Academic Enterprise Seminars programme for 2010. These seminars are hosted by a series of experts and practitioners in the fields of enterprise and knowledge transfer. The first seminar took place on Tuesday 19th January, and the next one will be held on ... More
Finnish business school has become part of a newly created university
The Helsinki School of Economics (HSE) has become part of Aalto University. This happened on 1st January 2010 - and the leading Finnish business school will now be known as the Aalto University School of Economics. HSE was the largest and leading business school in Finland, and a globally acknowledged ... More
Former MSc International Development student returns to Dutch university as Associate Professor
A former student at leading Dutch institution, Wageningen University, has returned to her place of learning as an Associate Professor. Monique Nuijten who studied MSc International Development Studies at Wageningen University, has always been interested in social inequality, research and different nationalities, and feels that this institution is the ideal ... More
Finnish business school ranked amongst Europe’s Top 20
Helsinki School of Economics (HSE) came in 18th in the European Business Schools ranking results published by the Financial Times in December 2009. The Financial Times European Business Schools ranking gathers the annual ranking results of the publication from various fields in business economics education. Earlier this year, the paper ... More
EDHEC Business School expands in Asia
EDHEC Business School is to expand into Singapore, Asia. Singapore is regarded as a hub for research and education in Asia, as well as being the second financial marketplace in the region, it is therefore seen as the ideal city in which to develop EDHEC Business School’s activities in this ... More
Professor David Storey at Warwick Business School awarded OBE
Professor David Storey from Warwick Business School was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year honours list. Professor Storey works in the Centre for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. He has worked at Warwick Business School since 1987, where he coordinated the largest research programme ... More
LSE launches brand new MSc in Finance and Private Equity
The Department of Finance at the London School of Economics is delighted to announce the launch of a brand new programme - MSc Finance and Private Equity - which commences in September 2010. This MSc programme is part of a major new initiative in the study and teaching of private ... More
The Vice-Chancellor of Aston University has been named the UK’s Low Carbon Business Ambassador
The Vice-Chancellor of Aston University in Birmingham has been named by the Government as the UK’s Low Carbon Business Ambassador. Professor Julia King will join 24 business and education leaders appointed by the Prime Minister since 2008, to promote the UK’s excellence internationally, to inspire UK companies to export, and ... More
Loughborough University has appointed a new Dean for its Business School
Professor Angus Laing has been appointed Dean of the Business School and Economics at Loughborough University. In this role he will lead the implementation of an ambitious strategy to further enhance the national and international profile of the Business School and Economics, and strengthen their position as leaders in their ... More
Nottingham University Business School has leading ‘entrepreneurial’ professor
Professor Mike Wright - Director of the Centre for Management Buy-out Research and Professor of Financial Studies at Nottingham University Business School — has been awarded three international accolades for his exceptional contributions to the study of entrepreneurship. The Academy of Management’s Entrepreneurship Division named Professor Wright the recipient of ... More
FT ranks IE Business School No. 5 in Europe and No. 1 in Spain
IE Business School - which is based in Madrid - has been ranked No. 5 in Europe and No. 1 in Spain, in the 2009 ranking of European business schools published by the Financial Times. The annual report is based on the results obtained by leading European business schools in ... More
The University of Cambridge is hosting a Masters in Management Open Day
The University of Cambridge is hosting a Masters in Management Open Day on Tuesday 19th January 2010 from 9.30am - 1.00pm. This one-year Masters degree from the University of Cambridge’s Judge Business School will open many doors for exceptional graduates. It’s an innovative programme, designed for those who have not ... More
Financial Times puts Aston Business School in Europe’s Top 40
Aston Business School (ABS) has climbed sixteen places in the Financial Times (FT) European Business Schools rankings. The overall league table, an amalgam of the FT’s MBA, Executive MBA, Masters in Management and Executive Education rankings, places ABS 31st in Europe - a sixteen place improvement on 2008. It also ... More
Nottingham Trent University Business School develops new bespoke MSc in Management and Leadership
International engineering and construction company, Kentz Group, has chosen Nottingham Business School to deliver a bespoke MSc in Management and Leadership for its potential future leaders. Kentz provides specialist engineering solutions and has over 10,000 employees operating in 26 countries worldwide. Nottingham Business School, part of Nottingham Trent University, is ... More
ESCP Europe Alumni is The Independent 2009 Student of the Year
A graduate of ESCP Europe’s European Executive MBA programme has won The Independent 2009 Student of the Year Award. Lindsey Nefesh-Clarke received this accolade at the Annual Gala of the Association of MBAs (AMBA) in London. The award was set up twelve years ago by AMBA and the British newspaper ... More
Norwegian business school gets high European ranking
Eduniversal’s Top Business Schools Worldwide survey for 2009 has ranked BI Norwegian School of Management as among Europe’s best-known business schools. The survey has also given BI a top rating - on the level of schools such as London Business School, INSEAD and HEC School of Management. The survey rates ... More
French business school is offering early bird reduction in tuition fees
To avoid a rush during the peak period, EDHEC Business School is offering a reduction of 5% in the tuition fees for early enrolment on its MBA programme before Monday 1st February 2010. EDHEC Business School in France offers the shortest MBA possible - it is a highly intensive 10 ... More
New Master’s course at Kent University awarded professional accreditation
Programme leaders for Kent Business School’s MSc in Value Chain Management have received confirmation that the Chartered Institute of Purchase and Supply (CIPS) has awarded the programme a certificate of accreditation. This means that graduates of this programme - which was launched in September 2009 - who meet the work ... More
IE Business School ranked top by Latin American businesses
IE Business School in Madrid has been rated as the top business school in Europe, and number 7 worldwide in the field of executive education, according to the latest ranking published by Latin American publication, América Economía. The report considers IE Business School’s executive education programmes to be among the ... More
University of Southampton renames MSc programme to reflect new focus
The Masters programme in Management Sciences at the University of Southampton’s School of Management will have a new name from autumn 2010 - it will become the MSc in Business Analytics and Management Sciences. This name change reflects the changing nature of the subject and the greater focus on scientific ... More
Teesside is University of the Year
There was plenty to celebrate at Teesside University after it was named the University of the Year by the Times Higher Education magazine. The award - one of the most prestigious in the higher education calendar - was presented to the Vice Chancellor of Teesside University, Professor Graham Henderson, at ... More
Nottingham Business School begins 30th anniversary celebrations!
Nottingham Business School, part of Nottingham Trent University, began its 30 year anniversary celebrations with a guest lecture from Richard Lambert, Director General of the Confederation of British Industry. The lecture - Business and universities in challenging times - was about the impact of the current economic and political environment ... More
Finnish school is ranked higher by the Financial Times
The Helsinki School of Economics Executive MBA Programme has risen twelve places on the Financial Times EMBA ranking list. The programme is now ranked 55th in the world, whereas its previous ranking was 67th overall. The ‘Top Executive MBA Programmes’ list includes 95 of the best Executive MBA programmes in ... More
Aston Business School named as leading business institution
The Economist’s Which MBA Ranking 2009 has once again named the MBA programme at Aston Business School in Birmingham as one of the best in the world. According to the newly-released ranking, Aston’s MBA is 67th in the world, ahead of prestigious institutions such as Imperial College Business School. The ... More
ESCP Europe Business School Open Day
There is still time to make a career decision that will pay off for years to come. To see how ESCP Europe can help you, go along to their open day and check out the postgraduate opportunities for ambitious business minds. The event will take place on Friday 30th October ... More
Salford Business School announces AMBA accreditation
Salford Business School has received accreditation for its MBA from the Association of MBAs (AMBA) following an accreditation visit in September 2009. The Business School Executive decided to seek AMBA accreditation back in January 2007, and everyone is delighted that this has now been achieved just three years after the ... More
European business school ranked No 1 in the UK by the Financial Times
In the yearly league tables for global Masters in Management programmes published by the Financial Times this October, ESCP Europe’s Master in Management was ranked first in the UK, and third worldwide. The European business school was also recognised in terms of the success of its graduates, with the FT ... More
EDHEC Business School launches new summer course for 2010
French business school, EDHEC, has announced the launch of an exciting new course for next year. Entitled ‘Strategies for Europe’, it is an intensive four-week course that will take place on both the Lille and Nice campuses from May 17th to June 12th 2010. It is designed to teach its ... More
Kent Business School announces exciting new partnership
The successful award of a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) between Kent Business School and Albatross Group Ltd heralds the start of an exciting new stage for both parties. It will enable Albatross - a major provider of group tourism services - to analyse existing business processes whilst reviewing and implementing ... More
Business Masters 2009 to be held at Karlsruhe University (TH) in Germany
The School of Economics and Business Engineering at Karlsruhe University (TH) in Germany is to host Business Masters 2009 - the international case study competition. The application deadline was back in September, but the competition itself will take place between 11-14th November 2009. The competition will see teams from around ... More
Manchester Met University finance students win the cup!
Three Manchester Metropolitan University Business School (MMUBS) students successfully fought off competition from four other teams to win the Seven Investment Management (7IM) University Challenge Cup. This is the second year that a team from MMUBS has won this competition - this year the winning team consisted of Dale Morgan, ... More
Aston Business School’s Masters ranked number one globally
Aston Business School’s Masters programmes have achieved first in the world for careers, in rankings released by the Financial Times this October. This measure of career progression surveyed alumni of Aston Business School’s MSc in International Business three years after they completed their course, asking them to indicate their level ... More
Manchester Business School launches online publication
September saw Manchester Business School launch Transforming Management, a new online publication that brings together some of the world's most influential strategists, practitioners and policy-makers to share their views on the most challenging issues facing modern business. The ethos of the publication is built on the city of Manchester’s history ... More
Loughborough University leads the way with new global perspective
A network of researchers, led by Loughborough University, has devised a way to regularly measure the links between key cities around the world, which will provide a new perspective on how the world’s economy is changing. The Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) – the leading academic think tank ... More
Nottingham Business School professor celebrates publication of article
Nottingham Trent University Business School's Professor Alistair Mutch, is celebrating after becoming the first academic from a post-1992 university to be published in Organization Science, for his recent article, Technology, Organisation and Structure - a Morphogenetic Approach. Organization Science is currently ranked 5th in the world by citations. Professor Mutch’s ... More
University expert believes entrepreneurs could hold the key to a brighter financial future
Dr Lorraine Warren - an academic from the School of Management at Southampton University - believes that entrepreneurs could play a key part in getting Britain out of the recession. Dr Warren, who is the university’s Director of Postgraduate Programmes, believes that the innovative ideas of entrepreneurs, especially in coming ... More
Former Spanish minister joins Madrid business school
Spain's former Minister of Public Administrations - Jordi Sevilla Segura - has joined Instituto de Empresa Business School (IE) in Madrid for the start of the 2009-2010 academic year. He will be teaching economic environment and country analysis as an associate professor. Sevilla holds a degree in economic sciences from ... More
International sporting success for Loughborough Business School student
Loughborough Business School is toasting the success of its student Hollie Avil, who has become the new world under 23 triathlon champion after helping secure a British one-two at the ITU Triathlon Under 23 World Championships on Australia’s Gold Coast on Friday 11th September. Ms Avil, who has also just ... More
25th birthday celebrations for Kingston University MBA
This month two hundred guests gathered to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Kingston Business School MBA. The event took place at the fabulous Waldorf Hilton in central London, where guests were greeted with a champagne reception, followed by a dinner-dance to celebrate this important milestone. Guests included many staff ... More
Madrid business school is ranked top by Wall Street
The Instituto de Empresa Business School (IE) in Madrid is the number one business school worldwide for one-year programmes, according to the Wall Street Journal’s ranking. This result further consolidates the business school’s position as an international leader in the field of management education. The ranking is based on the ... More
Professor at Helsinki School of Economics in prestigious new role
Professor of Economics Matti Liski from the Helsinki School of Economics, has been appointed as an editor for The Scandinavian Journal of Economics starting from the current issue - September 2009. The Scandinavian Journal of Economics is one of the oldest and most distinguished economics journals in the world. It publishes ... More
University of Glamorgan Business School appoints new dean
The new dean of the Glamorgan Business School - Monica Gibson-Sweet - will take up her post on 1st October 2009. She has a wealth of experience in higher education in the UK, most recently as Assistant Director of the Higher Education Academy. Although originally hailing from Merseyside, she lived ... More
Kent Business School director speaks at international conferences
Professor Paul Phillips, a director of the Kent Business School, has been invited to be a keynote speaker at the 9th Hellenic European Research on Computer Mathematics and its Applications Conference 2009 in Athens, Greece on 24th-26th September 2009. Professor Phillips will deliver a lecture entitled ‘Organizational Flexibility: The Seven Factors ... More
Professors at Exeter Business School score a hat-trick
This month the excellence of three economics professors at the University of Exeter has been recognised. Professor John Maloney received a special overall award for the student nominated and outstanding teaching categories. The accolade came with the following remarks from the awarding body: ‘We received a record number of nominations ... More
INSEAD celebrates half a century of excellence!
Since its inception and first MBA intake in1959, the school has been committed to providing a unique multicultural learning environment that brings together people, cultures and ideas from around the world. To honour this historic event and launch INSEAD’s 50th anniversary celebrations, the school hosted an exclusive ceremony on its ... More
Deadline extended to 21st September for applications for subsidised postgraduate courses at Trinity College Dublin
This autumn Trinity College Dublin (TCD) introduced two new subsidised postgraduate courses in computing with an interdisciplinary outlook - and the date for applying has just been extended to Monday 21st September. The diplomas were established by TCD’s School of Computer Science and Statistics, together with its School of Linguistic, ... More
Imperial College London’s MBA students hit the jackpot!
Students from Imperial College’s Business School have been rewarded for all the hard work they’ve been doing over the last six months on Imperial’s MBA flagship course Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Design (IED). The group of six MBA students have spent half a year developing an idea which was initially provided ... More
UK sales professionals' pay outstrips colleagues
Sales professionals are some of the best paid employees in business in the UK, according to the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s latest Croner Sales Rewards study, with both basic pay and bonuses rising. Sales professionals’ average basic pay exceeded that of their colleagues in marketing, finance and HR across most ... More
CIMA and BPP join forces to help graduates through toughest job market in a decade
CIMA, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, and professional training provider, BPP, have joined forces to subsidise courses for graduates coming onto the job market in the toughest market in a decade. From 7th May, students can sign up to study CIMA Certificate and Managerial level courses at a BPP ... More
EADA-Barcelona debuts innovative Retail Management Centre
The International Business School of Upper Management and Business Administration (EADA) has set up a Retail Management Centre in response to growing market needs for research in the retailing sector and in order to address the consultancy needs of companies. The mission of the Retail Management Centre is to promote ... More
ESCP-EAP is awarded re-accreditation from EQUIS
On 9 March 2009, Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris - Ecole Européenne des Affaires (ESCP-EAP) was awarded re-accreditation from the EFMD European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), the leading international system of quality assessment and improvement of higher education institutions in management. Only 116 institutions in the world, 17 of ... More
Bath School of Management lecturer receives prestigious literary award
Dr Fotios Pasiouras, Lecturer in Accounting at the University of Bath School of Management, was recently chosen as a Highly Commended Award Winner at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2009 for his paper entitled “Consolidation in the Greek banking industry: Which banks are acquired?” Dr Pasiouras co-authored his ... More
Salford Business School celebrates strong showing in 2008 Research Assessment Exercise
Results from the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) show Salford Business School having significantly strengthened research quality as compared with the previous exercise in 2001. The submission to the Library and Information Management (LIM) panel brought particularly outstanding results, 75% of activity being rated at an 'international' standard, including 25% ... More
Exeter unveils generous funding support for MBA study
The University of Exeter Business School recently announced new funding opportunities for students taking up places on the School’s full time, one year MBA programme. The scholarship will cover five full fee scholarships, worth £17,000 each, to eligible applicants taking up the course for the 2009/10 academic year. The scholarships ... More
Brandeis University expanding its respected international business school
Whatever your business career outlook - managing investment portfolios, designing government trade and financial policies, or overseeing company's finances – a firm and comprehensive understanding of the forces driving the global economy is critical . The Brandeis University International Business School MA is an innovative, two-year degree that targets the ... More
Develop international management skills at the London Metropolitan University School of Business
London Metropolitan University’s MA in International Business develops specialist knowledge and skills in managing business internationally. Critical analysis of complex and volatile economic, political, cultural and competitive environments is covered in order to understanding the dynamism of international business. The international student body ensures that MA candidates will gain valuable ... More
Westminster offers generous scholarships for international postgraduate business programmes
The University of Westminster School of Business MA in International Business is focused on developing a critical understanding of communications and efficient international transportation, international relocation of production and service provision, and the significant increase in economic migration. A commitment to effectively increasingly students’ knowledge on these factors in international ... More
Critical analysis central to International Business programme at University of Greenwich
The MA in International Business at the University of Greenwhich heavily explores the complexity and diversity of business theory and practice in an increasingly interconnected world. Students engage in critical analysis of international business practice and explore the growing international context of business today. Drawing on current and evolving University ... More
MA in International Business at Europe’s top ranked HEC School of Management
Located in the heart of Paris, the École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris (HEC Paris) was recently named the top business school by the Financial Times for the forth year running. The HEC's Master in International Business (HEC MIB) is a 12-month full-time Master program taught in English. The ... More
Liverpool John Moores University wins top business award
Liverpool John Moores University recently received a coveted award in recognition of the University's outstanding performance and competitive business positioning. At a ceremony in London, HRH The Princess Royal, Patron of the British Quality Foundation (BQF) presented the 2008 British Quality Foundation UK Excellence Award, one of the UK's most recognised ... More
Sotheby’s MA in Art Business prepares students for international commercial art career
Sotheby's MA in Art Buisness is designed for students who already have an art history degree or want to pursue a career in this exciting and expanding field. The programme hopes to build an understanding of business theories and practices, as well as the technical and structural elements of the ... More
Bank of England offers postgraduate internship and sponsorship opportunities
The Bank of England is offering students attractive professional work experiences and postgraduate funding for students studying economics and/or finance and have in interest in working for the Bank. Those who are selected will be offered full sponsorship of their MSc/MPhil fees (or 1 year of a 2 year course) ... More
Ashridge Business School launches innovative Award
Ashridge Business School, in partnership with the European Academy of Business in Society (EABIS) and supported by HP and WWF, has launched the Ashridge Sustainable Innovation Award 2008/09. The award is designed to generate the best ideas from MBA and other postgraduate students on how organisations can create value from ... More
The latest Financial Times Master’s in Management Ranking is launched
The Financial Times has published its latest 2008 Master’s in Management Ranking on its website. This annual series ranks master’s in management programmes through comparing a combination of weighted salary, career progression, percentage in employment three months after graduation and the level of international exposure enjoyed by the students of ... More
Nice in theory, but in practice…
Recent research undertaken by Nick Wilson and his team at Kingston Business School for Cripps Sears and Partners, the executive search firm, has shown that what employers thought they wanted, highly motivated and innovative leaders, ie entrepreneurs, was very different from what they were actually happy to appoint and work ... More
Edinburgh’s new MSc in Accounting and Finance gets a seal of approval
The University of Edinburgh’s MSc in Accounting and Finance has been approved as an Education Partner of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA(c)) Institute, the global membership organisation that awards the prestigious Chartered Financial Analyst designation. This means that the MSc is judged by the Institute as covering at least 70% ... More
Cambridge Business School launches International Human Resource Management Centre
The Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge was pleased to announce on 28 July 2008 the launch of a major new forum devoted to excellence in global human resource management – the Centre for International Human Resource Management (CIHRM). Through strong partnerships between industry and academia, and sponsors ... More
Tanaka Business School gets a new name
The Business School at Imperial College London is changing its name from Tanaka Business School to Imperial College Business School. The change is being made to emphasise that the School is an integral part of the College by incorporating the Imperial College name directly into its title. The renaming comes ... More
City University launches unique M&A Research Centre
An M&A Research Centre (MARC) has been established at City’s Cass Business School. It is the only active M&A centre to be found at a major global business school and will act as a hub for industry-focused, thought-leading research. The Centre will derive the majority of its funding from a ... More
A cutting-edge entrepreneurship event comes to the University of Oxford
Now in its eighth year, ‘Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford’ is one of Europe’s leading entrepreneurship events. At this year’s forum, which takes place from 23–24 November 2008, entrepreneurs and innovators will provide a ‘360° View of the Valley’. As in previous years, the event will comprise a vibrant and ... More
Breaking the mould at London Business School
London Business School announced on 29 September 2008 the launch of a ground-breaking new addition to its existing degree programme portfolio. The new Master’s in Management degree will welcome students from around the world for its first intake in August 2009. The London Business School Master's in Management will attract ... More
Aston Business School leads the world
In global rankings announced on 29 September by The Financial Times, graduates of Aston Business School’s Masters in Management programmes topped the table for their career status. This measure of career progression surveyed alumni three years after they completed their course, asking them to rate their experience. It also factored ... More
Shortlist of UK academic excellence
For the fourth year, The Times Higher Education magazine will be recognising outstanding university programming across the UK. This year, an impressive 130 institutions have submitted over 500 entries to various panels of judges for each of the following categories: • Outstanding Contribution to Innovation and Technology • Outstanding Support ... More
Great interest in Brunel Business School’s new programmes
Brunel Business School’s new MSc in Global Supply Chain Management is already attracting a great deal of interest. Available both full time and part time for the first time since September 2008, the course is designed specifically to equip students to take advantage of the growing number of career opportunities ... More
