Search Results for: london business school (1027 results found) MBA Stories: A School-By-School Collection For 2020 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: January 6, 2021 What a year! Last January, deans and employers alike were asking the same question: Is the full-time MBA dying? After all, applications had been down, thanks to a turbo-charged economy and a wave of new graduate degree options. Come summer, applications surged as prospective students sought shelter from a pandemic that wreaked havoc on retail,… Personal MBA Coach’s 2022-2023 MBA Essay Predictions (NEWS) By: Scott Edinburgh, Founder of Personal MBA Coach | Last Updated: January 28, 2025 If you are applying to business school this fall, you may be wondering when to get started with your MBA essays. While the 2022-2023 MBA applications are not yet open, Personal MBA Coach advises applicants to move forward with caution now on their essays for many top MBA programs. Based on our experience and observations… 2022 Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors: Yangjie Gu, HEC Paris (NEWS) By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: September 14, 2023 Yangjie Gu HEC Paris "Yangjie brought enthusiasm and deep industry knowledge into all her lectures. She brought real world scenarios into all the content and inspired discussion and debate between people from diverse backgrounds. She created a stretching curriculum that gave the entire cohort a strong grounding in marketing, and inspired many (including myself) to… Student Impact Fund Collaborative: 400+ Students At 15 Business Schools Investing In A Better World (NEWS) By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: July 4, 2022 As the daughter of immigrants who arrived in the U.S. with virtually nothing, Neha Dalal attributes her career largely to the doors of opportunity others helped open for her. She has since centered her career around holding those doors open for those coming up behind her. After earning undergraduate and master’s degrees in applied mathematics… An Obituary For The Economist’s MBA Ranking (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 15, 2022 Few business school deans will weep over the death of The Economist's ranking, even those who sometimes benefited from the magazine's inconsistent and unpredictable results. But there is a reason why business schools should not celebrate The Economist's decision yesterday to abandon its rankings of MBA programs, Executive MBA options, and Master's In Management programs.… The World’s Best MBA Programs For Entrepreneurship In 2023 (NEWS) By: Nathan Allen | Last Updated: August 15, 2023 Four years and four wins. Poets&Quants has ranked the world's best MBA programs for entrepreneurship for the last four years, and in each of those years, one school has placed first: the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis. Once again in our 2023 list, the Olin School comes out on top. “We’re gratified… This French Business School Is Making A $326 Million Bet On Globalization (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: June 5, 2024 It started with Brexit and Make America Great Again and escalated around the world with attacks on immigration and restrictions on free trade. Globalization is in retreat. But France-based ESCP Business School is doubling down on globalization, investing an unprecedented $326 million (300 million Euros) in a massive expansion plan for one of the most… Former IE Business Dean Moves To Hult (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 1, 2024 Martin Boehm, who spent nearly 16 years at IE Business School rising to dean for five years from 2017 to 2021, has joined Hult International Business School as executive vice president and global dean of undergraduate programs. Since departing IE in Madrid, Boehm served as Rector at EBS University in Germany. A former chair of… Meet the MBA Class of 2025: Mayeesa Shamiha, Ivey Business School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 8, 2024 Mayeesa Shamiha Ivey Business School at Western University “I sprint through small challenges and marathon through life, always embracing 'mind over matter' spirit!” Hometown: Waterloo, ON Fun Fact About Yourself: My favorite way to travel is by running marathons in new cities which combines my love for running and travel. Undergraduate School and Major: Civil… Another Top U.S. B-School Launches A Master’s In Management: UNC Kenan-Flagler (NEWS) By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: March 28, 2025 The top business schools in the United States are no longer also-rans in the master in management sweepstakes. Long considered a European degree in contrast to the strongly U.S. MBA, the master in management has seen a surge of interest in U.S. B-schools in recent years. According to a Poets&Quants analysis, through 2024 34 top… NYU Stern Names Harvard’s Bharat Anand As Next Dean (NEWS) By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: April 7, 2025 New York University has tapped a prominent Harvard University expert in corporate and digital strategy to lead its business school. Bharat N. Anand, vice provost at Harvard University and a key architect of its business school's online strategy, has been named the Richard R. West Dean of NYU’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business effective… Meet The Alliance Manchester Class of 2026, Weiwen (Vivienne) Jin (NEWS) By: Meghan Marrin | Last Updated: April 18, 2025 Weiwen (Vivienne) Jin "Car crash changed me entirely from PR assistant to design reshaping global fashion" Hometown: Shanghai, China Fun Fact About Yourself: I first learned management in university and then shifted to fashion design out of passion. Now I went back to management because I want to make a difference. I believe that Chinese… 2025 Best & Brightest MBA: Raymond Xiang Zheng, Alliance Manchester Business School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: December 19, 2025 Raymond Xiang Zheng Alliance Manchester Business School “Curious, ambitious, and resilient—always seeking challenges, embracing growth, and pushing boundaries in life.” Hometown: Tieling, China Fun fact about yourself: Won third place in a hot chili-eating competition in Beijing Undergraduate School and Degree: North China University of Technology, Civil Engineering Where was the last place you worked… International Environment, Hands-On Learning Define Manchester Met (NEWS) By: nathanielallen | Last Updated: June 18, 2025 Manchester Metropolitan University, with roots tracing back to 1889, has a triple-accredited Business School offering 80+ courses including an MBA, and several postgraduate degrees such as a specialized master’s degree in Sport Directorship. Manchester Metropolitan’s Business School holds accreditations from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the Association of MBAs (AMBA), and… 2025 Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors: Ghassan Paul Yacoub, EDHEC Business School (NEWS) By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: May 21, 2025 Ghassan Paul Yacoub EDHEC Business School “Professor Yacoub is the creator and lead professor of our first-ever integrated AI course, Artificial Intelligence for Business. This course teaches MBA and Executive MBA students to combine strategy with the correct AI tools to make fail-proof strategic decisions concerning marketing, finance, or human resources challenges. This approach… 2025 Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors: Emmanouil Avgerinos, IE Business School (NEWS) By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: May 21, 2025 Emmanouil Avgerinos IE Business School “Professor Avgerinos (Manos) made the challenging subject of Data Analytics digestible and even fun. He has the patience and ability to teach students with all sorts of backgrounds and capabilities. I’m nominating him for this award because even today, nearly a year and a half post MBA graduation, I still… ESCP’s New Strategic Plan: A ‘Third Way’ Between U.S. & China In Business Education (NEWS) By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: October 8, 2025 Asked to put the new strategic plan for ESCP Business School into context, Executive President and Dean Léon Laulusa describes two distinct models of management education. The dominant model emerged in the U.S., strong in theory and frameworks while focused on action and efficiency. A second model has more recently emerged from Chinese business schools,… Meet the MBA Class of 2026: Renda Putri, IESE Business School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: July 16, 2025 Renda Putri IESE Business School at the University of Navarra “Passionate entrepreneur from the fashion & luxury sector, driven to solve problems ethically & sustainably.” Hometown: Yogyakarta, Indonesia Fun Fact About Yourself: Alongside being an MBA candidate and a mother of two, I’m working on transforming a 125-year-old finca on the outskirts of Barcelona into… 2025 MBA To Watch: Omotowunmi Bello, Warwick Business School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: August 22, 2025 Omotowunmi Bello Warwick Business School “Strategic thinker, fashion enthusiast, Creative problem solver and passionate about business transformation.” Hometown: Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria. Fun fact about yourself: I can dissect a crime drama plot within the first 10 minutes and I can almost always predict the ending. Undergraduate School and Degree: University of Ilorin, B.Sc Physiology… 2025 MBA To Watch: David Kwame Dumorgah, Fordham University (Gabelli) (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: August 22, 2025 David Kwame Dumorgah Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University “A relationship builder, inclusive leader, and charismatic personality who uplifts, inspires, and brings people together.” Hometown: Accra Ghana and London, UK Fun fact about yourself: I can name every single country in Africa and I have watched every single MCU movie at least twice Undergraduate School… Meet the MBA Class of 2026: Jeff Liu, Ivey Business School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: September 9, 2025 Jeff Liu Ivey Business School at Western University “Three non-negotiables of my life: Family always first, cycling on weekends, and coffee to kick off every morning.” Hometown: Shanghai, China Fun Fact About Yourself: I’ve been brewing my morning coffee at home daily since 2019. One of my dreams is to compete in the World Barista… Meet the MBA Class of 2026: Namita Tyagi, Ivey Business School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 19, 2025 Namita Tyagi Ivey Business School at Western University “Focused and empathetic leader with sharp decision-making, detail orientation, and a deep love for the mountains.” Hometown: Delhi, India Fun Fact About Yourself: I can fire a rocket — literally. Undergraduate School and Major: Rajasthan Technical University, Engineering in Electronics and Communications Most Recent Employer and Job… Meet the MBA Class of 2026: Luke Fior, Ivey Business School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 19, 2025 Luke Fior Ivey Business School at Western University “Avid Tennis fan, identical twin, outdoor enthusiast, engineer by education, pragmatic problem-solver.” Hometown: Caledon East, Ontario Fun Fact About Yourself: I have an identical twin, but we have different dominant hands. Undergraduate School and Major: University of Western Ontario, Chemical Engineering with a Specialization in Green Process… Meet the MBA Class of 2026: Arham Ali, Ivey Business School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 19, 2025 Arham Ali Ivey Business School at Western University “Curious builder, community connector, future strategist -energized by people, problems, and meaningful momentum.” Hometown: Lahore, Pakistan Fun Fact About Yourself: I produce and perform music under the name Mohali — a blend of melody, meaning, and mischief. Undergraduate School and Major: McGill University – BCom in Finance… Meet The Bocconi MBA Class Of 2026, Bede Hesmondhalgh (NEWS) By: Matt Symonds | Last Updated: April 2, 2026 Bede Hesmondhalgh Hometown: London, UK Undergraduate School and Major: Newcastle University, Geography Most Recent Employer and Job Title: ARC Ride, Head of Business Development Fun Fact About Yourself: I spent the last five years living in Nairobi, where I was part of the founding team of an electric motorbike company. What started as an internship quickly turned into a hands-on entrepreneurial journey, scaling operations during COVID and living what I like to call my “best life” in Kenya. What makes Milan such a great place to earn an MBA? Milan strikes a rare balance. It offers history, culture, incredible food, and a vibrant social life, while still feeling manageable and human-sized compared to other global cities I’ve lived in. It’s easy to get around, easy to meet people, and easy to enjoy life outside the classroom, which makes… 2026 Best & Brightest MBA: Paramvir Singh, Hong Kong University Business School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: May 3, 2026 Paramvir Singh The University of Hong Kong (HKU) Business School “A strategic and extroverted professional passionate about technology, storytelling, and collaboration to scale inclusive, sustainable growth.” Hometown: Pune, Maharashtra Fun fact about yourself: I’ve travelled to 26 countries across Asia & Africa and made a local friend in each country! Undergraduate School and Degree: Pune… Canada’s Top MBA Programs: Admissions Guide For 2026 Applicants (NEWS) By: Melissa Jones, Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: May 20, 2026 Canada doesn't get nearly enough credit in the global MBA conversation. For many candidates, that’s a real missed opportunity. A Canadian MBA competes on almost every dimension with comparable programs in terms of curriculum, faculty and cohort quality, post-graduation work pathways, and cost. I’m from Toronto, I’m now based in Vancouver, and I've spent the…