Search Results for: london business school (3396 results found) Olin Bets Big On Global Experience In An MBA Revamp (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: September 4, 2018 When Washington University’s Olin Business School recruited Dean Mark Taylor from the United Kingdom two years ago, everyone expected the school’s MBA program to take a major international turn. Today (Sept. 4), after nearly a year and one-half of study, Olin announced sweeping changes to its MBA program, including an earlier program start date in… Confessions Of A Hult Student Recruiter (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: September 10, 2018 The post on Reddit started off innocently enough. Under the heading of “Ex-Employee of Hult International Business School,” the anonymous poster told readers how the school finds and closes would-be students for its MBA, Executive MBA and other master’s programs in business. He noted that leads come from a funnel that includes lists of prospective… What’s New At Chicago Booth? Plenty (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 15, 2018 In the 15 months since Madhav V. Rajan took over the deanship of the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago, Booth has won yet another Nobel Prize for a faculty member and landed in first place in U.S. News’ ranking of the best full-time MBA programs for the very first time. It… As Brexit Looms, Oxford Saïd Grads Still Get Paid (NEWS) By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: October 25, 2018 Despite a challenging economic environment and the continued uncertainty of Brexit, the MBA employment rate at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School has risen to 91%, a jump of 11 percentage points in one year, while the average salary has inched upward to £71,550, according to the school's latest employment report that was released Monday (October 22).… Wharton To Add New Building For Startups (NEWS) By: Pearly Tan | Last Updated: October 25, 2018 The sustained growth of the startup landscape cannot be denied. Or, like the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, embraced. Wharton announced today (Oct. 25) the construction of a new 70,000-square-foot building to house the school’s first-ever dedicated space for cross-campus student entrepreneurship. The new building is made possible by a $25 million gift… Why Should You Consider Portugal For Your MBA? (NEWS) By: Marta Andaluz, Director of Marketing and Admissions at The Lisbon MBA | Last Updated: January 29, 2025 Portugal offers excellent conditions to international students, both in terms of academic and living experiences. When considering taking an MBA, it’s important to bear in mind the quality of the programs on offer; the existence of conditions to ensure that you, as a student, will make the most of your time; and an overall living… A Third Of World’s Best Performing CEOs Have MBAs (NEWS) By: Barbara Coward | Last Updated: November 1, 2018 People go to business school to get answers about their future, but it all begins with a bunch of questions. Do I really need an MBA? Does it matter if I go to a top-ranked school? Should I study in my home country or abroad? There are all sorts of questions (just check Quora) so… From Sci-Fi To The Classroom: Holograms Come To Biz Ed (NEWS) By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: November 3, 2018 File this under "The Future is Now." At a special event in London on Thursday (November 1), Imperial College Business School became the first B-school to use holograms — a practice the school says it will expand to classroom instruction this year. The occasion was an event for Imperial students: “Women in Tech: The Inside Story,”… This Country Is The Next Hot Spot For An MBA (NEWS) By: Gregory Yang | Last Updated: October 11, 2019 This Country Is The Next Hot Spot For An MBA The next hot destination to pursue an MBA? Think Canada. With its relaxed study and work rules and cheaper tuition costs, Canada is becoming an attractive destination for international MBA candidates, The Globe and Mail reports. Canada Is Leading In International Applications International student applications… Meet Indiana Kelley’s MBA Class Of 2020 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 8, 2019 Most MBA candidates think they know what they want. Too bad so few know who they are. They’re not lost; they just know they can do so much more – be so much more. Before they move into a new role or industry, they need to ask themselves some hard questions…and be ready to stomach… Illinois Insures Itself Against Chinese Student Drop-Off (NEWS) By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: November 29, 2018 There have been a few troubling downward trends lately at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Now the school is looking down the road to anticipate another one that could potentially kneecap the school. The Gies College of Business, together with UIUC's College of Engineering, has taken out an insurance policy to protect against the loss… Meet Toronto Rotman’s MBA Class Of 2020 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: December 5, 2018 Think New York City is the melting pot? Just wait until you get a load of Toronto! Dubbed the ‘most multicultural city in North America,’ the Toronto area is home to over 10 million people – with half born outside Canada. It is a city of differences – in nationalities, languages, and religions – held… UCLA Dean Search Hits A Snag & Gets A Redo (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: January 3, 2019 It's back to the drawing board for the search for a new dean of UCLA's Anderson School of Management. Poets&Quants has learned that UCLA Provost Scott Waugh has rejected all three 'final' candidates who visited campus last fall and asked the search committee to find a new slate of candidates for the job. In an… How Involved Should Parents Be In MBA Admissions? (NEWS) By: Gregory Yang | Last Updated: March 31, 2020 How Involved Should Parents Be In MBA Admissions? More than ever, parents are getting involved in their child’s MBA application. But how much involvement is too much? Stacy Blackman of Stacy Blackman Consulting recently discussed parents’ role in MBA admissions and how “helicopter parents” could potentially risk their child’s chances of being accepted into their… Inside HEC Paris’ Incubator At ‘Station F’ (NEWS) By: Jeremy Hazlehurst | Last Updated: January 7, 2019 What do people want to do once they’ve left business school? It’s true that many want a steady job in a corporation, but MBAs and MiM graduates increasingly dream of being the next Jack Dorsey or Elon Musk. Entrepreneurship is all the rage, and that’s not just for those with an eye on Silicon Valley;… How To Read & Interpret The Financial Times MBA Ranking (NEWS) By: Jeremy Hazlehurst | Last Updated: January 23, 2019 When business education professionals get together, it is only a matter of time before talk turns to rankings. Academics and administrators, commentators and consultants all have an encyclopedic knowledge of the different methodologies used by the different rankings, along with their perceived strengths and weaknesses. Prospective students, who the lists are ostensibly aimed at? Not… Interview With Ryan Howard, HEC Paris Alum (NEWS) By: Jeremy Hazlehurst | Last Updated: March 31, 2020 Besides meeting admissions directors and others from business schools, attendees at the CentreCourt event in London also got the chance to hear from five alumni who spoke about their experiences at business school. Matt Symonds, co-director of CentreCourt, conducted a Q&A with Ryan Thomas, a Canadian who graduated from HEC Paris four years ago, and… Interview With Kunal Bhaget, INSEAD Alum (NEWS) By: Jeremy Hazlehurst | Last Updated: March 31, 2020 Besides meeting admissions directors and others from business schools, attendees at the CentreCourt event in London also got the chance to hear from five alumni who spoke about their experiences at business school. Kunal Bhaget’s life was changed when he did an MBA at INSEAD 17 years ago. Following a career in investment banking and… Interview With Whitney Morgan, Chicago Booth Alum (NEWS) By: Jeremy Hazlehurst | Last Updated: March 31, 2020 Besides meeting admissions directors and others from business schools, attendees at the CentreCourt event in London also got the chance to hear from five alumni who spoke about their experiences at business school. Whitney Morgan began her MBA at Chicago Booth in 2012, and is now responsible for regional partnerships at Prodigy Finance, which is… Warwick Tops 2019 FT Ranking Of Online MBAs (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: March 4, 2019 For the second consecutive year, Britain’s Warwick Business School has topped the Financial Times highly limited ranking of the best online MBA programs. The 2019 list, ranking a mere ten schools in the world, half as many as last year, is the sixth time that the British newspaper has cranked out a list of top… Henley Puts Its Full-Time MBA On Hold (NEWS) By: Jeremy Hazlehurst | Last Updated: March 7, 2019 Henley Business School has decided to cancel its full-time MBA for the 2019/2020 academic year. The school’s single-year MBA program, which typically begins every September, fell five places to a rank of 60th on the latest Poets&Quants’ international ranking of the best MBAs outside the U.S. In a terse announcement on its website announcing what it… Meet McKinsey’s MBA Class Of 2018 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 9, 2019 The McKinsey name evokes prestige and prowess. Exposed to a sweeping range of industries, functions, and models, MBA hires tackle the issues that baffle CEOs and chiefs of state alike. That requires unraveling what is most complex, enigmatic, and essential. Such challenges attract the top minds: virtuosos with the courage to shoulder big responsibilities, the… ExperienceBain Offers MBAs Opportunity To Dabble In Consulting (NEWS) By: Nathan Allen | Last Updated: October 8, 2019 Each summer for more than a decade, bright-eyed incoming MBAs have stepped into Bain Consulting offices around the world to get a sense of what it would be like to work as a consultant — and, more specifically, to see what it'd be like to work as a consultant for Bain, one of the world's… February 9, 2019 (CALENDAR) By: Georgina Hannah | Last Updated: January 2, 2019 CentreCourt MBA Festival brings you face-to-face with the leadership and gatekeepers of the world's most selective business schools. Attendees will hear from deans and admissions directors during moderated panels with Q&A before a cocktail-like tabletop meet and greet. Plus, attendees can take advantage of career, resume, and application panels at our "Genius Bar" and ask… March 7, 2019 (CALENDAR) By: Georgina Hannah | Last Updated: February 23, 2019 QS Connect 1-2-1, Amsterdam The Connect 1-2-1 event in Amsterdam provides the ideal opportunity for you to speak to representatives about the different MBA programmes offered at WBS. Whether you're wanting to take 12 months out of work to study full time; wish to continue working but can study for 4-day blocks at a time,… Devi Vallabhaneni (CONSULTANT) By: | Last Updated: July 18, 2025 mbaMission is the world’s leading MBA admissions consulting firm and the only one exclusively recommended by Manhattan Prep and Kaplan GMAT. Our dedicated, full-time Senior Consultants work one-on-one with business school candidates to identify and showcase their strongest attributes in their applications. When applying to an elite MBA program, you need elite experience on your… Rich Coward (CONSULTANT) By: | Last Updated: February 18, 2019 China Admissions is an online platform for foreign students to apply to Chinese Universities. We cooperate with over 90 top Chinese Universities