Search Results for: london business school (3442 results found) BOOM: Applications Skyrocket At The World’s MBA Programs (NEWS) By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: October 24, 2024 Apps are booming to graduate business programs in a way that makes even the Covid-19 surge pale in comparison. According to data released today (October 23) by the Graduate Management Admission Council, total applications to graduate B-school programs in 2024 increased an impressive 12% from 2023 to 2024 — a sharp reversal from two straight… LBS Application Video Interview Questions: Tips And Strategy (NEWS) By: Melissa Jones, Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: April 8, 2026 London Business School attracts a globally diverse community to its MBA flexible and dynamic MBA programs. A whopping 92% of the LBS admitted class comes from outside the UK. With a student body drawn from all over the world, admissions interviews are generally handled by alumni. That means the LBS Admissions Committee often doesn’t get… Explore CentreCourt Specialized Masters: October 2024 (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: September 9, 2025 This year's CentreCourt Specialized Masters event offers engaging discussions with current students, admissions and program directors from top business schools. Dive deep into their Specialized Masters programs as they share insights on who each program is best suited for, the curriculum details, and the admissions process. You'll also get practical advice into the student… Meet The Professors Of The HEC Paris MBA (NEWS) By: Meghan Marrin | Last Updated: November 12, 2024 One of the top business schools in Europe, HEC Paris offers a full-time 16-month MBA program that includes everything a student could wish for: tons of customization opportunities like specializations, plus career workshops, company visit opportunities, internship opportunities and much more besides. The HEC Paris MBA program has a strong history of success and has been… The 2025 World’s Best MBA Programs For Entrepreneurship (NEWS) By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: November 10, 2024 Hamid Rafieian already had solid entrepreneurship experience when he enrolled in EDHEC Business School’s Global MBA Class of 2024. He is co-founder and CEO of Karafs, Iran’s leading digital healthcare company. Along with Luna, another digital health startup Rafieian founded, his ventures have attracted more than 8 million users in his country. But he wanted… All Of The Data Behind P&Q’s 2025 Top MBA Programs For Entrepreneurship (NEWS) By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: November 6, 2024 Poets&Quants’ entrepreneurship ranking for MBA programs is essentially a reporting exercise: We gather data from as many schools as possible and try to present it in an easy-to-digest way for our readers. Part of that process includes sharing the data used to calculate actual rankings and the weights we use for each dataset. While no… Why Now Is A Great Time To Apply To International MBA Programs (NEWS) By: Caroline Diarte Edwards, Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: March 30, 2026 The results of the US presidential election have injected a large dose of uncertainty into the global arena. Yet uncertain times often present the ideal opportunity to invest in yourself—and an MBA is one of the smartest ways to future-proof your career. While markets reacted favorably to the business-friendly agenda of the new administration, questions… Meet McKinsey’s MBA Class of 2023: Eddie Shih (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: November 22, 2024 Eddie Shih “I have innovative ideas. I like to brainstorm and try different things.” McKinsey Office: Taipei Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan MBA Program and Concentration: London Business School, Entrepreneurship Management Undergraduate School, Major: National Chengchi University, Finance What was your favorite thing about your MBA program? I liked that I had a lot of exposure to… Meet McKinsey’s MBA Class of 2023: Tunde Gafaar (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: November 28, 2024 Tunde Gafaar ““I’m a former medical doctor passionate about learning new things and achieving lasting impact." McKinsey Office: London Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria MBA Program and Concentration: London Business School, Change Management Undergraduate School, Major: University College London (UCL), Medicine (MBBS), Medical Physics and Bioengineering. What was your favorite thing about your MBA program? There were… Meet McKinsey & Company’s MBA Class Of 2023 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: November 28, 2024 Chances are, people will fall back on the same tired clichés. They imagine slick talkers spitting out jargon – or Ivy Leaguers marking up whiteboards and shining up decks. Workers associate management consultants with forgotten initiatives and impending layoffs. For CEOs, they are a second opinion to validate and a fall guy to blame according… Kellogg’s APEX: A Private Equity Deep-Dive For Exceptional MBAs (NEWS) By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: November 23, 2024 Pre-MBA, Alex Amato spent three years working at a PE fund. He knew he wanted to continue to build on that career after. So, when it came time to look at MBA programs, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management was a clear stand out. Its high-touch, mentorship driven Advanced Private Equity Experience (APEX) program checked… What’s Everyone Reading? McKinsey’s MBA Hires, Most Powerful CEOs With MBAs, & Our Prof Of The Year (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: November 24, 2024 What's getting everyone's attention these days? At Poets&Quants, readers are resonating with stories that detail what it's like to be a new MBA hire at McKinsey & Co., who the most powerful CEOs are with MBA degrees on their resumes, why it's a good time to apply to an international MBA program, and who gained… Commentary: Understanding The Indian Student Exodus (NEWS) By: Radhika Shrivastava | Last Updated: December 4, 2024 When over a million Indian students venture abroad each year for higher education, it’s not just an individual pursuit of academic excellence — it’s a societal phenomenon reshaping global education markets. The trend is growing rapidly, with a 68% increase in Indian students studying abroad between 2016 and 2022. In 2023 alone, over 750,000 students… EUROUT 2024 Shines A Light On LGBTQ+ Inclusion & Leadership (NEWS) By: Max Buck, Co-President, Out in Business | Last Updated: December 9, 2024 Now in its 14th year, EUROUT has grown to become the largest LGBTQ+ student-led business conference in Europe. Each year, it brings together business students and professionals from across Europe and the globe for a weekend of connection, empowerment, and inspiration at London Business School (LBS). Entirely volunteer-led by LBS’s Out in Business Club, the… Poets&Quants International 2024-2025 MBA Ranking: It’s INSEAD Again! (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: December 18, 2025 For the tenth time in the past 15 years, INSEAD has captured first place in Poets&Quants' ranking of the best full-time MBA programs outside the U.S. This latest win in our 2024-2025 international MBA ranking follows last year's No. 1 showing for the European school with campuses in Fontainebleau, France, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, and San… Poets&Quants’ Top Stories Of 2024 (NEWS) By: P&Q Staff | Last Updated: December 27, 2024 Another year, another lineup of stories that give readers planning one of the most important investments in their lives the insights they need to make a well-informed choice. Once again in 2024, Poets&Quants covered everything there is to know about the world of graduate business education: the rankings, new developments in curricula and thought leadership,… Breaking The Glass Ceiling: From Amazon’s Headquarters To The Amazon Rainforest (NEWS) By: Divya Chaurasia | Last Updated: January 4, 2025 My second year at London Business School (LBS) has been transformative, shaped by experiences that expanded my perspectives and sparked personal growth. Reflecting on two key highlights, I can't help but draw contrasts and similarities. The first was spending summer as an intern at Amazon in Luxembourg. The second was embarking on an LBS Global… 2024 MBA Class Profiles & Employment Reports (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: December 31, 2024 The 10,000-foot view. The big picture. The broad strokes. The view from the trenches. The deep dive. The nitty gritty. Call it the forest vs. the trees debate. The outline vs. the details. Zooming out vs. zooming in. To succeed, MBA candidates need to study both. At the macro level, there are the statistics –… The Top MBA Admissions Consultants Of 2025 (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne & Heather Soderquist | Last Updated: August 12, 2025 The top MBA admission consultants have remarkable success in helping clients get into the world's most selective business schools--and you can't argue with success. These consultants have garnered extensive acclaim from their clients who are now MBA students at the likes of Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, INSEAD, and other world-class business schools. Consider Rajdeep Chimni, the… 2024’s High & Low GMAT Scores At The World’s Leading MBA Programs (NEWS) By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: July 31, 2025 Last fall, someone got into Stanford Graduate School of Business — the most selective business school in the world — with a 560 score on the Graduate Management Admission Test. Another applicant got into the MBA program at Chicago Booth School of Business, another highly exclusive M7 business school, with a 590. Perhaps most impressive… The Top MBA Admissions Consulting Firms Of 2025 (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne & Heather Soderquist | Last Updated: September 5, 2025 MBA admissions consulting is a hotly competitive business. The vast numbers of available coaches along with a sizable number of firms aggressively compete with each other for clients. Who comes out on top? Poets&Quants annually assesses the success of the 70 firms that have been reviewed by their clients, dividing up the business by large,… Historic: First MBA Students Welcomed At NYU Stern-Abu Dhabi (NEWS) By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: February 11, 2025 New York University's Middle East expansion is now officially underway, having added the most important final ingredient: students. The Stern School of Business at NYU Abu Dhabi, a collaboration between the NYU Stern School of Business and NYU Abu Dhabi, announced its official inauguration February 10 with a formal ceremony attended by government and university… February 2025 CentreCourt MBA Admission Festival (NEWS) By: Ursula Balent | Last Updated: February 12, 2025 This CentreCourt MBA experience event explores what an MBA truly offers beyond rankings. Learn about various curriculums, admissions tips, and how to find the right program fit. Hear from current students about their journeys, from selecting schools to academics, clubs, and networking, plus uncover valuable insights along with surprises that led them to an MBA.… 2025 Financial Times MBA Ranking: Harvard Plunges To Its Lowest Rank Ever (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: February 20, 2025 If you scratch your head when perusing the new 2025 MBA ranking from the Financial Times, you will hardly be alone. The well-watched annual list, published today (Feb. 17), is chock full of shocks and surprises. In fact, it's hard to know where to begin in cataloging the head-spinning ups and downs of business schools… Financial Times 2025 MBA Ranking: 10 Biggest Surprises (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt and John A. Byrne | Last Updated: February 20, 2025 Another Financial Times MBA ranking. Another outpouring of outrage. This time, the controversy may well be bigger than ever. After all, Stanford Graduate School of Business isn't even on the list. It failed to meet the newspaper's minimum response rate to the FT's alumni surveys. Harvard Business School is ranked 13th in a tie with… And The Winners Of This Year’s Case Centre 2025 Awards Are … (NEWS) By: Meghan Marrin | Last Updated: February 24, 2025 The Case Centre has announced the winners of the 35th annual Case Centre Awards and Competitions. Unsurprisingly, AI and sustainability featured prominently once again — especially the latter, with seven of 15 winning cases focused on sustainability-related topics, much like last year’s awards. The 2025 winners included cases with household names like Netflix, Schneider Electric,… Maren Savage (CONSULTANT) By: consultant | Last Updated: March 4, 2026 Fortuna Admissions possesses unique insider knowledge of how admissions committees work, because we have been the gatekeepers in the admissions offices of top business schools. Our entire team comprises of former business school professionals from top-tier institutions including Wharton, INSEAD, Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, London Business School, Chicago Booth, NYU Stern, Duke Fuqua, IE…