The University of Edinburgh Management School and Economics

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Established: 1918
Type: Public
Head of School: Professor Nick Oliver
Faculty: ca 100
Undergraduates: 880
Postgraduates: 430
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Campus: Urban
Affiliations: AMBA, EQUIS

The University of Edinburgh Management School Coordinates: 55°56′44.86″N 3°11′15.78″W / 55.9457944, -3.1877167

The University of Edinburgh Management School is the business school of the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. The university has offered business education since 1918 and its mission is to provide the highest quality business education to the leaders of tomorrow. The School offers a wide range of business-oriented degrees at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The University of Edinburgh Management School focuses on four thematic areas: financial services, public management, innovation and carbon management. The University of Edinburgh Management School should not be confused with the Edinburgh Business School, based at Heriot-Watt University, near Livingston, which runs a large-scale global distance-learning MBA programme that competes on cost rather than quality.

Important Notice
The current name of 'Management School and Economics' will change to the 'School of Business and Economics'. This will be a school of the University and function primarily as an administrative unit, providing a home and a variety of management and support services to two academic communities, one in Business and one in Economics, rather like a holding company.
The two communities: 'University of Edinburgh Business School' and 'University of Edinburgh Economics'- will be the main operating units in the School. Each community will have a visible and distinct identity in the outside world.
In line with the above changes, a new Wikipedia entry has been created for the University of Edinburgh Business School. Anyone interested in the Business School should view the new page, as the content currently on this page will no longer be updated and will eventually be removed.

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[edit] Academic strengths and reputation

The School is double accredited by the prestigious EQUIS and AMBA. The University of Edinburgh Management School is considered as the leading business school in Scotland and is consistently top-ranked internationally:

  • 11th in the UK, 18th in Europe and 44th in the world in the Financial Times 2008 Global MBA Rankings
  • 7th in the UK and 48th in the world in the Financial Times 2007 Global Executive MBA Rankings
  • 12th in UK, 22nd in Europe and 56th in the world from the Economist Intelligence Unit Which MBA rankings 2007

[edit] Research

The University of Edinburgh Management School’s research strategy is aligned with the strategic importance of research in the university’s mission. This alignment is embodied in the School's underlying strategic objectives:

  • A world ranking position in research excellence, offering international leadership in key areas of management education.
  • A centre of international excellence in the provision of degrees in economics and management education which offer intellectually stimulating courses which engage with real world problems, and which attract first rate students.
  • An internationally recognised locus for corporate engagement in a setting that promotes exchanges between leading edge managers, academics and policy makers.

[edit] Links and networks

The School fosters strong corporate links. Over 50 visiting speakers (including chairmen and chief executive officers of publicly quoted companies), drawn from the local and international business community, speak to the MBA class each year on a variety of topics. Some of these senior industry practitioners are the School’s own MBA alumni. The MBA alumni network now numbers over 3,500 members and stretches across 80 countries, including representation in virtually all major companies and industry sectors. The School’s extensive links with the business community are also enhanced by its many research centres and institutes as well as its advisory board with members drawn from the international business community.

The Edinburgh Entrepreneurship Club at the Management School is a consortium of postgraduate Edinburgh students, researchers, faculty and staff, and members from the business community who share a common goal of fostering the entrepreneurial spirit. Founded in 2004 and with currently over 200 active members, it reflects the strong emphasis that the School places on the teaching of entrepreneurship and the encouragement of entrepreneurial ventures. The club puts on a number of events, including the Silicon Valley Speaker series, in collaboration with The Edinburgh-Stanford link (in collaboration with The School of Informatics), at which leading entrepreneurs and venture capitalists from the Valley come to provide advice and insights into their areas of activity

[edit] The Edinburgh MBA

The Edinburgh MBA has been taught for over 25 years and is designed to develop participants as leaders and team players in a multicultural context. It is academically tough but highly business relevant and interactive, with internationally experienced fellow students. The programme consists of eight core subjects, taught in the first semester, followed by five options from a choice of around 40, allowing for specialisation across a wide range of areas. Its international MBA faculty is complemented by strong links with other leading business schools including:

The aim of the Edinburgh MBA is to assist students to progress confidently and competently to an executive management position. As well as covering all the key management disciplines, the course includes an unrivalled personal development programme, based on what future employers expect from MBA's.

The Edinburgh MBA is available as a 12-month full-time MBA programme, a 15-month MBA in International Business programme and a 27-month part-time MBA programme taught in the evenings. The 12-month programme is also available as a modular MBA and can be taken over a period of up to 48 months. Students on the 12 month course undertake a consultancy project called "The Lothians Consultancy Project" with a corporation and then complete their dissertations. Students on the MBA in International Business programme (15 month) spend the period from April to June studying options at one of the School’s international partners and then undertake an international work placement before completing their dissertations.

MBA students are assisted in their personal and career development by the Alumni, Careers and Corporate Relations Network (ACCORN). The team co-ordinates the career management programme, manage alumni services and promote corporate engagement. This centre provides students with access to a 3,500-strong international alumni network.

[edit] Executive Courses

[edit] The KPMG Executive MBA

This programme has been designed jointly by the University of Edinburgh Management School and École nationale des ponts et chaussées (ENPC) School of International Management in Paris with KPMG European Training Centre. It provides a unique opportunity for KPMG professionals and their clients’ high-potential personnel to complete an intensive high-level management development programme and earn the University of Edinburgh Postgraduate Certificate in International Business. They are also awarded the Postgraduate degree of Masters of Business Administration from the ENPC in Paris: KPMG Executive MBA

[edit] Tailored Courses

In addition to the above programmes, the school has worked with a cross section of clients to design and deliver tailored executive programmes. These programmes were designed to meet specific training and development needs of clients combining the research and specialised expertise of Edinburgh faculty as well as the talents of faculty drawn from the extensive partnership links.

[edit] MSc and PhD Programmes

[edit] Facilities

The School is located in a building, with 24-hour access and wireless computer facilities throughout. It is a three-minute walk away from the University’s main library, one of the most important university libraries in Europe.

The Management Information Research Access Centre and Learning Environment (MIRACLE) acts as the school’s knowledge base and electronic learning hub with course text books, business journals and company reports and the MIRACLE website. The website supports all the courses taught at the School and provides extensive access to a wide range of electronic business information, management research databases and on-line journals.

[edit] Notable alumni

Also see: Alumni of the University of Edinburgh

[edit] See also

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