Recent content by CharliePrice

Totally agree with the write up and many of the comments. Just going to make one small point that Aston Business School does not award a separate degree to its online students. Everyone gets an Aston MBA. I'm going to impute that this signifies that they are satisfied with the learning that its...

I guess you have to have a high level of optimism to be an entrepreneur. Its not exactly an easy type of job and you will face many challenges. Let me share an example of an entrepreneur who was doing business from the age of 5. He had several businesses through high school and college and some...

You obviously need funding to make a business idea work especially if its something that requires a lot of funds. However, funding is not everything. Tech startup Busuu.com recently raised eur3.5m in funds but prior to that they had been operating a lean approach. The company started out as a...

I agree that MBAs should use their skills to contribute to society where possible. I know of a remarkable case of an AGSM MBA David Rose who went on the exec MBA programme because he wanted to hone his skills for working in the social sector. He is now Chief Executive of a childhood heart...

I read an interview with David Rose, the Chief Executive of Australia's only charity for childhood heart HeartKids NSW and he thinks that more MBAs should consider working in the not-for-profit industry. David specifically got his MBA from Australian Graduate School of Management(AGSM) because...

I think this is definitely a key inclusion into most MBA courses given events such as the Enron scandal, BP oil spill in the gulf of mexico and the recent financial crises. I think aside from having Business Ethics as a discipline in its own, being able to incorporate ethics into other business...

Another great addition to IE's range of funding options is the new scholarship in partnership with UKTI. It funds up to 30% tuition fees for masters and mba students. And recipients are also eligible to apply for an internship at the UKTI's office in Madrid. One caveat is that its only open to...

For your own benefit it helps to be sure of what you want out of the programme and the direction you want to take your career in. Like most other endeavours, you get the maximum benefit out if it if you know what you want. A clear case that illustrates this is the story of a marketing strategist...

Great list! Just to highlight something I've noticed about Bath MBA is that Bath has a very high level of MBA graduate employment. I've been following the school on MBA news and networking site BusinessBecause and the last three articles have been of students who were either headhunted or talked...

Exciting thing I recently discovered about Switzerland is that their economy is doing better than Germany and people usually think its the other way round. When researching MBA colleges in Europe, I stumbled upon a piece written by Simon Evenett, Academic Director of the St. Gallen MBA. He...

Hi All, Roy Chason, Senior Manager for Admissions and Marketing for the CEIBS MBA recently discussed how CEIBS uses frequent curriculum reviews, an extensive alumni network and an enriched experience beyond the classroom to deliver its mission: “China Depth, Global Breadth” to students. The...

The Bradford MBA will be going on its UK roadshow from June 12-29 2012. They'll be calling at Sheffield, Newcastle, Manchester, and Leeds. Some of the speakers include CEO of British Airways Keith Williams and Neil Gaydon, former CEO, Pace plc. The speakers will be addressing how managers and...

If you want to spend time in fantastic Barcelona, then IE Business School is a great choice. Its ranked highly internationally(8th in the world by the financial times 2012 global rankings) and its students go on to land great jobs internationally. They also have a great financial aid assistance...

Its best to have a good amount of work experience for an MBA to be useful, work experience is essential. However, if you don't have the right amout of work experience you could got for a business masters that is not an MBA. Grenoble offers several masters degree programme that require limited...

To add some insight on Nanyang Business School, the financial times business school rankings placed it at number 34 in the world. The programme is run over 16 months(although you can take an accelerated 10 month one) and offers global perspectives, with a focus in Asia. Students are very...