Full-time MBA news
Systems Colloquium in honour of Professor Peter Checkland
Published 8 May 2012
Over 80 Lancaster students, alumni and invited guests came together on 20th April to honour esteemed LUMS colleague Professor Peter Checkland and to celebrate the 30-year programme of action research which Peter led at Lancaster.
Lancaster MBA team wins Procter & Gamble Sustainability Challenge
Published 4 May 2012
A team from the Lancaster Full-time MBA has retained the P&G Sustainability Challenge trophy, beating MBA teams from Warwick, Strathclyde and Newcastle business schools.
Building employer partnerships in China
Published 25 April 2012
LUMS’ Postgraduate Careers Adviser, Ajaz Hussain and International Programmes Director, Dr Radka Newton travelled to China in March 2012 to visit and build relationships with key employers, in order to learn more about the China graduate labour market with a view to enhancing the career development services offered by LUMS for students interested in launching a career in China.
Brewery Arts MBA Consultancy Challenge 2012
Published 23 April 2012
A team of Lancaster MBA students visited Kendal's Brewery Arts Centre in March 2012 at the start of their two-week Consultancy Challenge. Brewery Arts commissioned the MBA team to develop a five-year strategic marketing plan. This video feature follows the students on day one of the project, as they are briefed by the CEO of Brewery Arts, Richard Foster.
Networking at the Work Foundation: Lancaster MBA alumni in London
Published 19 April 2012
The Lancaster MBA team hosted one of its regular alumni networking events at the Work Foundation in London in March 2012. The focus of the event was career development, with speakers from several organisations including IBM. Find out more in this video story.
Jon Moulton on Company Turnarounds
Published 16 April 2012
Jon Moulton, CEO of venture capital firm Better Capital, gave a masterclass and guest lecture to the Lancaster MBA in March 2012. Moulton, himself a Lancaster graduate, is an acknowledged expert in company turnarounds. Find out more in this video story.
Lancaster MBA team in world's largest business competition
Published 16 April 2012
A team from the Lancaster MBA is the only UK team selected to take part in the world's biggest competition for graduates with an entrepreneurial flair. The students are competing in the Rice University Business Plan competition, which takes place this April in Houston, Texas.
The Independent: 'Brighter prospects for landing a dream role'
Published 12 April 2012
The Lancaster MBA is featured in an Independent story on job prospects for MBAs. The article describes the Lancaster MBA's three consulting projects. MBA Careers Manager Cana Witt says: "They can prove an ideal stepping stone, especially if you are intending to move to a new job function or a new industry, and can sometimes lead directly to offers of employment."
'Occupy' today's MBA space
Published 2 April 2012
CEO Today magazine carries an editorial feature by Jonathan Matheny, director of Lancaster MBA programmes, in its 2012 issue. In this piece, reprinted by kind permission of publishers Atalink, Dr Matheny offers a personal reflection on the changing zeitgeist in today's MBA space.
Exchanging perspectives: Jordanian Global MBA students visit Lancaster
Published 1 February 2012
Four students from Jordan, participants on Lancaster's Global MBA programme, visited the Lancaster campus recently. For the Jordanians it was a great opportunity to share in the Lancaster campus experience.
