London's business school links
< Back to university newsLondon's business schools have a vast range of collaborative educational links giving students a broader global perspective.
'See the world, visit London' is the latest advertisement promoting London to tourists but for the city's international students, ‘meet the world, study in London' would be more appropriate. Nowhere is this more evident than in London's business schools.
At London Business School (LBS) students come from 70 countries, while at Imperial College Business School 67 percent of the MBA class are international students. This internationalism isn't just based in the classroom. LBS also has one of the largest international exchange programmes in the world and students have the opportunity to undertake exchanges with 34 partner schools across the globe.
Jessie Mello, an LBS student from Bermuda, dreamt of working internationally and studied Chinese business while on exchange in Hong Kong. She said, “I wanted some in-depth experience in Asia, and China is a huge growth market in the entertainment and leisure industry,” an industry she wants to work in.
Understanding the Chinese business environment is also important for students at Cass Business School at City University London. The School hosts a China Symposium to equip students with the knowledge to work effectively in China. Also, Cass recently opened an office in Shanghai to forge links with Chinese businesses. Cass has also launched the Dubai based MBA in association with the Dubai International Financial Centre, offering a specialist stream in Islamic Finance.
At London School of Economics' TRIUM MBA, students study in three locations with partner schools in New York and Paris. While London Business School's EMBA-Global programme students study in New York and Hong Kong. Collaboration with business schools in India is also on the increase with London Metropolitan University announcing a partnership with the Institute of Management Technology in Ghaziabad to foster student exchanges in areas of finance, economics and international trade.
While a new Centre for Indian Business at the University of Greenwich will provide courses and research to organisations conducting business in and with India. London is a truly global city and the internationalism evident within the city's business schools helps students establish a global network that will remain with them long after their degree has been awarded.
Posted: Tuesday 9 February 2010