Harvard, Wharton Re-Claim Top Spots in Financial Times 2020 Ranking
The Financial Times 2020 ranking of the world’s best full-time MBA programs sees Harvard Business School re-claiming the top spot, with the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School moving back to second place.
Continue reading…School vs. School: London Business School v. Oxford Saïd
Fish and chips or bangers and mash? Marks & Spencer or Harvey Nichols? London or Oxford? Choosing between two incredible options isn’t easy, particularly when they’re so comparable. And the same goes for top business schools. How do you know which MBA program fits your needs? That’s why we’re here.
Continue reading…Women’s MBA Enrollment Increasing, According to Forté Foundation
The Forté Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing women in business, just released some good news: A greater percentage of women than ever before are enrolled in full-time MBA programs in the U.S. This year, female full-time MBA enrollment neared 39 percent on average in the U.S., while international programs neared 36 percent. In both cases, it’s clear that we are heading toward gender parity at an impressive pace.
Continue reading…Oxford Saïd Dean, Together with Apple’s Tim Cook, Launches New Entrepreneurial Hub
Building on the success of Saïd Business School’s Oxford Launchpad and Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, Oxford University has launched a new entrepreneurial hub: the Oxford Foundry. Saïd Dean Peter Tufano and Apple CEO Tim Cook helped kick things off at an October 11 launch event.
The new student-led and student-centric hub will be open to all 23,000 Oxford students and is part of an effort to inspire campus-wide innovation. Its focus will be to help students develop their entrepreneurial skills as well as create and scale ventures.
The Oxford Foundry will welcome students from all academic disciplines, from engineering and medicine to history and business. The goal is to take these students from all different backgrounds and bring them together to learn from one another, generate new ideas, and tackle business and societal issues.
In particular, the new hub will support students in the three following ways:
- Community Building: The Oxford Foundry will draw inspirational and leading figures in the entrepreneurial world to speak to students and exchange ideas. It will also have a student advisory board and will partner with societies across the university including the 10,000-strong Oxford Entrepreneurs.
- Experiential Learning: The Oxford Foundry will host problem-solving competitions and workshops to help students put various skills and ideas to work.
- Start-Up Support: Each year, a select number of ventures will receive support including dedicated workspace, access to networks, and industry expertise to scale and start their ventures.
Oxford has a strong history of entrepreneurship and has produced more founders of “unicorn” businesses (worth $1 billion or more) than any other school in Europe. The new Oxford Foundry promises to only further strengthen this entrepreneurial community.
A look inside the new Oxford Hub.
“Entrepreneurship is of increasing importance to students. As a generation, millennials desire to be more socially responsible, innovative and to make an impact,” Oxford Foundry Director Ana Bakshi said in a university press release. “Whether starting their own ventures or aspiring to lead in organizations, the Oxford Foundry will develop students’ entrepreneurial skills, understanding, and self-efficacy. The aim is to create future leaders whatever career they pursue.”
The Oxford Foundry spans two floors in a renovated Victorian ice factory. It offers co-working space, presentation areas, a café, and incubator space for accelerating new ventures.
To learn more about the Oxford Foundry, visit the school website.
This article has been edited and republished with permissions from Clear Admit.
Part-time MBA Programs In London – What Sets Them Apart?
For those wishing to apply to part-time MBA programs in London, here are a few key features of each program in the area to help you compare:
Ashridge Business School
– A varied mix of merit-based scholarships open to members of specific populations (military, women) or interests (sustainability)
– The Employability Programme, an intensive and personalized module by which students can plan future career moves with the help of one-on-one mentors and a diverse array of workshops
Cass Business School
– Week-long orientation program held at Sandhurst to bond students to one another and further develop their networks
Mandatory Emerging Markets Consultancy week
Cranfield School of Management
– A part-time EMBA track oriented towards those looking to work in military initiatives
Henley Business School
– A Flex EMBA track oriented to executives who want more flexibility in scheduling
Imperial College Business School
– A completely paperless EMBA curriculum, which creates a streamlined efficiency for students
Judge Business School
– EMBA graduates are permitted to return to Cambridge to take one elective a year (free of charge) alongside current EMBA participants
London Business School
– the EMBA-Global Asia program, in partnership with Hong Kong University and Columbia University
– a permanent campus in Dubai
Said Business School
– Global Opportunities and Threats Oxford, or GOTO, component challenges students to use their accumulating business acumen to address global issues
Visit MetroMBA in the new year for news on these various part-time and executive MBA programs’ new offerings.
