Haiti and the Dominican Republic: exploring two worlds in one study trip
The view from the bridge at Dajabon between Haiti and the Dominican Republic will remain tattooed in my mind. Read more
Your brand is in your hands…
There is so much information out there pointing towards the importance of keeping up appearances. The horse meat debacle is a prime example of this: ‘you are what you eat’, and if you loose this manifestation of yourself, you will soon be found out! Read more
Starting a Ski Trip Tradition
After hearing stories of other business schools yearly ski trips, I decided that I would like to try to start a tradition like that here at SKK GSB. I’m a pretty avid skier and have a season ticket to a resort about 45 minutes outside Seoul where I could bring my class mates to ski. Read more
Why I chose the Open University Business School
Knowing I wanted to study for an MBA was the easy part, deciding where to go was the hardest. When both decisions finally came together it was a relief! Read more
Exchange of the Business Schools, International Week and Super Saturday
During the last fortnight the Cranfield School of Management MBAs hosted London Business School (LBS) at Cranfield for a day full of sporting competition and networking, on and off the field, followed by a Robbie Burns dinner. Read more
Nearing the end
As a part-time MBA student, I had evening classes for two years (which I have successfully completed) and this year to work on a thesis before graduation. The two major things they taught us on day one of MBA was to never become complacent and accept that you will never know everything. Whilst the latter is easy to digest, I find myself struggling with the former and fear that that is exactly what has happened without the stimulation of classes. Read more
The icing on the cake
Studying for an MBA in China gives students the opportunity to learn about the business environment and culture first hand. Read more
Quantifying dating during your MBA
An MBA programme consists of a great many numbers and for students it becomes second nature to quantify or place a value on things Read more
Doing good and doing more than you imagined
There is much more to a business school than its MBA programme as one blogger has found. Involement in the school’s conference on responsible business has provided an insight into the challenges beyond the classroom Read more
Creating and managing new ventures
A course on creating and managing new ventures proved to be very interesting for one blogger. Being an entrepreneur he discovered is no easy task Read more
The rankings – a tool for benchmarking target schools
Given the release of the FT MBA rankings this week I would firstly like to take the opportunity to congratulate the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business for its inclusion once again in the rankings. The rankings are a great tool for benchmarking target schools. Read more
Further steps towards choosing a career
The second term is well underway. Career development is at the front of everyone’s minds and 360 feedback has proved extremely useful Read more
Choosing an MBA is a matter of personal priorities
When choosing a business school a period of self reflection is essential. You need to decide what your priorities are Read more
Leverage MBA rankings to your advantage
When choosing a business school the rankings are a good starting point Read more
MBA rankings: love them or hate them
What do you look for when selecting a business school? One blogger gives her opinion Read more
FT MBA Rankings 2013
The rankings give students an overview of where schools are positioned according to a range of criteria Read more
The importance of a ranking
One blogger made full use of the rankings when she chose a business school and MBA programme Read more
My criteria for choosing an MBA programme
What are the top three criteria when it comes to choosing a business school? One blogger gives his opnion Read more
What the rankings don’t tell you
“So why Thunderbird?” This question comes at me almost daily. I was drawn to Thunderbird for two reasons. The first, I must admit, was the rankings. Read more
Should you take the MBA plunge?
One blogger sets out the steps she took before taking the plunge and deciding to do an MBA Read more
The rankings – a useful starting point
When choosing a business school and an MBA programme, the FT Global MBA rankings are a great way to start Read more
Business school rankings: to use or not to use
The rankings are a useful tool when selecting a business school, but one blogger points out that there a lot of factors which come into play, not just if the school is in the top five or not Read more
To rank or not to rank
How do you go about choosing a business school and how much weight do you give the rankings? Here is one blogger’s view. Read more
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Helen Casey, Imperial Business School EMBA
Karen Allardice, Melbourne Business School
Kyle Wu, Thunderbird School of Global Management
Thomas Pedrick, University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business
Arun Chaubey, Indian School of Business
Lubica Valentova, HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management
Diana Mak, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University
Katie Sherning, Cranfield School of Management
Andre de Haes, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Eunice Benedicto, Durham University Business School
Benjamin Bechtolsheim, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School
Stephen Garden, London Business School
Derek Laan, Sungkyunkwan Graduate School of Business-Kelley School of Business, Indiana University
Nicole Hawkins, Fuqua School of Business
Liliana Diaconu, Brandeis International Business School
Ibad Hyder, National University of Singapore
Wing Lee, Ceibs
Lee Mrnjavac, Iese Business School
Noel Hanssens, University of Hong Kong
Brigitte Roediger, University of Stellenbosch Business School, part time MBA
Wesley Cole, Executive MBA Cass Business School, London
Linda Groarke, Open University Business School
Ashish Rastogi, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta 
Mark Partridge, Foster School of Business, University of Washington
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