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European business schools report: Confidently facing Bologna
The past year has been buoyant for Europe’s business schools: more programmes are running, applications are robust and a school has been established.
European business schools 2006: Interactive ranking
Cost: Is an MBA worth the money?
In recent years, the cost of post-graduate education has become eye-wateringly expensive and a full-time MBA can cost anything from €14,000 to €62,000.
Big interview: Marina Galvani
Rebecca Knight talks to the curator for the World Bank Art Programme.
Little and large schools: Why a niche can still be nice
Across Europe, small- and medium-sized schools are developing strategies to ensure they not only survive but also prosper.
School profile: Mannheim University
If you are a late starter in the business of offering MBA programmes, you have to offer something different to succeed. That was clear to Mannheim University’s business school five years ago as it launched its first courses.
David Begg of Tanaka Business School on James Watt
My parents met at school in Greenock, home of shipbuilding on the River Clyde. They brought me up within a Scottish culture that revered both arts and sciences, and celebrated not merely Scotland’s academic achievements but its track record in commercialising science and financing innovation. Without the Scots, the industrial revolution would never have amounted to much.
Severstal: Newcastle’s role in transformation
Much of the success of Severstal, Russia’s biggest steelmaker and said to be one of Russia’s best-run businesses, can be attributed to its links with Newcastle Business School.
Dean profile: Tom Begley of University College Dublin
For Tom Begley, named as one of the “Top 100 Irish Americans” for two years in a row by Irish America Magazine, becoming dean of an Irish business school with global aspirations has a certain synergy.
Central and Eastern Europe: Regional and international input
As the leaders of the Gdansk Foundation for Management Development (GFMD) are proud to point out, it offers the oldest MBA programme in Poland.
School profile: Esade
One of the biggest complaints of students at Esade’s business school in Barcelona is that the heavy course load does not allow much time to enjoy one of the world’s great cities.
