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Practice-based learning and abundant support are redefining long-distance study, writes Linda Anderson.

Picking a course: Table points to widespread disparity in programme formats

Della Bradshaw looks at the FT’s 2007 table of distance learning MBAs and how various providers choose to structure their courses.

Online case study teaching: Space for thought encourages a richer vocalisation of ideas

Sarah Murray on how a classroom-based tutorial method is benefiting from the web.

Corporate universities: Move to a collaborative effort

Once content to run programmes independently, companies are now calling on the experience of business schools, writes Rebecca Knight.

The big interview: Richard Bruens, ABN Amro

Andrew Baxter talks to a banking expert about burning the candle at both ends.

Dean’s column: Lars Bergman of the Stockholm School of Economics

A serial success story, Staffan Burenstam Linder invigorated a nation’s business education.

Technology: Educational as well as fun

Della Bradshaw discovers how academies are harnessing the power of the iPod.

Case study: Fujitsu Services provides access to training across the board

Andrew Baxter takes a look at a seriously ambitious teaching project.

School profile: Royal Holloway School of Management

If there is one thing guaranteed to give Ewan Ferlie nightmares, it is the collapse of the Chinese market for management education. The head of Royal Holloway School of Management, part of the University of London, knows how important Chinese students are to the school’s MBA in International Management programmes.

Case study: Learners of the world unite

Rebecca Knight talks to the United States Distance Learning Association about its ethos.

School profile: Bradford University School of Management

Asian business schools: Brick walls to distance-teaching in the east may soon crumble

Corporate research: The ‘living laboratories’ of business

MBA diary: College life intensifies with a pursuit on the internship trail