Time for a change
Business schools must do more than tinker with the curriculum if they are to maintain their pre-eminence and attract a wider range of students
Business Education - Global MBA Rankings 2010
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The past 12 months have been the best of times and the worst of times for business schools. In this report, we reveal the winners and the losers in the FT’s exclusive ranking of the leading MBA schools, and offer advice to those thinking of applying to study
How to choose a programme
Deciding to go to business school is the simplest part of what can be a complicated process, but how do you choose the right school?
Is the MBA retaining its popularity? See what our panel of experts had to say
Video: How to apply for an MBA
Chioma Isiadinso, chief executive of Expartus, the admissions consultancy, talks to Daniel Garrahan about how to tackle the application.
Foreign offices
Business schools are opening teaching facilities abroad, and countries such as China and India are of growing interest to prospective students, writes Della Bradshaw
Stefan Stern: A flying start
Business school academics must adopt a more relevant and practical approach for students to acquire the real-world skills they need
Meet the Dean
Jay Light, outgoing dean of Harvard Business School, has faced some of the toughest years in the school’s history. By Rebecca Knight
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COMMENT
Tom Robertson
The work of Muhammad Yunus, the father of microcredit, is an example to all MBA students, writes the Wharton school’s Tom Robertson
RANKINGS
League table winners and losers
As London Business School tops the FT MBA rankings, US schools lose their dominance. By Michael Jacobs
Profile: Sir Andrew Likierman
For the dean of London Business School, it has been a time of both consolidation and progress, writes Della Bradshaw
School quality reflected in MBA salaries
Business school graduates in 2009 faced a tough job market than in previous years, but satisfaction with career development remained high, says Michael Jacobs
Top schools by subject
The ten best schools in eight categories
GOING TO BUSINESS SCHOOL
Making an application
It takes up to two years before you begin your degree to ensure that your personal profile will open the door to your chosen school
Securing outside funding
You win that coveted place at business school. Then comes the really big question: how do you pay for it? asks Della Bradshaw
Getting the right visa
Getting a visa can seem one of the longest and most complex procedures in the bid to join that coveted MBA programme, writes Charlotte Clarke
Interactive Map: Getting the right visa
Overview of visa entry requirement and post graduation employment options
FEATURES
Double acts
By offering social and professional programmes for partners, business schools are appealing to students’ companions, writes Rebecca Knight
Real deals
A scheme that sets interns the challenge of lowering energy consumption benefits MBA students and companies alike, writes Matthew Garrahan
Job fears on the decline
Recruiting is on the increase, but graduates holding out for the right job must be patient, says Wai Kwen Chan
A learning curve
A school for disadvantaged children in North Carolina hopes to prove that its business model can be replicated in other regions where poverty is rife, writes Sarah Murray
Down to the details of salary
Secured a job offer? Business schools can help in negotiating a good pay deal amid the downturn, writes Neil Courtis
PROFILES
School profile: Breaking with the past
Despite numerous challenges, the dean of the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi University remains optimistic
School profile: Stern eyes the global stage
The school plans a curriculum with a more international flavour
School profile: MBS practises what it preaches
The director of Manchester Business School has forged closer ties with business
THE BIG INTERVIEW
New terrain
John Fahey, head of National Geographic and a business school alumnus, talks to Tom Braithwaite about the challenges of the digital revolution
HOPES AND FEARS
Chicago calling
MBA programmes have come under fire in the recent economic turmoil, but Rahul Bajaj has found his studies to be a transformative experience
GADGETS
Crystal gazing
Paul Taylor looks at the raft of high-tech devices set for release in 2010
A fruitful partnership
A Canadian business school has linked up with local company RIM to offer students BlackBerrys, writes Christopher Mason
