Edinburgh Business School
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| Motto | Developing tomorrow's business leaders for tomorrow's markets |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1990[1] (HWU est. 1821) |
| Founder | Dr. Keith G. Lumsden |
| Executive Dean | Professor Heather McGregor, CBE |
| Location | , , 55°54′32″N 3°19′16″W / 55.909°N 3.321°W |
| Campus | Heriot-Watt University campuses: Edinburgh, Dubai and Malaysia. |
| Website | www |
Edinburgh Business School (EBS) is the Graduate School of Business of Heriot-Watt University (est. 1821), Edinburgh, Scotland. Heriot-Watt University awards degrees by royal charter.[2] Heriot-Watt University was ranked as the 3rd best British university to study economics by Business Insider in 2017,[3] and featured in the Academic Ranking of World Universities Top 200 to study Finance and in the QS World University Rankings Top 200 to study Statistics & Operational Research. There are currently over 11,850 active students studying Edinburgh Business School programmes and more than 19,200 graduates across 165 countries worldwide.
Programmes
[edit]The School offers a range of postgraduate programmes including a Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme, one of the largest international programmes of its kind in the world. The MBA is offered on-campus in Edinburgh, Dubai and Malaysia, through a network of 23 Approved Learning Partners across the world, by independent distance learning or through a combination of these routes. Each subject is assessed by a 3-hour written examination where all questions are compulsory.[4][5]
All 7 core courses are available in English, Chinese and Spanish, with 3 of the elective courses available in English, Spanish and Chinese. Examinations are run in over 400 centres around the world, each April, July-August and December.[6]
A Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) programme was introduced in 2003 and currently has 70 students pursuing their DBA research with guidance from a mentor or supervisor. Various Master of Science (MSc) degrees in a number of specialisms are also available at the School.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Professor Keith Lumsden's lecture at the Institute of Political Science, Kiev".
- ^ History of Heriot-Watt
- ^ Will Martin (20 May 2017). "The 13 best universities in Britain to study economics". Business Insider. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "EBS Exam Structure on EBS website". Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ "Master of Business Administration, MBA". HW. 2016.
- ^ EBS facts and figures from EBS website
- ^ DBA course information on EBS website
External links
[edit]- Official website
- EBS Watercooler Portal Site Archived 23 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine Portal site containing study notes, photos and portal to EBS Watercooler Discussion Board on Delphi Forums site. Site is run by and for EBS students
- The Watercooler site, Discussion Forum on Delphi Forums site run by and for EBS students
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