Edinburgh Business School
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| Established | 1997 (HW est. 1821) |
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| Type | Public |
| Director | Professor Keith Lumsden MA, PhD, FRSE |
| Location | Edinburgh, Lothians, Scotland |
Edinburgh Business School is the Graduate School of Business of Heriot-Watt University (est. 1821), Edinburgh, Scotland. Heriot-Watt University is the eighth oldest higher educational institution in the UK, and awards degrees by Royal Charter.[1] There are approximately 7,000 active students studying programmes.
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[edit] Programmes
The School offers a range of postgraduate programmes and is most renowned for its Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme , which is one of the largest in the world. The MBA is offered on-campus and by distance learning, and all subjects are assessed by written examinations.
All 7 core courses and 3 of the electives are also available in Arabic, Chinese and Spanish and examinations run in over 360 centres around the world.[2]
A Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) programme, available for distance study, was introduced in 2003 and has over 400 students from around the world. Various Master of Science (MSc) degrees in a number of specialisms are also available at the School. [3]
Over 40% of Fortune 500 companies have students on the MBA programme[4]
[edit] ACCA partnership
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University have signed a joint agreement to enable ACCA Part 3 students, affiliates and members to gain a fast track entry through free-of-charge credit transfer and exemption when they matriculate for the MSc in Financial Management by distance learning or face-to-face study at a global network of centres.
[edit] MBA ranking
The EBS MBA is currently ranked within the following tables:
- Top 40 Worldwide Distance Learning Programmes for 2008 - by The Financial Times[5]
- QS Global Top 200 Business Schools 2009 - by QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited[6]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Edinburgh Business School, official site
- 爱丁堡商学院国际MBA, 官方网站
- EBS Watercooler Portal Site 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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