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Cambridge Judge Business School
Cambridge Judge Business School
Established 1990
Type Public
Dean Christoph Loch
Students ~420
Location Old Addenbrooke's Site, Trumpington Street
Campus Urban
Former names Judge Institute of Management Studies
Website www.jbs.cam.ac.uk
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Cambridge Judge Business School, formerly known as the Judge Institute of Management Studies, is the business school of the University of Cambridge. Established in 1990, the School is a provider of management education and is consistently ranked as one of the world's leading business schools.[1] It is named after Sir Paul Judge, chief founding benefactor of the school.[2] The School is part of the University's Faculty of Business and Management, which is in turn part of the School of Technology.[3]

Courses at the School include doctoral programmes, masters programmes and undergraduate studies:

Students at Cambridge Judge Business School also join one of the historic Cambridge Colleges, which provides a social context for their work and an opportunity to meet students and academics from other disciplines.

The School is situated on the site of the Old Addenbrooke's Site on Trumpington Street, near the University's Fitzwilliam Museum. Its colourful facade is a well-known landmark in the city.

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History and architecture [edit]

Interior of the Cambridge Judge Business School by John Outram.

Cambridge Judge Business School's management studies began life in 1954 in the Engineering Department of the University of Cambridge. In 1991, benefactions from Sir Paul and Lady Judge, together with the Monument Trust, provided the funds for the construction of a building for the newly formed business school.[4] Architect John Outram was appointed to the project and work on the building was completed in August 1995 and officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II.

The Judge Institute of Management Studies was renamed Judge Business School in September 2005. It adopted the title Cambridge Judge Business School during 2010, and revised its logo to read "University of Cambridge Judge Business School" rather than "Cambridge Judge Business School" in November 2010.

Reputation [edit]

Cambridge is widely regarded as one of the top business schools in the world: its MBA program was recently ranked 4th in the UK, 10th in Europe and 33rd in the world by the The Economist.[5] It was also ranked 16th worldwide in the Financial Times Global MBA Rankings[6] and 5th among non-US one-year programs by Forbes magazine.[7] In the 2012 QS Global 200 Business Schools Report the school was ranked 10th in Europe.[8]

The School is particularly strong in entrepreneurship and innovation management, and offers related courses and seminars via the Cambridge Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning.[9] It also has close ties with Cambridge Enterprise,[10] the university's technology transfer office, as well as the local high-tech cluster known as the Silicon Fen.

The School markets this programme as "the Cambridge MBA".

Programmes [edit]

MBA [edit]

Roughly 150 MBA students attend the 12 month programme each year. Admissions standards are high, with an average Graduate Management Admission Test score of 684.[11][12] The average age of students on the full time MBA is 30[11] and generally students come with extensive work experience in distinguished firms.[12] Currently 91% of students come from outside of the UK and 29% of students are women.[11]

MBA students from Cambridge Judge Business School and Oxford's Saïd Business School maintain a friendly rivalry and have numerous opportunities throughout the year to meet for athletic events and business conferences.

Executive MBA [edit]

Cambridge Judge Business School launched their Executive MBA offering in 2008, with the first class joining the School in September 2009. The programme is targeted at senior executives and is taught over a 20 month period. Participants attend sixteen weekend sessions and three week-long blocks. As with other Executive MBAs the programme is intended for those who wish to continue working while studying towards the qualification.

Master of Finance (MFin) [edit]

The Master of Finance is a one year specialist finance course designed for people with at least two years' experience in the finance and banking world who wish to accelerate their career in finance.

The course is designed to give students a rigorous grounding in the theory and practice of finance.[13][14] It combines a set of core courses that provide the theoretical and statistical foundations for a range of electives that cover the main areas of applied finance. There are three compulsory projects and one optional one, which help students to integrate theory and practice.[13][14] The other part of the course is the City Speaker Series, which is a weekly series of practitioner talks aimed at providing up to date financial knowledge and commentary from sector experts.

The MPhil Finance [edit]

The MPhil Finance is a one year postgraduate course in finance designed for people with no prior work experience. The programme combines advanced study and research and is especially suitable for students intending to continue to a PhD although the majority of graduates decides to work in the financial industry. Based on the number of applications, the MPhil Finance programme is perhaps the most competitive degree in the whole of Cambridge University; applicants need the equivalent to a first class degree to even be considered.[15] Students on the MPhil Finance programme can chose from a variety of modules offered by the business school, the Faculty of Economics and the Maths Faculty.

Executive Education [edit]

The Executive Education portfolio consists of over 20 open enrollment programmes, typically two-day to three-week programmes covering fundamental business management topics such as finance, marketing, general management and strategy. Programmes are taught by Cambridge Judge Business School faculty and academic staff from the wider University of Cambridge community.

Cambridge Judge Business School also offers custom programmes which are tailored to the specific learning and development requirements of an organisation. Programmes are delivered internationally in areas such as leadership, strategy and finance.

Cambridge Business School Club [edit]

The Cambridge Business School Club (CBSC) is a student-run club at the School that promotes partnerships between industry and students through creating interactive learning experiences, and networking opportunities for the entire membership.

Since the school is part of Cambridge University, students have access to a wide variety of cultural, social and athletic groups and activities.

Advisory Board [edit]

Cambridge Connections [edit]

Strategic Collaboration [edit]

On 4 April 2009, Judge Business School signed an agreement with the Karachi Educational Initiative (KEI) to form a strategic collaboration. Under the agreement, Cambridge is providing faculty to teach Executive Education programmes for Karachi School for Business and Leadership in Karachi. A University of Cambridge certificate will be awarded to those participants who successfully complete the programmes. Cambridge is also working with KSBL in formulating the curriculum for its graduate and executive education programmes.

Research centres [edit]

Cambridge Judge Business School has a number of research centres which are founded on strong interdisciplinary networks linking people from across the School, the wider university, business and policy community.

The centres are:

Chaired Professors [edit]

The following staff members hold full university professorships at the University of Cambridge and are assigned to Cambridge Judge Business School.[16][17][18]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Cambridge Judge Business School" (pdf). Cambridge Judge Business School. Retrieved 21 September 2012. 
  2. ^ "Benefactors". Cambridge Judge Business School. Retrieved 21 September 2012. 
  3. ^ "University of Cambridge: Schools, faculties & departments". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 21 September 2012. 
  4. ^ "Cambridge University Lecture Theatre AV & Lighting Control (case study)". Custom Controls. Retrieved 21 September 2012. 
  5. ^ "2011 Full time MBA ranking". The Economist. 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2012. 
  6. ^ "Global MBA Rankings 2013". Financial Times. 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013. 
  7. ^ "The Best International Business Schools". Forbes. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2012. 
  8. ^ "QS Global 200 Business School Report 2012". Quacquarelli Symonds. 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012. 
  9. ^ Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning
  10. ^ Cambridge Enterprise
  11. ^ a b c "MBA students - Overview figures for the class of 2011". Cambridge Judge Business School. 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2012. 
  12. ^ a b "University of Cambridge: Judge Business School". BusinessBecause.com. Retrieved 21 September 2012. 
  13. ^ a b http://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/programmes/mfin/programme/core.html
  14. ^ a b http://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/programmes/mfin/programme/projects.html
  15. ^ "Simon Taylor's Blog: Financial Times rankings". 19 June 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2012. 
  16. ^ http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2009-10/special/07/part1.pdf See pages 2-11 and page 22
  17. ^ http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2009-10/weekly/6176/section2.shtml#heading2-8
  18. ^ http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2009-10/weekly/6196/section2.shtml#heading2-14

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