Manchester Metropolitan University Business School
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Coordinates: 53°28′37″N 2°14′06″W / 53.477°N 2.235°W
| Manchester Metropolitan University Business School | |
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| Established | 1889 |
| Type | Public |
| Dean | Professor Huw Morris |
| Location | Aytoun Building, Aytoun Street, Manchester, United Kingdom, M1 3GH |
| Website | www.business.mmu.ac.uk |
Manchester Metropolitan University Business School (MMUBS), which traces its roots as a provider of business education back to 1889, is located in the city of Manchester, situated close to Piccadilly Railway Station, and less than 30 minutes from Manchester International Airport. The MMUBS campus called Aytoun, is scheduled to be demolished in a few years and a new modernised campus will take its place near the All Saints Campus. The university plans to invest £75 million on the new building. MMUBS is the second largest business school in the UK with approximately 3000 undergraduate students, 1500 postgraduate students and 60 PhD students.
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[edit] Professional Accreditations
- Rated at 3a in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise.
- Teaching was awarded 23 out of 24 by the Quality Assurance Agency in October 2000.
- Centre of Excellence for Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
- Registered quality partner status with the Chartered Institute of Marketing and the Chartered Management Institute
- Premier Plus status from the ACCA in the North of England and also offer the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants award.
- MMUBS MBA is accredited by the Association of MBAs
- Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations
[edit] Academic Divisions
- Accounting and Finance
- Business Information Technology and Management Science
- Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour
- Marketing and Retail
- Strategy, Entrepreneurship and International Business
Research
The doctoral research programme is recognised by the UK Government's research funding body, the Economic and Social Research Council, under the '1+3' system. MMUBS is also an active member of the European Doctoral Association for Management and Business Administration (EDAMBA). Research centres include: -
- Centre for Professional Accounting
- Centre for Policy Modelling
- Centre for Hospitality and Employment Research
- Retail Enterprise Network
- Centre for Enterprise
- International Business Unit
[edit] Alumni
- Paul Walsh (CEO) Diagio
- Diana Thompson (CEO) Camelot Group
- Andrew Davies (MD) BAE Systems
- Gordon Taylor (CEO) Professional Footballers Association
