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Dean’s diary
London School of Business & Finance
A hothouse for tomorrow’s business leaders
Developing leadership potential Consultancy skills
At London School of Business and Finance we Addressing both professional and managerial
focus on the future leadership potential of each of training needs enables LSBF to give its graduates
our students. We have created a learning the skills needed to drive change through industry
environment that is dynamic and creative, and business. In addition, with many students
offering exceptional students the opportunity to considering management consulting as their
build the foundations for rapid career progression. career path, our rapidly growing network of
LSBF’s graduates possess a unique portfolio partner companies and institutions creates unique
of skills and knowledge, tailor-made for current opportunities to explore new areas of expertise.
industry needs. We have developed a range of
unique programmes, taught and awarded by
Georges Knell MBA (LBS),
Entrepreneurial drive
Grenoble Graduate School of Business (GGSB), LSBF understands that entrepreneurial spirit is of
which offer an MBA that is academically
ESD (Harvard)
value in both the corporate setting and the world of
challenging, yet also provides practical prepara-
Dean of London School of
start-ups. We have established a community with
tion for senior roles in international business
Business and Finance
our school that is designed to nurture commercial
and management. vision and equip graduates with the tools to think
GGSB is listed by the Economist outside the box.
Intelligence Unit as one of the leading business Strategic thinking Our policy of bringing leading businesses and
schools in Europe. Its Masters in International In today’s global economy, LSBF recognises the decision makers into contact with students (and
Business programme (MIB) was ranked 1st in importance of bridge the gap between strategic optional internships that give students valuable
Europe by the FT in 2007. In addition, because thinking and implementation. Our programmes professional experience in the industry of their
the GGSB is one of only 25 business schools produce graduates who see the bigger picture and choice) help them to understand and harness the
worldwide that are triple accredited by EQUIS, deliver solutions that will improve business power of original thinking.
AMBA and AACSB, this partnership enables performance. Our focus on adaptability and Further testimony to the high calibre of LSBF
LSBF students to gain exceptional credentials. managing in a multicultural context produces graduates, HRH Prince Michael of Kent, a long-
graduates who can work effectively in a diverse term sponsor of business education, is our Royal
Exceptional achievements range of organisational settings – from start-up Patron. He has allocated 120 scholarships,
Our mission is to prepare each of our students for enterprises to multinational corporations. In ranging from £4,000 to £10,000, for outstanding
leadership, excellence and success. We strive to developing both professionalism and management applicants who can demonstrate how they would
provide a personalised experience for each competence, LSBF empowers its graduates to benefit from receiving this support. Whilst acade-
student, investing all our efforts helping them to adopt a global perspective founded on experience mic achievement is one of the key factors in the
achieve exceptional results By offering the most and knowledge. process of selection, a broad view of each
respected qualifications, we help graduates refine candidate’s focus, life achievements and commit-
themselves into most valuable players in the Inspirational programmes ment to contribute to the socio-economic devel-
marketplace. Our choice of GGSB as a partner LSBF’s pioneering dual programmes combine opment of emerging markets is also considered
reflects this uncompromising quest for excellence. MBA, MIB and MSc degrees with professional LSBF courses are simultaneously demand-
Ten or twenty years ago, any MBA might qualifications such as ACCA, CIMA, CFA, and ing, exciting and dynamic. It is an intellectually
have been enough to secure the best jobs. Today, CIM. These groundbreaking programmes bring challenging environment where students learn
employers want to know where you studied. To together academic knowledge with competitive, how to tackle difficult and complex problems by
deliver exceptional career opportunities for our practical skills highly valued in the business world, probing, discussing and working together towards
students, LSBF has built strong links with top inspiring students to rise to the intellectual genuine understanding while sharpening the skills
blue-chip corporations, financial institutions, challenge of gaining two internationally of effective communication in the process.
investment banks and many more industry recognised qualifications. When students complete their programme
leading organisations looking to recruit future A number of MBA specialisations are also of study, they will speak the same language
business leaders. linked with particular companies. For example, as bankers, investors, senior managers and
both IBM and SAS have worked closely with consultants making them a recognised asset to any
GGSB. The Business Intelligence company Current employers searching for LSBF
specialisation is strongly linked with SAS, students include Bloomberg, KPMG, PWC, Ernst
GGSB MBA fast facts:
who have assisted in curriculum & Young, Deloitte, JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch,
development, offered practical demon- Citibank, Deutsche Bank, Lehman Brothers,
a71 93% of our full-time students are offered a job
within 3 months of graduation,
strations of software, and provided Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, UBS, Sociéte
practitioner experience in the classroom. Genérale, BNP Paribas, and McKinsey
a71 98% of graduates express high job satisfaction,
Both LSBF and GGSB are committed LSBF gives students the strongest possible
a71 82% gain a significant salary increase
to providing a real-world learning foundation for success in any business environ-
experience to all their students. ment.
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