KENT BUSINESS
online Master’s for the Chartered Institute of year providing accommodation and a
Bankers. The School also benefits from stimulating learning and living environment
School
excellent links with the professional bodies, for postgraduate students.
partnering with the ifs, School of Finance in a
“In today’s complex global number of initiatives. A new fast speed train service from
environment, it is not what Canterbury gets to London in just one hour
works but what is appropriate Social Responsibility and the creation of and to Paris and Brussels in two hours, via
that counts” value is a strong theme running the Eurostar train, connecting us with some
throughout these programmes. The MSc of the world’s critical hubs and creating
One year on from the downfall of Lehman
in Value Chain Management has recently exciting opportunities for study and work.
Brothers, the image of executives leaving the
been fully accredited by the Chartered
building with their belongings in a cardboard
Institute of Purchase and Supply in Kent are offering a reduced number of
box still lingers with us. The subsequent
recognition of its contribution to a more places on their new specialist programmes.
effect and the recession that followed tested
sustainable way of working. Each programme has no more than 25
our beliefs in the existing economic and
places available. The new programmes for
financial structures. Described by the media
Kent Business School consistently ranks in September 2010 include MSc Finance,
as moving into a “New World”, Business
the UK’s Top 10 for student satisfaction and MSc Financial Services and MSc
graduates need to be prepared to manage in
for graduate recruitment. According to the International Accounting and Finance.
a very different way.
2008 RAE (Research Assessment Exercise), The MSc Value Chain Management is
our Accounting and Finance group enjoys now recruiting for a successful second year
“In today’s environment, it is not what works
most of the School’s world-leading output in and is also available part-time.
but what is appropriate that counts. A
research with our academics at forefront of
postgraduate qualification from Kent will
real world issues like social responsibility. In The tuition fees for these one-year specialist
equip managers with the skills to make
fact, 55% of the School’s research was programmes are £12,750 (subject to
decisions based on good judgement, to
classified as “Top International Quality” and approval). Home and EU students pay a
becoming more socially responsible, to work
as being “world-leading in its engagement subsidised rate of £8,500 and there are a few
in new management paradigms.” Professor
with professional bodies and the provision of scholarships available including an earlybird
Warwick Funnel, Kent Business School and
consulting and policy advice”. The Centre for scheme for applicants who decide to commit
author of the book “In Government we trust”
Value Chain Research feeds directly into the to the programme before January 30.
recently launched in the House of Commons.
MSc Value Chain Management and has
received several endorsements from The Masters in Finance programmes are
The Business School has a 20 year track
practitioners world-wide. available to graduates in Finance, Economics,
record of providing finance and specialist
Mathematics, Engineering or any
management education to international
The School has an excellent international mathematically-based Natural Science
managers, including the China Financial
reputation for master’s programmes receiving discipline, or a good single honours degree in
Sector Training Scheme, the China
over 2000 applications from 100 countries. Accounting or Accounting. The MSc in Value
Development Bank, the Chancellor’s Scheme
The Postgraduate offering include Masters in Chain Management is open to any business
for the Former Soviet Union and a bespoke
Management, Masters in Finance and graduate with a relevant good degree and an
Masters in Management Science and a interest in marketing, consumer insight, supply
specialist MSc in Value Chain Management. chain or retail management.
The School also has an AMBA Accredited
MBA programme for experienced managers For more information or to attend the
and is a member of the European Postgraduate evening on December 2, 2009
Foundation for Management Development please visit the website or contact Ms.
(EFMD) for which they are currently preparing Debbie Cook, Graduate Admissions Office
for EQUIS accreditation. at Kent Business School, University of Kent
on KBSAdmissions@kent.ac.uk
Located on the beautiful parkland campus www.kent.ac.uk/kbs/postgraduate
of the University of Kent overlooking the
City of Canterbury, a UNESCO World
Heritage Site, it is an ideal environment for
learning and reflection. The University
opened a brand new Graduate School last
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