• The French Foundation for Management Education.
In 2008/9 students from over 200 different countries came to the UK to study business and management, from Azerbaijan to Zambia, with students from China, India, Nigeria, Germany and France the most numerous.
Business and management statistics:
Business and management continues to be the most popular subject area of study for undergraduates and continues to increase at a faster rate than the sector as a whole.
Finance and hospitality are two particular growth areas at all levels of study, with Marketing and Management both proving increasingly popular at
postgraduate level.
• 1 in 8 undergraduates chose business and management.
• 1 in 5 postgraduates chose business and management.
• 1 in 4 international students. • £2bn estimated contribution to UK export earnings.
• £7.5bn estimated contribution to regional economies. Source: HESA Student/Staff/Finance records 2009/10
Employers are looking for key skills including: communication, analytical and research abilities, good interpersonal skills and increasingly an awareness of sustainability practices for business and research.
So whether you want to work in management consultancy, local government, charity or for any other business or indeed start your own business, skills from a business and management course will place you in a good position to get a job and build a career.
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CASE STUDY TYLER K.OLSON, MBA
INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS AT THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
Tyler Olson’s remarkable career has already seen him work as a missionary, a published academic, an economist and now a lawyer. Diverse as they may seem, each of these roles is linked through Tyler’s passion for agricultural advancement.
I grew up on a small family farm in Idaho where we harvested about 500 acres of wheat, safflower and alfalfa, writes Tyler. In 1998, I left to volunteer as a missionary in Arequipa, Peru where I encountered the descendants of the great agricultural innovators of the past, the Inca. I found campesinos (poor farmers) still cultivating their fields by hand - centuries of advancement left untapped - and resolved to make a difference in agriculture.
Two years later, I returned home and earned degrees in Agribusiness and Spanish and married my sweet wife, Corina. I continued my education by enrolling in the International MBA at Cirencester, before continuing work on my thesis at Utah State University with Dr. Keith R. Criddle. Together, we ventured to southern Chile to investigate and gather data
on Chile's rapidly expanding Salmon farming industry. Our work was later published in the Journal of Aquaculture Economics and Management.
In 2005, I began working as an economist with the Bureau of Reclamation, a federal agency that oversees water resource projects - primarily for irrigation - throughout the Western United States. I worked with engineers, developers, and farmers on a variety of water-related issues from the feasibility of a constructing a new dam to drafting and negotiating contracts. These later topics fuelled my interest in law. After three years battling red tape to help water get from the reservoir to the field I felt a need to push back against burdensome environmental regulations and the unnecessary restraints on economic freedom and private property. After three years of law school, and a few clerkships, I landed back home on the family farm and also partnered with the firm Daines, Thomas & Smith, LLP to begin the practice of law.
With a new law practice in a rural area, the work is incredibly varied. For instance, I recently created an estate plan for a couple, evicted some delinquent tenants, dissolved a corporation, advised on a land sale, drafted a water share agreement, and finalized the adoption of a child. I enjoy the flexibility and variety that comes with a rural practice.
For me, the MBA has proved an indispensable source of life experience and technical training. As an economist, the tools of economics, finance, and accounting made all the difference. Today, as a lawyer, I apply many of those same tools when evaluating a case or in managing a firm. Even more so, I believe exposure to a diversity of people and points of view through the MBA has helped me negotiate through very contentious issues and keep a level head.
When I am not handling cases, I enjoy helping on the farm, and, as a member of the local Farm Bureau, I have sought to influence law and policy affecting agriculture. My hopes for the future are very simple: build up my community and be an advocate for agriculture.
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