The Imperial Full-Time Mba Grand Challenges, Global Opportunities

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THE IMPERIAL FULL-TIME MBA GRAND CHALLENGES, GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES

Imagine innovate inspire I am delighted to introduce you to a world class programme for a new generation of business professional.

Embarking on an MBA is a decision to be the best in business that you can be. Imperial College London is consistently ranked amongst the top 10 global universities with a reputation for excellence across several disciplines including science, technology, engineering and medicine.

Distinct from other business schools, we are able to deliver our cutting-edge research and expertise not only in business, but across all of these fields to create a truly interdisciplinary learning experience.

This intensive, one-year programme will challenge Dr Anjali Bakhru you to imagine, innovate and inspire. From the Programme Director moment you join us, these three words will quickly gain new relevance and meaning. You will learn from, and alongside, brilliant business minds who will expose you to new possibilities, opportunities and perspectives. You will also acquire new capabilities, complementing your existing experience and expertise, enabling you to shape your future and the future of others.

The world today is radically different from how it was just a decade ago: complex, volatile and uncertain. We face grand challenges in health and healthcare, data security, energy and the environment; Imperial College Business School is committed to innovating business solutions to these key economic and social challenges.

Through problem-based learning, the Imperial MBA will equip you with the tactics, resilience and confidence required to navigate through this exciting and dynamic business climate. There has never been a better time to invest in yourself and rise to the challenge.

2 [email protected] On the Imperial Full-Time MBA, you will harness the creative, aspirational spirit within you. We will help you learn how to bring your ideas to life and make them happen. With cutting-edge thinking and enhanced leadership skills, you will energise others and lead organisational change.

Imagine By opening your mind to the global challenges facing the world today, you will be able to identify and capitalise on the business opportunities of tomorrow. We will stimulate your imagination, encouraging you to reflect on your experiences and redefine your career goals.

Innovate Learn how to focus and apply your talent in modern business. We will provide you with the practical tools and experience to analyse the market, an instinctive grasp of the latest technology, and the ability to develop and implement innovative strategies to affect positive change.

Inspire Expanding on your technical capabilities, we will give you the toolkit to become a multi- functional leader and the confidence to meet business challenges head on. With our lifelong support, you will learn how to influence others and inspire those around you to realise their true potential.

imperial.ac.uk/business-school/mba 3 THE MBA EXPERIENCE

51% 49% MALE Female Students students page 8

2013 Pre-mba class profile

35% UK % 31% Asia/Pacific 65 17% Americas International 14% Europe (excluding UK)

3% Africa/Middle East

London is the greenest city of its size in the world. Almost 40% is green space.

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Imperial College Business London is regularly ranked amongst School is among the 1% of the world’s top start-up ecosystems. business schools worldwide to be accredited by AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB

Imperial College London is ranked in the top ten

London has four UNESCO world heritage universities globally sites: Tower of London, Maritime (8th in the world, THE World University Rankings 2012-13; 6th in the world, QS World University Rankings 2012) Greenwich, Westminster Palace and Kew’s Royal Botanic Gardens. Imperial College London students come from over 150 countries

London has hosted the Olympic Games three times – more than any other city in the world. student clubs and societies

Alumni network of over 140,000

London is Europe’s largest city and the sixth richest in the world.

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imperial.ac.uk/business-school/mba 5 The Imperial MBA is redefining leadership in a changing world. Drawing on the networks and interdisciplinary expertise of Imperial College London, our MBA programme will enable you to develop solutions to emerging global business challenges; to imagine, innovate and inspire. Collaborative, relevant and cutting-edge, the Imperial MBA combines your aspiration and vision with our unique learning experience.

What you will gain from the Imperial Full-Time MBA:

1 GRAND CHALLENGE Thinking 6 Ongoing career guidance

The Imperial MBA equips you with the tools to solve From the moment you accept a place on the MBA global and social problems through the integration of programme, you will be assigned a dedicated careers business and science, leveraging our unique position coach who will support your aspirations and ambitions at the heart of Imperial College London. with detailed guidance and ongoing constructive feedback.

2 A truly global outlook 7 Cutting-edge learning

Studying in a highly international cohort, you will be Our MBA programme uses paperless delivery, reflecting encouraged to adopt a global perspective. Today’s changes in the business world and representing a leap markets are no longer localised, competition is on a forward in the learning and communication process. global scale and our teaching reflects this. 8 A faculty of leading experts 3 A tailored programme Imperial College Business School is ranked 4th in The programme is constructed to give you flexibility. the world for the international diversity of its faculty* You will tailor your MBA modules to most directly and all are experts in their field with strong links to benefit your chosen career path. industry. Our research is joint 1st for the percentage of research activity assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent in the latest UK Research 4 A practical programme Assessment Exercise (2008). Built on a strong theoretical base, practical activities – including in-class discussions, live case studies 9 A City like no other and simulations – will apply the teaching to form a foundation for your future career. Surrounded by global companies and world class attractions, London is the ideal city in which to study your MBA. In ‘Albertopolis’ – the cultural gem created 5 Global Exposure Week by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in the heyday of Victorian London – Imperial is aptly situated in a The Global Exposure Week allows you to immerse location long associated with innovation and learning. yourself in the business environment of a specific country. The tour takes you on an intensive exploration of a country’s business practices, challenges and cultures. 10 Lifelong global networking and support You will undertake practical case studies which allow you to apply what you’ve learnt in an international context. As part of the Imperial College London community, you will have access to our international network of over 140,000 distinguished alumni who include influential individuals across all sectors, CEOs of leading companies and world leaders.

*Financial Times Global MBA rankings 2013

6 [email protected] I wanted an intensive one-year programme at a Business School with a strong reputation. Coupled with my engineering background, this made Imperial a natural choice The networks I have developed here have played a significant role in delivering the career outcome I was seeking.

Nicholas Strange Full-Time MBA 2013

imperial.ac.uk/business-school/mba 7 Your cohort at a glance NATIONALITY BY REGION

35% UK

17% Americas

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Employment by INDUSTRY sector Pre-MBA

34% Banking/Finance 22% Consulting/Professional Services 8% Engineering/Manufacturing 6% Construction 5% FMCG/Retail 5% Hospitality/Leisure 3% Marketing/PR 3% Entertainment 65 3% Government students 3% Energy 11% Other

8 [email protected] 14% Europe (excluding UK)

35% UK

31% Asia-Pacific

FULL-TIME MBA, 2013 COHORT 49% 8 30 female AVERAGE AVERAGE students YEARS’ WORK AGE EXPERIENCE

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STADIUM OLYMPIC E15 11 The programme is structured Online pre-study courses around four main cores which Pre-study courses ensure that all students have the encompass the main taught basic knowledge and skills required for the start of the programme. All MBA students access the courses. These courses deal following courses from three months prior to the start with the many challenges facing of their programme: managers across different types Mathematics primer of business at the various stages of an organisation’s life cycle. Quantitative methods primer

An online tutor works in tandem with programme Cutting-Edge Learning faculty to support your study outside the classroom, monitoring progress and performance in quizzes, and Our award-winning* Educational Technology Unit make providing guidance. strategic use of technology throughout the Imperial MBA to add real value for students, complementing our outstanding face-to-face teaching. The Imperial MBA is Foreign Language Classes entirely paperless, reflecting the way we work in today’s globalised world. Teaching materials are delivered Imperial College London’s Humanities Department electronically on iPads, allowing students to edit, annotate provides the opportunity for MBA students to learn and share files quickly. Receiving feedback from tutors and a foreign language. Classes are available in French, collaborating with classmates is simple with our interactive German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Japanese learning tools. and Mandarin**.

**Students can complete one foreign language course at no cost and additional courses for a fee. Classes available are subject to change. In-class technology

Your learning will take place in a technology-enhanced classroom that uses audience response systems and automated lecture capture, allowing you to access lecture recordings and review topics when it suits you. You will also use simulations and online tests to apply your learning in a structured environment.

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imperial.ac.uk/business-school/mba 13 Core Courses

The core courses will build rapidly on your previous experience, while introducing new and challenging disciplines. You will cover the general functions of management, explore essential business topics and acquire the skills to be an effective and inspiring leader in whatever career you choose.

CORE 1 CORE 2

STRATEGIC DIRECTION RESOURCING THE BUSINESS

Our focus is on strategic business planning. We Our focus is on resourcing the business to meet examine the global and international context within strategic and operational imperatives. We explore which firms develop their marketing and strategy. effective management of the financial and human capital of organisations. Organisations and their Environments Accounting and Valuing a Business This course will explore how firms position themselves in their broader environment. It will include frameworks This course looks at the fundamentals of accounting for understanding the analysis of the global and their application to real business situations. It will environment, macroeconomic and policy contexts, also address financial accounting and the complex as well as an exposure to key industry sectors. challenges of determining value in a firm.

COMPETING in a Global Marketplace Managing and Developing People

This course considers how firms can compete and Human capital is a key organisational resource. In this grow in complex global markets. You will be exposed course, you will explore the challenges of recruiting, to the fundamentals of strategy, global marketing and motivating, developing and retaining talent. international business.

Teaching Hours The Imperial MBA is a one year, full-time intensive programme. The normal working week is Monday to Friday. Classes will be scheduled between 8.30 and 21.00 and students should expect to attend one evening class per week. Other optional activities such as guest lectures and careers events may be scheduled in the evening.

14 [email protected] The Business School does not operate in isolation; the courses leverage the other departments of Imperial to offer a unique MBA experience. Each and every course offered a unique take on business issues and new and interesting theories to learn.

John Vandoros Full-Time MBA 2012

CORE 3 CORE 4

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE Delivering Success

Our focus is on business operations. We explore the Our focus is on turning ideas into profitable products importance of key themes including the relationship or services, as well as the analysis of risk for between structure and strategy, resource allocation organisations in general. and leading organisational transformation. Bringing Ideas to Market Designing INNOVATIVE Organisations In this course, you will engage in the entrepreneurial Organisations that are appropriately configured are journey. Market analytics, consumer behaviour, market capable of achieving extraordinary results. In this segmentation, service and product design, pricing course, we examine the principles of organisational and entrepreneurship are combined to provide a design, the role of culture, business model innovation, framework to understand how entrepreneurs turn empowering teams and leveraging partnerships. ideas into profitable products and services.

Financing and Operating a Business Analysing and Mitigating Risk

The effective creation and distribution of products and Uncertainty and risk are pervasive in organisational services requires an in-depth understanding of resource actions and transactions. The analysis of risk is often allocation, financial flows and logistics. This course underdeveloped in organisations, but is of ever- effectively integrates the fundamentals of corporate increasing relevance. This course exposes you to finance, operations and supply chain management. techniques of risk analysis and management.

Leading Change and Transformation

As environments change, so must organisations. This course addresses the challenge of leading organisational change and the role of transformational leaders. You will be encouraged to articulate your leadership philosophy and understand how your leadership style will affect your approach to implementing change.

imperial.ac.uk/business-school/mba 15 Elective courses allow you to specialise in areas of particular interest. You will choose six electives on the Imperial MBA, developing your expertise with your future career objectives in mind.

Supported by our own experienced faculty, many of the electives include guest lecturers from industry and other academic institutions who impart their unique insights and real-world experience to the class.

There is a wide range of elective options, from which on the application of ideas to sector-specific challenges. approximately 20 are run each year depending Electives are shared between the Full-Time MBA cohort on student interest. Many electives focus on the and Executive MBA students from both Weekday and development of skills and expertise, while others focus Weekend streams.

The elective portfolio includes:

Entrepreneurship STRATEGY & LEADERSHIP

Managing & Valuing Intellectual Property Breakout Strategy

Private Equity: Growth Capital Finance Business Strategy, Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Venture Capital Finance Leadership Finance Managing Negotiations Advanced Company Valuation Managing Organisational Change Advanced Corporate Finance Sector-specific Derivatives Entrepreneurship in Renewable Energy Hedge Funds & Global Financial Markets Hi-Tech Strategy Mergers & Acquisitions New Ventures in the Healthcare Sector Private Equity: LBO, Mezzanine High Yield, Securitization & Infrastructure Finance Service Design & Innovation

Students are able to choose six electives and can apply to sit in on an Marketing additional two, for which they will not be assessed.

Brand Management Each elective runs over four days during the spring and summer terms, and is offered in two formats to fit into Consuming & Adopting Innovation your schedule:

Pricing Strategies & Policies 1. Two-week – Monday and Tuesday (week 1), Thursday and Friday (week 2)

2. Weekend – Thursday afternoon, Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning

Whatever you want to achieve from the electives, the MBA team are available to advise and help guide your choice.

16 [email protected] The electives enabled us to apply the essential skills and tools we learned during the core courses. The wide choice allowed me to tailor my electives to my interests and the exposure to work and debate with other MBA students was really refreshing.

Harriet Balsom Full-Time MBA 2013

imperial.ac.uk/business-school/mba 17 A Unique Focus on Innovation

Imperial College Business School is renowned for its expertise in innovation and entrepreneurship. In the Imperial MBA, we have developed strong partnerships and frameworks to ensure that you will be immersed in the latest design and innovation thinking, and a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem.

In the summer term, students choose to either undertake the Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Design (IE&D) Project or the Consulting Project:

IE&D Project Consulting Project OR

The IE&D Project allows you to build your knowledge, Our students choose their own teams to carry out a skills and experience in innovation, entrepreneurship ‘live’ consulting project for an external organisation. and design. You will explore the key challenges of The projects stem from a wide range of organisations introducing products and services to market. The but will typically be the type of strategic or operational process is relevant whether you are examining question which consultants might be expected to innovation within an organisation or planning to start address. For example, it could be the reorganisation of your own business. a service in a National Health Service setting to address the current financial environment, a market analysis of a Operating as part of a self-selected, multi-disciplinary new product, or a strategic review of an area of activity. team, you will explore the latest developments in science, technology, design and business. Clients brief their group, provide relevant access and Collaborating with key researchers and practitioners in attend to hear the group’s recommendations. the field, you will investigate the commercial potential for your own idea, or one being developed by one of Recent consulting project CLIENTS include: our project partners, including Imperial Innovations and the Royal College of Art. By the end of the IE&D Amnesty International course, you will have explored the process of preparing a start-up and will be able to exploit the power of BT design and innovation to transform ideas into a new product or service. Bupa

This practical course, builds on the theories explored Ernst & Young in the core course, Bringing Ideas to Market. Jaguar Land Rover

IE&D Business Plan Competition Microsoft Research

If your completed project presents a realistic Pfizer investment, you may have the opportunity to take part in the IE&D Business Plan Competition. Royal Bank of Scotland

Participants present business cases to a panel of Shell investors, IP experts, industry innovation managers and entrepreneurs to compete for seed capital of £10,000.

IMPERIAL INNOVATION CHALLENGE

How can businesses eradicate poverty or address scarcity grand challenges in health, energy, environments and data of natural resources? This project integrates the Business security. Our goal is to apply business thinking to social School with other Imperial faculties such as Natural challenges. You will work in self-selected teams to identify Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to take on global business opportunities within these grand challenges.

18 [email protected] The Business School’s bold commitment to innovation, entrepreneurship and design is hugely relevant to today’s business and management needs. The MBA experience has given me the opportunity to network and exchange ideas with a diverse group of future leaders, from across the globe.

Husni Salieh Full-Time MBA 2013

imperial.ac.uk/business-school/mba 19 Through integrated courses focusing on your personal development, we will help you to identify your future goals and achieve them. We will provide you with practical development tools and the opportunity to reflect upon your experiences and devise a plan for your future.

Personal Leadership Journey Professional Development offers a wide range of workshops in the spring and summer terms. The Personal Leadership Journey will help you to With support from your careers consultant, these identify your individual strengths and areas for workshops will help you address the development development in terms of both your leadership skills needs identified in your Personal Development Plan. and wider professional effectiveness. This in turn will Typical workshops include Persuasion and Influencing, enable you to produce a Personal Development Plan Media Training and Personal Impact. to meet your specific needs.

Using this plan, you will be able to engage in a range ETHICS AND VALUES of professional development activities including workshops and practical exercises designed to Consideration of personal ethics and corporate values is help prepare you for the managerial and leadership central to the Imperial approach. During your MBA, using challenges you’ll face in your post-MBA career. a combination of class-based and experiential learning, you will examine how personal ethics have implications The course aims to further help you formulate your for decision making, motivation and leadership. career strategy, addressing both short-term and long‑term objectives. Our Careers team will work In addition, you will also consider how corporate values with you closely throughout your MBA to identify not affect an organisation’s culture and its approach to only sectors and functions relevant to your future accountability and corporate social responsibility. career path, but also to equip you with the skills and knowledge required to effectively market yourself for a wide range of opportunities. STRATEGIC PROBLEM SOLVING

The course emphasises three main and This course will provide you with the key techniques interconnected elements: you need to complete your MBA successfully, including problem framing and case study analysis. It will equip Careers Strategy will provide a clear foundation on you with a number of practical and analytical toolkits which to formulate your individual career path, whether commonly used by top consultancy firms. you’re looking to change career, accelerate your current trajectory or pursue entrepreneurial interests.

Self Awareness comprises an intensive three- day development centre with individual and group exercises specifically designed to identify your own individual strengths and areas for development, in terms of your leadership capability and wider professional effectiveness. You will be observed by trained executive coaches who will facilitate reflection and feedback. This feedback will form the basis of your Personal Development Plan, a bespoke action plan you will create to address your own specific development needs.

20 [email protected] Global Exposure Week Whatever your area of interest, the essence of this project is to consider how you can use both academic Spending a week outside the UK, you will gain cultural and practitioner perspectives to inform current practice. immersion and appreciation of business practices of another country in the context of its operation within the global economy. Capstone

This is an integral part of the Full-Time MBA programme, The opportunity to celebrate achievements and a final with costs included in your tuition fees. You will embark opportunity to integrate your MBA experiences. With a on an intensive exploration of a country’s business mix of case studies, poster sessions and a conference, practices and challenges using company visits as the the Capstone consolidates the MBA experience in a ideal setting for practical case studies. formal setting.

You will experience a combination of site visits and talks by top executives, within the context of the core STUDENT CLUBS AND LEISURE management disciplines you are studying. The Imperial MBA enables you to form networks and friendships that last a lifetime. The programme’s Perspectives on Practice social club regularly arranges events that families and partners are welcome to join, such as sporting Perspectives on Practice is an individual, self-directed occasions, social gatherings and trips. These, along project providing you with an opportunity to reflect with the annual MBA ball, will add to your exciting and on your MBA learning as you near the end of the diverse MBA experience. programme. It will allow you to develop your ideas on a topic of interest, most likely relevant to your own You will have the opportunity to take part in practice, by considering the implications of current student clubs and sports. You will also receive free thinking by academics and practitioners within an membership of Ethos, our state-of-the-art sports applied context. centre, which is ideally located just across the road from the Business School. For example, with a background in change management, you might assess why attempts at More information on student clubs can be found at managing change are as likely to fail as succeed. Is imperialcollegeunion.org there a gap between theory and practice? What is the latest thinking from academics and practitioners For information on Business School Careers Clubs, visit and how can the typically weak record on change imperial.ac.uk/business-school/currentstudents/ management initiatives be addressed? Alternatively, careers/clubs you might be working for an investment bank in corporate finance focusing on mergers; you might assess and explore any merger premium differentials across different sectors or for similar sectors across different countries.

imperial.ac.uk/business-school/mba 21 Our world class faculty are leaders in the field of business practice who combine theoretical knowledge from their cutting‑edge research with the latest practical insights from their extensive work with industry and government.

Our faculty’s experience of advising companies and tackling business challenges brings theory to life. Faculty members work closely with students to expand the boundaries of business knowledge in formal lectures and informal discussions. The ideas and findings from your own projects stimulate research activity, which in turn influences the business you study.

22 [email protected] PROFESSOR GERRY GEORGE PROFESSOR NELSON PHILLIPS DEPUTY DEAN AND DIRECTOR OF CHAIR IN STRATEGY AND THE RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

Gerry is the current editor of the Academy of Nelson has published more than 75 articles in Management Journal, the flagship empirical journal publications such as the Academy of Management in the field of management; he is the first editor from Journal, Academy of Management Review, Management outside the US. Gerry is an award-winning researcher, Science, Sloan Management Review, and Organization teacher and author whose work investigates Science. He is very active in programme design and business models and organisational design, and their delivery for a wide range of businesses such as Allen implications for innovation and entrepreneurship in & Overy, The Royal Society, Telefónica, BT, Atkins, Shell multiple settings. and Laing O’Rourke.

PROFESSOR BART CLARYSSE PROFESSOR JAMES SEFTON CHAIR IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP CHAIR IN ECONOMICS

Following his PhD studies, Bart was an advisor in James works in academia as Professor of Economics and technology policy at the European Commission and previously worked in industry as a Senior Quantitative still consults on innovation and technology matters Analyst at UBS, where he specialised in understanding for various European governments and agencies. Bart asset pricing anomalies and equity investment strategies. has over 50 publications to his name and has been an James has published widely in areas as varied as executive teacher for several multinationals such as computable general equilibrium modelling, national KLM, USG People and Johnson & Johnson in corporate accounting, portfolio management and econometrics. venturing and innovative turnaround strategies.

Recent Notable speakers include:

Bronwyn Curtis, Head of Global Research, HSBC: The vision for women’s leadership in 2020

Andy Mitchell, Programme Director, Crossrail: The challenges of managing the Crossrail project

Ric Parker, Director of Research and Technology, PROFESSOR RIFAT ATUN Rolls-Royce Group: HEAD OF THE HEALTH MANAGEMENT Technology investment creates shareholder value GROUP AND PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT Joanna Shields, Chief Executive, Tech City Investment Organisation: Rifat has worked extensively with the World Bank, Entrepreneurship and its importance to the economic WHO and the UK Department for International growth of the UK Development on design, implementation and evaluation of health system reform programmes. As Ignazio Visco, Governor of Banca d’Italia: well as leading research and consultancy projects for The financial sector after the crisis a number of major organisations and advising several governments, he is an Adjunct Professor of Global David Wood, Embedded Mobile Industry Advisor, Accenture: Health Systems at Harvard School of Public Health. Digital platforms – successes and failures

imperial.ac.uk/business-school/mba 23 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

From the moment you accept an offer of a place on the programme, our Career and Professional Development Service will work with you to help identify your career and professional goals, and equip you with the tools to achieve them.

our career and professional development service

All students receive highly personalised input, Among a wide range of services, we offer career mentoring and guidance throughout the process. counselling and professional development workshops. This will support you in the process of gaining your Our Careers Week focuses on providing the skills MBA and throughout your career, as it helps to and coaching necessary to achieve your career maximise the return on your investment. objectives, whether you’re looking to change your career, accelerate your current trajectory or pursue Graduates frequently comment on this valuable aspect entrepreneurial interests. of the Imperial College Business School offering. Our career advisors will guide you through the following career management process we have developed for MBA students:

Careers SELF Professional Strategy AWARENESS Development Develops the foundation for Identifies your individual Addresses your development your individual career strategy leadership strengths and through a range of workshops development areas

We provide: Professional skills workshops include:

Personalised one-to-one coaching Networking skills

A wide range of networking opportunities Consulting interview techniques

E-resources, CV book, online job board and Presentation skills psychometric tools Public speaking skills A comprehensive website full of advice, information and guidance Elevator pitches for business ideas and yourself

Professional skills and career management workshops

Personal Leadership Journey (see page 20)

24 [email protected] The MBA journey has presented me with a range of leadership opportunities, providing the reflection on my strengths and development areas I needed. I have grown immensely as a leader, equipped to turn future challenges into opportunities.

Avni Vij Full-Time MBA 2013

imperial.ac.uk/business-school/mba 25 Career outcomes

Whether you are looking for a new challenge or want more insight into a family business or entrepreneurial ventures, the Career and Professional Development Service helps you to take an active approach.

Just as our students come from a diverse range of backgrounds and countries to join the Imperial MBA, the destinations of our students are equally as broad.

2012 Cohort Post-MBA Employment data 91% 50% 67 % 33% 14% 88% Employed made an made a made a Setting AVERAGE six months industry functional location up own SALARY after change change change business INCREASE graduation

Employment by Sector

20% Energy/Utilites

17% Consulting/Professional Services

14% Banking/Finance

14% IT/Telecoms/Internet

10% Pharma/Healthcare

10% Consumer/Retail

6% Real Estate

6% Public Sector

3% Media

26 [email protected] The Imperial MBA not only opened the doors for me in terms of career opportunities, and specifically the BP Future Leaders Programme, but it also gave me the tools to successfully transition into my new role.

Emily Brydon Full-Time MBA 2012

Recent recruiters include:

Accenture Jefferies

A.T. Kearney Johnson & Johnson

Amazon KPMG

Bacardi McKinsey & Company

Boxwood NHS

BP Nissan

Canon Nokia

Capgemini PA Consulting Group

Coca-Cola Pfizer

Corporate Citizenship Qatar Airlines

Deloitte Reckitt Benckiser

Ericsson Rolls-Royce

Ernst & Young Schlumberger Business Consulting

Google Simon-Kucher & Partners

Groupon Technology Strategy Board

Houlihan Lokey Vodafone

IBM

imperial.ac.uk/business-school/mba 27 Alumni connections

Our alumni network offers you a wide range of practical benefits and connections that will be invaluable to you while you are at Imperial and during your subsequent career.

The power of networking through our CV database, online career resources and career development webinars. Whatever stage you are Your time at Imperial offers you an unrivalled at on your career path, we can offer valuable support. opportunity to make long-lasting contacts that will prove vital in your future career. You’ll mix with fellow Supporting the School students, alumni, adjunct professors and visiting lecturers – all with the potential to enrich you both There are also many ways you can give back to the professionally and personally. Business School and ensure we remain a world class teaching institute which continues to attract the best Socially, you’ll have the chance to take part in clubs students. We manage a range of volunteering options and sport. You’ll also receive free membership for alumni, meaning no matter where you are based of Ethos, our state-of-the-art sports centre, while or how much time you have available, there are nominated student representatives from the Business ways you can contribute to the School, the student School organise a wide variety of social events. More experience and the continuing growth of a dynamic information on student clubs can be found at global alumni network. imperialcollegeunion.org An international community

Alumni network As an alumnus of the Business School and Imperial College London, you’ll be part of a vibrant alumni Our alumni network offers you a wide range of practical network with over 140,000 members worldwide in more benefits and connections that will be invaluable to than 150 countries and with links into virtually every you while you are at Imperial and during your business sector. You’ll be encouraged to play an active subsequent career. part in this prestigious network and, as a student and alumnus of the Business School, to make good use of Continuing professional your lifelong access to leading business people, thinkers development and networking and decision makers across all industry sectors.

You’ll have access to a wealth of opportunities to develop your professional and business networks after you graduate. These include inspiring professional development events, as well as sector specific interest groups, guest lectures and presentations, and the opportunity to participate in electives alongside current Business School students. Completing the MBA, you become part of a group of people that has an We also offer the chance to build business and personal networks with like-minded professionals through a enduring respect for one another. range of social events organised across the globe in This respect has, for me, led to conjunction with our active international network. some lasting business relationships Keep your career on track and close friendships. Our Career and Professional Development Service offers you the ongoing support you need as you Joanne Linder develop a successful and fulfilling career. This includes Full-Time MBA 1996 one-to-one career consultations, exposure to recruiters

28 [email protected] Left to right:V ivek Mehta, Avni Vij, Morgan Davis Full-Time MBA 2013

The Imperial MBA will enable you to increase your value and improve your chances of achieving your career goals, whether that means promotion, a change of sector or starting your own business.

Jenny Yao Anupreeta Sinha MBA 2005 MBA 2011 Nationality: Chinese Nationality: Indian Pre-MBA: Manager, Liaocheng Neurosurgery Pre-MBA: Project Manager, JPMorgan Chase Hospital, China (Tata Consultancy) Post-MBA: Director, KPMG China Post-MBA: Senior Management Consultant, Deloitte, UK Sagie Evbenata MBA 2010 Srđan Miji Nationality: British MBA 2012 Pre-MBA: Design Analyst, CNH, Fiat Group Nationality: Croatian Post-MBA: Product Planner, Global Product Planning Pre-MBA: Chief Analyst, Intesa SanPaolo Group & Strategy, Ford Motor Company (Privredna Banka Zagreb) Post-MBA: Head of Barclays Business Finance Naser Turabi Analytics, Barclays MBA 2010 Nationality: British Nicholas Strange Pre-MBA: Management Consultant, MBA 2013 The Matrix Knowledge Group Nationality: British Post-MBA: Head of Performance, Whittington Health Pre-MBA: D&M Engineer in Charge, Schlumberger Post-MBA: Energy Insights Consultant, Darlington Howland McKinsey & Company MBA 2011 Nationality: American Avni Vij Pre-MBA: New Media and Publicity, Market Monkeys MBA 2013 Post-MBA: YouTube Event Marketing Manager Nationality: Indian EMEA, Google Pre-MBA: Financial Controller, Credit Suisse AG Post-MBA: Future Leaders Programme, BP

imperial.ac.uk/business-school/mba 29 Entry requirements FEES and Start DATE

Minimum 3 years’ relevant postgraduate work £39,000 | 29 September 2014 experience The fee shown above is provisional and may be subject to change. Good undergraduate degree or recognised Please see our website for confirmation. professional qualification

Minimum GMAT score of 600. Candidates with Scholarships extensive work experience (6+ years) may be considered for a waiver of the GMAT requirement Significant scholarship funding is available to the most talented applicants for the September 2014 intake. English language test score: All self-funded applicants will automatically be IELTS: a minimum score of 7.0, with a minimum score considered for the open Imperial MBA Scholarship. of 6.5 in writing and speaking, or There is no deadline for applications, but we do advise that you apply as soon as possible. TOEFL internet-based test: a minimum score of 100, with a minimum score of 24 in writing and speaking In addition, we have a number of dedicated scholarships for which you can apply. For each of the following, the scholarship application deadline is How to apply 1 May 2014 and detail is available on our website.

All applications are made online. As part of your Industry-specific scholarships – available to application, you will be required to provide the successful MBA applicants with a demonstrable following: track record of success in the pharmaceutical/ healthcare, energy, telecoms, science/ A three-minute video pitch technology or engineering sectors.

Two professional references Military scholarships

Official degree transcripts Women’s scholarships

GMAT results Young talent scholarships

English language test results (if applicable) Emerging market scholarships

Application fee Imperial loyalty bursary

Once you have completed and submitted your application, we will contact you to request further documents if required. If you meet the entry requirements, we will invite you to attend an academic interview and will inform you of the final admissions decision within a week of your interview. We aim to complete the admissions process within 2-4 weeks of receiving a completed application.

30 [email protected] Ways to meet us and find out more

Information Sessions

We hold information sessions on-campus throughout the year, as well as online events, where you can meet staff, alumni and current students. Please visit our website for a list of upcoming events.

International Fairs

Throughout the year, we attend a number of international fairs. Please visit our website for a full list.

Attend a Lecture

Join an MBA lecture to experience our teaching, explore our facilities and meet our current students and faculty.

Contact a current student or alumnus

You may find it helpful to speak with a current student or alumnus from a similar background to get a student’s perspective of their experiences on the programme.

One-to-one consultations

We are happy to arrange a personalised consultation to discuss the programme in detail, assess your suitability and answer any questions you may have.

Email your CV to us at [email protected] to attend a lecture, contact a current student or alumnus, or arrange a one-to-one consultation.

Left to right: Michele Pugliese and Izzana Salleh Full-Time MBA 2012

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