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www.cassmba.com 03 Accelerate your career 05 Academic excellence, practical relevance 06 Grow with the Cass MBA Properly aligned with your 09 A holistic approach to personal success goals and aspirations, 11 Lifelong team building skills A good MBA 12 Bringing it together should our MBA will act as a springboard 15 Explore emerging markets 16 A global perspective for your career 18 Looking to the future change 20 Contact information 21 Additional information your life (see supplementary document) The Cass MBA is more than a You will experience working in Europe world-ranked general management and have the chance to gain first-hand programme; it is a 12-month journey exposure to challenging new business Accelerate that will fundamentally alter the way environments such as China, Dubai you approach business, your career and South Africa. There is no better and your life. preparation for the demands of management in a shrinking world. your career The exhilarating combination of intensive learning, practical application and The fast paced, full time programme personal development will sharpen will immerse you in real world your skills, boost your performance business issues from day one, while and give you the clarity to plot the allowing you to tailor your MBA next, decisive phase of your career. through a choice of electives and development programmes. This is your opportunity to join a diverse community of equally enthusiastic and It’s essential that your MBA equips you focused professionals, taught by an to manage your career development international faculty in the heart of one and progression – not merely in the of the most vibrant and well-connected short term, but throughout your career. business cities in the world.

“e sW are a interactive and demanding “ sThe MBA i a period of personal as any other business school, but transition. We support you through it, we are not bullish. We challenge but you have to take responsibility for students in a facilitative manner. yourself. If you’re going to use the MBA We are striving to create a student to convert or accelerate your career, who questions, who is critical, it has to be a partnership of managed but is not arrogant.” change between us.”

Professor Veronica Hope Hailey Professor Veronica Hope Hailey Associate Dean, Cass MBA Programmes Associate Dean, Cass MBA Programmes

02 Straighto t the heart of business The Cass MBA 03 From o start t finish, the Cass MBA Somef o the faculty you will meet at maintains a balance between Cass include: academic accomplishment and Charles Baden-Fuller, Professor of Academic hands on experience. Strategy, who is renowned for his work and research on rejuvenating mature We’re at the heart of business in companies. excellence, – a city that is home to more FTSE 500 companies than any other. Laura Empson, Professor in the This places an unparalleled depth Management of Professional Service of experience and talent right on our Firms and Director of the Centre for practical doorstep. In addition to this, the MBA Professional Service Firms. As well faculty at Cass boasts many of the as her academic role, she is a consultant world’s leading practitioners, giving and works with a variety of leading you unrivalled access to academics relevance international professional service who are uniquely positioned to provide firms in the areas of law, accounting, valuable insights into business trends consulting and investment banking. and best practice. Scott Moeller, Honorary Visiting Built on the proven foundations of a Professor, ex-global head of eVentures learn-practice-apply model, the MBA for Deutsche Bank and the Director programme places crucial emphasis on of the M&A Research Centre at Cass participation and interactive exercises. Business School. Often working in groups to develop, present and implement your ideas, you “ Throughout your journey of will find that even when theory comes to the fore, practical application will transformation there will be times never be far behind. when you are pushed beyond your comfort zone, when your business “ It’s hard work, but it’s worth it. acumen and interpersonal skills are The world is getting tougher; you truly put to the test. It is through need to invest in yourself and develop these moments of truth that you will both the intellectual capacity and achieve new levels of confidence leadership skills to engage people and credibility.” and deliver results.” Dr Sionade Robinson, MBA Course Director Dr Sionade Robinson, MBA Course Director

04 Straighto t the heart of business The Cass MBA 05 The Cass MBA is a 12-month journey This broadening of perspective continues that begins in the classroom with into the third block, when you will work “ The strategy project is demanding, it training and induction, including team on your elective modules, following the Grow with building, networking and several pre- specialist or generalist pathways you is designed to stretch you intellectually MBA workshops to get you up to speed. choose to reflect your personal interests. Some of these electives may place you and increase your skills to pitch for The first two terms are then divided in international business situations, the Cass MBA into four integrated learning blocks challenging you to apply your business business and work in teams. It’s your covering the essential topics of acumen on the world stage. modern management: the structure opportunity to prove your understanding of organisations, tools for financial The final phase of the MBA is devoted analysis, developing competitive to your specialist Business Research of key concepts learnt on the MBA.” strategy, and implementation. Each Project – an opportunity to develop block consists of three core modules further and integrate key skills and and ends with an integration week. areas of interest in line with your future Professor Charles Baden-Fuller, Faculty of Management This combines group work, case study career goals. By the time you graduate, analysis, presentations and simulation your journey from the classroom to the exercises to consolidate your learning heart of business will have equipped and test your ability to resolve business you with the intellectual resources and challenges under pressure. practical skills to embark on the next stage of your career. As you progress through the MBA, you’ll quickly need to find your pace and develop agility and stamina as you work through a series of intense business challenges, one after another. One week you’ll be working with a large corporate such as KPMG on their future vision, the next developing insights with fast growing UK companies during the Stategy Project, or shifting a gear and working with SMEs in international “e W knew that we needed to get the emerging markets. company’s attention, so we sent them a bonsai tree with a business The Strategy Project provides a rigorous but highly rewarding test of your strategic proposal explaining how we’d help audit and analysis capabilities. Working as a team of strategy consultants, you will them to grow...” apply techniques taught during the strategy skills workshops to a live commercial project for a UK business client that you James Stringer, Cass MBA 2008–09 source. The project culminates with a group presentation to a panel of experts drawn from industry and the Cass alumni network.

06 Straighto t the heart of business The Cass MBA 07 During your time at Cass, you will Our approach to your professional acquire a vast amount of knowledge development is driven by our and insight from our expert faculty, our diagnostic expertise. Prior to joining A holistic distinguished visiting speakers and, us, we will ask you to complete a indeed, your MBA course colleagues. personal profile, which will help us identify your strengths and areas for However, today’s employment market personal development. approach to seeks employees who are even more productive, more creative and can As a result of this diagnosis we will add value beyond mere knowledge prescribe a range of development and skills through their management activities that will optimise your personal and leadership behaviours – learning experience and future differentiators that will set you opportunities. All of our graduates apart from the competition. will take a pathway to financial success services, consulting, corporate At Cass we invest in the development careers or choose entrepreneurship. of your professionalism, impact and Throughout your MBA, you will be effectiveness, alongside the acquisition of encouraged to explore your preferred subject matter expertise and knowledge. pathway through your choice of electives, clubs and networking events.

“ The Cass MBA improved my relationship management skills, “ Our careers service is here to facilitate, taught me the value of effective support and provide resources and communication and showed me advice to prepare you for the rigours how crucial it is to have the courage of employment selection.” of your convictions. These are Sarah Juillet, Director of Postgraduate Careers qualities that will get you ahead.”

Amber Eng, Cass MBA 2007–08

08 Straighto t the heart of business The Cass MBA 09 The Cass MBA is an invaluable Collaborative working and effective opportunity to hone personal and team building are essential parts of professional attributes that are crucial the MBA programme, and you will be Lifelong for effective management in the assessed on the basis of individual modern world. work, exams and group assignments. You will work in teams throughout Leadership is more important than the course, supported by mentors ever in today’s rapidly changing and who are recent MBA graduates. These team building aggressively competitive marketplace. teams will be multidisciplinary and To consistently deliver outstanding multicultural, reflecting the breadth results, turn a business around, of our intake. or take it in a new direction, you skills will need the interpersonal skills As you expand your personal network to take the best people with you to include other Cass MBA intakes, on your journey. alumni, faculty, visiting consultants and the people you will meet in the course of your practical assignments, a deeper understanding of the competitive benefits of collaboration will inform and enrich your professional progress.

“ Orientation week was a great way for strangers to bond together quickly. “n I the Mergers and Acquisitions class, I got to know my learning group very students are grouped into ‘companies’ well, and learnt valuable lessons on all challenging each other. They learn effective team building which I’ve The value of developing solid leadership to form views through critical analysis and teamworking abilities will become used throughout my MBA.” exhilaratingly clear during your orientation in front of very sharp peers with week. We will take you away for an action- packed weekend that sets the context for Dhruv Devasher, Cass MBA 2009–10 future group work and is an excellent way contrary views.” to develop strong relationships with your fellow students. Scott Moeller, Honorary Visiting Professor 10 Straighto t the heart of business The Cass MBA 11 Business issues do not come neatly labelled as marketing, strategy or “I love the range of international finance, and a crucial facet of the MBA experience is understanding how these students here. My group alone has fundamental disciplines relate to each members from Brazil, Colombia, another. So, at the end of each of the “The most valuable thing I four core learning blocks, faculty learnt was how much you the UK and Turkey, and during members collaborate to design and can produce under pressure deliver a week-long learning experience this week the best qualities in all that demonstrates how key subjects and how much you can enjoy come together in the resolution of the experience. It doesn’t of us were able to shine.” real-world business challenges. have to be all stressful.” Bringingt i “ Learning models and doing Veronica McAuly, KPMG integration Taking place at Cass or on location with Deniese Ramsundarsingh, week, Cass MBA 2009–10 a partner company, these integration case studies only take you so Video integration week, weeks can be simulations in which far. Mixing rigorous academia Cass MBA 2009–10 groups compete to deliver results together with practical business against time or exercises in analysis, inviting you to form clear opinions and experience where I can apply make confident recommendations. my own experiences with They will stretch you – testing your what I have learnt from class creativity and taking you outside is simply ideal.” your comfort zone – but many former students consider these projects among Gustaf Leksell, KPMG integration their most exhilarating experiences at Cass. week, Cass MBA 2009–10

Recent examples of integration week activities include a marketing strategy “ Our ‘Godfather 4.1’ simulation, a film-making challenge, commercial for senior a research exercise for KPMG, and a strategic and financial analysis of high executives demonstrated street firms. Each of these tasks eases how three critical systems the transition from academic theory to (quantitative methods, practical application, teaching you how “e W had done some research and to apply key concepts and models in accounting and information real-world conditions where time is predicted that other teams would management) can be precious, resources are limited and integrated to help a business information is often imperfect. panic and switch strategy at the first signs of problems. Needless ride out the recession. We enjoyed making the film to say we were right! We stuck and proving that, when hard to our plan and thrashed it comes to ‘family’, good communication is essential.” the competition!” Scott Addison, Video integration Cathaoir McDermott, Marketing week, Cass MBA 2009–10 integration week, Cass MBA 2009–10

12 Straighto t the heart of business The Cass MBA 13 As you progress through the MBA, you’ll Exposing you to real problems in a have a chance to test everything you’ve dynamic market helps you to apply learnt against challenging conditions. lessons from the MBA course. In Explore In the Emerging Markets Consultancy return, local companies benefit week you will tackle business issues from your flourishing expertise. “s A a result of the students’ findings, overseas in a company operating in the It’s a win-win situation for students pressurised world of emerging markets. and companies. we are now addressing a number of emerging This project experience reflects the strong international element that runs issues that were creating conflicts through the Cass MBA. within our company.” markets

Tomasz Strzelczyk, Director, Femax (Gdansk 2007)

“e t W saw a first hand how several trends – including the emigration of skilled labour and increased mergers and acquisition activity – are affecting Polish industry.” During the Emerging Markets Consultancy Week, your consultancy team will Pranay Manocha, project: Biproraf investigate the underlying business challenges facing a case company. It’s (Gdansk, 2008) the perfect opportunity to road-test all the management and business tools you have so far acquired. You will spend one week working with the company face to face to collect data and assess information, understand its unique cultural and business dynamics, and present your initial findings. Your team then has a further four weeks to provide a full set of recommendations to the company.

14 Straighto t the heart of business The Cass MBA 15 As business becomes increasingly When you come to Cass, you’ll find global in scope, the boundaries yourself immediately immersed in a “ The international electives were between markets are blurred by vibrant, multicultural environment. This A global technology and our insatiable appetite is especially apparent – and particularly unforgettable experiences and to share ideas and expertise grows, useful to you in the future – when it Cass finds itself ideally placed to offer comes to developing your collaborative really enabled me to gain a more perspective a truly international experience. skills through team-based projects. global perspective on many of the We have 45 nationalities represented on our MBA programme on past intakes, issues facing companies today.” with 75 per cent of the intake coming from outside the UK. Our faculty is also impressively diverse, with 40 per Saurabh Patel, Cass MBA 2005–06 cent of its members bringing skills and experience from overseas.

“ Being prepared for work on a global platform requires a rich understanding of different social, economic and political contexts balanced with a sound understanding of complex cultural environments.”

Chris Jeffery, Executive MBA Course Director

In your third block, you will select between six and ten elective modules from a wide range of topics, giving you the flexibility to tailor your MBA to your career objectives and areas of interest.

Our international electives include the International Cass Symposium in China. This will take you to the heart of business in this most dynamic of emerging economies, learning from senior managers working for multinationals and other major businesses in the region. There are also opportunities to explore outsourcing issues, and gain first-hand experience of the complexities of doing business in South Africa and emerging trends in Dubai.

16 Straighto t the heart of business The Cass MBA 17 In the later stages of the MBA, attention In the last few months of the MBA, turns to planning ahead and building the opportunity came up to do an a platform for your future career. internship at Deutsche Bank, helping Lookingo t Using your professional goals and out with a major change project. While aspirations as the driving force behind I had not considered banking as a future your choice of electives and Business career path, this was really interesting to Explore online the electives that Research Project (BRP), you will lay me because I was taking on the role of the future down lasting foundations and begin to an external consultant and so had the could help you shape your future build networks that will prove decisive opportunity to put into practice a lot of in the years ahead. For example, you what I had learnt on the MBA, as well as www.cassmba.com might choose to develop a specialist experiencing how strategy is developed path in areas relating to consultancy, and change occurs in a global company. entrepreneurship or marketing, or combine electives from these pathways. Coming from the public education Emma Kingston, an MBA graduate from sector, I had no experience of the 2009 talks about the choices she made: financial or private sectors and this was invaluable in directing my career path. “I chose mostly Strategy and Change My BRP was based on my experience at Management electives because I Deutsche Bank, and I was able to apply wanted to get into that kind of work many of the theories we had learnt after the MBA. I also did Accounting over the course to a real-life situation. and Financial Reporting, just It turned out to be valuable not only to because it was something I had no me in terms of completing my MBA, but experience in and it’s always going also to the company, who were keen to be useful, whatever business you to obtain an objective opinion of the are in. The international electives change process. were also a priority for me – they were unforgettable experiences and really The final benefit came when I was enabled me to gain a more global offered a job in the change team! perspective on many of the issues As it turned out, the BRP had played a facing companies today. crucial part in enabling me to move from my previous career as a teacher to working in a global financial “ The Business Research Project gave me services company.” the opportunity to put into practice a lot of what I had learnt on the MBA, as well as experiencing how strategy is developed and change occurs in a global company.”

Emma Kingston, Cass MBA 2008–09

18 Straighto t the heart of business The Cass MBA 19 Global reputation Centre of excellence for Finance and 106 Bunhill Row The Cass MBA is a means Strategy with emphasis on practicality London EC1Y 8TZ and real business relevance Tel +44(0)20 7040 5277 www.cassmba.com Global networks of increasing your options, A world-renowned faculty Iconic speakers Alumni network identifying the next steps International symposia Applied learning in your journey and Real commercial projects Practical projects International assignments moving ahead with Leadership Balance of business and management skills Global business issues confidence Strategic leadership Personal development Team-based learning Career coaching Professional development programmes Lifelong learning Flexibility It’s up to you to decide Tailored learning that fits your career goal Electives that enhance and challenge you how hard you want the A business environment One of the best located business schools Cass MBA to work for you, in Europe Networking opportunities but you can be certain that Global business connections Emerging markets enthusiasm and dedication will reap lasting dividends Disclaimer All information contained within this brochure is correct at the time of printing.

20 Straighto t the heart of business The Cass MBA Cass Business School In 2002, City University’s Business School was renamed Sir John Cass Business School following a generous donation towards the development of its new building in Bunhill Row. It is known as Cass Business School for short.

Sir John Cass’s Foundation Sir John Cass’s Foundation has supported education in London since the 18th century and takes its name from its founder, Sir John Cass, who established a school in Aldgate in 1710. Born in the in 1661, Sir Printed on 50% recycled paper, sourced from responsibly John served as an MP for the City and was managed forests together with recycled fibre. Certified in knighted in 1713. accordance with the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council). Straight to the heart of business The Cass MBA

Cass MBA Course information www.cassmba.com We teach the core modules as finance or marketing. Or you may the top 50 up and coming CEOs; www.cassmba.com integrated learning blocks. This choose a range of electives from building a niche strategy for HSBC’s approach ensures that connections these disciplines to complement and South Asian banking division in The Cass MBA Course between all the key disciplines are strengthen your existing skill set. the SME financing market; and reinforced and practically applied. You can find the latest list of elective developing logistical solutions for You’ll learn through a mix of expert modules online at www.cass.city. easyinternetcafé Ltd. Many projects overview outline tuition and hands-on exercises. ac.uk/mba/ft/course/electives are centred around a summer Assessment is based on group project internship, designed to give you work and presentations, individual The Business Research Project valuable practical experience and You’ll start with an orientation course work and integrated exams In your final term you will draw on great networking opportunities. programme, which includes the (core modules only). Throughout many of the elements of the course Sponsoring organisations get leadership and team building the programme there will be in a major piece of self-managed involved because they want to inject weekend workshop, introducing opportunities to work on company business consultancy. The output from new thinking into their business, and some basic concepts and techniques, and sector-specific assignments. they may also be looking to road-test Our members: Admissions: Application: this project will count substantially as well as giving you a chance to get to towards your final degree. promising new talent. So not only Five to seven years’ average work We look for well-rounded We operate a rolling admissions know your tutors and fellow students. will the Business Research Project experience with global exposure personalities who have a clear idea programme, however due to high Specialist paths: Electives In your third block, you will take Most students apply for projects help consolidate everything you’ve from a wide range of industries and of their career objectives, a focused demand for places from strong learnt in a practical environment, job functions. The average age of our approach and who can show: candidates across the Cass MBA The Core Business syllabus between six and ten elective that are offered by companies The first two blocks are devoted modules. Each MBA is different through the Cass careers service, it can in itself be a real step forward students is 29 with a female to male • High academic calibre, demonstrated programmes, we recommend that in your career. ratio circa 25 per cent. you submit a full application at least to core modules covering hard and how you devise your electives so their sponsors have a direct by a good university degree or at technical knowledge in areas like plan will be unique to your own interest in the project theme or least six years’ business experience four months in advance of the start Global diversity: of the course. strategy, organisational behaviour, learning goals. For example you idea. Recent projects include: Past students have come from over • Relevant postgraduate work finance and quantitative methods. might choose to develop a specialist sources of competitive advantage 45 different countries in previous experience (three years minimum) Fees: path in areas relating to consultancy, in the high-end fashion industry; intakes. • A well-balanced score (minimum £31,000 and includes core text 600) in the Graduate Management books, international emerging Accreditation: Admission Test (GMAT) – the class markets consultancy trip and one Orientation Core Modules Electives Business Research project September July –September Our degree is fully accredited by average for recent intakes is a score international elective (excluding September – March April – July the Association of MBAs (AMBA), of 645 airfares and visas). Orientation Programme Strategy and Creating Management Accounting and Financial Managing Professional Business Research Project the European Quality Improvement Organisations Advantage Analysis Service Firms • (If English is not your first Leadership and Team General Information System (EQUIS) and we are in the Funding: Organisational Behaviour Human Resource Applied Corporate Managing Strategic Change language) a minimum, well- Building Weekend • Each block is taught • You can also select process of gaining accreditation by Cass has developed a wide range Accounting and Financial Management Finance 2 Managing the Future: Workshop over five weeks from the electives balanced IELTS score of 7.0. This Reporting Operations Management Applied Knowledge Scenario Planning the Association to Advance Collegiate of financial support schemes, from offered on the Executive Management Mergers & Acquisitions • Electives are taught may be waived if you have worked Strategy Marketing MBA which run in Schools of Business (AACSB). half-fee scholarships to studentship Branding and Advertising over five weeks or one or studied in an English-speaking Private Equity the evening and at The Financial Knowledge and Policy intensive week awards based on academic and Business Mystery Regulation of Financial country for at least a year Environment weekends MBA structure and dates: personal achievement. UK students Governance Consultancy Services Firms • List of electives is only Quantitative Methods • Business Research An accelerated full-time 12-month • At least two supporting references can also apply for special study loans Corporate Finance Derivatives Relationship Management an indication of the Principles of Finance range of subjects on Project is conducted programme with one intake per Information management Frontiers of Strategy and Marketing (ideally one from a current offered by some high street banks. offer and is subject over 3 months Business and Economics Securities and year in September. employer or university tutor) Emerging markets Innovation and New to change • International electives Investments constancy week Product Development will incur an additional International Financial cost Management

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01 Straight to the heart of business The Cass MBA www.cassmba.com 02 Business is increasingly global in its With this strong emphasis on www.cassmba.com scope, which is why we emphasise our working across borders, we don’t international dimension so strongly. just keep things in the classroom. International Student We offer practical early exposure This is partly reflected in the to some of the fastest developing cosmopolitan nature of the student markets* in the world, through students profiles body. London’s central position in electives on change management the global economy attracts some in South Africa and international of the best in the world, from Cass Symposia in China and Dubai. every major sector. We have over The first hand practical experience 45 nationalities represented on with real companies prepares you our MBA programmes. In the time for global business thinking. you spend on the Cass site itself, you’ll find yourself immersed in a * international locations are constantly Accommodation Visa Approximate cost of living vibrant multicultural environment. reviewed and may be subject to change. A strictly limited allocation of If international students applying per week You’ll be building the skills you accommodation places have been for the full-time MBA programme Food £80.00 need for leadership in the global reserved for MBA students who need to apply for a student visa, Cass business world. meet certain requirements. There will send a letter to support the visa Travel £30.00 are two options: application once they have met the Leisure £80.00 Francis Rowley Court from following criteria: Miscellaneous £50.00 approximately £113.05 per week and 1. Firmly accepted an unconditional Private accommodation £150.00 Willen House from approximately offer; £152 to £172 per week. These places 2. Paid a deposit to secure their Sources of funding will be allocated on a strictly first place on the MBA by the deadline There are external organisations come, first served basis to MBA specified; that offer part funding or full candidates who have: 3. Sent an accommodation scholarships to international MBA students. 1. Firmly accepted an unconditional application form to the MBA Where our students come from offer; admissions office. • The British council 2. Paid a deposit to secure their www.britishcouncil.org/learning Region (over five years) Sector (2009) Profession (2009) place on the MBA by the deadline • The Rotary Scholarship specified; www.rotary.org/foundation/ 3% Africa 7% Engineering & construction 9% Consultancy 14% Asia 28% Finance 7% Entrepreneurial 3. Sent an accommodation educational 13% Asia Pacific 5% Government & not-for-profit 18% Finance application form to the MBA 47% Europe 18% Manufacturing 26% General management admissions office. 1% Middle East 1% Marketing & advertising 11% Marketing 14% North America 3% Media 17% Product/Project management We accept applications on a rolling Rest of the world Mining 3% Public sector basis. However, due to demand, 9% 1% Professional services 9% Technology we suggest that you submit your 7% Real estate application by 30 April for entry 7% Retail in September. 3% 21% Other

03 Straight to the heart of business The Cass MBA www.cassmba.com 04 Taking the next step

Build your global network Cass networks include: We offer a range of opportunities to You can reach Viola on Our location on the doorstep of Cass Creatives enable you to discuss your situation, +44 (0)20 7040 5277 or by email at the City of London puts you at the Cass Entrepreneurs Network (CEN) ambitions and expectations in detail. [email protected] Networks heart of one of the world’s leading Cass Women in Business (CWIB) You can: business centres. Senior managers Cass Actuarial Network (TANC) • Meet us at a Cass MBA Evening Alternatively, visit www.cassmba.com from many international businesses Executive MBA Club Information Session in London; for more detailed information contribute to our Corporate Speakers Cass Management Consultancy Club on course fees, scholarships and • Attend an “Experience the MBA Programme. Past guests include Gaming Club (GAMBIT) studentships, accommodation and in a Day” event and gain a flavour Axel Weber, President of the how to meet us and how to apply. of what the Cass MBA is like; Deutsche Bundesbank; the Rt Hon For information and descriptions Lord Mandelson; Bob Kelly, CEO of of all special interest groups, visit: • Meet us on tour at one of the BNY Mellon (and Cass alumnus); www.cass.city.ac.uk/alumni/sigs international MBA fairs; and George Osborne MP, Shadow • Contact our MBA advisor Viola Chancellor of the Exchequer. Other Cass clubs and societies Papiez for a brief assessment Film Management of your CV or an informal chat More than 12,500 MBAs work in The London Securitisation Forum about your requirements. senior positions around the globe, Finance Society and they are part of a network of Exploring Asian Business over 30,000 Cass alumni. We have 45 Cass Merger & Acquisition Society overseas associations – from India Optimal Gaming Strategies Society to China to the US, Greece, Germany Private Equity Society and Dubai who exchange knowledge Cass Mathematics Trading Society and experience, and discuss industry Investment & Trading Club trends and business opportunities. Cass Marketing Society MBA Finance Club www.cassmba.com Our special interest groups will Renewable Energy Society also help you to cultivate the contacts that will advance your career development.

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By air Station. Take the Northern Line From Gatwick and Luton Airports towards High Barnet or Edgware. The Thameslink train service Exit at and walk connects Gatwick and Luton to Cass Business School. The journey airports directly with Farringdon takes about 45 minutes. and Moorgate stations. Trains run every 30 mins and the journey By bus takes about 45 minutes. Alight for Bunhill Row on routes 4, 8, 21, 25, 43, 55, 56, 76, 133, 141, 172, 214, From Heathrow Airport 271, 501 or 521. Heathrow Airport is on the London Underground system, on the By train Piccadilly Line, and the nearest Travel by rail to any London Underground station for the School terminus and then by Underground, is reached by changing at Kings bus, or on foot. Cross St Pancras. The journey from Heathrow to Kings Cross St Pancras By car takes around an hour. Car parking for Bunhill Row is either in the Barbican Centre’s car Alternatively, take the Heathrow parks or in the National Car Parks Express to (15-minute in Aldersgate Street, London Wall journey) and continue via the and Finsbury Square. Underground. By Underground From Stansted Airport take The nearest Underground stations the Stansted Express to Liverpool are: Moorgate and Old Street on Street station. Trains run every the Northern Line (City branch); 15 minutes and the journey takes Barbican, Liverpool Street and about 45 minutes. Moorgate on the Metropolitan, From London City Airport walk to Hammersmith and City and Circle the DLR Station. Take the Docklands Lines; and Liverpool Street on the Light Railway towards Bank DLR Central Line.