What you missed? Networking with young business professionals including founders of Iroko TV, the Netflix of Africa
On Tuesday, April 9, we held our first MBA Cocktails in Lagos to bring together young business professionals for networking. It was also a chance to talk about the MBA application process and to discuss international business school choices.
We welcomed around 25 guests to serene and uber-cool La Mango Restaurant and Bar in Ikeja. The meet and greet kicked off at 6:30pm, followed by a short presentation on things to keep in mind when considering an MBA.
Manchester Business School sent over an alumnus Oluniyi Oladunjoye, as well as two current students on the distance-learning Global MBA programme: Olusola Arow and Patrick Osiegbu. They excitedly shared their experiences at Manchester and answered questions thrown at them by the prospective MBAs.
Wiley, a global publisher of business titles, shipped over a selection of inspiring 'leadership' books and a GMAT test preparation kit to give away.
Towards the end of the night, Iroko TV founders Jason Njoku and Bastian Gotter dropped by. Iroko TV is Africa’s fastest growing internet company. They are the world’s largest distributor of African entertainment and since launching in December 2010, the company has built a global audience of over 6 million unique visitors from 178 different countries. They recently raised US$8 million in funding from Tiger Global, a hedge fund run by an early investor in Facebook and Zynga.
Bastian and Jason mentioned that they are interested in hiring good talent from anywhere in the world, including MBAs!
It was a great opportunity for people to expand their networks and to gain useful information about the business school choices and the MBA application process.
Niyi on the far right talking about his Manchester experience
Two guests getting better acquainted
A prospective Manchester MBA student sharing her work experience
More prospective MBA students including Nigerian media personality George (centre)
Getting to know the Iroko team better- Bastian, Michael, and Jason (left to right)
Student Reviews
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The course structure
The course is well structured and organised effectively. Every subject in the field of international business is covered in the course module. The lectures are of excellent quality and are simple to comprehend.
· The lecturers are also very knowledgeable about their subjects, quite thorough, and very helpful when it comes to answering questions and giving additional information on their subject.
· Students can easily access the assignment, lectures, and seminar content thanks to the blackboard technology. Students also benefit greatly from the reading materials that are posted on the blackboard.
Practical Business Experience
3 live consulting projects, Non-for-Profit consulting, Commercial Business Consulting and International Business Consulting projects within the programme, provide us with a great opportunity to exposure to the real business world.
Quality education and student support system
What I love about The University of Manchester is the fact that, alongside with the excellent education it provides, it also takes care of the well being of the students and supports them throughout the year.
Endless networking opportunities!
I would 100% recommend this university! Throughout my 4 years there I received endless guidance and support from the amazing staff; both professors and student support teams. A particular highlight was the insightful guest lectures, networking employability events and career meetings, these significantly helped in preparing me for my future career.
Fantastic University!
AMBS provides excellent teaching and outstanding facilities, both of which combine to make a great learning experience.
The teaching staff make sure we have plenty of resources to aid our learning, and always make sure we are making the most of our studies.
The business building itself is the most impressive on campus, and provides plenty of places in which we can work.
Great facilities and support
It is a great university that provides extra support for its students. The teachers are very helpful and willing to support you and the environment is just great. It offers good facilities, study spaces and workshops that can help in your experience as a student.
New building, innovative teaching methods
The staff is very well prepared and pays a lot of attention to the student. The building is new and full of updated facilities. Teachers propose intriguing learning methods and there are plenty of international students to learn from.
It's an amazing University!
I think that AMBS is among the most well rounded universities in the UK. The cultural diversity among the students as well as the faculty is what catches my attention the most. The campus is very new and beautiful and has all kinds of facilities.
Quality and QS World Ranking
AMBS has the diverse set of batch where the students get the opportunity to mingle with the students coming from different parts of the world. The group of faculty is also very diverse having different skill set. I'd always recommend it for studying masters in business analytics.
