MBS students learned more about MBA opportunities in the energy and industry fields.
Manchester is home to both Manchester Business School and the historic Midland Hotel where Charles Rolls and Henry Royce of aerospace and automotive manufacturer Rolls Royce met in 1904 before the luxury car division became a separate entity in 1972.
Manchester’s Energy and Industry Club leveraged contacts with the school’s alumni to organize a club visit to the company. Club President, Chris Probert; VP of Communications, Yulius Bulo and VP of Events, Kemal Nasser set the visit up as part of an annual program of events focusing on different areas within the energy and industry sector.
24 students attended the half-day visit to the plant in Derby last month, which included a presentation about Rolls Royce, the civil aerospace industry and a “bird’s eye view” tour of the engines being produced for companies such as Airbus and Boeing.
The plant visit helped students who are already interested in careers in energy and industry to realize just how vast the opportunities are for MBAs in industries such as aerospace (which will hit the $3.2 trillion mark over the next 15 years).
“Perhaps people don’t understand the size of industry,” Probert said. “As people in the industry tend to be engineering graduates, there is an opportunity for more commercially-minded MBAs with an understanding of marketing and finance that you can transfer.”
The Energy and Industry Club’s vision is to provide a platform for its members’ to begin and further develop careers at a variety of energy and industry companies.
“When we say energy and industry, we’re not just talking about oil & gas: we’re talking about a company like Rolls Royce which manufactures engines for airlines, helicopters, ships and submarines.” Probert said. “They also provide power for oil and gas rigs, but the club has focused on more than just the extraction industries”. The club will hold its annual election for the Class of 2015 in November of this year.
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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.
