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Cranfield School of Management

Cranfield School of Management, located about 75 km north-west of London in the UK, is one of Europe’s leading university management schools. It is part of Cranfield University, renowned for its high quality postgraduate teaching and research and its strong links to industry and business.

They aim to inspire people and to enrich management practice and leadership by
• Engaging closely with their partners and their customers across the world
• Designing distinctive programmes which are relevant, contemporary and participative
• Developing individuals personally as well as professionally
• Promoting practical management skills alongside theoretical business knowledge
• Generating research that is strategic and actionable
• Fostering business cultures that are vibrant, entrepreneurial and international
• Celebrating diversity and valuing experience
• Delivering bespoke solutions that are sustainable, responsible and pragmatic
For more than 40 years, they have been helping business grow by successfully transforming knowledge into action.

Programs Offered:
1) Full Time MBA
2) Executive MBA
3) MSc in Management
4) Doctoral Program
5) Executive Development

Full Time MBA:
The Full-time Cranfield MBA is spread over one year, but it is the start of a relationship that extends beyond Cranfield throughout your career.
Unlike most other European MBA programmes, Cranfield offers four, not three terms of teaching. The Cranfield Experience starts with Orientation Week, which is followed by a comprehensive set of core modules. Unique to Cranfield is the Personal and Professional Development spine that combines organisational processes and communication with team building and career planning
throughout the programme.
In the third part of the programme you choose how to apply your knowledge to real situations through the medium of integrated themes which are based around critical management disciplines such as leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship and globalisation.
If you are an international student whose first language is not English or you have not previously lived in the UK, you may be eligible to attend their two-week pre-MBA Programme.
http://www.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/mba/mbaprogramme/coremodules.asp

Executive MBA:
The Cranfield Executive MBA is spread over two years, but it is the start of a relationship that extends beyond Cranfield throughout your career. The programme was launched in 1981 to enable organisations to sponsor their talented and ambitious managers to study for the MBA while continuing to work. There are now two study options:
Part-time: attendance at Cranfield on fourteen residential weekends (all day Friday and Saturday) and three and a half week residential periods each year, spread throughout the year.
Modular: six eight-day modules each year.
http://www.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/mba/executivemba/coremodules.asp

MSc in Management:
The Cranfield MSc is designed for practising professionals, mid-career managers and graduates looking to gain a further specialist qualification in their chosen field.
The portfolio of MSc programmes offered by the School of Management in 2007-8 is:
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management
o Full-time
o Executive (Modular)
• Strategic Marketing
o Full-time
o Executive
• Finance and Management – Full-time
• International HR Management – Part-time (modular)
• Programme and Project Management – Part-time (modular)
• Leading Learning and Change – Part-time (modular)
• Managing Organisational Performance – Part-time (modular)
Please click on the individual programme for further information

Doctoral Programs:
At Cranfield they offer two different routes to a doctorate. The well-established PhD programme is aimed at those who have aspirations of a career in academia. They offer a number of bursaries on the PhD, as well as helping students win ESRC studentships. Look at the information on their Research Centres and see if your own research interests fit ours.
Alternatively the Executive Doctorate launched in 1999, may be more appropriate. This programme is aimed at senior practitioners who are thought leaders in their organizations. This is a part-time programme delivered in an executive education type style i.e. a series of residential weeks. Already the Executive Doctorate has attracted an international, senior cadre of individuals to Cranfield.
• PhD programme
• Executive Doctorate

Executive Development:
Cranfield School of Management is one of the top UK business schools. Indeed, their reputation as a top business school, providing training for managers, is founded on their ability to create, integrate and disseminate new management thinking – transferring knowledge into action.
1) General Management Programmes
2) Open Programmes
3) Customised Executive Development
4) Knowledge Interchange

Fees and Expenses:
Full-time MBA Payment Schedule (September 2008 start)
Deposit 1 £200 on acceptance of the place on the MBA
Deposit 2 £2,000 by 1 June
Start of programme (registration) £25,800
TOTAL FEES (2008/09) £28,000

Executive MBA Payment Schedule (January 2009 start)
Payment Option 1 Payment Option 2
Deposit 1 £200 on acceptance of the place on the MBA
Deposit 2 £2,000 by 30 November
Start of year 1 (registration) £11,800 £7,200
Start of year 2 £14,000 £9,300
End of year 2 (November) – £9,300
TOTAL FEES (2008/09) £28,000 £28,000

Please note – if you apply late, you will be required to pay both deposits together on acceptance of your place.
Fees include the provision of a laptop for the duration of the programme as well as the majority of the costs of a one-week international study tour.
Living Expenses:
Living expenses can vary widely but they recommend that a single Full-time MBA student should allow between £8,000 and £10,000 for the year. For a married couple with children, the total could be considerably greater.For information about on-campus accommodation and costs click here.
MRes/Full-time PhD programme for 2008/2009:
EU candidates: £6,500 per annum
Non-EU candidates: £11,000 per annum
Part-time PhD programme for 2008/2009:
EU candidates: £5,000 in year 1 and then £4,000 per annum
Non-EU candidates: £7,500 per annum (please note however that there is a residence requirement in year one and part-time study for non-EU candidates will not therefore be an option for at least the first year of study).
Fees for the Executive Doctorate programme commencing October 2007 are as follows:
• Year 1 – £15 000
• Year 2 – £11 000
• Year 3 – £11 000
• Year 4 – £10 000
• Invoiced annually

Faculty:
Leaders in their chosen fields, the teaching faculty are the driving force behind Cranfield’s success. Through consultancy and research, they are closely in touch with the needs of business, industry and government and thus consistently current and topical in their teaching. The diverse origin of the teaching body – from Australia, China, Japan, and North America and across Europe – ensures that the delegates receive a global perspective.
http://www.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/faculty/index3.asp?alpha=A

Campus:

Cranfield School of Management is situated in Bedfordshire close to the border with Buckinghamshire. The School is located almost midway between the towns of Bedford and Milton Keynes and is conveniently situated between junctions 13 and 14 of the M1.

The learning environment at Cranfield has been created through investment in people and resources to offer you a world class experience of management development.
Cranfield Management Development Centre is their award-winning, purpose-built residential and management training centre. The facilities have been designed to create an environment that is conducive to effective learning while providing the high standard of accommodation expected by global business managers. There are a large variety of conference and syndicate rooms; tiered and flat lecture rooms; for groups of 10 to 100 people. Rooms are air-conditioned with comfortable conference chairs and plenty of elbow room. Spacious areas, inside and out, for breaks, informal syndicate work, or just for relaxation.

The School of Management provides first class teaching and learning facilities including tiered and flat lecture rooms with comprehensive audio-visual equipment. The School is also equipped with a computer studio, a Management Information and Resource Centre, television studio and study areas for the small group discussions which are central to the learning process on both the masters programmes and short courses.
Cranfield’s rural setting also provides plenty of space in their security patrolled car parks.

The bedrooms are modern, comfortable and en suite, equipped with everything the business user needs, including broadband access, music centre and mini-fridge.
Of course, it’s not just the work times which are important. At any residential event you need to be able to relax. At Cranfield you’ll find plenty of quiet corners for networking, and catching up with outside events.

Ranking:
Financial Times combined poll (January 2007) – aggregated positions in the 2006 Financial Times, Business Week, Wall St Journal, Economist Intelligence Unit and Forbes rankings. It ranked Cranfield School of Management at:
• 10 in Europe
• 3 in UK
The Times combined poll (2004) – This ranked Cranfield at:
• 6 in Europe
• 2 in UK
The Best-Known Full-Time MBA Rankings (A to Z)
Publication Latest Ranking
Americaeconomia
(Latin America) 35 in the World
11 in Europe
4 in the UK
Business Week: This ranking alternates between MBA and EMBA rankings each year. In both 2004 and 2006 the Cranfield MBA, though not formally ranked, was listed as one of top non-US full-time MBA programmes.
Economist Intelligence Unit 11 in the World
6 in Europe
3 in the UK
Expansion
(Mexican) 28 in the World
Joint 8 in Europe
3 in UK
Financial Times* (Full-Time MBA) 30 in the World
13 in Europe
7 in UK
*This Ranking also positions Cranfield School of Management at:
• 12 in the world for value for money.
• 17 in the world for career progression.
Financial Times (European Business School Ranking) 8 in Europe
2 in the UK
Forbes Magazine (biennial) 5 in the World (non-US)
2 in the UK

http://www.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/about/rank.asp

Placement and Recruiters:
The vast majority of their students made a sector or functional career change and a large percentage moved geographically. 62% of their MBAs changed both sector and function. 85% made a functional change and 62% changed industry. 63% of MBAs changed country.

It is also highly impressive that despite these transitions the average salary for MBAs working in the UK after Cranfield was £65,746 (US$131,521), with an average package total of £81,680 (US$163,379). The average salary for Asian MBAs taking up employment in the UK was £68,333 (US$136,687) and for students from other countries working in the UK it was £68,800 (US$137,630). The average MBA sign on bonus was £11,987 (US$24,025).

The average salary increase based upon their MBAs’ geographical origin and where these students moved to after the course is as follows:
1) Their Asian students who successfully moved to the UK had a 141% average increase in salary. 80% of Asian students successfully moved to the UK or Europe.
2) MBAs from other global locations who went on to work in the UK saw a 67% average increase in salary. 69% of these students moved to the UK or Europe.
3) UK students gained a 24% average increase in salary. 7% of UK students moved to Europe or Asia.

80% of the full time 2005-2006 MBA students participated in the Career Paths Report.

Click to access Paths_2006.pdf

Alumni:
Aims of Alumni association:
• To be an active network of professional managers from all aspects of business, the professions, the public and the not-for-profit sectors
• To contribute to a positive post ‘Cranfield Experience’ by creating and developing networking, lifelong learning and career management services
• To increase awareness of Cranfield School of Management and its activities throughout the UK and internationally
• To support links between alumni and the School

Notable Alumni:
• Andy Bond – CEO, Asda
• Andy Harrison – CEO, easyJet
• Elena Ambrosiadou – CEO & Founder, Ikos Partners
• Michael Wemms – chairman, House of Fraser plc
• Michael Averill – CEO, Shanks Group plc
• Kate Avery – group director, Legal and General
• Michael Smith – CEO, Ladbrokes
• Patrick Dunne – director, 3i
• Christopher Littmoden – CEO, Marks & Spencer (N America)
• Hilary Williams – chief executive, Girl Guide Association
• Andrew Rickman – founder, Bookham Technology
• Crispin Blunt – Member of Parliament for Reigate
• Tom Merchant – CEO, Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd
• Antony Jenkins – CEO, Barclaycard UK
• Kim Parish – CEO, Institute of Leadership & Management
• Dominic Von Trotha Taylor – CEO, PayPoint Limited

http://www.cmaworld.org/

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