Undergraduate Exchange to Manchester Business School

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Undergraduate Exchange to Manchester Business
School

• Dr Helge Hoel
• Programme Director
• International Management with American Business
  Studies

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Coming to the UK on Undergraduate Exchange

• Studying abroad on exchange provides an
  opportunity to travel and meet new people
• Experience a different culture
• Opportunities to experience different approaches
  to teaching
• Enhances future career prospects

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Why Manchester?

• One of Fastest Growing and Most Culturally
  Exciting Cities in the UK
• An International City

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Why Manchester?

• Student Population of 70,000
• City of Manchester population 420,000
• Population of Greater Manchester 2.5M

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Why Manchester?

• Voted Coolest Place in the UK outside London by
  18-30 year olds!
• Cost of living much less than in London
• Huge Diversity of Attractions
• Steeped in history
• Sporting attractions football, rugby, cricket
• Social scene
• Theatres, concerts, museums, restaurants, bars

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UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

• Established in 1824
• Over 35,000 students
• 10,500 staff of which 4,500 are academic and
  research staff
• The University of Manchester is the UK's most
  popular University, receiving more applications
  for undergraduate study (63,000 for just 7,000
  places) than any other British University

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UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

• The University of Manchester was named as the
  Higher Education Institution of the Year at the
  Times Higher Awards 2005
• Named the 2006 Sunday Times University of the
  Year
• Ranked 22nd in the world MBA rankings, 9th in
  Europe and 4th in the UK
• The University has retained its place as the most
  targeted university by the UK's top 100 graduate
  employers, according to a new survey

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Manchester Business School
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Why MBS?

• Formed by combining
• Manchester Business School
• Manchester School of Management
• Manchester School of Accounting and Finance
• Institute of Innovation Research
• Now Largest Business School in UK
• 2000 on-site students, 200 teaching staff
• Part of Largest Single-Site University in UK
• International Office dedicated to UG exchange
  students within Manchester Business School

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Your Studies at MBS

• Wide range of subjects taught, including
• Accounting and Finance, Economics
• Marketing, International Business and Strategy
• Operations Technology and Innovation Management
• Employment Studies, Psychology, Organisation
  Studies

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Course Information

• Students take a full workload of 60 credits per
  semester 6 courses. With agreement of home
  institution, exchange students can take a reduced
  load of 50 credits but no less than this
• 10 MBS credits are equal to 5 ECTS
• Students attending in semester one only are
  permitted to take special assessments in place of
  January examinations enabling them to leave at
  the end of the teaching period in December
• Students attending for the full year or semester
  two are expected to take all examinations

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INTRODUCTORY WEEK TIMETABLE

• Induction and tour of campus
• Lunch
• Collect student card DONT LOSE IT!
• Welcome to MBS
• Walking Tour of Manchester
• Register with local Doctor
• Library Tour
• MBS International Society and Mentors Reception
• Know your Group and wear your name badges
• Introduction to UG Study at MBS, IT, Web CT,
  Study Skills etc.
• Personal Tutor meeting
• Cheese and Wine Party
• Police registration see page 9 of Arrival
  Guide
• www.manchester.ac.uk/international/supportservice
  s/arrivalguide
• PLEASE BE ON TIME FOR THESE EVENTS
• ATTEND ALL SESSIONS!

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MBS An International School

• Around one-third of MBS undergraduates are
  international students
• Exchange relationships since 1990
• Full induction programme
• Thriving International Society within MBS
• Mentoring Scheme in operation for new exchange
  students
• Exchange Students from across the globe
• Currently 46 exchange partners with business
  schools/universities worldwide

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LIVING IN MANCHESTER

• University Accommodation
• City Campus
• Fallowfield Campus
• Victoria Park Campus
• Catered or Self-Catered?
• http//www.accommodation.manchester.ac.uk/
• Private Accommodation
• http//www.manchesterstudenthomes.com/

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TRAVEL FROM MANCHESTER

• Easy Access to York, Chester, Liverpool, Leeds,
  Sheffield, Newcastle, Birmingham, Glasgow,
  Edinburgh
• Easy Access to Lake District, Peak District,
  Wales, Scotland and Ireland
• Now just over two hours from London by train
• various rail networks
• Young Persons Railcard
• http//www.youngpersons-railcard.co.uk/
• University International Society

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AIR TRAVEL FROM MANCHESTER

• Major International Airport
• Easy access to European destinations with
• affordable airlines
• easyJet - www.easyJet.com 
• Ryanair - www.ryanair.com/site/EN/
• bmi baby - www.flybmi.com
• Jet2.Com - w.jet2.com
• Bus transport from Manchester to Liverpool
  airport

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UK MAP
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SEMESTER DATES

• SEMESTER 1
• Mid September to December
• One week break reading week (early November)
• Semester 1 examinations January
• (Special Assessments for semester 1 only
  students)
• Semester 1 finishes end January
• SEMESTER 2
• End January March/April
• Easter break three weeks
• Examinations mid-May mid-June
• Two public holidays in May
• Semester 2 finishes mid-June
• (No Special Assessments for semester 2)

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EXCHANGE PARTNERSThe following slides show
our partners to give an indication of the mix
of exchange students at MBS
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IM PARTNERS

• Bocconi University, Milan, Italy
• Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
• RSM, Erasmus, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
• HKUST Business School, Hong Kong
• Lund University, Sweden
• National University of Singapore
• NHH, Bergen, Norway
• University of Mannheim, Germany
• University of Melbourne, Australia
• Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
• Universite de Paris Dauphine
• University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic
• Singapore Management University
• Universitat St Gallen, Switzerland
• Stockholm University School of Business,
  Stockhom, Sweden
• University of Sydney
• UNSW, Sydney

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IMABS PARTNERS

• Babson College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA
• Saunder School of Business, University of British
  Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Haskayne School of Business, The University of
  Calgary, Canada
• Goizueta Business School, Emory University,
  Atlanta, USA
• Warrington College of Business Administration,
  University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
• HEC, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
• DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University,
  Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
• The University of Massachusetts, Amherst,
  Massachusetts, USA
• Carlson School of Management, University of
  Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
• Fisher College of Business, Ohio State
  University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
• The Pennsylvania State University, State College,
  Pennsylvania, USA
• Queens School of Business, Queens University,
  Kingston, Ontario, Canada
• The Richard Ivey School of Business, London,
  Western Ontario, Canada
• Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British
  Columbia, Canada
• The Stern School of Business, New York, USA
• Marshall School of Business, University of
  Southern California
• Michael G Foster School of Business, University
  of Washington, Seattle, USA
• The College of William Mary, Virginia, USA

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IMF PARTNERS

• HEC, Montréal, Canada
• ESSCA Angers, France
• Bordeaux Business School, France
• ESC Grenoble, France
• IESEG, Lille, France
• Université Jean-Moulin, Lyon III, Lyon, France
• Université de Paris Dauphine, Paris, France
• Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

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Further Information

• The University of Manchester
• www.mbs.manchester.ac.uk/international
• www.manchester.ac.uk
• The City of Manchester
• www.visitmanchester.com
• www.manchester.gov.uk/visitorcentre/
• www.manchester.com
• www.manchester.com/student/

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MBS CONTACT DETAILS

• International Office UG Services Room D15
  MBSEast
• Manchester Business School
• The University of Manchester
• Booth Street West, Manchester M15 6PB
• Tel [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Susan Fidalgo International Coordinator
• susan.fidalgo_at_mbs.ac.uk
• Katherine Lloyd International Programme
  Administrator
• (Incoming and Outgoing applications)
• katherine.lloyd_at_mbs.ac.uk
• Chris McGlinchey Part-time International
  Programme Assistant