THE ASSOCIATION OF MBAs

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THE ASSOCIATION OF MBAs

• THE GLOBAL NETWORK
• FOR THE MBA COMMUNITY

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WHAT IS THE ASSOCIATION OF MBAs?

• Global Membership Organisation
• Information, Lobbying and Research
• International Accreditation Service
• International Networking and Events
• Career Management and Development
• Services and Benefits
• Continuous Professional Development

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WHAT IS THE ASSOCIATION OF MBAs?

• FOR OVER 30 YEARS THE ASSOCIATION OF MBAs
• HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY TO IMPROVE THE
• QUALITY AND MAINTAIN THE EXCLUSIVITY OF
• THE MBA, THE WORLDS PREMIER BUSINESS
• MANAGEMENT QUALIFICATION
• e.g. Sir John Harvey Jones

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AN INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION SERVICE

• 59 Top International Schools (Jan 2001)
• 35 in United Kingdom
• 24 Overseas
• Proposed New regions - Australia, Canada, New
  Zealand and the Far East

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ACCREDITATION CRITERIA

• Minimum 3 year work experience
• Majority of faculty with Phds and actively
  involved in research
• Library, IT and research facilities of highest
  standard

• Cohort should have a broad mix of disciplines and
  a variety of backgrounds
• At least 40 f/t staff in faculty
• Dissertation/project and exams

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ACCREDITATION MEANS

• Maintaining high quality standards of the MBA
• Protecting your investment - academic and
  financial
• Promoting your qualification - the Accredited MBA
• Ensuring the exclusive nature of The Association
  of MBAs

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ACCREDITED BUSINESSSCHOOLS

• Aberdeen Aberystwyth ANE (Moscow)
• Ashridge Aston Frankfurt Bath
• Birmingham SDA Bocconi (Milan) Bonn (NIMBAS)
• Bradford Bristol (UWE) Cambridge (Judge Inst)
• CEMA (Argentina) City Cranfield
• De Montfort University Dubai (Bradford) Dublin
  (Trinity College)
• Durham EAP (Paris) Edinburgh
• ENPC (Paris) ESADE (Barcelona) ESCP (Paris)
• Exeter Glasgow Haarlem (Netherlands)
• Helsinki Henley Inst. de Empresa (Madrid)
• IEP - Science Po (Paris) IESE (Barcelona) IMD
  (Switz)
• Imperial College INSEAD (Fontainebleau) ISA at
  HEC (Paris)
• Israel (Bradford) Joburg (DMU) Kingston

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ACCREDITED BUSINESSSCHOOLS (contd)

• Lancaster Leeds Leicester University
• London B/School LBS Columbia Loughborough
• EM Lyon Mainz (NIMBAS) Manchester B/S
• Manchester Met Middlesex MIM-Malaysia (Bath)
• Newcastle NIMBAS (Netherlands) Nottingham Univ.
  B/S
• Nyenrode (Ntherlands) Open University Oxford
  (Said)
• Prague (MMU) Rotterdam RMCS
• Singapore (Bir Univ) Singapore (Nott
  Univ) Strathclyde
• Theseus (Nice) UCLA UCA (Argentina) UNiM
  (Nott. Malaysia)
• Vlerick Leuven Gent Warwick Westminster
• Accreditation is an absolute prerequisite for
  any school that wants to be a
• serious MBA player in a very crowded
  marketplace Dr. David Stoker,
• Durham Business School

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WHAT IS THE ASSOCIATION OF MBAs?

• Membership Organisation
• The only MBA membership organisation in the world
  with more than 11,500 members in over 80
  countries world-wide, open to students and
  graduates from accredited programmes only

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WHAT IS THE ASSOCIATION OF MBAs?

• NETWORKING, EVENTS SEMINARS
• MBA CAREERS HORIZONS
• MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
• INTERACTIVE WEBSITE
• MBAcademy - launched in January 2001 in
  partnership with KPMG

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NETWORKING, EVENTS, AND SEMINARS

• International Events
• with high calibre speakers e.g.. Sir Robin
  Butler (CS), Robert Horton (Railtrack), Adair
  Turner (CBI), Pierre Yves Gerbeau (NMEC), Martin
  Sorrell (WPP)
• Leaders in Management Series
• e.g.. Henry Mintzberg, Meredith Belbin, Cary
  Cooper, Charles Handy, Malcolm McDonald, Warren
  Bennis, Andrew Pettigrew, Chris Voss, Kim Warren
• MBA Conferences Professional Updates
• e.g. Back to Business School Seminars,
  Masterclass series, International MBA
  Receptions, CPD updates
• Regional Meetings
• Over 11 locally organised group, including
  Continental Europe

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NETWORKING

• MBAngels Club Venture Capital Scheme - the
  Associations latest venture for both Investors
  and Entrepreneurs, it is open to accredited
  Business Schools and members only
• UK Independent Consultant and Interim Managers
  Groups - located in London, South East, North
  West, South West. eg. the First Monday Club at
  www.newsdirections.com/firstmonday

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NETWORKING

• The Address Book
• Over 11,500 cross-referenced contacts
• Used extensively for recruitment and research
• Sub-divided by specialist section
• Sub-divided by region and Business School
• To be located on secure Website - password and
  membership number activated

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CAREER DEVELOPMENT
With the launch of a new handbook of selective
career providers, MBA Career Horizons, our
innovative career portfolio will cover all
aspects of careers recruitment and development.
For those members wishing to change employment
sector, or move from full to self
employment/consulting, or even update job market
skills, this new package is for you. In
addition, we work closely with other
organisations such as EMDS on International Fairs
and recruitment forums, and Hobsons MBA Careers
EMDS
Hobsons
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CAREER DEVELOPMENT MBA CAREER HORIZONS

• JOBS AND WORK a range of services including
  unadvertised job lists, CV publishing facilities,
  job databases, and networking through Headhunters
• ADVICE AND GUIDANCE provision of executive
  coaching, career counselling, and every aspect of
  career planning from CV writing to interview
  technique and personal marketing
• KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNINGSkills training course,
  seminars, and learning programmes, plus the
  introduction of our Continuous Professional
  Development programme in the New Year

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CAREER DEVELOPMENT MBA CAREER HORIZONS
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CAREER DEVELOPMENT MBA CAREER HORIZONS

• A hard copy brochure plus web-based provision
• You can get in touch with service providers by
  mail, telephone, or e-mail
• You will need your new membership number to
  access services under the scheme (and a password
  for the members only part of the website)
• A specialist portfolio of professional services -
  that will be updated quarterly, both with mailed
  and web details
• Quality driven and responsive to the needs of
  Association members - MBACH providers have
  offices in Europe, North America, the Middles
  East, Far East, Australia, New Zealand, and South
  Africa
• www.mbacareerhorizons.com

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MEMBERSHIP SERVICES
Student Benefits Student of Year Award, MBA
Essay Award, Hobsons Scholarship, Loans from Nat.
West and the Bank of Scotland Journals and
Magazines (eg. Newsweek, Time, Economist,
Fortune, Business Week, Investors Chronicle,
European Voice, Harvard Business Review, European
Business Forum) Monthly Magazine The
Ambassador Business Information Services
Manchester Business School Professional links
RSA, IMC, CIM, IMIS, IoD, SPS, I of M, CIPD,
etc MBA Angels Business Angels Club
The Executive Golf Club Expotel Hotel Booking
Service The Association Business Travel Club
Membership Services Direct Clubs The English
Speaking Union, The Royal Overseas League, Royal
Commonwealth Society Leisure ClubLiving Well
(Hilton) Financial Tax, Investments, Directors
Personal Professional Indemnity Insurance,
Financial Planning (MSD) Airport VIP Lounges
Priority Pass Association Book Club Kogan Page
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WWW.MBA.ORG.UK
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• Comprehensive information on The Association of
  MBAs, the MBA degree and the accredited Business
  Schools
• Accreditation criteria
• Secure registration and joining areas
• Specialist MBA Career service future CPD
  programme
• Details of all events, fairs and publications
• Discussion forums, chat rooms, business
  information
• Secure,password controlled, membership services
  area
• Special offers, awards, competitions and shopping
  section
• Useful MBA and business links

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WHAT THE ASSOCIATION OF MBAs STANDS FOR

• As the professional association for MBAs,
• the ASSOCIATION of MBAs
• Protects your qualification and investment
  through accreditation and promoting the brand
• Supports you in finding employment and in
  maintaining business contacts through Networking
• Keeps you up to date on the latest developments
  in management and business thinking
• Helps you stay in touch

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TO MAXIMISE YOUR INVESTMENT IN THE MBA

• Join the worlds largest Association for MBAs
• Membership Fee - 110.00 (c.187 Euro) - special
  offer of 70.00 (c.119 Euro) if you join within
  two weeks
• NB - annual fee for UK residents is tax
  deductible at 22tax 54.60 at 40tax
  42.00 (tax ref CI/subs/1793)
• Complete the Direct Debit/Credit Card form
• Join online (www.mba.org.uk) with your credit
  card details and using ref HAAR1004

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THE ASSOCIATION OF MBAs

• THE GLOBAL NETWORK
• FOR THE MBA COMMUNITY