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Undergraduate Exchange to Undergraduate Exchange to Manchester Business School Manchester Business School SUE FIDALGO SUE FIDALGO INTERNATIONAL COORDINATOR INTERNATIONAL COORDINATOR Coming to the UK on Coming to the UK on Undergraduate
– – Steeped in history Steeped in history – – Sporting attractions Sporting attractions – – Social scene Social scene – – Theatres, concerts, museums, restaurants, bars Theatres, concerts, museums, restaurants, bars
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 University, receiving more applications for undergraduate study (63,000 in 2006) than any other British University study (63,000 in 2006) than any other British University
The University of Manchester was named as the ‘ ‘Higher Higher Education Institution of the Year Education Institution of the Year’ ’ at the Times Higher Awards at the Times Higher Awards 2005 2005
Named the 2006 Sunday Times University of the Year
– – Manchester Business School Manchester Business School – – Manchester School of Management Manchester School of Management – – Manchester School of Accounting and Finance Manchester School of Accounting and Finance – – Institute of Innovation Research Institute of Innovation Research
– – 2000 on 2000 on-
site students, 200 teaching staff – – Part of Largest Single Part of Largest Single-
Site University in UK
Students take a full workload of 60 credits per semester semester – – 6 courses. With agreement of home 6 courses. With agreement of home institution, exchange students can take a reduced institution, exchange students can take a reduced load of 50 credits but no less than this. 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 permitted to take special assessments in place of January examinations enabling them to leave at the January examinations enabling them to leave at the end of the teaching period in December. end of the teaching period in December.
Students attending for the full year or semester two are expected to take all examinations. are expected to take all examinations.
Around one-
third of MBS undergraduates are international students international students
Exchange Relationships since 1990
Thriving International Society within MBS
Mentoring Scheme in operation for new exchange students students
Exchange Students from across the globe
Accommodation – – catered or self catered or self-
catered
Currently 46 exchange partners with business schools/universities worldwide schools/universities worldwide
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
University of Mannheim, Germany
University of Melbourne, Australia
Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
Universite de Paris Dauphine de Paris Dauphine
Singapore Management University
Universitat St St Gallen Gallen, Switzerland , Switzerland
Stockholm University School of Business, Stockhom Stockhom, Sweden , Sweden
University of Sydney
UNSW, Sydney
Vrije University, Amsterdam, Netherlands University, Amsterdam, Netherlands
WU Wien, Vienna, Austria
Babson College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA
Saunder School of Business, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, School of Business, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Canada
Haskayne School of Business, The University of Calgary, Canada School of Business, The University of Calgary, Canada
Goizueta Business School, Emory University, Atlanta, USA Business School, Emory University, Atlanta, USA
Warrington College of Business Administration, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA rida, Gainesville, USA
HEC, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The University of Illinois, Urbana-
Champaign, USA
DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Can School of Business, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada ada
The University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA is, USA
Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA USA
Queen’ ’s School of Business, Queen s School of Business, Queen’ ’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
The Richard Ivey School of Business, London, Western Ontario, Canada nada
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
The Stern School of Business, New York, USA
Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
The College of William & Mary, Virginia, USA
Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Canada School of Business, York University, Toronto, Canada
HEC, Montré éal, Canada al, Canada
ESSCA Angers, France
Bordeaux Business School, France
ESC Grenoble, France
IESEG, Lille, France
Université é Jean Jean-
Moulin, Lyon III, Lyon, France
Université é de Paris Dauphine, Paris, France de Paris Dauphine, Paris, France
Université é de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
The University of Manchester
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The City of Manchester
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