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Students entering Lancaster University Management School in October 2007 can look forward to joining a university showing many signs of robust financial health and soundness, and benefiting students in a number of ways. The Universitys financial health was confirmed in June 2007 when Standard & Poors raised its credit rating from A- to A. Lancaster is one of only a few UK universities to have a public credit rating. The new rating reflects its reputation for teaching and research, consistent overall student demand, and strong financial performance relative to its peers. Other indicators of Lancaster Universitys growing success are: More : lums.lancs.ac.uk

MBA students inspire pupils by sharing experience A group of Lancaster University MBA students went back to school to pass on their skills to pupils at Lancaster Royal Grammar School. The 10 students, who represented six different nationalities and various business backgrounds, visited the school as part of their course to share their commercial experience and see the workings of a local school. Members of the group, led by Helen ODonnell, talked about topics such as working for the Japanese Central Bank, marketing Coca Cola in Bahrain and the growth of the I.T. industry in India. Business studies and economics pupils at the

M.B.A. Reality Check M.B.A. students have high expectations when it comes to their careers and especially their salaries. Thats understandable, when you consider that the average cost of earning an M.B.A. is $100,000. So are graduates salary expectations on target? Theyre pretty close, according to a new survey of this years M.B.A. recipients from the countrys top 30 business schools. On average, M.B.A. grads asked for $2,889 more than they received, according to WetFeet Research & Consultings eighth annual State of Recruiting Report, which will be released this week. More : forbes.com

As more working adults enroll in online degree programs, universities are swooping in to lure students at the expense of the for-profit education companies that have offered degrees over the Internet for years. Traditional bricks-and-mortar schools are seeing a burgeoning opportunity in online education as students keep looking for ways to complete degrees while juggling work and school. Online degree programs have already started at well-known schools nationwide, such as the University of Maryland, the University of Florida and Penn State, especially as consumer interest remains strong and online degrees gain acceptance among prospective employers. More : forbes.com

Lancaster University faculty and alumni have recently topped two high-profile most influential lists in the world of human resource management. LUMS graduate Clare Chapman, director general of workforce in the Department of Health, has been ranked at number one in Human Resources magazines list of the Top 100 most influential HR people in the UK. Meanwhile St Martins College graduate David Fairhurst, senior vice-president and chief people officer of McDonalds Restaurants Northern Europe, was ranked as Personnel Todays top power player. David is an honorary fellow of the Centre for Performance-Led HR at LUMS. More : .lums.lancs.ac.uk

Pune: automation processes energy conservation major Forbes Marshall has been transferred from the State Prize for industry design MiniMax boilers for their homes. This is the first time that the design of a price for an industrial product. The Design Excellence Awards from the National Institute of Design, in 17 different categories this year, by the jury of Korea, Japan, Israel and India. What distinguishes products from one category to another outside aesthetics, the use of innovative materials and ergonomics mounting reduces costs and time, "said Nachiket Thakur, Senior Designer Forbes Marshall, who Minimax. The product design, with its texture aluminum resistant to

Cal moves into top 5 in national M.B.A. program ranking The Wall Street Journals ranking of M.B.A. programs placed the University of California, Berkeleys Haas school at No. 5 and Stanford Universitys business school at No. 18 nationally. The annual ranking results from polls of corporate recruiters rating M.B.A. programs on 21 criteria, including things like students problem-solving skills, the likelihood of finding stars at the schools, content of the schools core curriculum and commitment to corporate responsibility. Cal moved up from No. 7 in last years ranking and Stanford fell from No. 15. The University of Michigan ranked No. 1,

Top Job Myths Should you think outside the box to succeed? Do you need an MBA to get rich? Is someone from China stealing your job? If you answered yes to any of the above, its official: You have fallen victim to some of the most prevalent myths out there. Dont feel bad. In fact, most of the workforce subscribes to some very common beliefs about how to find, get and keep a job. Unfortunately, many of those beliefs are misguided. To help you differentiate career fact from urban myth, we examined the conventional career wisdom, and then consulted employment-industry professionals to

The ranking is based on questionnaires filled in by business school graduates. Special to The Vindicator TIFFIN, Ohio — The newspaper Ziarul Financiar (ZF) provided its first ranking of MBA programs in Romania, and named Tiffin University among the Top Three in a new survey released March 2008. Ziarul Financiar is a daily financial newspaper published in Bucharest, Romania. Aside from the focus on business information, it features sections focusing on careers. TU’s program, based at the University of Bucharest, was recognized along with The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration and The Institute for Business and Public Administration from Bucharest (Asebuss). “The

School also ranks tops in North America for customer service, repeat business KINGSTON, ON, May 14 /CNW/ - Executives have spoken, and theyve ranked Queens School of Business as the best in Canada, and 15th in the world for open enrolment executive education programs, according to the prestigious UK-based Financial Times annual ranking. The 15th place world ranking positions Queens above well-known schools such as Wharton, London Business School and MIT/Sloan. The schools world-class service model was recognized as third in the world for Follow-up, which measures each schools diligence in providing after-sale service and networking opportunities when participants return

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