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News Release from: Ascension Consulting | Subject: MBA for Construction Executives
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 December 2005
RIBA launches competition for MBA
scholarships
RIBA Practice Department, in partnership with MBSW, is offering a 50% scholarship to a RIBA graduate or chartered member for the School's MBA for Construction Executives.
The RIBA Practice Department, in partnership with Manchester Business School Worldwide (MBSW), is offering a 50% scholarship to a RIBA graduate or chartered member for the School's MBA for Construction Executives This is a unique MBA programme developed in partnership with CITB- ConstructionSkills and through consultation with the leading industry bodies, and is designed to appeal to managers within all construction disciplines, from architecture and engineering through to managing the process
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 7 Dec 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Winners of RICS and RIBA scholarships
Manchester Business School Worldwide (MBSW) has announced the winners of two scholarships from RICS and RIBA to join a unique MBA this month.
The programme will equip managers with the skills to address the challenges facing the construction industry whilst retaining the broad management focus that defines an MBA.
MBSW is the distance-learning arm of Manchester Business School.
The scholarship, worth over GBP6000, will be awarded by MBSW through a competition in which applicants will be required to submit an electronic presentation based on a case study provided to them.
The scholarship is for entry to the course in January 2006 and entries have to be in by Wednesday 14 December 2005.
MBSW academics and representatives of RIBA Practice will assess competition entries, and the winner will be informed by 21 December 2005.
The MBA for Construction Executives offers:.
* Multi-disciplinary/collaboration with other professions.
* Format of distance learning and face to face - only such course in UK.
* An internationally renowned faculty.
* Endorsed by industry.
* MBA accreditations (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS) - a top MBA.
* Developed in tandem with CITB-ConstructionSkills.
* A project developed with student's company, providing sponsors with a practical Return on Investment .
As Professor Graham Winch, Programme Director says: "This course is the only MBA from a world-class business school that features both excellent generic management education combined with construction-specific education".
"We are delighted to have RIBA on board to provide these scholarships".
To download the scholarship competition paper, please go to http://www.mbs-worldwide.ac.uk/ribas.
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