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News Release from: Manchester Business School Worldwide
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 31 October 2007
Construction MBA awarded RICS
accreditation
Manchester Business School announce its blended learning MBA for Construction Executives has been awarded accreditation by RICS.
The accreditation indicates a high quality standard in professional education in the construction industry It recognises the MBA graduates' high level of competence and knowledge of issues related to construction, property and the environment
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 3 Mar 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Manchester Business School Worldwide has launched the competition for scholarships to the School's MBA for Construction Executives.
It is a qualification acknowledged by building industry professions and international employers.
The multi-disciplinary MBA course offers collaboration with other professions, such as engineers, architects and project managers.
Its format of self-study and face-to-face workshops mean students can study for this MBA programme without putting their careers on hold and apply what they learn immediately in their working life.
Workshops are held at Manchester Business School or at MBS Worldwide's Middle East centre, in Dubai.
Manchester Business School attracts many students to the MBA course from across the Gulf States.
"We are delighted to announce that there is sufficient surveying related content in the MBA for Construction Executives for the course to receive accreditation within the RICS partnership with the University of Manchester," said Mrs Vivien Small, Head of Education and Qualification Standards at RICS.
"RICS also has a growing involvement in the Middle East region, so I am sure our relationship with Manchester Business School will be mutually beneficial," adds Small.
The three-year MBA for Construction Executives was developed in partnership with CITB-ConstructionSkills and through consultation with industry bodies RICS, CIOB and CEBE.
Applicants will normally have at least three years business experience and a good first degree.
In January, Toby White of McBains Cooper won the RICS MBA for Construction Executives Scholarship, worth over GBP7,000.
This scholarship was a joint venture between RICS and Manchester Business School.
Dr Eunice Maytorena Sanchez PhD, MBA programme director, Manchester Business School said: "Having developed this MBA course in collaboration with industry bodies, receiving accreditation from RICS is the next step in what is already a fruitful relationship." The accreditation is with effect from the first intake in September 2006, for the blended learning Construction MBA.
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