Winners of CIOB and RICS scholarships

MBSW announce the winners of two scholarships from CIOB and RICS to join the second intake of their popular MBA for Construction Executives

Manchester Business School Worldwide (MBSW) has announced the winners of two scholarships from CIOB and RICS to join the second intake of their popular MBA for Construction Executives this month.

CIOB (Chartered Institute of Building) and RICS (the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors), in partnership with Manchester Business School Worldwide, were each offering a 50% scholarship to a chartered member for the business school's new MBA for Construction Executives.

Richard Barrell of Cyril Sweet is the winner of the CIOB MBA for Construction Executives Scholarship, with Bradley Miller of Faithful and Gould winning the RICS MBA for Construction Executives Scholarship.

Barrell, 39, Senior Project Manager with Cyril Sweet, is based in Birmingham and works on the building of the Leigh sports village.

"I was planning to do this MBA as it's really tailored to my needs, but winning the scholarship means that I can start it now rather than wait a couple of years," says Barrell.

Bradley Miller, 31, Senior Project Manager with Faithful and Gould works on the £30,000 development of Manchester airport.

"I intend to introduce what I learn straight into my work to promote best practice," says Miller, "I think that the MBA will help to improve my strategic thinking".

Announcing the winners, Professor Graham Winch, Programme Director, Manchester Business School said: "The standard of entries was very high but it was a unanimous decision that the awards should go to Barrell and Miller".

"Their papers clearly distinguish themselves by their excellent analytical approach".

The scholarships, both worth over £6,000, are awarded by MBSW after a competition in which applicants were required to submit an electronic presentation based on a case study provided to them.

This case study was concerned with the Scottish Parliament and entitled: 'A decision has been taken to spend a lot of money well instead of an inadequate amount badly', a subject that required the use of managerial, budgetary and strong analytical expertise.

The scholarship is for entry to the course in July 2006.

MBSW academics and representatives of the CIOB and RICS Practice Department assessed the competition entries.

The MBA for Construction Executives was launched in January this year.

Its programme was 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 surveying and engineering through to managing the process.

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