August/September 2013

nubiz Bulletin

Aug/Sep 2013

Welcome to our first electronic bulletin with all the latest news, developments and events from the Nottingham University Business School alumni community.

A warm welcome to Adrian Mateo who joined us in March as Alumni Manager. We also welcomed Kerry Millward back to the Alumni team from maternity leave as proud mum of a beautiful daughter.

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On 8th November we are holding a major alumni reunion and business focussed event 'Celebrating Business Excellence' at our Jubilee Campus. The programme features a business ingenuity Master Class plus networking opportunities and a reunion dinner featuring a very special guest - Jeff Randall, The Daily Telegraph's editor-at-large and presenter of Sky News business show 'Jeff Randall Live'.

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If you have any news, stories or events to share with the NUBS alumni community we would love to hear from you? Please contact us at businessalumni@nottingham.ac.uk

Nottingham University Business School Alumni Team

News

Business School confirms its position in world's elite

Nottingham University Business School secured a second term of EQUIS accreditation, retained its top 40 position in the 2013 Financial Times Top Global Masters in Finance ranking and placed 40th worldwide (6th in the UK) in the inaugural Economist 2013 Global Executive MBA Ranking.

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Significant discounts on professional development

The Business School is offering Executive MBA alumni opportunities to continue developing their knowledge and skills by taking modules from the Nottingham MBA programme at half price.

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'Go-getter' Zebin triumphs at UK Go tournament

Zebin Du, a third-year international business management student from The University of Nottingham Ningbo China, who missed out on his dream of becoming a professional Go player, has triumphed at the British Go Association’s British Open, which has been held each year since 1968 whilst on an exchange to the UK campus.

Outstanding employability success for Nottingham Malaysia graduates

We’re expecting hundreds of alumni from all over the world to join those in the immediate Nottinghamshire neighbourhood as the University opens its doors for a day of family fun.

Exec MBA alumnus - recipe for success

What recession? Armed with the knowledge gained during his MBA, Julian Anthoney and has wife Jelena have set up their own artisan bakery business Le Pain à la Main. And with hard work and a watertight business plan, they are determined to make it work.

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Sustainability alumnus undertakes the two 'toughest races on earth'

Paul Gurney, alumnus and Visiting Fellow of the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility, has completed what has been described as ‘probably the world’s toughest race’ to raise money for Voluntary Service Overseas - a 400 mile challenge to the Magnetic North Pole and a 150 mile ultra-marathon in the Saharan desert.

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Business Leaders visit Nottingham

Packed audiences were treated to inspirational talks from global fashion icon - Sir Paul Smith, and Chairman and Managing Director of Ford of Great Britain - Mark Ovenden, as part of the Business Leaders Series hosted by the Business School.

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Article by Dean of Nottingham University Business School China wins coveted award

Professor Carl Fey was recently presented with the Academy of International Business’ 2013 Decade Award for an article published in the Journal of International Business Studies which has had the greatest impact on the field of international business in the past 10 years.

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New degree will get aspiring accountants off to a 'Flying Start'

A prestigious new degree programme offering a sought-after accountancy qualification and an accelerated route into employment is being launched in collaboration with multinational professional services firm PwC and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)

MBA alums join forces and launch innovative stand-up comedy social enterprise to help recovering addicts

Two Nottingham MBA students who collaborated on a Social Entrepreneurship module have developed 'Laughing Matters', an innovative project based on stand-up comedy to help people affected by addiction problems improve their communication, confidence and self-esteem.

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What's on

Derby Hall 50th Anniversary Reunion, University Park, UK

MBA Open Day, Jubilee Campus, UK

Alumni in the news

• Nottingham alumnus talks to The Guardian about choosing the right MBA course
• Pharmaceuticals CEO is enjoying life to the Max
• Tai Weisham wins Vice-Chancellor’s Achievement Award for pioneering work with indigenous Malay community
• Associate Professor Christopher Barnatt releases new book on 3D Printing
• Professor Ken Kamoche writes new novel 'Black Ghosts'

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