Undergraduate Exchange to Manchester Business School

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Undergraduate Exchange to Manchester Business
School

• SUE FIDALGO
• INTERNATIONAL COORDINATOR

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Coming to the UK on Undergraduate Exchange

• Study abroad provides an opportunity to travel
  and meet new people
• Experience a different culture
• Opportunities to experience different approaches
  to teaching
• Enhances future career prospects

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Why Manchester?

• One of Fastest Growing and Most Culturally
  Exciting Cities in the UK
• An International City

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Why Manchester?

• Voted Coolest Place in the UK outside London by
  18-30 year olds!
• Cost of living much less than in London
• Huge Diversity of Attractions
• Steeped in history
• Sporting attractions
• Social scene
• Theatres, concerts, museums, restaurants, bars

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Around Manchester

• Easy Access to York, Chester, Liverpool, Leeds,
  Sheffield, Newcastle, Birmingham, Glasgow,
  Edinburgh
• Easy Access to Lake District, Peak District,
  Wales, Scotland and Ireland
• Now two hours from London on Train
• Major International Airport
• Easy access to European destinations with
• affordable airlines

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Around Manchester
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UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

• Established in 1824
• Over 35,000 students
• 10,500 staff of which 4,500 are academic and
  research staff
• The University of Manchester is the UK's most
  popular University, receiving more applications
  for undergraduate study (63,000 in 2006) than any
  other British University
• The University of Manchester was named as the
  Higher Education Institution of the Year at the
  Times Higher Awards 2005
• Named the 2006 Sunday Times University of the Year

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Manchester Business School
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Why MBS?

• Formed by combining
• Manchester Business School
• Manchester School of Management
• Manchester School of Accounting and Finance
• Institute of Innovation Research
• Now Largest Business School in UK
• 2000 on-site students, 200 teaching staff
• Part of Largest Single-Site University in UK
• International Office dedicated to UG exchange
  students within Manchester Business School

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Your Studies at MBS

• Wide range of subjects taught, including
• Accounting and Finance, Economics
• Marketing, International Business and Strategy
• Operations Technology and Innovation Management
• Employment Studies, Psychology, Organisation
  Studies

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Course Information

• Students take a full workload of 60 credits per
  semester 6 courses. With agreement of home
  institution, exchange students can take a reduced
  load of 50 credits but no less than this.
• 10 MBS credits are equal to 5 ECTS.
• Students attending in semester one only are
  permitted to take special assessments in place of
  January examinations enabling them to leave at
  the end of the teaching period in December.
• Students attending for the full year or semester
  two are expected to take all examinations.

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MBS An International School

• Around one-third of MBS undergraduates are
  international students
• Exchange Relationships since 1990
• Thriving International Society within MBS
• Mentoring Scheme in operation for new exchange
  students
• Exchange Students from across the globe
• Accommodation catered or self-catered
• Currently 46 exchange partners with business
  schools/universities worldwide

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Further Information

• The University of Manchester
• www.mbs.manchester.ac.uk/international
• www.manchester.ac.uk
• The City of Manchester
• www.visitmanchester.com
• www.manchester.gov.uk/visitorcentre/
• www.manchester.com
• www.manchester.com/student/