With more businesses turning to emerging technology to address age-old issues, we thought we would bring to you the latest in technology-led thinking with a spotlight on the recent Sync the City event – the Norwich-based 54-hour hackathon! The lively networking breakfast on 20 November was opened by Ollie Carlisle, School Manager for Norwich Business…
Opportunity did not knock until the Norwich Business School provided the door!
Hi! I’m Felicia Krelwitz and I am a Full-Time MBA student at Norwich Business School (NBS), University of East Anglia (UEA). I’m a mature student who decided to make a career change after being a teacher and past business owner. It is hard to believe almost a year has passed and I will soon have…
Norwich Business School’s Recruitment & Development Launch 2019/20
With the first semester well underway we launched our new set of Executive Education Programme and 19/20 Graduate Job Programme (GJP) on Tuesday 29th October. Graham Manville, Associate Professor in Business & Management / Director of Employability and Innovation at NBS opened the event after networking and canapes, welcoming the attendees. Graham continued to discuss the Graduate…
Gamification at NBS
Student experience is highly valued at NBS, and gamification approaches have long been at the forefront of our educational agenda. ITOM group members Dr Antonios Karatzas and Dr Dimitris Zissis engaged with the MSc Operations and Logistics Management students to illustrate main concepts and principles of Operations & Supply Chain Management through the ‘Beer Distribution…
My Summer Internship at Tesco
My name is James Rhodes and I am a 3rd Year Business Management Student here at Norwich Business School. I recently completed a 10-week Internship over the summer with Tesco on their Store Management programme based in an Extra store within the West Midlands and this blog reflects on my experience and details why you…
Full Time MBA: Our First Residential Experience and Applying it in Practice
An interest for a career transition began to grow in me after being in the HR profession for 10 years and, having worked in sectors such as manufacturing, retail, ICT and IT services in Bangalore, India. Soon, I realised the likelihood and impact will be high if I develop academic knowledge, which steered me to…
Graduates of Global Distinction Part 17: Nana Antwi-Darkwa, Business Performance Manager DHL, Ghana
No. 17 in our series of “Graduates of Global Distinction” alumni features 2015 alumna, Nana Antwi-Darkwa, Business Performance Manager at DHL in Ghana. Director of Employability, Dr Graham Manville believes inspirational alumni such as Nana showcase our international and diverse perspective. Our high quality graduates are capable of making their mark anywhere in the world. Nana…
Norwich Business School’s MBA student’s visit to Theatre Royal
During a sunny February afternoon, 2019 full-time MBA students took a short academic trip to Theatre Royal, one of the East of England’s largest and most successful theatres in Norwich. We had just finished the Marketing Strategy module, and we had the opportunity to discuss with the Marketing Manager in the Theatre Royal and related…
NBS networking: workplace wellbeing
With the summer getting underway we wrapped up the academic year with a sell-out business breakfast covering workplace wellbeing on Thursday 4th July. Olga Tregaskis, professor in international HR management at NBS opened the event after a lively networking breakfast, welcoming 48 attendees. Olga continued to discuss ‘Transformative Change: the importance of ‘soft’ skills’, where…
Settling in to the MBA, Rosna Gopalkrishnan
I come from Mumbai, India and have over 3 years of experience as a Business Intelligence and Analytics Consultant with a reputable software company in India. I have been responsible for creating Data models, analytics and reporting, working mainly with financial models for a major airline client. This is when I realised how an MBA…
Enterprise students host the 2019 Norwich Health Hackathon
The Enterprise Centre is a creative place where many business entrepreneurship competitions, training sessions and presentations take place. On 11th May, our 2019 Norwich Health Hackathon took place in this beautiful building. On the day of the event over 25 guests, including competitors received a warm welcome. Dr Dimitrios Dousios (the cohort’s course leader) gave a speech and…
Graduates of Global Distinction Part 16: Daniel Rennison, Associate Director, UBS
The Graduates of Global Distinction case study series have been running since 2016 and showcase Norwich Business School’s (NBS) aspirational alumni who excel in all sectors and in all locations. They serve to celebrate the success of Norwich Business School and to inspire current and future students to achieve their full potential. Our 16th Graduate…
