There’s an Economic term called a positive externality, it’s used to describe the positive wider societal impact of an economic transaction that isn’t accounted between the engaging parties. I recount this term, simply because your alumni network represent exactly this. The alumni network is a hugely beneficial positive impact that is outside of your transaction…
Norwich Business School Welcomes our Australian Academic Partner from “Down Under”
Just before the festive break we were joined by our annual International Student Exchange programme partners from Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. This is the third year of our partnership as we have hosted them each November in 2017 and 2018. Every year the relationship gets stronger and has extended beyond teaching to research collaborations….
MBA Alumni – Sujit Narayanan
Which year did you study your MBA, what was your job role and location before you joined and what is your job role / location now? I joined Norwich Business School for the full-time MBA programme in 2013. Prior to this, I was working in a Swiss based global shipping company as an Operations Manager…
Reflecting on Another Successful Employability Week
During the first week of November, Norwich Business School (NBS) hosted its annual Employability Week 2019 (EW 2019). This is an exclusive opportunity open to Norwich Business School students in line with our aspirations to produce ‘Graduates of Global Distinction’ and highlights NBS’ ongoing commitment to providing our students the very best preparation for success in…
Graduates of Global Distinction Part 18: Justin Galliford (MBA, 2014), Group Director of Operations, Norse Group, Norwich
Graduates of Global Distinction are aspirational role models for Norwich Business School. Director of Employability Dr Graham Manville defines them as role models that can lead in any context (public, private and third sectors); any level (whether a specialist or a senior manager) or in any location (regional, national and global). Our latest role model…
NBS Business Networking Breakfast: Innovation & Enterprise
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…
