On Wednesday 14th November, we welcomed 40 business guests to Norwich Business School for our latest networking breakfast. The event was hosted by the School’s Marketing Research Group and focused on the challenges and opportunities of social media and digital marketing. This engaging and informative session was led by Dr Lucill Curtis, Lecturer in Marketing…
Graduates of Global Distinction Part 14: Pete Waterman, Chartered Accountant, Grant Thornton
From 2016 to 2018 Norwich Business School has showcased more than a dozen inspirational alumni from across our degree programmes that have excelled in various career disciplines. No. 14 is Pete Waterman who graduated in 2015 from BSc Accounting and Finance and joined Grant Thornton Norwich . Recently, Pete has also become Chartered with the…
The Mid-Life Career Crisis of a 45-year-old Vet, Solved by an MBA
In 1997, at the age of 24, I thought I had my life career mapped out. I had just qualified as a vet from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in Edinburgh and for the next 40 odd years I would be treating animals, hopefully ending up in Cornwall, as a partner in a…
My Summer Internship – By Charlotte Whiting
Charlotte has been working over the summer as an intern at Nestlé Purina Wisbech. During her internship, she has been involved in the implementation of manufacturing excellence tools across the factory, before returning to Norwich Business School in September 2018 to complete her final year on her degree; BSc Business Management. Before starting her internship…
Being at one with London – The MBA summer London residential
My name is Kevin O. Lumumba a current full-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) international student at the University of East Anglia (UEA) hailing from Nairobi, Kenya. My professional background is working as a risk consultant in the internal audit, risk and compliance services advisory function at KPMG Advisory Services Ltd in East Africa, a…
Will’s top tips for grad scheme success
Hi, my name is Will Prince and I have recently graduated from BSc Accounting and Finance at Norwich Business School at UEA. Getting involved in sports and social clubs was a really important part of my uni experience; but I knew that when I finished university, I wanted a job to go to. As my…
How my MSc in Management prepared me for a career in International Business overseas.
Coming from mixed British / Thai-Chinese roots, I have been intrigued by the concept of culture and developed a global perspective since my early childhood. During my 2016-2017 Master’s degree in MSc Management at Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia, I discovered a job opening at an exciting Technology startup based in Bangkok, Thailand….
Graduates of Global Distinction Part 13: James Bury, Marketing Manager, dmg events, Dubai, UAE
No. 13 in our series of “Graduates of Global Distinction” alumni features 2014 alumnus, James Bury. Director of Employability, Graham Manville defines “Graduates of Global Distinction” as “Norwich Business School alumni that can lead in any sector (public, private and third sectors) and in any location (regional, national and global).” James has been working in…
NBS Networking – addressing sustainability in business
Environmental building design, sustainable societies and stakeholder engagement in supply chains were all on the agenda at Norwich Business School’s latest business breakfast. Hosted by The Enterprise Centre – the UK’s greenest building – the event provided attendees with a chance to discuss sustainability in business and make some new contacts too. Angela Macdonald, Tenancy…
UEA MBA Students tackle the first project of the Management Consulting module
The differentiator of the UEA MBA is the Management Consultancy Projects module. It serves as a capstone module that requires you to deploy the subject matter expertise learned on the modules of the MBA programme. Students are given opportunities to apply their learning on other modules in a teams of 3-5 to solve real life…
NBS host the Young Enterprise Regional Final 2018
The entrepreneurial achievements of young people from across the East of England have been celebrated at the Young Enterprise Regional Final 2018, hosted by Norwich Business School. Students from secondary schools across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk have been taking part in the Young Enterprise Company Programme, gaining hands-on experience of setting up and running…
How to turn your presentation, pitch and talk into a star performance – NBS/CIM Marketing Club
In the final NBS/CIM Marketing Club event of the academic year, we challenged students and practitioners to overcome the ever-dreaded presentation through a workshop with the lovely Emma Zangs. Emma is a Choreographer and Movement & Communication Coach based between London and Suffolk. Using a conscious movement-based method of choreography, yoga, somatic and performance techniques,…
