Back in November 2016. Norwich Business School once again hosted its annual Employability Week in conjunction with CareerCentral. Every year, in the autumn semester NBS suspends all teaching in order to offer all its students a full timetable of events focused on gaining insight and preparing them for seeking employment after graduation. Our 2016 edition…
Learning employable skills and more at the CPA Australian Luncheon- By Sussie Karani
I was privileged to attend the CPA Australian Luncheon, an event organised by the CPA Australia and I was invited to attend by Norwich Business School (NBS) at UEA where I am a full time MSc International Accounting and Financial Management student. The main hosts, CPA Australia, are one of the world’s largest professional accounting…
‘My advice for anyone starting UEA is that there is no such thing as being too involved’ By Becca Clark
My road to university began in my year in industry where I worked on the marketing and new product development for an international aromatherapy company. I had originally applied to university in my final year of sixth form, however after a difficult couple of years and a disappointing A Level results day I realised that…
‘The Executive MBA for me was one of the most difficult, interesting, rewarding, agonising and liberating experiences of my life’ – Lindsey Mack
Graduating next week, Lindsey joined the UEA MBA in 2015 as part of our part-time executive cohort, and was the recipient of the annual Norfolk Network scholarship, covering 50% of the course fees. As I read Lindsay’s blog I’m reminded of the impact an MBA has on a student’s career and their personal and professional development. We…
From Bulgaria with love – Sofia University opens its doors to visiting NBS students
If you are an NBS student with a sense of adventure and willingness to discover new cultures, Sofia University could be your next study abroad destination. As part of the Erasmus+ programme, I visited Sofia University in June 2017 with the objective of strengthening collaboration between Norwich Business School and the Faculty of…
“We felt support, encouragement and mostly trust from each other” – An MBA team building weekend by Yan Zheng
Upon the completion of our consultancy project, I couldn’t help but recall the 2 day team building trip we took 2 weeks ago which was very useful warm up for the consultancy project and also a fun and wonderful trip. One and half hour drive took us to a ‘glamping’ site close to the beach…
Good Food, Inspiring Stories, and Business Creation – By Daniela Paiva De Araujo
Hello! Welcome to Cooknst table. I am Daniela, the founder of Cooknst, a space for creative food experiences that speak to the heart. We connect skilful cooks with curious people. Cooknst is short for Cooking New Stories. The most challenging chapter of my life is happening right now, as an entrepreneur and owner of this…
Making academic research accessible- NBS meets Norwich at Café Conversations 2017
The idea behind “NBS meets Norwich” is to bring UEA and Norwich communities together through coffee and conversations. The aim is to increase the engagement of the non-academic audience into research via a joint discussion around some research themes explored in Norwich Business School. The programme includes five thought-provoking conversations on various aspects of wellbeing…
Content Marketing: An Ongoing Investigation? The 3rd CIM/NBS Marketing Club event
The third in our series of CIM/NBS marketing club events brought together industry professionals and marketing students in a content marketing workshop hosted by Further, a Digital Marketing and SEO Agency. We were guided through the evening by Gill, an expert in content marketing at Further, who would arm us with his knowledge of the…
Graduates of Global Distinction Part 9: Andrew Brown: Consultant at EY London
Graduates of Global Distinction is the title of our 2020 Employability Strategy and our best graduates whether they are UG, MSc, MBA or PhD can succeed in public, private or the third sectors. They possess a “can do” attitude and have resilience by the bucket load. Our ninth in our series of “Graduates of Global…
Diverging Lens- One of the most important weekends for our MBA – by Gyuzala Muzafarova
I am a full-time MBA student at Norwich Business School. The UEA and NBS provide vast of opportunities for their students in terms of learning and gathering experience. Lloyd, Tony, Michelle, Alex, Mazen and myself (Gyuzala) took an opportunity to compete with global business school students in Warwick Business School Case Challenge 2017. The case…
NBS Academics join Forces with AVIVA’s data science team to bridge the Data Skills Gap.
If Norfolk is to benefit from the opportunities offered by big data and data science, business and public sector organisations need to work with universities and researchers. To promote such links, the second event of the Meetup Group “Data Science Norfolk” took place on Thursday 11 May 2017 at the historic AVIVA Marble Hall at…
