Judge Business School
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Business school
A business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in Business Administration. It teaches topics such as accounting, administration, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, information systems, marketing, organizational behavior, public relations, strategy, human resource...
of the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. Established in 1990, the School is a provider of management education and is consistently ranked as one of the world's leading business schools. It is named after Sir Paul Judge, chief founding benefactor of the school. The School is part of the University's Faculty of Business and Management, which is in turn part of the School of Technology.
Courses at the School include doctoral programmes, masters programmes and undergraduate studies:
- Master of Business AdministrationMaster of Business AdministrationThe Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...
(MBA) - Master of FinanceMaster of FinanceA Master of Finance is a Master's degree designed to prepare graduates for careers in financial analysis, investment management and corporate finance. An alternate degree title is Master in Finance or Master of Science in Finance...
(MFin) - Executive MBA
- MPhil Finance
- MPhil Innovation, Strategy & Organisation
- MPhil Management
- MPhil Management Science & Operations
- MPhil Technology Policy
- Management Studies (Undergraduate)
- Management of Technology and Innovation
- Executive EducationExecutive EducationExecutive Education refers to academic programs at leading graduate-level business schools worldwide for executives, business leaders and functional managers. These programs are non-credit and non-degree granting...
- Entrepreneurial Courses
- PhDPHDPHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
Students at Cambridge Judge Business School also join one of the historic Cambridge Colleges, which provides a social context for their work and an opportunity to meet students and academics from other disciplines.
The School is situated on the site of the Old Addenbrooke's Site
Old Addenbrooke's Site
The Old Addenbrooke's Site is a site owned by the University of Cambridge in the south of central Cambridge, England. It is located on the block formed by Fitzwilliam Street to the north, Tennis Court Road to the east, Lensfield Road to the south, and Trumpington Street to the west.Addenbrooke's...
on Trumpington Street, near the University's Fitzwilliam Museum
Fitzwilliam Museum
The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge, located on Trumpington Street opposite Fitzwilliam Street in central Cambridge, England. It receives around 300,000 visitors annually. Admission is free....
. Its colourful facade is a well known landmark in the city.
History and architecture
Cambridge Judge Business School's management studies began life in 1954 in the Engineering Department of the University of Cambridge. In 1991, benefactions from Sir Paul and Lady Judge, together with the Monument Trust, provided the funds for the construction of a building for the newly formed business school. Architect John Outram was appointed to the project and work on the building was completed in August 1995 and officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II.The Judge Institute of Management Studies was renamed Judge Business School in September 2005. It adopted the title Cambridge Judge Business School during 2010, and revised its logo to read "University of Cambridge Judge Business School" rather than "Cambridge Judge Business School" in November 2010.
MBA rankings
Cambridge is widely regarded as one of the top business schools in the world: its MBA program was recently ranked 1st in the UK by the EconomistThe Economist
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Intelligence Unit, 3rd in Europe
Europe
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and 7th in the world. It was also ranked 10th worldwide in the Financial Times
Financial Times
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Global MBA Rankings 2008 and 3rd among one-year programs by Forbes
Forbes
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magazine. In the 2009 QS Global 200 Business Schools Report
QS Global 200 Business Schools Report
The QS Global 200 Business Schools Report identifies the most popular business schools in each region of the world. It aims to serve employers seeking MBAs at a regional level. It originated in the early 1990s under the partnership Quacquarelli Symonds. The TopMBA Career Guide was made in 1990, and...
the school was ranked 12th in Europe.
The School is particularly strong in entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is the act of being an entrepreneur, which can be defined as "one who undertakes innovations, finance and business acumen in an effort to transform innovations into economic goods". This may result in new organizations or may be part of revitalizing mature organizations in response...
and innovation management, and offers related courses and seminars via the Cambridge Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning. It also has close ties with Cambridge Enterprise, the university's technology transfer office, as well as the local high-tech cluster
Business cluster
A business cluster is a geographic concentration of interconnected businesses, suppliers, and associated institutions in a particular field. Clusters are considered to increase the productivity with which companies can compete, nationally and globally. In urban studies, the term agglomeration is used...
known as the Silicon Fen
Silicon Fen
Silicon Fen is the name given to the region around Cambridge, England, which is home to a large cluster of high-tech businesses focusing on software, electronics, and biotechnology...
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The School markets this programme as "the Cambridge MBA".
MBA Programme
Roughly 150 MBA students attend the 12 month programme each year. Admissions standards are high, with most of the students having achieved over 700 on the Graduate Management Admission TestGraduate Management Admission Test
The Graduate Management Admission Test is a computer-adaptive standardized test in mathematics and the English language for measuring aptitude to succeed academically in graduate business studies. Business schools use the test as a criterion for admission into graduate business administration...
. The average age of students on the full time MBA is 30 and generally students come with extensive work experience in distinguished firms. Currently 90% of students come from outside of the UK and 33% of students are women.
Executive MBA Programme
Cambridge Judge Business School launched their Executive MBA offering in 2008, with the first class joining the School in September 2009. The programme is targeted at senior executives and is taught over a 20 month period. Participants attend seventeen weekend sessions and three week-long blocks. As with other Executive MBAs the programme is intended for those who wish to continue working while studying towards the qualification.Master of Finance (MFin) Programme
The Master of FinanceMaster of Finance
A Master of Finance is a Master's degree designed to prepare graduates for careers in financial analysis, investment management and corporate finance. An alternate degree title is Master in Finance or Master of Science in Finance...
is a one year specialist finance course designed for people with at least two years' experience in the finance and banking world who wish to accelerate their career in finance.
The course is designed to give students a rigorous grounding in the theory and practice of finance. It combines a set of core courses that provide the theoretical and statistical foundations for a range of electives that cover the main areas of applied finance. There are three compulsory projects and one optional one, which help students to integrate theory and practice. The other part of the course is the City Speaker Series, which is a weekly series of practitioner talks aimed at providing up to date financial knowledge and commentary from sector experts.
The MPhil Finance Programme
The MPhil Finance is a one year postgraduate course in finance designed for people with no prior work experience. The programme combines advanced study and research and is especially suitable for students intending to continue to a PhD although the majority of graduates decides to work in the financial industry. Based on the number of applications, the MPhil Finance programme is the most competitive degree in the whole of Cambridge University. Applicants need the equivalent to a first class degree to even be considered.Students on the MPhil Finance programme can chose from a variety of modules offered by the Judge Business School, the Faculty of Economics and the Maths Faculty.
Executive Education
The Executive Education portfolio consists of over 20 open enrollment programmes, typically two-day to three-week programmes covering fundamental business management topics such as finance, marketing, general management and strategy. Programmes are taught by Cambridge Judge Business School faculty and academic staff from the wider University of Cambridge community.Cambridge Judge Businesss School also offers custom programmes which are tailored to the specific learning and development requirements of an organisation. Programmes are delivered internationally in areas such as leadership, strategy and finance.
Cambridge Business School Club
The Cambridge Business School Club (CBSC) is a student-run club at the School that promotes partnerships between industry and students through creating interactive learning experiences, and networking opportunities for the entire membership.Since the school is part of Cambridge University, students have access to a wide variety of cultural, social and athletic groups and activities.
Advisory Board
- Lord Karan Bilimoria, Founder, Cobra BeerCobra BeerCobra Beers main product is an extra-smooth premium beer with an alcohol strength of 5% volume. The beer was founded in 1989 by Karan Bilimoria, who thought that Britain needed a smoother, less gassy lager, which would appeal to both ale drinkers and lager drinkers alike...
- Leonard BlavatnikLeonard BlavatnikLen Blavatnik is a Russian-American businessman, currently living in New York and London, including at a home on Kensington Palace Gardens. He has made his fortune through diversified investments, through Access Industries, in Russia, Europe, North and South America.-Origins:Born in the Soviet...
, Founder & Chairman, Access IndustriesAccess IndustriesAccess Industries is a privately held, U.S.-based industrial group founded in 1986 by its chairman, Len Blavatnik. Access’s industrial focus spans three sectors: natural resource and chemicals; media and telecommunications; and real estate... - Scott MeadScott MeadScott Mead is a photographer, financier and philanthropist. He is co-founder of Richmond Park Partners, a private merchant bank in London. He was formerly a partner and managing director of Goldman Sachs ....
Vice Chairman, Apax PartnersApax PartnersApax Partners LLP is a global private equity and venture capital firm, headquartered in London. The company also operates out of eight other offices in New York, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Tel-Aviv, Madrid, Stockholm, Milan and Munich. The firm, including its various predecessors, have raised... - Damon BuffiniDamon BuffiniDamon Buffini is an English businessman, who used to head the private equity company Permira.-Biography:Born in Leicester in 1962, the son of an African American serviceman and a British woman, he was educated at the Gateway school in Leicester...
, Chairman, Permira Advisers - Tom HallTom HallTom A. Hall is a game designer born in Wisconsin. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he received a B.S. in Computer Science. In 1987, he worked at Softdisk Inc., where he was both a programmer and the editor of Softdisk, a software bundle delivered monthly...
, Partner, Ajax Partners
Cambridge Connections
- University of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeThe University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
- Cambridge-MIT InstituteCambridge-MIT InstituteThe Cambridge–MIT Institute, or CMI, is a partnership between the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
- Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL)
- Cambridge Finance
- Cambridge Enterprise
- Cambridge NetworkCambridge NetworkThe Cambridge Network is a commercial business networking organisation for business people and academics working in technology fields in the Cambridge area of the UK...
- Cambridge Programme for Industry
- Cambridge University Entrepreneurs (CUE)
- Research Services Division (RSD)
- Cambridge Science Parks and the Business Community
Research centres
Cambridge Judge Business School has a number of research centres which are founded on strong interdisciplinary networks linking people from across the School, the wider university, business and policy community.The centres are:
- Cambridge Centre for Health Leadership & Enterprise (CCHLE)
- Centre for Business Research (CBR)
- Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL)
- Centre for Financial Analysis & Policy (CFAP)
- Centre for India & Global BusinessCentre for India & Global BusinessThe Centre for India & Global Business was launched in March 2009 as part of the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge, England, to support the university’s growing engagement with India...
(CIGB) - Centre for International Business and Management (CIBAM)
- Centre for International Human Resource Management (CIHRM)
- Centre for Process Excellence and Innovation (CPEI)
- Centre for Risk Studies
Chaired Professors
The following staff members hold full university professorships at the University of CambridgeUniversity of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
and are assigned to Cambridge Judge Business School.
- Michael Barrett
- Dame Sandra DawsonSandra DawsonDame Sandra June Noble Dawson DBE, was Master of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University and is KPMG Professor of Management Studies at the Judge Business School. She was also Director of the Judge Business School from 1995 to 2006...
- Gishan DissanaikeGishan DissanaikeProfessor Gishan Dissanaike is a financial economist and holds the Robert Monks Professorial Chair in Corporate Governance at the University of Cambridge. He is the Head of the Finance & Accounting Subject Group at Cambridge University’s Judge Business School...
- Lord Eatwell
- Alan HughesAlan HughesAlan John Hughes is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played five times for the Ireland cricket team between 1979 and 1982 including one List A match. He made his debut for Ireland against Worcestershire in August 1979...
- Martin KilduffMartin KilduffMartin Kilduff is the Diageo Professor of Management Studies at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. He received his BA and MBA from Washington State University and his MS and PhD from Cornell University....
- Geoff MeeksGeoff MeeksGeoff Meeks is professor of financial accounting at the University of Cambridge and the Acting Dean of the University's Cambridge Judge Business School. Meeks joined the School in 2003, having previously been employed by Price Waterhouse, the University of Edinburgh and the Faculty of Economics at...
- Peter NolanPeter NolanPeter Nolan is the Sinyi Professor of Chinese Management at the University of Cambridge and Chair of the university's Development Studies Committee. He is also the Director of the Chinese Big Business Programme at Cambridge Judge Business School and a Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge...
- Jaideep PrabhuJaideep PrabhuIntroductionJaideep Prabhu is the Jawaharlal Nehru Professor of Indian Business and Enterprise and Director of the Centre for India & Global Business at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. He has held positions at Imperial College London, Tilburg University and UCLA, and was an...
- Raghavendra RauRaghavendra RauRaghavendra Rau is the Sir Evelyn de Rothschild Professorship of Finance at the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge . He is known for his research on market efficiency....
- Danny Ralph
- Stefan Scholtes
- Geoff WalshamGeoff WalshamGeoff Walsham is an English scholar in the Social Study of Information Systems. He has done much to establish the value and legitimacy of interpretive research in the field of Information Systems, particularly through his book Interpreting Information Systems in Organizations...