London School of Business and Finance
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The London School of Business and Finance (informally the LSBF) is a business school
based in London
, United Kingdom
. It offers Master's degrees programmes in management
and finance
; bachelor degrees; executive and corporate training; and professional qualification training for the ACCA
, CFA
, CIM
and CIMA
qualifications. The LSBF's programmes are currently validated by partner institutions.
The LSBF is based in Holborn
and Marble Arch
in central London
, with other locations in the UK and internationally. The LSBF's teaching and education philosophy is based on the concept of offering students the opportunity to pursue both an academic programme and a professional qualification.
Professor James Kirkbride has been Vice-Rector of the LSBF since September 2010. The Patron is Prince Michael of Kent
.
with campuses in Holborn
and Marble Arch
. It also has campuses in Manchester
and Birmingham
, and its first campus outside of the UK opened in Toronto, Canada in February. LSBF's second international campus was opened in Singapore, offering preparatory courses for the ACCA professional qualification as well as Executive and Corporate Training.
The LSBF has signed partnership agreement with a leading Chinese University which will see the formation of a new institute, the Shanghai-London School of Business and Finance.
In June 2011 the LSBF opened a new campus in Singapore, currently the only Asia-Pacific campus of a UK-based business school.
In line with LSBF's expansion into the Far East, the school will offer bursaries to Singaporean students who have completed their ACCA studies to pursue Master's degrees online, or in the UK.
The LSBF also has representative offices in Switzerland
, the Czech Republic
, Hong Kong
, the United Arab Emirates
, Pakistan
, Kazakhstan
, Russia
, Colombia
and India
.
In September 2011 the LSBF formed a partnership with the India-based education provider CL Educate.http://www.lsbf.org.uk/school/news.html?extra_cond=fullstory&id=152.
to provide two year Master’s degree programmes including MBA, MSc in Finance
, and Master of International Business
(MIB) in addition to one undergraduate degree, Bachelor in International Business. LSBF collaborates with Grenoble Graduate School of Business
to provide dual MBA programs, which combine an MBA degree with another program, such as ACCA
, CFA
or CIMA
. LSBF developed its degree programs in partnership with the University of Wales
, Bradford University and the University of Central Lancashire
.
The LSBF is also certified by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA
) for tuition for the Diploma in Financial Management
In 2010, with the introduction of the new Tier System by the UK Border Agency (UKBA), LSBF was one of the few institutions to be awarded the Highly Trusted Sponsor Status by the UKBA, and is also a BAC accredited Tier 4 sponsor. Its professional courses are regulated by the respective professional bodies such as CIM and ACCA, which both have their own strict accreditation standards. The ACCA course offered by LSBF is credited by ACCA as gold standard. LSBF’s English school is accredited by the British Council and is affiliated with English UK - the language teachers association. LSBF is listed on the UK Government’s Education (Listed Bodies) Order in 2010, laid before Parliament as a Statutory Instrument by the Minister of State for Universities and Science, David Willets, MP.
In 2010 the LSBF developed two ground-breaking applications using the social media platform Facebook
: The LSBF Prep Centre for ACCA, a comprehensive study resource for students of ACCA, and the LSBF Global MBA, the world's first Masters degree that is delivered entirely on Facebook, in a ‘try before you buy’ manner. Both applications offer high quality study material that is available for all to view, free of charge. Students of the LSBF Global MBA have an additional option to opt in for evaluation and pay for qualification certified by the University of Wales. Both applications have been recognized and reported in national and international media: the LSBF Global MBA was featured in the likes of The New York Times, Reuters, and Bloomberg, while the LSBF Prep Centre for ACCA was awarded the ‘Study Resource of the Year’ by PQ Magazine in February 2011. As of February 2011, the LSBF Prep Centre for ACCA received over 36,000 likes on Facebook and the LSBF Global MBA got nearly 90,000.
sponsors a scholarship
scheme at the LSBF for outstanding students from emerging markets
countries. LSBF's other scholarship programmes include a Corporate scholarship, with a focus on connecting students directly with corporate employers via the LSBF Corporate Division, The Women in Business Scholarship, intended as a conduit encouraging more female boardroom leaders who will one day become CEOs and Presidents of corporations, and the Diversity Scholarship, designed to ensure that students originate from varied backgrounds creating an opportunity to form global corporate networks.
was appointed as a visiting lecturer at the LSBF in July 2011.http://www.lsbf.org.uk/school/news.html?extra_cond=fullstory&id=143.
Mr Blunkett’s first lecture, delivered at LSBF’s Marble Arch campus, focused on the key aspects of leadership, and the qualities needed to be an effective leader in both business and in politics.
.http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/masters-in-finance-pre-experience-2011.
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...
based in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It offers Master's degrees programmes in management
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
and finance
Finance
"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
; bachelor degrees; executive and corporate training; and professional qualification training for the ACCA
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Founded in 1904, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is the global body for professional accountants offering the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification . it is one of the largest and fastest-growing global accountancy bodies with 147,000 members and 424,000 students in 170...
, CFA
Chartered Financial Analyst
The Chartered Financial Analyst Program is a graduate level self-study program offered by the CFA Institute to investment and financial professionals...
, CIM
Chartered Institute of Marketing
The Chartered Institute of Marketing claims to be the world's largest organisation of professional marketers. It is based in UK with over 40,000 members worldwide. It's headquarters are in Cookham near Maidenhead, CIM offers professional development to marketing practitioners across the world...
and CIMA
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants is a United Kingdom-based professional body offering training and qualification in management accountancy and related subjects, focused on accounting for business; together with ongoing support for members.CIMA is one of a number of professional...
qualifications. The LSBF's programmes are currently validated by partner institutions.
The LSBF is based in Holborn
Holborn
Holborn is an area of Central London. Holborn is also the name of the area's principal east-west street, running as High Holborn from St Giles's High Street to Gray's Inn Road and then on to Holborn Viaduct...
and Marble Arch
Marble Arch
Marble Arch is a white Carrara marble monument that now stands on a large traffic island at the junction of Oxford Street, Park Lane, and Edgware Road, almost directly opposite Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park in London, England...
in central London
Central London
Central London is the innermost part of London, England. There is no official or commonly accepted definition of its area, but its characteristics are understood to include a high density built environment, high land values, an elevated daytime population and a concentration of regionally,...
, with other locations in the UK and internationally. The LSBF's teaching and education philosophy is based on the concept of offering students the opportunity to pursue both an academic programme and a professional qualification.
Professor James Kirkbride has been Vice-Rector of the LSBF since September 2010. The Patron is Prince Michael of Kent
Prince Michael of Kent
Prince Michael of Kent is a grandson of King George V and Queen Mary, making him a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. He is also the first cousin once removed of Prince Phillip. Prince Michael occasionally carries out royal duties representing the Queen at some functions in Commonwealth realms outside...
.
Locations
The LSBF is based in Central LondonCentral London
Central London is the innermost part of London, England. There is no official or commonly accepted definition of its area, but its characteristics are understood to include a high density built environment, high land values, an elevated daytime population and a concentration of regionally,...
with campuses in Holborn
Holborn
Holborn is an area of Central London. Holborn is also the name of the area's principal east-west street, running as High Holborn from St Giles's High Street to Gray's Inn Road and then on to Holborn Viaduct...
and Marble Arch
Marble Arch
Marble Arch is a white Carrara marble monument that now stands on a large traffic island at the junction of Oxford Street, Park Lane, and Edgware Road, almost directly opposite Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park in London, England...
. It also has campuses in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
and Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, and its first campus outside of the UK opened in Toronto, Canada in February. LSBF's second international campus was opened in Singapore, offering preparatory courses for the ACCA professional qualification as well as Executive and Corporate Training.
The LSBF has signed partnership agreement with a leading Chinese University which will see the formation of a new institute, the Shanghai-London School of Business and Finance.
In June 2011 the LSBF opened a new campus in Singapore, currently the only Asia-Pacific campus of a UK-based business school.
In line with LSBF's expansion into the Far East, the school will offer bursaries to Singaporean students who have completed their ACCA studies to pursue Master's degrees online, or in the UK.
The LSBF also has representative offices in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
In September 2011 the LSBF formed a partnership with the India-based education provider CL Educate.http://www.lsbf.org.uk/school/news.html?extra_cond=fullstory&id=152.
Academics
Affiliations and accreditations
The LSBF collaborates with Grenoble Graduate School of BusinessGrenoble Graduate School of Business
Grenoble Graduate School of Business is an educational institution within Grenoble Ecole de Management; it is internationally focussed, and is the English language division of the business school...
to provide two year Master’s degree programmes including MBA, MSc in Finance
Master 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...
, and Master of International Business
Master of International Business
The Master of International Business is a postgraduate degree designed to develop the capabilities and resources of managers in the global economy...
(MIB) in addition to one undergraduate degree, Bachelor in International Business. LSBF collaborates with Grenoble Graduate School of Business
Grenoble Graduate School of Business
Grenoble Graduate School of Business is an educational institution within Grenoble Ecole de Management; it is internationally focussed, and is the English language division of the business school...
to provide dual MBA programs, which combine an MBA degree with another program, such as ACCA
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Founded in 1904, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is the global body for professional accountants offering the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification . it is one of the largest and fastest-growing global accountancy bodies with 147,000 members and 424,000 students in 170...
, CFA
CFA
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or CIMA
CIMA
-Acronyms:*Canadian Independent Music Association, formerly the Canadian Independent Record Production Association*Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, Cayman Island's primary financial services regulator...
. LSBF developed its degree programs in partnership with the University of Wales
University of Wales
The University of Wales was a confederal university founded in 1893. It had accredited institutions throughout Wales, and formerly accredited courses in Britain and abroad, with over 100,000 students, but in October 2011, after a number of scandals, it withdrew all accreditation, and it was...
, Bradford University and the University of Central Lancashire
University of Central Lancashire
The University of Central Lancashire is a university based in Preston, Lancashire, England.The university has its roots in The Institution For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge which was founded in 1828. In 1992 it was granted University status by the Privy Council...
.
The LSBF is also certified by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Founded in 1904, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is the global body for professional accountants offering the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification . it is one of the largest and fastest-growing global accountancy bodies with 147,000 members and 424,000 students in 170...
) for tuition for the Diploma in Financial Management
Managerial finance
Managerial finance is the branch of finance that concerns itself with the managerial significance of finance techniques. It is focused on assessment rather than technique....
In 2010, with the introduction of the new Tier System by the UK Border Agency (UKBA), LSBF was one of the few institutions to be awarded the Highly Trusted Sponsor Status by the UKBA, and is also a BAC accredited Tier 4 sponsor. Its professional courses are regulated by the respective professional bodies such as CIM and ACCA, which both have their own strict accreditation standards. The ACCA course offered by LSBF is credited by ACCA as gold standard. LSBF’s English school is accredited by the British Council and is affiliated with English UK - the language teachers association. LSBF is listed on the UK Government’s Education (Listed Bodies) Order in 2010, laid before Parliament as a Statutory Instrument by the Minister of State for Universities and Science, David Willets, MP.
Online
The LSBF delivers a wide range of programs through an online learning platform called InterActive. This includes MBA, MSc in Finance, MSc in Marketing, ACCA, CIMA and CFA. Students have access to online classrooms, discussion forums and a range of resources including live and recorded video lectures, 24-hour technical support service, online library and Harvard Business School 'Case in Point' publications to support their learning activities. Students' activity is monitored and students who may have fallen behind are identified and supported.In 2010 the LSBF developed two ground-breaking applications using the social media platform Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
: The LSBF Prep Centre for ACCA, a comprehensive study resource for students of ACCA, and the LSBF Global MBA, the world's first Masters degree that is delivered entirely on Facebook, in a ‘try before you buy’ manner. Both applications offer high quality study material that is available for all to view, free of charge. Students of the LSBF Global MBA have an additional option to opt in for evaluation and pay for qualification certified by the University of Wales. Both applications have been recognized and reported in national and international media: the LSBF Global MBA was featured in the likes of The New York Times, Reuters, and Bloomberg, while the LSBF Prep Centre for ACCA was awarded the ‘Study Resource of the Year’ by PQ Magazine in February 2011. As of February 2011, the LSBF Prep Centre for ACCA received over 36,000 likes on Facebook and the LSBF Global MBA got nearly 90,000.
Scholarships
Prince Michael of KentPrince Michael of Kent
Prince Michael of Kent is a grandson of King George V and Queen Mary, making him a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. He is also the first cousin once removed of Prince Phillip. Prince Michael occasionally carries out royal duties representing the Queen at some functions in Commonwealth realms outside...
sponsors a scholarship
Scholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
scheme at the LSBF for outstanding students from emerging markets
Emerging markets
Emerging markets are nations with social or business activity in the process of rapid growth and industrialization. Based on data from 2006, there are around 28 emerging markets in the world . The economies of China and India are considered to be the largest...
countries. LSBF's other scholarship programmes include a Corporate scholarship, with a focus on connecting students directly with corporate employers via the LSBF Corporate Division, The Women in Business Scholarship, intended as a conduit encouraging more female boardroom leaders who will one day become CEOs and Presidents of corporations, and the Diversity Scholarship, designed to ensure that students originate from varied backgrounds creating an opportunity to form global corporate networks.
Guest lecturers
Former UK Home Secretary and Education Secretary, David BlunkettDavid Blunkett
David Blunkett is a British Labour Party politician and the Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, having represented Sheffield Brightside from 1987 to 2010...
was appointed as a visiting lecturer at the LSBF in July 2011.http://www.lsbf.org.uk/school/news.html?extra_cond=fullstory&id=143.
Mr Blunkett’s first lecture, delivered at LSBF’s Marble Arch campus, focused on the key aspects of leadership, and the qualities needed to be an effective leader in both business and in politics.
Rankings
In June 2011, the Grenoble Graduate School of Business MSc. Finance programme offered at LSBF was ranked 6th worldwide by the Financial TimesFinancial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
.http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/masters-in-finance-pre-experience-2011.
On BBC3
In October 2011, the TV channel BBC3 featured LSBF School of English in a documentary about a group of young immigrants who went to the UK to realise their professional dreams. One of the students was an LSBF student who enrolled for an English course in order to be prepared for an important job interview.See also
- List of business schools in Europe
- An article, written by journalist, Christina Petrick-Löhr, who recently visited LSBF, was published in leading German newspaper, Die Welt, focusing on benefits of studying at LSBF as an international student See here for English translation
- An article, written by journalist Alison Damast was published in Bloomberg Business Week on September 20, 2011, focusing on the newly launched Trium programme.