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By Sarah Jane Knox on December 13, 2011
QR Codes, the 2D bar codes, are becoming the new norm for businesses to reach their customers and provide a fast user-friendly way to access relevant content online through the use of mobile technology. Educational institutions are on the uptake in making use of these 21st century tools as a way to engage their main [...]
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By Sarah Jane Knox on December 12, 2011
The competition has started and three of the six Business School teams that entered this year’s IBM Universities Business Challenge (UBC) have made it through to the next stage – the Regional Semi-Finals. What’s more, one of the teams to make it through to the next stage is the team of first-year BA (Hons) Accounting, Finance and Economics students, which is being sponsored by JPMorgan. The [...]
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By Sarah Jane Knox on December 9, 2011
Bournemouth University’s student run Law Society held their annual Christmas Ball at the De Vere Royal Bath Hotel in Bournemouth on Thursday 8 December. There was a great turnout with around 200 guests, including Guests of Honour Lord and Lady Neuberger. Lord Neuberger, the Master of the Rolls, gave a very inspirational speech, sharing his [...]
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By Sarah Jane Knox on December 8, 2011
Bournemouth University’s Business School is rewarding MBA applicants, that have an outstanding academic background, with MBA Scholarships of up to £15,000*. Six fully-funded scholarships, worth £15,000 each, available for UK/EU and International students Six part-funded scholarships, worth £7,500 each, available for International (non-EU) students All the scholarships are for full-time applicants only who have been offered a [...]
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By Sarah Jane Knox on December 5, 2011
Mark Ridolfo, the Business School Coordinator for the IBM Universities Business Challenge, has recently announce the names of the students who have been selected to represent the Business School and Bournemouth University in this year’s competition. This year’s students have a tough act to follow, as one of our Business School teams won last year’s competition! The IBM [...]
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By Sarah Jane Knox on December 5, 2011
Bournemouth University is heading for another win, for the 4th consecutive year, in the Association for Project Management (APM) University Project Challenge 2011-12. The APM theme this year is ‘My City’ and the Challenge was launched at a Sustainable Business networking event held at BU in October. Twelve teams of BA (Hons) Business Studies with Project Management students presented [...]
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By Sarah Jane Knox on December 2, 2011
Bournemouth University has become the first university to receive direct accreditation from the Intellectual Property Regulation Board (IPReg), the new statutory body regulating the professions of patent attorney and trade mark attorney. Under the previous regime, there were four universities accredited to provide exemptions from the foundation exams required by the Joint Education Board (JEB) [...]
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By kirstipawlowski on November 21, 2011
19 first year Business Studies students cycled 390 miles, the equivalent of Bournemouth to Paris, at the weekend, raising over £1200 for the youth cancer trust. The students took turns on two stationary bikes, provided by Pure Gym, between 9am and 8pm, with Adam Buttigeig cycling the furthest, clocking up 55 miles over two hours [...]
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By kirstipawlowski on November 11, 2011
Bournemouth University (BU) Law lecturer Ken Brown has put his stamp of approval on ‘Media and Entertainment Law’ By Ursula Smart. Ursula’s latest publication is a user friendly and comprehensive analysis of media law and is the first of its kind to feature super-injunctions. ‘Media and Entertainment Law’ provides students with details of key principles, [...]
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Chris Chapleo comments in the Guardian on university branding
By Sarah Jane Knox on December 15, 2011
On Monday this week, Bournemouth University’s Chris Chapleo, Senior Lecturer in Marketing within the Business School, commented on a Guardian article entitled “Universities risk aggressive marketing”. The article discusses the issue that rising student fees and increasing competition are putting universities under pressure to market themselves more aggressively. Our academic team are experts in their [...]
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