Prospects Postgrad UK 2007/2008 - (Page 81) SPONSORED BY www.prospects.ac.uk/PostgradUK BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT 81 MASTERING BUSINESS Hanna Helin completed a Masters in Administrative Sciences at the University of Vaasa in Finland before taking up a second Masters in European Business with ESCP-EAP the European School of Management. Postgraduate study abroad appealed to me, as I wanted to work overseas in the future. I was particularly interested in ESCP-EAP the European School of Management’s Masters in European Business (MEB) because the programme would allow me to develop my business knowledge and my language skills, therefore making me a stronger candidate in the job market. CHALLENGING WORK A typical week on the programme involves a 9am start for lessons, which could be in financial accounting, for example, and then we have a few hours break for independent or group study. Lessons then continue at 2pm. Consultants and managers can teach lectures from companies, or people with advanced academic background. After lessons we will normally work in teams with company FAST-TRACK TO BUSINESS projects which are longer cases from client companies who The Financial Times ranks ESCP-EAP the European need help with their business decisions. Sometimes days can School of Management amongst the top business schools be really long and challenging and end even go on until in the world. It is currently ranked number six in the 2am! Expectations are high so you have to work hard. category of Top European Business Schools and it has Here in London, we have about 30 hours of lessons per accreditation from all three major accrediting bodies: week and after that there is group work, so an average week EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA. is about 50 hours. I thought the one-year MEB programme was exciting, It’s challenging but more than worth it in the end. since it offers you the chance to study in two cities. I am on Companies seem to look for people with the ability to work the January intake track; there are 35 study tracks in total. I in teams with potential leadership skills and pure business started study in Turin in January 2007 and continue from knowledge. The MEB is a combination of all this with an June to October in London. international aspect, which differentiates it from other I thought the UK would be the right place to learn to universities and Masters programmes. In the end, you are speak English; it would be easier to improve my language able to face the challenges of a real business environment skills in a native environment. The career opportunities, successfully. interesting firms and international atmosphere in London AN INTERNATIONAL PLATFORM also appealed. The main advantages of studying in the UK are the I am currently learning much more about business and language - you can develop your skills quite fast here - and economics than I learnt in my previous degree. The MEB the international student base; there are many international gives you a good grounding in all crucial business areas students in London. Also, because the school has bases in from finance to marketing. My previous degree was also London, Paris, Berlin, Madrid and Turin, it gives students more academic. At ESCP-EAP, the concentration is on applying the theory through group work and presentations many opportunities when it comes to careers. The disadvantage is that studying and living in London in the multicultural teams, giving you an understanding of is expensive, especially compared to Finland where there real life business situations. Also, lecturers are highly are no student fees. educated professionals with real business knowledge. I have experience of living in different countries, so I The course gives you the ability to work in different actually find it easy to live here, but the school does provide sectors from investment banking to marketing roles and information and welfare services for students if they do consulting. In the future I hope to work in a global firm have any problems. with good career development opportunities. For me, studying in the UK has been worth it. This Masters degree is a pre-experience MBA, giving a solid grounding in the all the business areas that will be necessary in my future career. It gives you the confidence in taking business decisions and knowing what you are doing in the real world. http://www.prospects.ac.uk/PostgradUK
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