Bangor Means Business

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1 02 Why Choose Bangor? An introduction and insight to 04 China Tour Students enjoy trip of a lifetime 06 From Bangor to Brussels Students visit key institutions of the European Union 07 Young Enterprise Team pick up Award at London...for Best Investment Proposal Bangor Means Business News & Views from The No 1 Business School in the UK for Accounting, Banking and Finance* 07 Bangor Business School enters the World s Top 15...for Banking research Bangor Business School bangor.ac.uk/business *for research, according to the UK Government s most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE)

2 Why choose Bangor? enjoys an international reputation and we offer a full range of programmes in Accounting, Business Studies, Banking, Economics, Finance, Management and Marketing. The beauty of Bangor Business School degrees is that most courses share the same syllabus in the first year. You will receive an excellent introduction to all of the subjects the School teaches, while at the same time finding out which subjects are of most interest to you. If at the end of the first year you decide you d rather specialise in Marketing instead of Accounting, or viceversa, you can easily change degrees at that point. Around 1,000 students enrol at every year, with around 170 in each undergraduate year. This means we re large enough to offer a wide choice of subjects and the resources students normally expect, yet small enough for the personal touch. Our class sizes are smaller than in big city universities, so our staff really do know students by their first names! Students from all over the UK and from many other countries enjoy studying at. Full details of our courses are listed on our website at: To request a copy of the Business School prospectus, please return the request form at the end of this newsletter. 87.7% of Bangor Business School Graduates were in employment or further study/ training after graduating. Design: Ten Reasons to choose Bangor A long established university (founded in 1884) and dedicated to academic excellence. Top in Wales for student satisfaction. (National Student Survey 2014). One of the most attractive study destinations in the UK (Sunday Times University Guide). Ranked within the top 10 Universities in the UK for student support (Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey). One of the most economical places in Britain to be a student according to The Independent s A-Z of Universities and Higher Education Colleges. As an undergraduate student, you can take part in the Bangor Employability Award scheme that is designed to enhance your immediate and longerterm career prospects. Our Careers and Employability Service is recognised nationally as being one of the most active careers services in the UK. Bangor has one of the largest Peer Guiding schemes of any UK university. Guaranteed accommodation for all first year undergraduate students. Bangor University is currently developing a 44m world-class centre for innovation in science, technology and the creative arts, which will open in In addition to being a new home for our Students Union, it will include a theatre, cinema, lecture theatres, exhibition spaces, bar and café. Below: Artist impression of the 44m Arts & Innovation Centre Career Prospects Many of our graduates progress to a range of careers, which include: Accountancy Banking Investment Insurance Risk Management Marketing Human Resource Management Retail Management New Venture Creation Financial Analysis/Engineering/ Modelling Consumer Psychology Teaching and Research Journalism and Media Local Government Civil Service Scholarships and Bursaries A number of Business School Undergraduate Scholarships, valued at 2,500, are awarded to UK candidates who achieve high grades in their A level exams and who ve already applied and firmly accepted their offer at Bangor. These scholarships are available to students who enrol on any single honours degree at. Incentive Scholarships (Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol): Students who undertake at least a third (or at least 40 credits per year) of their degree through the medium of Welsh may be eligible for Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol funding worth 500 a year (or 1,500 across three years). Bursaries of 1,000 per annum for International students enrolling via the ELCOS (English Language Centre for Overseas Students) Foundation course route. Two 5,000 International Scholarships are available to high achieving International fee-paying students. Degree Courses Available Follow your own interest from a wide range of business and finance degree courses. There s a lot of flexibility in many of the degree programmes and you are allowed to change your degree scheme at any time up to the start of your second year. n Accounting and Banking BSc/BA n Accounting and Economics BSc/BA n Accounting and Finance BSc/BA n Administration and Management BA n Banking and Finance BSc/BA n Business and Law BA n Business and Computer Information Systems BA n Business Economics BSc/BA n Business Studies BSc/BA n Business Studies and Finance BSc/BA n Business Studies and Marketing BSc/BA n Business Studies with a Modern Language BA n Economics and Accounting BA n Management with Accounting BSc/BA n Management with Banking and Finance BSc/BA n Marketing BSc/BA n Marketing with a Modern Language BA We offer a range of degrees in Accounting which are recognised by the ACCA professional Accounting body. By undertaking a Bangor Accounting degree, students automatically qualify for exemptions from a number of ACCA exam papers. You may also combine many Bangor Business School subjects offered by other schools at Bangor University. Further details of these courses are found at or if you would like to receive a copy of the Business School prospectus, please return the request form at the end of this newsletter. Bangor University Destination of Leavers in Higher Education survey For further details on how to apply for our Scholarships and Bursaries go to: scholarships 02 Cover image: graduates celebrate on Graduation Day 03

3 Latest News Once in a lifetime tour of China Students and staff from Bangor Business School recently took a once in a lifetime trip to China. Left: Visiting the Bird s Nest Stadium at the site of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Below: A visit to the Humble Administrators Garden in Suzhou, a World Heritage site considered to be one of the finest gardens in China. Right: A warm welcome to China, Below Right: Enjoying some free time on Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing. Above: Students having personal messages written out in traditional Chinese calligraphy in the mini Suzhou Village of the Summer Palace in Beijing. 18 students and four members of staff set out from Manchester on a cold Monday morning with Shanghai as their first destination. Most of the students were on the first year Chinese Business and Language module, which aims to equip students with an understanding of the language and commercial skills required for dealing with the world s largest nation, and on which students are offered this optional 10-day field trip to some of China s major cities. The first three days of the trip were spent in Shanghai where the group travelled to the top of China s tallest building and took an evening boat tour along the Huangpu River. En-route to their next destination, Nanjing, the Bangor University cohort paid a visit to the Humble Administrators Garden in Suzhou, a World Heritage site considered to be one of the finest gardens in China. Upon arriving in Nanjing, the group checked into the International Student Halls of Hohai University for their three-day stay. While there, they took part in some cultural activities including Tai Chi lessons and traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting as well as visiting Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and Xuanwu Lake Park. This epic trip concluded with a stay in Beijing, China s capital city, which was reached by the famous 300-kph Bullet train. Beijing offered the group the opportunity to visit some of China s most famous sights and landmarks, including Tian anmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, the Great Wall of China and the Bird s Nest Olympic Stadium

4 Latest News Left: Belinda Bambrick, Kateryna Vlada and Hans Seesarun listen to presentations by the Committee of the Regions and the Economic and Social Committee in the Delors building, Brussels. Right: Students in the Houses of Parliament on Budget Day. Left: Picking up their Award: Theresa Schween, Maria O Reilly, Emma-Louise Jones, James Gudgeon, Jamie Muir with Kingsley Taylor, Divisional Manager, Santander Business Banking. Right: Students celebrate as they were awarded School prizes for exceptional performance in their studies on Graduation Day. From Bangor to Brussels: Law and Business students unite on European tour Students from Bangor University s Law and Business Schools recently united to visit some of the key institutions of the European Union and the Council of Europe thanks to sponsorship from Jill Evans, Welsh Member of the European Parliament. This unique and long-running field trip aims to provide students with a better understanding of the roles of the various institutions of the European Union and the Council of Europe. The students political tour of Europe began in Brussels, where they visited the European Commission, the Committee of the Regions, the Economic and Social Committee and the European Council. Next stop was Luxembourg, where the group were able to meet with Bangor Law School alumnus Thomas Seligmann, who himself attended the field trip last year and is now working for Amazon at their Luxembourg offices. The following day offered a visit to the European Court of Justice and European Court of Human Rights of the Council. Later that evening, the group stopped off at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, where they met sponsor Jill Evans and sat in on a parliamentary session. This was followed by a visit to the Council of Europe main building, where they were welcomed by Spokesperson and Head of the Press Division Alun Drake, with the trip concluding in style in Paris. Study Trip to London Undergraduate students studying various Bangor Business School degrees have visited some of the key institutions of London during a field trip to the capital. The purpose of the London Field Study module is to enable students to acquire a better understanding of the role and function of specific organisations, including the Bank of England, the Houses of Parliament, the Competition Commission and the United Nations Association. This year, the visit was extra memorable as the Bangor students were present for the Chancellor s much-anticipated Budget announcement at the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday, 20th March. From the public galleries, they were able to witness this key event, as well as the Prime Minister s Questions. Right: Outside the Houses of Parliament, London. This was amazing I can t believe we were that close to the Prime Minister. It really felt like we were experiencing something special, especially as it was Budget day. Laura Butterworth BSc Banking & Finance Bangor Young Enterprise team pick up Award in London Congratulations to Bangor University s University of Ales team who represented Wales in the UK finals of the Young Enterprise Start Up Programme in Canary Wharf, London recently. The Team won the Best Investment Proposal/Company Report - one of the four Awards presented on the night. The Young Enterprise Start Up programme offers students an opportunity to experience real-life creation and running of a business and to develop all the associated skills. Over 60 Bangor University students expressed an interest in participating. The team, comprising of two Business School undergraduate students and four Consumer Psychology & Business Masters students, have been running University of Ales over the past few months and have been working hard to rebrand real ale for an emerging student market. The team have carried out significant market research and have developed effective branding and marketing strategies to target students and have the support of CAMRA (the campaign for real ale). They are sourcing the ale from Conwy Brewery and already have confirmed stockists. At the recent launch event held at Bar Uno, the Thirst Glass Honours Ale sold out in 3 hours! In March, the team also won the Bangor University Santander Entrepreneurial Awards and will also be representing Bangor University in the national Santander competition. The Young Enterprise Start Up programme offers students an opportunity to experience real-life creation and running of a business and to develop all the associated skills. Bangor Business School enters top 15 in the world for banking research is now amongst the top 15 institutions in the world for research in the field of Banking (as of July 2014). Bangor ranked ahead of the likes of Princeton, Yale and Harvard Business School in the April 2013 rankings by RePEc, a division of the Economic Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. It also retains its place as the highest ranking UK institution, ahead of Oxford University and the Centre for Economic Policy Research, London. is currently ranked as the no.1 Business School in the UK for research in the field of Accounting and Finance, according to the latest Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) by the UK government. Above: Susan Jeffreys, from Welshpool, graduated with a First Class degree in Accounting and Finance. She was awarded the Craig Williams Memorial Award for the best performance in any Bangor Business School undergraduate degree. Bangor Business School s Class of 2014 celebrate Graduation July 2014 marked the end of an era for over 450 Bangor Business School students as they graduated from various programmes. Twelve departing undergraduates had further cause for celebration as they were awarded prizes worth 100 for exceptional performance in their studies. Congratulations to all our graduates and good luck for the future

5 Find out more... Open Days If you are thinking of coming to Bangor, the next University Open Days will be held on Saturday, 11 October and Saturday, 25 October During an Open Day you ll be able to find out more about the school and its courses, check out the Campus and Halls, meet staff and current students and get an idea of what student life is like at Bangor. For more information about our University Open Days and how to register to attend, go to: Bangor University Bangor Gwynedd LL57 2DG UK +44 (0) ( business@bangor.ac.uk 8 : School Open Days are normally held between January and March each year, details of the exact dates may be found at 98% of the prospective students who visited a recent Open Day at Bangor rated it as a very useful experience *We have made all reasonable effort to ensure that the information in this brochure is correct at the time of printing (August 2014). # Further Information I would be interested in receiving a copy of the Prospectus Via Via post Name Address Via and post Post Code Please return this form to: Marketing Department,, Bangor University, Freepost (BG35), Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2BR