Alliance Manchester Business SchoolAlliance Manchester Business School is a research-led business school that sits at the heart of Manchester, one of the UK’s most entrepreneurial, visionary and creative cities. Part of The University of Manchester, we have a truly global reach with centres in Manchester, Dubai, Hong Kong, São Paulo, Shanghai and Singapore.

Alliance Manchester Business SchoolEstablished in 1965 as one of the UK’s first two business schools, today Alliance Manchester Business School is the largest campus-based business and management school in the UK.

‘Original Thinking Applied’ sits at the heart of everything we do. We provide socially responsible, industry-focused education to undergraduates, postgraduates and executives, and our influential research impacts business locally, nationally and internationally. We are part of a select group of institutions that has achieved triple accreditation from AACSB International, AMBA and EQUIS – evidence of the quality of our teaching.

The School is an internationally diverse place to study and work, with a global reach that includes over 50,000 alumni, six overseas centres in Dubai, Hong Kong, São Paulo, Shanghai and Singapore, and strategic corporate and academic partnerships around the world.

The School and University have always been generously supported by the local business community, and in 2015 we received a landmark donation from Lord Alliance of Manchester. We’ve invested this in innovative research projects and our £70m campus transformation. The new research projects explore some of the most ground-breaking areas of business and management – from big data to business and human rights. Our ambitious building project, which includes a 4* hotel, Executive Education Centre and fully refurbished teaching and retail spaces, will help us deliver a world-class learning experience for years to come.

Alliance Manchester Business School. A name with a prosperous future.

Alliance Manchester Business School is a global institution that embraces staff and students, and academic and business partnerships from across the world.

Professor Fiona Devine, OBE Head of School

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Strategic Talent PartnershipsPartner with us to access 50 years of experience and expertise that spans multiple sectors. We offer a suite of services to help you future proof your success in a rapidly evolving global marketplace – whether you’re looking to develop employees that think differently, recruit the brightest talent or address a specific business challenge.

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Strategic Talent PartnershipsAre you looking to transform working practices, motivate employees and boost performance? A Strategic Talent Partnership will help you gain a competitive edge. We understand that every organisation faces unique challenges and objectives, and we collaborate closely with our partners to develop and implement bespoke packages to suit individual requirements.

Our portfolio:

• Executive Education open programmes: Short courses for executives that develop skills in a specific area, such as leadership or strategy.

• Executive Education customised programmes: Tailored training solutions, co-created with clients, which draw on relevant expertise from across the School and the wider University to address specific organisational development requirements.

• Sponsored MBA: Sponsor individual employees on our Global Part-time MBA programme.

• Customised MBA: Design a corporate MBA for a closed cohort of employees.

• Postgraduate Careers Service: Recruit the brightest business graduates from our MSc and MBA programmes for a full-time role or internship.

• MBA consultancy projects: Hire an international group of Full-time MBA students as external consultants to solve a live business challenge.

• Sponsorship and partnerships: Associate your brand with a prestigious business school by sponsoring one of our corporate events or a student competition.

Who we work with

With over 50 years’ experience, we work with high profile companies across the world. Our global network of Strategic Talent Partners includes:

• Abdul Latif Jameel (ALJ) • ACCA Greater China • ACCA Hong Kong • AstraZeneca • Bank of America • BNY Mellon • BT • Christie’s Auction House • CIMA • Credit Industriel et Commercial (CIC) • Dairy Farm • Daimler SEA • Deloitte • du • Gree • Huawei • IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants) • Infineon • Ingersoll Rand • JCB • LeasePlan Emirates • Paul Y Engineering • Petrobras • Polaris Financial Technology • Roche • Sanofi • TECOM Investments • Virgin Atlantic • Zesco

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Executive EducationFor us, executive education is about more than simply educating executives; it’s about partnerships, understanding and collaboration. It’s about finding innovative ways to apply our original thinking to the challenges of the modern business world. It’s about sharing what we discover about business with people who can use it.

Executive EducationWhether you want to transform the way one person works, inspire a group to think differently or drive change across a whole organisation, a partnership with Alliance Manchester Business School will help drive your business forward.

Our tailored open and customised programmes have a real impact on individual and business performance. In the past ten years over 20,000 delegates – and their employers – have reaped the rewards of our rigorous and challenging programmes.

Immediate impactOur programmes give employees theoretical approaches and practical tools to help them think differently, question existing ways of working, solve problems and take on new challenges. What they learn can be directly applied in the workplace from day one, helping to inspire others, create a sense of shared leadership and drive change.

A lifelong connectionAs soon as you start a course, you become part of our Executive Education Network. You’ll receive regular updates on our ground-breaking research, new programmes and innovative events. You will also have the opportunity to join us at our Executive Education Network Conference, where you can rekindle friendships, discuss the latest business thinking and draw on the knowledge and experience of your growing network of peers.

Example clients:• Actavo • BAE Systems • Baosteel Group • BP • China Post Group Corporation • Coop Bank • Manchester Airport Group • National Offender Management Service • Together Money • Waters

Executive Education: open programmesAimed at executives from all educational backgrounds and industries, this suite of highly successful courses focuses on the management issues that matter to business – leadership, strategy and commercial skills.

Executive Education: open programmesOur open programmes combine the impact of a tailored training course with flexibility and the opportunity to collaborate with delegates from different organisations, so you can network and share best practice while you learn.

Leadership and Management

The Manchester Leadership Development programme

• Enhances the skills of managers for a leading future in the global business world

• Focuses on the three most important management issues for success at work: leadership, strategy and commercial excellence.

The Manchester Management Development programme

• Helps talented and ambitious managers, from any industry, sector or region, make the transition to be the senior leaders of tomorrow

• Equips delegates with skills and knowledge to work with agility, flexibility and collaboration across boundaries.

Three Day Business Essentials

Leadership Essentials: how to lead individuals, teams and organisations

• Learn what it takes to be an effective leader

• Study how these skills can be developed to lead a team or business successfully

• Develop excellent leadership at three levels – leadership of self, teams and the organisation.

Strategy Essentials: how to remain agile in a competitive market place

• Work through the key skills and understanding needed to improve your strategic insight, analysis and implementation

• Make sense of the jargon and figure out how to approach, the challenges you face

• Become more strategic in your approach, and get to know your business and your market better.

Example clients:

• Baker Hughes • Bidvest • City Football Group • International Nuclear Services • JD Williams • United Utilities • Waters Corporation

Executive Education: customised programmesAt Alliance MBS, we don’t believe in providing ‘off the shelf’ solutions. As consultants and advisors to private, public and third sector organisations across the world, our experts know that each company has its own unique culture, values, ambitions and concerns. What works for one does not necessarily work for another.

Executive Education: customised programmesDuring a customised programme, we work closely with you to get to the heart of your business and the challenges you are facing. By leading with your issues and not our academic content, we make sure that we address the root cause, not just the symptoms.

Before we develop a proposal, we develop a thorough understanding of how your organisation works and what you’re trying to achieve. We then work together to find the best way to apply our knowledge and experience to help enhance your business performance.

Our aim is to provide more than just a training course; we want to create lasting, mutually beneficial partnerships that transform working practices, drive change and help organisations.

Our programmes are designed to reflect delegates’ varied learning styles and academic backgrounds. We have developed a range of approaches for delivering our courses – from interactive workshops and student-led seminars to one-to-one coaching and our own virtual learning environment. This ensures all delegates get the most from their Alliance MBS experience.

All of our programmes are technology-enabled, not technology-led. We offer excellent face-to-face teaching – supported by technology – to give delegates a flexible, highly contemporary way of learning.

This blended learning approach aims to support delegates before, during and after their programmes, giving them 24-hour access to pre-registration information, learning materials and support from other delegates – at work, at home or at 3am in a hotel room in Dubai.

Example clients:

• Adidas • Baker Hughes • BASF • International Nuclear Services • JD Williams • Nanoco • Shell • United Utilities • Waters

Sponsored MBAsDelivered across our six global centres in Dubai, Hong Kong, Manchester, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, our Global Part-time MBA attracts delegates representing over 100 nationalities from blue chip multinationals, public bodies, SMEs and start-ups. This two-year MBA focuses on creating value for business and developing reflective leaders, who can navigate the most challenging global trends and tensions.

Sponsored MBAsFrom day one, the Global Part-time MBA will arm your executives with the confidence, skills, ideas and strategies to immediately enhance business performance. You’ll also benefit from greater staff retention through enhanced motivation and better commitment from your future leaders.

Our flexible, blended learning approach ensures minimal disruption to your employees’ day-to-day work. We deliver teaching in blocks three times a year at residential workshops, so time out of the office is manageable and scheduled in advance.

Your employees can study at any of our executive centres in Dubai, Hong Kong, Manchester, São Paulo Shanghai or Singapore. Across every location, we guarantee the same high standard of teaching from internationally-renowned academics, industry experts and business leaders.

The Manchester MBA is structured around four practical themes, rather than traditional subject areas. This real-world focus ensures we develop reflective leaders who can navigate the most challenging global trends and tensions:

• Management in Practice

• Value Creation in Business

• Tailoring Your Journey

• Professional Skills for Business

In the final stages of the two-year MBA, each candidate completes a live business project, providing complimentary, high quality consultancy for your business. We also offer an accelerated 18-month MBA for more experienced candidates.

Example clients:• AstraZeneca • BAE Systems • Bank of America • BNY Mellon • Deloitte • Huawei • Ingersoll Rand • Thomson Reuters

Customised MBAsAn MBA is a long-term investment in the people who will lead your business in the future. We can design a customised MBA that will help you reward and retain a group of employees, taking into account specific requirements relating to location, course content and timings.

Customised MBAsWhatever the size of your business, the need to support, develop and motivate your staff is paramount. Ongoing professional development will keep your business moving forward and help you retain the best people.

To grow your next generation of leaders, we can work with you to create a completely bespoke Global Part-time MBA. This could involve developing a new module based on your needs, working around your busy periods, or delivering the programme at your headquarters. We can also customise assignments to focus on your company’s challenges, to give you tangible, immediate solutions.

In addition, we offer the option of delivering specific classes on-site, specifically for your employees. Your staff would study remaining modules alongside candidates from the Manchester Global Part-time MBA. This allows them to network and learn with executives from different industries and cultures.

The Global Part-time MBA will equip employees with expertise in all areas of business and management, a data-driven approach to leadership, and the confidence to challenge the status quo in a complex and rapidly changing world.

Example clients:• BT • KPMG • PwC • Zesco

Postgraduate Careers ServiceThe Postgraduate Career Service is on hand to help you connect with our highly motivated and talented postgraduate students, as well as the wider undergraduate population across the University. In partnership with the University Careers Service, we can promote your vacancy to the most relevant students for your recruitment needs.

Postgraduate Careers ServiceThe Postgraduate Career Service has experience of working with companies of all sizes - from small and medium enterprises to large multinationals. We can help you engage with postgraduate students in a number of ways:

• Advertise your vacancy for free through our online careers platform

• Raise the profile of your organisation through an on-campus presentation in Manchester, at one of our international centres or via an online session

• Secure high calibre resources for a short-term project or internship, engaging either a MSc (average age 21) or MBA student (average age 29 with at least 3 years’ professional experience)

We work closely with external employers to develop long-term parternships, so we can understand their recruitment needs and add value to the selection process. We are able to support organisations with a wide range of recruitment opportunities for no charge. Our student body includes part-time MBA students based across the globe, full-time MBA students with highly diverse geographical and professional backgrounds, and over a thousand MSc students at the start of their career.

Across the globe, we also hold a range of careers-related events, recruitment fairs and information sessions at our centres in Dubai, Hong Kong, Manchester, São Paulo, Shanghai and Singapore. This raises your profile among some of the world’s brightest business students, while contributing to their learning experience and professional development.

Example clients:• Admiral Group • Amazon • American Express • BT • Credit Suisse • Hilti • Tesco • Travis Perkins

MBA consultancy projectsFaced with time and budget constraints, how can you find the resources to think about new or speculative projects that could take your organisation forward? That’s when it pays to access our pool of Full-time MBA candidates: talented, experienced professionals from across the globe. Our MBAs will bring original thinking to your business issue for a fraction of the cost of an external consultancy firm.

MBA consultancy projectsIf you have a real business issue, but no time or resources to address it, an MBA project could be the perfect solution. It doesn’t matter how big or small your organisation, what sector you’re in or what kind of support you need.

The Full-time MBA includes three consultancy projects of increasing complexity, where MBAs work in multinational groups to address a live business challenge, acting as external consultants.

International Business ProjectThe International Business Project is the capstone of our Full-time MBA. Every year, the project takes candidates as far as Toronto, Tokyo and Dubai to apply everything they’ve learned and conduct a piece of international, professional consultancy.

Your company will benefit from the experience, skills and knowledge that the MBAs have built up over 18 months, and you will get relevant, actionable, evidence-based outcomes that could have a genuine impact on your business performance. You will benefit from:

• More than 2,000 hours of intensive consultancy work from five MBAs

• An average of ten days’ support from a world class academic

• A consultancy project worth £90k-£100k in equivalent consultancy fees

• A tangible, high quality outcome

Example clients:• BASF • BMW • BskyB • Cisco • GSK • Marks & Spencer • Telefonica • TNT

International Business Project

5 students

2,000 hrs of consultancy

Worth up to £100k

Commercial Business

Project5 students

800 hrs of consultancy

Worth up to £35k

Not-for-Profit Project

5 students

10 weeks

Free of charge

Sponsorship and partnershipsWe recognise that working with others is essential if we are to help tackle social challenges and drive economic growth. That’s why we have established a team dedicated to the development of strategic partnerships and sponsorship.

Sponsorship and partnershipsOur partnerships go beyond the traditional funding of discrete projects. They’re designed to run longer and invest more while building brand equity for our partners. Centred on shared value and expertise, our partnerships merge the discovery-driven culture of The University of Manchester with the innovation-driven environment of industry.

Companies in general have few opportunities to build trust and establish rapport with their customers and prospects. We are uniquely positioned to offer our partners innovative ways to engage authentic audiences, as one of the leading teaching and research universities in the world, and as part of the prestigious Russell Group of universities. We have a wide range of events and activities that you can get involved with, from high-profile talks from the world’s most inspiring business leaders to activities that build brand awareness among emerging talent.

‘Original Thinking Applied’ is at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we only offer personalised sponsorship packages that are co-created with you and designed to meet your objectives.

Example clients:• A2E Industries • BNY Mellon • Cooperative Bank • Interface • KPMG Enterprise • Manchester Science Partnerships • PZ Cussons • Soap & Glory • Waters