Professional and Financial Services Sector

Academic Excellence

The nine universities in the West Midlands have first rate Business Schools that offer a range of undergraduate, postgraduate and professional qualifications as well as MBA's (Masters of Business Administration) and excellent language teaching facilities. The wealth of expertise in the West Midlands includes:

Three Universities with AMBA accreditation:

• Aston University Business School
• Birmingham University Business School
• Warwick University Business School

Six universities and 18 Colleges of Further Education in the West Midlands are accredited Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Study Centres, offering CIM programmes from Certificate to Postgraduate Diploma Level.

Most universities also have a School of Modern Language offering a diverse range of languages.

Academic Institutions

Aston Business School

The Aston MBA programme has been consistently recognised as being one of the leading MBA programmes in the world. The MBA programme has also been ranked amongst the top 40 schools in Europe by the Financial Times in 2004. In addition to this overall position, Aston Business School was placed in the top ten in the categories of ‘Women Faculty’ and ‘MBA International Students’ reflecting the emphasis the School puts on achieving a diverse mix of students from differing nationalities who can bring all their experiences to bear in group work.

The Economist Intelligence Unit also recently ranked Aston’s MBA programme amongst the top 10 in the United Kingdom. The Aston MBA also achieved top placing in their 'Post-graduation salary increase' criteria.

Aston Business School recently became the only one in the UK to receive international recognition from America's Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

The School is a leading international establishment in the heart of the city. It is amongst the largest in Europe with about seventy teaching and research staff, and with 2,500 undergraduate, postgraduate and management development students. Its management education, research and consultancy have been carefully fostered in partnership with industry, commerce and the public sector in Britain and abroad.

The Birmingham Business School

This is a research-led institution and offers high quality undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes for students from all over the world. Set in the university's attractive redbrick campus, in the industrial heartland of Britain, the School is proud of its 100 year history and close links with local business.

Birmingham Business School is proving to be a powerful force across the globally competitive MBA sector.  Following confirmation that they are ranked number one in the UK by The Economist, the School now features alongside other top business schools in the Financial Times' 2005 full-time MBA rankings.

Birmingham College of Law

The UK College of Law is the leading provider of legal education in England and Wales, enjoying a growing international reputation. The college provides a nationwide coverage, with full-time courses available at the nationwide locations - two in Central London, and further facilities at Chester, Guildford, York and more recently, Birmingham. More than half of all UK solicitors trained at the College.

The College opened a new international centre in Birmingham in September 2001 - it is the first all-purpose law school to be built in the UK for 20 years - and the 45,000 square foot building represents an £8 million investment by the College. On first opening its doors, the Birmingham branch enrolled over 300 students and these numbers have since risen to 900 part-time and full-time enrollments..  The College's newest branch is going from strength to strength, having firmly established itself within the city's legal community, and within months of its opening having been awarded a 'very good' rating by the Law Society.

It will consolidate its position as the nationwide provider of legal training. Birmingham is a vibrant and entrepreneurial city hosting the largest concentration of lawyers outside London.

Located in the city's regenerating Jewellery Quarter, the latest addition to the College's branch network has redesigned and refurbished facilities, tailor-made for The College of Law.

The branch is close to the legal and commercial heart of the city and contains the latest equipment and facilities to create a positive, learning culture.

Birmingham City University Business School

One of the largest business schools in the UK, with over 4,000 students, including 1,000 postgraduates. The school has six departments; four research centres; links with many partner institutions in mainland Europe and the USA; and also works closely with local organizations and funding agencies to provide innovative training, research and consulting services.

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