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REASONS TO CHOOSE KEELE MANAGEMENT SCHOOL | 7
Bringing high quality
research into teaching
Both through the work
of individuals:
KMS Economics Lecturer,
Dr Gabriella Legrenzi was invited to
join the prestigious World Economic
Survey (WES) experts group of the
Ifo Institute because of her expert
knowledge of the Italian economy.
And through our
collaborative approach:
KMS Professor Mihaela Kelemen
founded Keele University’s
Community Animation and
Social Innovation Centre
(CASIC). The Cultural Animation
methodology has been used to
co-create knowledge on diverse
topics such as volunteering
(keele.ac.uk/volunteeringstories),
personal community (keele.ac.uk/
exploringpersonalcommunities),
community asset mapping, energy
poverty and energy use/reduction,
sustainability, ageing, violence,
exclusion, communities in crisis
(keele.ac.uk/bridgingthedivide),
within multiple community settings
in the UK, Canada, Japan, Greece
and Poland.
Opportunities to network
and meet a variety of employers
and organisations
We engage with employers and
organisations in a variety of ways.
We value their input into our
module content, work with them
to offer Applied Company Research
projects and invite them to
speak on our programmes
whenever possible.
Employers are vital to the delivery
of the Creativity and Personal
Development module whe re they
share their real world business
problems with students who are
tasked to come up with creative
and innovative solutions.
This prepares you well for an
Applied Company Research project
where you will spend the summer
working on a commercially relevant
project for a local organisation.
Use Bloomberg like
the professionals
Students on our Finance
programmes use the Bloomberg
Professional Services Platform
in exactly the same way as
finance service professionals.
Our dedicated laboratory
provides access to the same
data and technology that is relied
upon by the finance profession
around the world. Students are
also able to complete Bloomberg
Market Concepts, an 8 hour
self-paced course on economic
indicators, currencies, fixed income
and equities demonstrating their
practical knowledge of how to use
Bloomberg which will be a valuable
asset for a career in the financial
industry or in academia.
“The Applied Company Research project provided
me with a fantastic opportunity to set myself apart
from the mass of university graduates. I worked
as a consultant at a software company, Secret Attic
Software which I believe accentuated my portfolio
when applying to graduate schemes.
Luke Mackenzie,
MA International Business
As a result of the experiences I had whilst at Keele
Management School, I will be embarking on a graduate
scheme at Ernst and Young where I hope to take the
consulting skills I gained over the summer to make
a profound impact on the world of business.”
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