Imperial College Business School

Imperial College Business School is the graduate business school of Imperial College London in London, United Kingdom. The business school was opened by Queen Elizabeth II.

Imperial College Business School
MottoImperial means Intelligent Business
Established2004
DeanFrancisco Veloso
Location
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
,
UK
CampusLondon
AffiliationsAACSB, EQUIS, AMBA
Websiteimperial.ac.uk/business-school

The business school's mission is, "We inspire brilliant minds to be the world’s future leaders of business and society. We drive global business and social transformation through the fusion of business, technology and an entrepreneurial mindset."[1]

History

In 1851, the Great Exhibition was the first World's Fair, organized by Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria. Prince Albert used the highly successful fair proceeds to build museums and colleges in South Kensington, to become a hub for science, culture, and industry.[2]

In 1907, Imperial College was established by Royal Charter, which unified the Royal College of Science, Royal School of Mines, and City and Guilds of London Institute into one university.

In 1909, King Edward VII laid the foundation stone for the Royal School of Mines building, which is part of the present day Business School facilities.

In 1955, Imperial's first MSc in Production Engineering and Management was launched at 14 Prince's Gate.[3] In 1961, Imperial launches an MSc in Operational Research and Management Studies. In 1964, executive education short courses were launched in Operational Research.

Imperial College Business School

In 1965, Imperial and the London School of Economics co-sponsor the founding of the London Business School.[3] At the request of the UK Government, the Rector of Imperial College and Director of the London School of Economics became one of the seven members to guide the academic staff at the London Business School.[4]

In 1971, a Department of Management Science was created.[5] In 1978, the Department of Social & Economic Studies was formed. In 1987, The Departments of Management Science and Department of Social & Economic Studies merged to form a Management School at 53 Prince's Gate.

In 1989, an Executive MBA was launched.[6] In 2001, an Entrepreneurship Centre was established. In 2002, a Distance Learning MBA was formed. In 2003, an Innovation and Entrepreneurial group was established.

In 2003, Business is elevated to Faculty status at Imperial College London.

Royal School of Mines

In 2004, Queen Elizabeth II opened Imperial College's Tanaka Business School.[6][7]

In 2008, the business school drops the Tanaka name and becomes Imperial College Business School.[8]

In 2021, Imperial's White City Campus was opened.

Campus

The business school was likened after The Crystal Palace that housed the Great Exhibition in 1851.[9] Designed by Lord Norman Foster, the building incorporates the Royal School of Mines Goldsmith's wing, including its 19th century vaults.

The school has additional facilities at Prince's Gate and at the White City campus.[10]

Programmes
Translation & Innovation Hub

The business school offers postgraduate education including an MBA, Masters, and Doctoral courses, as well as executive education.[11]

Research Centres

The business school has a number of research centres from which research and consulting take place:

  • Brevan Howard Centre for Financial Analysis
  • Centre for Climate Finance & Investment
  • Centre for Digital Transformation
  • Centre for Financial Technology
  • Centre for Health Economics & Policy Innovation
  • Centre for Responsible Leadership
  • Gandhi Centre for Inclusive Innovation
  • Imperial Business Analytics
  • Imperial Business Design Studio
  • Leonardo Centre on Business for Society

Rankings
Business Rankings
Europe MBA
QS (2023)[12]9
Financial Times (2023)[13]9
Global MBA
QS (2023)[14]21
Financial Times (2023)[15]34

University Overall:

In the last 10 years Imperial has ranked in the top 5 universities in Europe in the Times Higher Education and QS World University Rankings.[16][17]

  • 2024 QS: 6th in the world, 3rd in Europe
  • 2024 Times Higher Education: 8th in the world, 3rd in Europe
  • 2023 ARWU: 23rd in the world, 6th in Europe

Masters of Business Administration:

Masters:

  • 2023 QS: MSc Marketing - 1st in the UK
  • 2023 QS: MSc Management - 2nd in the UK
  • 2022 Financial Times: MSc Management - 2nd in the UK

People
Brevan Howard Centre for Financial Analysis

Directors and deans
  • Sam Eilon (1955–1987)
  • David Norbun (1987–2003)
  • David Begg (2003–2012)
  • Dorothy Griffiths (2012–2013)
  • G. "Anand" Anandalingam (2013–June 2016)
  • Nelson Phillips (July 2016–July 2017)
  • Francisco Veloso (August 2017 – present)

Notable academic staff
  • Franklin Allen, Associate Dean Research and Faculty, executive director of the Brevan Howard Centre (2014–present)
  • Carol Propper, CBE, FBA, chair in Economics
  • William Perraudin, economist (former Chair in Finance, now adjunct professor)
  • David Miles, CBE, Professor of Financial Economics
  • George Yip, Emeritus Professor of Marketing and Strategy
  • Tommaso Valletti, chair in Economics, Chief Competition Economist of the European Commission (2016–2019)

References
  1. "About Page". Imperial College Business School. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  2. "History of Imperial College Business School". Imperial College London.
  3. "A History of Management Science at Imperial College (1955-1989)" (PDF). Pubsonline.informs.org. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  4. Allan P. O. Williams (6 September 2010). The History of UK Business and Management Education. p. 16. ISBN 9781849507806. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  5. Gay, Hannah (2007). The History of Imperial College London, 1907-2007: Higher Education and Research in Science, Technology and Medicine. World Scientific. p. 578. ISBN 9781860947094.
  6. Gay, p 580
  7. Wheatcroft, Patience (25 June 2004). "One learns a lot at Imperial College". The Times (London).
  8. Bradshaw, Della (20 August 2008). "Imperial drops Tanaka name". Financial Times. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  9. "Foster & Partners". Foster & Partners.
  10. "Location". Imperial College Business School. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  11. "Imperial 2023 Course Offerings". Imperial College London. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  12. "QS Europe MBA Rankings 2023". Quacquarelli Symonds.
  13. "Global MBA Ranking 2022". Financial Times.
  14. "QS Global MBA Rankings 2023". Quacquarelli Symonds.
  15. "Global MBA Ranking 2023". Financial Times.
  16. "Imperial College London". QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  17. "Imperial College London". Times Higher Education (THE). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.

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