London School of Business and Finance

Infobox University
name = London School
of Business and Finance


image_size = 90px
established = 2000
city = London
country = United Kingdom
type = Business School
dean = Georges Knell
address = 8/9 Holborn,
London,

United Kingdom
calendar = from March or October
telephone = [phone]
website = http://www.lsbf.org.uk

London School of Business and Finance, in London (UK) is an international business school established in 2000. It offers tutorial support for Masters degree programs in management and finance, including MBA, ACCA, CIM, CFA, CIMA at alias, as well as professional education in the following areas: business, management, marketing, finance and accountancy. It is not to be confused with London Business School, which is part of the University of London.

LSBF collaborates with Grenoble Graduate School of Business (GGSB) to provide dual MBA programs, which combine MBA degree with others (f.e. CFA, CIMA, etc).In partnership with the University of East London (UEL) LSBF developed Masters programs.

In affiliation with Grenoble Ecole de Management Graduate School of Business LSBF is recognized by:
* The Association to Advance Collegiate School of Business (AACSB) [www.aacsb.edu/publications/enewsline/archive_print/Vol6-issue2.pdf ] [ [http://www.aacsb.edu/General/InstLists.asp?lid=2 AACSB International ] ]
* The Association of MBAs (AMBA) [ [http://www.mbaworld.com/page/accreditedlistall/index.html Association of MBAs: The Association provides a network for MBAs, business schools and employers. We also offer an important forum for the exchange of knowledge, ideas and best practice ] ]
* The European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) [ [http://www.efmd.org/html/Network/publ_detail.asp?id=040930vtox&aid=070131trlv&tid=3 EFMD ] ] [ [http://www.efmd.org/html/Accreditations/link_overview.asp?id=040929sqku&tid=4&ref=ind EFMD ] ]

It is also certified by The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) for tuition for the Diploma in Financial Management [ [http://www.accaglobal.com/students/study_exams/tuition/providers/2273545?view=DipFM London School of Business and Finance - ACCA ] ]

LSBF is under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent, [ [http://www.princemichael.org.uk/charities/education.html HRH Prince Michael of Kent : Charities ] ] [ [http://www.lsbf.org.uk/school/patrons.html LSBF - London School of Business and Finance. Patrons ] ] who sponsors the special scholarship scheme for outstanding students from emerging countries.

Faculties

There are 5 faculties at the school: Management, Finance & Accounting, Marketing, Technology in Business and Executive Development.

Programs

LSBF teaches the following programs:

"Masters"

*MBA
*MIB
*MSc

"Dual programs"

* MBA + ACCA
* MBA + CIMA
* MBA + CFA
* MBA + CIM

"Professional"

* ACCA
* CIMA
* CFA
* CIM

"For executive"

* Financial modeling
* Mergers & Acquisitions
* Treasury Management
* Company Valuation
* Corporate Governance
* Risk Management
* Balanced Scorecard
* Debt Finance

"Short-term"

* Financial modeling
* Sage 50
* Financial Markets
* Financial expert
* Diploma in Financial Management
* Postgraduate certificates

"Undergraduate"

* BA International Business
* BA Business Technology
* BA Law

tudents

Students from over 50 countries confirm the reputation of LSBF as an international b-school. The majority of the LSBF students – 69% − comes from outside of Europe. Age of students ranges from 25 to 41.Typical student of LSBF has about 8,5 years of work experience and a graduate degree in Economics or Business. [ [http://www.accessmba.com/mba-schools/lsbf/index.html LSBF ] ]

Notable lectors

* Andy Wright (ACCA, MBA, Cert. Ed)
* Georges Knell
* Susan Margaret Hoof (FCMA, MAAT, PGCE)
* Mr Alan Parkinson (MSc, FCCA, ACMA, Cert. Ed.)
* David Jeremy Silverman
* Stephen Coe (FCA, MA Cambridge University)
* John Hemming (FCA, Cert. Ed)
* Hafeez Qazi (BSc, ACMA )
* Ian Freeth
* Randolph Metz-Johnson (DMS, MBA, MCIM, PGCE, PhD)
* Dr Robert L. Jenkins (MA, MBA, PhD)

ee also

List of business schools in Europe
Prince Michael of Kent
Business school

References

External links

* [http://www.lsbf.org.uk/ London School of Business and Finance website]