Kingston Business School


Kingston Business School is a business school located in London, United Kingdom and a part of Kingston University. It holds AACSB, AMBA, and EFMD EPAS accreditation, and is part of the Centre for High Performance that consists of senior faculty at London Business School, Duke's Fuqua School of Business, Kingston Business School and Oxford University.

History

Kingston Business School origins date to the 1960s. It is now part of the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences at Kingston University.

Location

Kingston University Business School is based in Kingston upon Thames on the border of London and Surrey.

Campus

The Business School is situated on the Kingston Hill campus, one of four campuses of the university, in the London borough of Kingston upon Thames. In April 2012 it moved into a new purpose-built building on the site. The campus is within walking distance of Richmond Park. A free and frequent student bus services operates between campuses and Kingston town centre during term time.

Organisation and academic profile

The school is divided into five academic departments: Accounting & Finance, Business Information Technology & Operations Management, Business & Management, Leadership & Human Resource Management, Marketing & Communications. They offer undergraduate, taught postgraduate and doctoral programmes.
The Business School works in partnership with academic institutions in Russia and India to deliver Kingston University degree programmes such as the Masters in Business Administration, International Business, International HR Management programme and Business Administration.

Accreditation

The Business School has accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and the Association of MBAs for its MBA. The European Foundation for Management Development has awarded Kingston Business School EPAS accreditation for three sets of programmes.

Research

The Business School has five research centres covering Asia business; business-to-business marketing; employment, skills and society; leadership and management in health; small businesses. It also has nine research groups covering behaviour and practice; business modelling and analysis; consumer research; emerging technologies; employee engagement; knowledge, process and project management; leadership and occupational psychology; operations.

Rankings

ranked Kingston University 91st in Business & Management Studies in UK.

Student life

The Kingston Hill Campus is located approximately 3 miles from Kingston Town Centre and close to Richmond Park and Wimbledon Common, and is approximately 25 minutes from central London. The Campus has study facilities for students which include Meeting pods, designated Study rooms, numerous Computer Labs, a Learning Cafe and a Learning Resources Centre; formally known as the Nightingale Centre. As part of Kingston University, the Business School has one of the most ethnically diverse student populations in the UK.
Also located on the Campus is a Halls of Residence to accommodate 565 students, Music Studio, Café, Restaurant and Bar. Sports and fitness activities at Kingston Hill include football, table tennis, golf and badminton. In addition, the University also has its own sports clubs and teams which are run by the Kingston University Student Union.

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