Adam Smith Business School

Rajat Baijal, Risk Manager, Lloyds TSB Group

"The MBA has helped me immensely in the job. It has helped me to think analytically and question the ‘norms’. It provided useful exposure to diverse opinions and backgrounds, which has proved to be extremely valuable in the global working environment." read the full profile

Marcelo Affonso, Operations Manager, Amazon UK

"The university has a strong international reputation and a high calibre of teaching staff, many of whom are highly regarded in their research fields. We benefited from visits from a wide range of managers and experts who come in to share their experience and expertise. That is extremely valuable." read the full profile

Christine Reid, Consultant, Kiang

"Personally the course gave me increased confidence. Professionally it has allowed me to bridge the gap between specialist and manager where I can impact the organisation beyond the remit of my basic training and experience." read the full profile

Christos Tzanakos, Development Manager, Lidl

“I left the programme with broadened horizons, having gained in maturity and experience – as well as making lifelong friends.” read the full profile

Yi-chih Wang, Principle Auditor, Prudential Life Assurance

"The programme strengthened my strategic thinking and my understanding of organisation behaviour. It’s a huge investment, I have to say, but I haven’t regretted it.  If I had it to do over again, I would, 100%." read the full profile

Lizanne Conway, Health Improvement Programme Manager, NHS Health Scotland

"You see how the MBA affects fellow students as the course progresses. There is a sea change in everyone’s self-confidence. The MBA stretched me, and now I know I can push further and broaden my horizons." read the full profile

Alexander Athanassoulas, President and Managing Director, Strixis

"Stirixis is a company that came out of my 1992 MBA Dissertation 'A case of Quality Service'. In the past 15 years, we have successfully completed more than 400 different projects and have an ever increasing customer reference list." read the full profile

Fraser McCaskill, M&E Manager, Laing O'Rourke

"I tend to challenge everything now, rather than accept people’s viewpoints. I break it down to key questions and key components and I find that I’m more adaptive and more flexible. I’ve got the processes and tools and they’ve given me applied techniques." read the full profile

Gita Ghaemmaghami, Senior Account Manager, Grey World Wide Advertising

"I found that the programme was aligned with my job experiences, but helped me to look at the bigger picture." read the full profile




 

 

 

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Finance

‌"Good lecturers; the emphasis on academic research; the shared experience of other students; and access to the excellent library are all strengths of the Glasgow MBA."

-Rachel McNeill, Project Manager, JP Morgan

Marketing/Advertising

Public Sector

Retail

Elisabeth Viguie-Culshaw, MBA alumna“The lectures were a forum for discussion with like-minded professionals, both students and lecturers, eager to gain and share knowledge and experience. As a result, I know critically evaluate work situations in a much more structured and rational manner.”

-Elisabeth Viguie Culshaw, Business Development - France, Trespass

IT/Electronics

Yinghao Wang, MBA alumnus"After 8 years of purchasing and logistics experience in the electronics and telecommunication industry, I wanted an MBA that would help me integrate academic theory into practice. The Glasgow MBA has enabled me to think strategically about business issues."

-Yinghao Wang, Business Development Manager, Guochang (Shenzhen) Technology Co Ltd