By aliivet on May 24, 2013
Thinking about what to do next? Have you considered a career in Law?
If you’re thinking about converting your degree to Law then the Graduate Diploma in Law/Common Professional Examination (CPE) is the course for you!
The CPE is a law conversion course that can be studied full-time over one year or part-time over two years. It enables graduates with a non-law degree to pass the “academic stage” of legal education.
Regardless of the subject you’ve already studied, this Graduate Diploma enables you to obtain the same level of qualification in one year as law students have after three or four years of study.
It is a big commitment, not to be taken lightly, but the rewards of a legal career, in terms of interest, and of course money, can be very high.
What’s more, as a BU graduate, you would be entitled to a fee discount of up to 25%.
Find out more at: www.bournemouth.ac.uk/courses/PGLF
Posted in Jobs, placements and careers, Studying at BU
By aliivet on May 23, 2013
A free one-day symposium will launch BU’s new cyber security unit and aims to promote a good understanding of current and future security and assurance issues facing UK enterprises, agencies and institutions.
Thursday, 6 June 2013
In the morning, speakers and panel guests will cover the threat landscape, and the latest in intellectual property, privacy and information sharing. A lunch will be provided, followed by an afternoon covering awareness and training of staff, assurance frameworks such as ISO 27001, cyber insurance, and excellent opportunities for knowledge transfer.
Talks and speakers include:
- Data privacy – current concerns and future developments
This talk will cover some of the main data privacy points to consider when looking at any data protection issue, followed by brief consideration of cloud technologies as an example.
David Reynolds, Group Compliance Data Privacy team, Barclays
- Helping us get safe online
The internet is growing exponentially. We need to know how to grow without putting ourselves at risk, to grow with the internet and work together to make it a safe enjoyable experience.
Tony Neate, CEO – Get Safe Online
- Sharing is Protecting
Information Sharing is now a vital concept in protecting critical infrastructure, and is just as important in helping small businesses and individuals protect themselves from today’s Cyber Threats.
Peter Burnett, Quarter House Ltd.
Book a free place now »
Posted in Events
By aliivet on May 20, 2013
Dozens of activities for you, your family and friends.
Check out our Festival of Learning, 3-14 June at Bournemouth University
With over 100 events to choose from, you can learn how to master social media, see if you are a super-recogniser or join in the debate about renewable energy sources. It’s a great opportunity to learn something new and meet new people.
Find out more and register for activities »
Remember: the Festival of Learning is open to all – so do let friends, family and colleagues know about it too!
Posted in Events
By aliivet on May 17, 2013
We’re giving away a few beach balls for free. Great for the summer!
If you’re former student of BU or one of its predecessors, comment below and we’ll choose a few winners at random.
Posted in Alumni services, Offers
By aliivet on May 8, 2013
There will be an alumni dinner event on Saturday, 25 May at 8.00 pm at New World Hotel in Shanghai.
Bournemouth University alumni are invited to attend the reception to meet your old friends, classmates, acquaintances, recollect memorable experiences, exchange contacts with other alumni and share stories of success. Applicants will be invited to attend the reception and it would be an invaluable opportunity for you to share your study experience and any advice that you have to future students.
Barras Stone, a lecturer in HRM in the Business School, will also attend the event. Some of you may know him through BUPEP or during your study in the Business School. Both Barras and our International Officer, Polly Lu, would love to get in touch and hear your stories as our honoured alumni.
The detailed information about the alumni event is shown below:
- Date: 20.00-22.00, 25/05/2013
- Venue location: Diamond 4, 3rd Floor, New World Shanghai Hotel
- Address:
- In English: 1555 Dingxi Road, Changning District, Shanghai 200050, PRC
- In Chinese: 上海巴黎春天新世界酒店, 中国上海市长宁区定西路 1555 号，邮编 200050
- Tel：+86 21 6240 8888
- The number of attendance: It is currently set to be 20 (for 2 tables) so please register your place as soon as possible.
- This event is FREE of charge, including a set dinner.
Book a Place
Please e-mail International Officer Polly Lu at plu@bournemouth.ac.uk by the end of Friday, 17 May. The registration will be closed once the places are filled.
Polly will need to know:
- Your Full Name
- Your Studied Programme at BU
- Your Graduation Year
- Your Contact Number
- Your Email Address
All alumni are welcome to join, so please circulate the information to other Shanghai-based alumni that you still keep in touch with.
Posted in Events
By aliivet on April 15, 2013
We’re trying to reunite unclaimed awards certificates with their rightful owners – are you missing yours?
Our archives contain hundreds of award certificates that have never been collected. From the 1970s right up to 2012, we’ve got certificates for former students of Bournemouth University, Bournemouth Polytechnic and the Dorset Institute of Higher Education.
So, if you completed a qualification with us but never received your award certificate, get in touch using the link below – we may just have yours ready to hand over to you!
» Request your certificate
(Note: if you did receive your certificate but it has since been lost, stolen or damaged, you may be able to order a replacement.)
Posted in Alumni services
By aliivet on April 11, 2013
28 year old Leisure Marketing graduate Simon Hood has been elected on to the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) South East regional board.
Simon, who is Head of Marketing for leading relocation specialist HCR, will help steer the direction of the CIM’s South East chapter covering Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Solent and the Thames Valley.
The Chartered Institute of Marketing has twelve Regional Boards within the British Isles, each comprising of nine elected members. Simon commented: “The CIM’s South East region is one of the most diverse regions in the UK, stretching from Thanet in the southeast and the New Forest in the southwest, up to Aylesbury Vale and Milton Keynes in the northwest of the region. I am very excited about the opportunity to support the work of the CIM and to help provide a means by which all members have the opportunity to participate and be involved at local level.
“I am also actively seeking to improve the Institute’s engagement with the new generation of marketers by increasing the online presence of the group as well as improving the perception of the CIM among forward-thinking modern employers.”
Simon, who graduated from Bournemouth University in 2009, continues to show his entrepreneurial spirit; just last year, he independently launched the White Cliffs Business Awards, an awards scheme showcasing local business success within southeast Kent. The first awards ceremony took place in March 2012 and had over 120 business leaders in attendance and later this year will be the staging the first ever White Cliffs Business Summit.
Simon also helped to launch Texas Ask’Em Poker – a novel, fun poker app and Facebook game combining trivia with Texas hold’em poker. As part of the launch Simon implemented a sponsorship deal which resulted in the Texas Ask’Em Poker brand being broadcast around the globe via Sky Sports.
Posted in BU's Graduates
By aliivet on March 18, 2013
A brand new Student Centre is the first development to emerge from BU’s masterplan for the next 40 years.
The six storey Student Centre will include social learning spaces, SUBU offices, a student advice centre, a cafe, radio and media studios, bookable meeting rooms and access points for student services.
Planned in response to student feedback, the Centre will address the need for more high quality spaces where students can work together on group projects and take part in study activities with full access to a range of integrated services.
The building itself will also be designed meet the highest possible environmental standards, with features including solar panels, green roofs and ground source heat pumps.
Subject to planning approval, it is hoped that construction will begin in June 2013 and the building will open to students during April 2015.
The Student Centre is one of the ways we’re supporting our vision for Bournemouth University, BU2018 – Creating, Sharing, and Inspiring. As part of this vision we are committed to providing world class facilities to support world class performance, as well as reducing our impact on the environment.
Over the past few months we have been undertaking a strategic review of our current estate and how we want to see it develop over the coming 40 years. This will support the delivery of BU2018 and beyond. We will be undertaking significant engagement on this wider vision over the coming months.
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Posted in University news
By aliivet on March 14, 2013
Bournemouth University is hosting two free business breakfast events during March. Alumni are welcome to attend – just follow the link to book a place for free.
Securing your Company’s Digital Assets
21 March 2013
Find out more about how effective information assurance can improve a company’s bottom-line, reputation and trustworthiness.
Any loss or compromise of a business’ critical data may significantly impact their brand reputation and commercial viability, as well as leading to prosecution for breaches of, for example, the Data Protection Act or Computer Misuse Act. This business breakfast will introduce the new BU Enterprise Assurance and Security Consultancy Unit and show how effective Information Assurance can improve a company’s bottom-line, reputation and trustworthiness.
Book now »
Cost-Effective Agile Training
26 March 2013
Explore the importance of having the right competence balance in your workforce and how cost-effective agile training can help achieve this.
Training can be an expensive commodity and in times of limited budgets and time training can be difficult. This business breakfast will focus on a new approach to training which is relevant to today’s industry needs and constraints.
Book now »
Posted in Events
By aliivet on March 6, 2013
The Centre for Entrepreneurship is hosting a number of digital related marketing seminars, presented by Adido, one of the South’s fastest growing digital agencies, which was founded by four BU graduates in 2003.
Adido serves a large range of clients throughout the south and has gained a range of awards, including Wirehive 100 ‘Fastest Agency Growth’ 2012, Dorset Business Awards ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ 2011 and WOW ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ 2012.
You’re invited to attend any of the following seminars by registering online. Arrivals are from 4.30pm for a 5pm start and all events will be held on the 7th floor of the Executive Business Centre.
The Digital Trends of 2013 – Monday 11 March
What will businesses need to know about to get ahead in digital in 2013? This seminar will cover the most important areas to invest in to make sure your business maximises the opportunities available.
Maximising Mobile – Thursday 18 April
Mobile internet traffic set to overtake desktop at the end of this year and more mobile devices are being sold every day. As mobile devices become even more pervasive in our day to day lives the opportunities engage with audiences increases dramatically.
SEO in 2013 – Thursday 27 June
Of all the digital marketing channels used by marketers, none has changed more than SEO in the last few years. This seminar will highlight some of the major issues facing the industry along with how to get ahead of your competition in 2013.
More details and book online >>
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