Becoming a Postgraduate Research student at BU

Bohan Liu is studying a Postgraduate Research degree within the Bournemouth University Business School. We’ve asked her some questions about her experiences of this and what advice she has for anyone who is considering Postgraduate Research here at BU. Why did you choose to undertake research at BU and what has attracted you to research… Read more » about Becoming a Postgraduate Research student at BU

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My top tips for Tourism and Hospitality students

In my first year of studying BA (Hons) International Tourism and Hospitality Management, the units I studied included Tourism and Hospitality Industries, Financial Reporting, Tourism Wildlife and the Environment, Marketing, Food Systems, and Global Hospitality. Over the entire year, I was on campus for an average of 4 days per week. During peak assignment times… Read more » about My top tips for Tourism and Hospitality students

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Why I loved EDfest, the Business School’s Experience & Development festival

This is a guest blog by BU student Sarah Clark about her experience of attending the Business School’s annual Experience & Development festival – EDfest.  As my intuition grows, I’m increasingly getting drawn to attend certain events or talks – but little did I know just what an enormous impact EDfest would have on helping… Read more » about Why I loved EDfest, the Business School’s Experience & Development festival

Why I chose to study Sport Coaching at BU and advice for future students

We asked BSc (Hons) Sport Coaching student Archie McEachran a few questions about his BU experience and what he thinks about his course, read on to find out more. Why did you decide to study at BU and what attracted you to your course? I decided to study at Bournemouth University because the course was… Read more » about Why I chose to study Sport Coaching at BU and advice for future students

My Business School Dean’s Scholarship

I am Esther Fowowe, a 25-year-old international student from Nigeria, currently studying for my Master’s degree, LLM International Tax Law at Bournemouth University. I was privileged to be awarded the Faculty of Management Dean’s International Scholarship which was a £6,000 (50%) reduction in my tuition fee. After my initial application to study at Bournemouth University, I… Read more » about My Business School Dean’s Scholarship

First year students win £1000 for their innovative idea

This year, the BA (Hons) Business Studies students were tasked with imagining they work for the product development department of a large insurance company to develop innovative insurance products for agricultural sector. It was a group project and each person had a specific role and responsibilities, such as Marketing Director, Market Research Assistant, Product Manager,… Read more » about First year students win £1000 for their innovative idea

BU Business Studies graduate wins prize from Condor Ferries

A recent BA (Hons) Business Studies with Finance graduate has received a student prize from Condor Ferries for the best assignment looking into greenhouse gases. Christina, who collected her £500 award at her graduation ceremony in November, received the prize for her assignment looking into the measuring and reporting of greenhouse gases. She said: “The assignment… Read more » about BU Business Studies graduate wins prize from Condor Ferries

“Rise to” challenge – winning a national enterprise competition

By Glebs Kiselovs BA (Hons) Business Studies, Year 1 This year for me one of the most exciting experiences was participation in the “Rise To” challenge. Together with four BU students (Lauren England – Business School, Jana Sirica – School of Tourism, Mark Trubetskoy and Aleksandrs Pereverzevs – Media School) we had to run a… Read more » about “Rise to” challenge – winning a national enterprise competition