The University was founded in 1832, and developed in Durham and Newcastle until 1963, when the independent University of Newcastle upon Tyne came into being. The University is collegiate and is located in the city of Durham and the nearby town of Stockton-on-Tees. The colleges are not teaching bodies, nor are they purely residential - typically they provide a centre for students sporting, social and residential activities. The Universitys Queens Campus, Stockton opened in 1992. Over 2,000 full-time students are now studying in purpose-built accommodation 23 miles south of Durham, on the banks of the River Tees.

Experience and excellence: Durham Business School is part of Durham University, and one of the longest established business schools in the UK. Together we combine academic excellence, internationally-rated research and superb student support services to give students the very best business education. Diversity: Our aim is to develop international business leaders able to operate in a multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural, global business world. The Schools diversity and international standing is reflected in the student intake, with over 90 nationalities across taught programmes. We have more than 1,000 students studying for an MBA at any given time.

 

DURHAM BUSINESS SCHOOL

Durham Business School combines the rich history and heritage of Durham University, with a progressive, dynamic approach to business education and research. The School offers a supportive and collegiate learning environment in keeping with the Universitys long tradition of providing high quality education. At the same time we are an innovative, enterprising, and forward-looking school: preparing students to follow their career paths in the modern business world; and undertaking world-class research. As a truly multi-disciplinary business school, we offer a full portfolio of business, economics and finance education at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels, including MBAs, specialist Masters programmes and Doctoral programmes. There is also an extensive range of executive education.

Our programmes are of a very high standard, highly regarded, and in great demand. As well as maintaining academic excellence, we place considerable emphasis on personal development, the so-called soft skills that are so critical to todays employers. We also ensure that our programmes are practically relevant by developing strong links with the business community.

All programmes in the School are complemented and supported by outstanding strategic and applied research. We have a number of research groups and centres which provide the internal and external focus for research activity within the School. Collectively, we have a high grant-winning potential, and the relevance of research projects to business and policy makers ensures a healthy stream of research grant income.

In 2005 Durham Business School celebrated its fortieth anniversary. We look back with pride at our achievements. We are an ambitious school, already among the top 20 business schools in Europe, and have a role to play at regional, national and international level.
We are determined to continue our strong progress, building on the Schools key strengths, both in the provision of business education, and in conducting first class research. We look forward to you sharing in our success - Professor Rob Dixon, Dean

Accreditation: The school has been accredited with both AMBA (Association of MBAs) and EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) accreditation. EQUIS accreditation demonstrates that the Schools activities are of a very high quality, but also that the School has a very strong international dimension.

Financial Times Global MBA rankings, January 2009:
80th in the world, 22nd in Europe and 13th in the UK
20th in the world for career progress and 6th in the UK
8th in the world for FT Research
12th in the UK for Weighted Salary

Financial Times European Business School rankings, December 2008:
28th in Europe
11th in the UK

Economist MBA rankings, September 2008:
65th in the world
26th in Europe
15th in the UK
38th in the world for personal development and education experience

Financial Times Executive MBA Ranking, October 2008:
83rd in the world
3rd in the UK for research
6th in the UK for aims achieved

Other:
Financial Times Masters in Management Rankings 2008 - 34th in world and 5th in the UK. Ranked 3rd in the UK for Value for Money and 3rd in the world for Best in General Management

Financial Times Masters in Finance Programmes (June 2008)
In the last Quality Assurance Agency awarded maximum score for teaching

Complete University Guide 2009:
5th position overall

The Times Good University Guide 2009:
8th position overall