Imperial College Business School Annual Report 2017

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“ A university such as Imperial College London attracts some of the brightest minds in the world; that makes us a very able and diverse student body. As students, we’re very fortunate to be in a position to obtain a world-class education. However, we’re also in a unique position to be able to give back to society and help where we can.”

Mobeen Iqbal Chair of the Dean’s Student Advisory Council

Competitions We celebrated a number of student competition successes in 2017, including: MSc students Tesi Gahiga and Yaqing Wei were among the semi-finalists in the Althea Programme, a personal and professional development programme for women studying at Imperial Capgemini Consulting’s Consulting Cup was won by Parul Gautam from our MSc International Health Management programme MSc Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Management student Matthew Bingley was awarded the top prize at ACT Now Showcase, an annual event held by Imperial College Union to showcase the best social enterprise talent Imperial has to offer. Student Investment Fund The Business School has agreed to launch Imperial College London’s first student-led investment fund. With £100,000 in assets under management raised by donors and the Imperial College Endowment, the fund will allow students to make real investment decisions and create innovative investment strategies. The fund will aim to: equip its members with essential skills for the workplace provide students with real buy-side experience and operational training enhance teaching and learning with practical hands-on experience continuously innovate by working with industry professionals and firms. The Imperial College Business School Student Investment Fund will launch in 2018.

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Volunteer hours for the pilot of What the Tech?!

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