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Alliance Manchester Business School’s Social Responsibility and Engagement Committee teamed up with the British Academy of Management this month to host a workshop on sustainable collaboration. The workshop, organised by Dr. Eva Niesten, Lecturer and Associate Head of Social Responsibility at Alliance MBS, was a follow-up to a session held during the 2017 British Academy […]

Hosted by Alliance MBS and chaired by Patsy Kane, Executive Headteacher of Whalley Range, Levenshulme and Beswick High Schools (Education and Leadership Trust), the event on 21 March is set to be another creative development opportunity for local young women. This year’s event will see over 80 local 13-15-year-olds hear from a panel discussion of

Ismail Erturk was one of the experts who spoke at a recent panel event held at the Whitworth art gallery. Along with Aashish Velkar of the University of Manchester and Mary Griffiths of the Whitworth, the trio used their specialist knowledge to show how time, economy and everyday life were represented by a recent installation. The

The Children’s Society recently undertook its first Not-for-Profit MBA Consultancy Project with Alliance MBS. They came to us with two key questions. Nipin Gopi, Class of 2019, explains how his team tackled the challenge. “The Children’s Society, a large and established charity in the UK, recently adopted a five-year strategy that emphasises ‘disruptive innovation’ in order

On December 7th 2017, the University of Manchester China Centre First Social Responsibility Forum was held in Shanghai. Ms. Sherry Fu, the University of Manchester China Centre Director, moderated the forum. Distinguished panelists include: Professor Fiona Devine (Head of Alliance Manchester Business School), Professor Peter Mao (President of Shanghai Overseas Returned Scholars Association UK Branch),

The Singapore Centre’s staff, together with several students and alumni, participated in a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative on 24 November 2017 to render assistance at the warehouse premises of Food Bank Singapore, an organization which collects surplus food and distributes them to beneficiary welfare homes and organisations in Singapore. It felt emotionally fulfilling that everyone

The Middle East Centre and 1000+ volunteers contributed to ensure that 12,000 reusable, environmentally friendly boxes were packed with essential Ramadan ingredients to ensure a healthy, home cooked Iftar meal for over 10,000 families this Holy month of Ramadan. The massive support from volunteers ensured that all the boxes were packed ahead of schedule and

Our alumni took the opportunity to lend a helping hand to the Christmas Bazaars held by the Make-a-Wish Foundation, which works towards granting special wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions. The university’s dedication to social responsibility continues with participation in the 19th ACCA Charity Rickshaw Race—an event we have proudly supported since 2006. The

2015 has been very exciting with regards our alumni giving, including recording over 5,000 alumni donors for the first time. Like everything we do, our giving programmes have an international element. From our alumni-funded scholarships made available to international students from disadvantaged backgrounds, to the donor-supported Global Graduates Scheme (read more in this magazine), our

On 29 July 2015, the MBS SE Asia Centre staff led a group of alumni and students to spend a meaningful afternoon facilitating rounds of Bingo with needy elderly in Singapore. Close to 80 elderly were treated to freshly baked, non-preservatives added tuna and red bean buns and pastries with tea; followed by rounds of