Aluminate - May 2012 - University of Edinburgh Business School

events
Supper to
celebrate
the Bard
There was A big turn out
for dancing on burns night
At the biggest Burns Supper yet, more than
200 students, alumni and staff attended the
Business School’s annual event at Pollock
Halls on Friday 27 January.
Simon Earp, Corporate Development
Director, welcomed all guests on behalf of
the School. The haggis was piped in by Calum
Robertson, in readiness for Alistair Fenton
(MBA Class of 1993) to address the haggis
with his usual gusto. Our thanks to Alistair
for his continued support of the event.
He was followed by Neha Singhota, a
part-time MBA student, who delivered an
inspiring Immortal Memory. Two full-time MBA
students, Graham Allison (pictured right) and Anna
Slizhevska, then gave a spirited Toast to the Lassies
and Reply from the Lassies.
With dinner and speeches complete, the floor
was soon cleared for the ceilidh dancing which
was led by local band, The Occasionals. A
favourite at the School’s Burns Suppers, they
are always guaranteed to tempt even the most
reluctant of dancers onto the floor.
ABOVE: Students and alumni twirl the night away to
the sounds of music performed by The Occasionals
BELOW: Alistair Fenton addresses the haggis
with his usual gusto
Pictures: Johnathan Littlejohn
Alumni enhance Postgraduate Open Day
On 18 November, the University hosted its
annual Postgraduate Open Day.
Following the central welcome in
McEwan Hall, the Business School hosted
nearly 50 interested prospective applicants.
Several travelled from the Netherlands,
Belgium and Norway to attend the event.
This year, we introduced alumni panels
featuring successful local alumni. This
gave alumni the chance to share their
experiences of the programmes, and to talk
about their careers since graduating.
One panel was dedicated to the MBA,
and the other to our portfolio of MSc
programmes.
MBA alumni represented were Bing Wu
Berberich (Class of 2008), Scot Carlson
(Class of 2009) and Tom Spencer (Class of
2010). On the MSc panel, Mette Hansen
and Pekka Santasalo (both Class of 2010)
were able to talk about the MSc in Finance
and Investment, Mo Yan (Class of 2010)
shared her experiences of the MSc in
Accounting and Finance, whilst Heather
Webb (Class of 2009) talked about her time
on the MSc in International Business and
Emerging Markets, as well as sharing her
experiences as a current PhD student.
To showcase the new building, tours
were conducted throughout the afternoon.
Candidates also had the chance to meet
the Programme Directors and to mix with
current students.
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