Business and Management is a vibrant, friendly department with a reputation for innovation and interdisciplinarity. We are committed to the quality of our teaching and research, in a welcoming and dynamic academic environment. We offer a range of undergraduate degrees, Masters degrees and an expanding research degree course.
Business and Management is a young department with ambitious plans for expansion. We specialise in marketing, finance, international business, innovation and entrepreneurship while providing students with the skills they need to compete effectively in the work place. In joining us you will become part of a world-leading academic community, producing research at an international level of excellence.
Professor Carol Alexander
Acting Head of Department
European International Business Academy (EIBA) conference, 7-9 December 2012
Professor Roger Strange was President and co-chair of the 38th annual European International Business Academy (EIBA) conference, held in 2012 in the Jubilee Building from 7-9 December.
The theme of the conference was 'International Business and Sustainable Development' and featured an outstanding programme, with two plenary sessions closely linked to the conference theme. The opening plenary featured John Humphrey and Hubert Schmitz (Institute for Development Studies) on the topic of the 'Global Green Economy: a Value Chain Perspective', whilst the Sunday plenary will feature Martin Wolf (Financial Times) on the 'Limits to Growth in the 21st Century'. The conference ended in style on Sunday 9 December with a Gala Dinner in the Empress Suite of the Grand Hotel in Brighton.
- Further information can be found on the EIBA 2012 website
BMEc Employer Reception, 6 December 2012
The Department of Business and Management welcomed employers from across Sussex and Kent to the inaugural Employer Reception in the Jubilee Building on 6 December. Professor Ian Davidson opened the event with a presentation about the School and our enthusiasm for exploring collaboration with businesses on all kind of levels – joint research, consultancy and knowledge exchange, as well as career opportunities for our students.
