CITY UNIVERSITY
Meet Rolf Jesperson from City University
Date: Monday 20th February 2012
Time: 11am - 1pm
Location: PTC Rose Hill Office (Next to Queen Elizabeth College)
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE!
Please bring with you all educational transcripts and CV (If applicable
To book an appointment, please call PTC Rose Hill Office or fill in the enquiry form at the right hand side of this page
YOU CAN ALSO MEET CITY UNIVERSITY AT PTC INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION FAIR
18th & 19th FEB 2012 @ LABOURDONNAIS HOTEL, P.LOUIS (10am - 5pm)
Photos and Video of City University
Watch a Video of City UniversityWhere is City University situated?
Location: London, UK
Nearest Underground Station: Angel Station (Main Campus Northampton Square), Old Street Station (CASS Business School)
About City University
Founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute on its present site and awarded full university status in 1966, City University has special links with the City of London and plays an active role in the business and professional life of the capital. Their Chancellor is the Lord Mayor of London and degree ceremonies are held at the historic Guildhall.
The University is in close contacts with the leading professional institutions and with business and industry, both at home and abroad. Their professional links are reflected in their teaching and research staff. In addition to their high academic standing, many have professional qualifications and wide experience.
The University's success is demonstrated by its graduate employment record, which is one of the best in the country. They are also the sixth most popular university in the UK for student applications. City University's reputation extends worldwide: of almost 10,000 City University London students, more than 30 per cent are international, the majority of these from outside the European Union.
Intake
- September - All Courses
Why Choose City University?
- 8th in the UK & Top 50 in te World for MBA (Financial Times 2010)
- Business school ranked 2nd in the UK & 13th in Europe Financial Times European Business Education Rankings 2009
- Top 25 in UK Guardian University Guide 2011
- Top 50 in UK Times Good University Guide 2011
- Official CFA Program Partner one of only 10 UK business schools to have official recognition from the CFA
- Ranked Top 10 for Graduate Employability (2011 Times Good University Guide & Guardian University Guide)
Scholarships @ City University
- 25% Scholarship for students with minimum AAA in A Levels for Undergraduate courses in Business School
- £2000 Scholarship to well qualified applicants for Postgradue courses in School of Informatics
- 1 X £2000 Scholarship to well qualified applicants for Undergraduate & Postgraduate courses in City Law School
- 6 X £3000 Scholarship to well qualified applicants for the Bar Professional Training Course in City Law School
- 3 X £3000 Scholarship to well qualified applicants for the Legal Practice Course in City Law School
Notable Alumni of City University: Arts, science and Academia
- L. Bruce Archer British mechanical engineer and Professor of Design Research at the Royal College of Art
- Andrea Christofidou senior lecturer in philosophy, University of Oxford
- George Daniels Horologist, regarded as the greatest watchmaker of modern times and inventor of co-axial escapement
- Jerry Fishenden technologist, currently National Technology Officer for the UK
- John Loder sound engineer, record producer and founder of Southern Studios, as well as a former member of EXIT
- Robin Milner Computer Scientist and recipient of the 1991 ACM Turing Award
- Ebrahim Moosa Associate Professor of Islamic Studies and Director of the Center for Study of Muslim Networks at Duke University
- Ziauddin Sardar Commissioner of the Equality and Human Rights Commission
Notable Alumni of City University: Government, politics and society
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah founder of Pakistan, first Governor-General of Pakistan
- Jawaharlal Nehru First Prime Minister of the Republic of India
- Clement Attlee Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951
- Herbert Henry Asquith Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916
- Roderic Bowen Welsh Liberal Party politician
- Jody Dunn Liberal Democrat politician, and a barrister specialising in family law
- Chloe Fox Australian politician, Labor MP for the South Australian electoral district of Bright
- James Hart Commissioner of the City of London Police
- Syed Kamall Conservative Party politician and Member of the European Parliament for the London European Parliament constituency
- Liu Mingkang Chinese Politician and Businessman, current Chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, former Vice-Governor of the China Development Bank
- Aris Spiliotopoulos Minister of Greek Tourism
- Ivy Williams First woman to be called to the English Bar
Notable Alumni of City University: Business and finance
- Brendan Barber General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress
- Jonathan Breeze Founder and CEO of Jet Republic, private jet airline company in Europe
- William Castell Chairman of the Wellcome Trust and a Director of General Electric and BP, former CEO of Amersham plc
- Rod Clarke Former Chief Engineer, Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, Ontario, Canada; Writer and engineering historian
- Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou Founder of EasyJet
- Bob Kelly CEO of Bank of New York Mellon, former CFO of Mellon Financial Corporation and Wachovia Corporation
- Muhtar Kent CEO of The Coca-Cola Company. Formerly, President and CEO of Coca-Cola International and Executive Vice President of The Coca-Cola Company
- Dick Olver Chairman of BAE Systems (the world's 3rd largest aerospace and defence company), member of the Board of Directors at Reuters
- Syed Ali Raza President and Chairman of the National Bank of Pakistan
- Durmus Yilmaz Governor of the Central Bank of Turkey
- Brian Wynter Governor of the Bank of Jamaica
- David Woodward CEO, Aabar Petroleum Investments Company (Aabar), former President of BP Azerbaijan
- Kiran Rao Executive Vice-President, marketing and contracts, for European plane-maker Airbus SAS
Notable Alumni of City University: Media and entertainment
- Sharon Maguire Writer and Director, directed Bridget Jones's Diary
- Dermot Murnaghan 'Sky News Today' presenter
- Joanna Blythman Non-fiction writer, Britain's leading investigative food journalist
- Ellie Crisell BBC Presenter
- Michael Fish Britain's favourite BBC weatherman
- Gillian Joseph Sky News Presenter
- Kirsty Lang BBC Presenter and journalist
- William Lewis Journalist and editor of the Daily Telegraph
- Dermot Murnaghan Presenter on Sky News
- Tiff Needell Grand Prix driver, Presenter of Fifth Gear on Channel Five
- Bridgid Nzekwu Channel 4 Newsreader
- Sophie Raworth Newsreader, presenter on BBC One O'Clock News
- Joel Rubin World-renown klezmer clarinetist
- Ian Saville British magician
- Barbara Serra News presenter for Al Jazeera from London
- Jo Whiley BBC Radio 1 DJ
- Ruby Hammer internationally acclaimed make-up artist
- Faisal Islam Economics Correspondant at Channel Four News, named Young Journalist of the Year at the Royal Society of Television awards
- Will Lewis journalist and former editor-in-chief of the Telegraph Media Group, Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Notable Staff / Professors @ City University
- Roy Greenslade Journalist
- Steven Haberman professor of Actuarial science at City University
- David Leigh Journalist
- Penny Marshall Journalist
- David Marks Psychologist
- Stewart Purvis Broadcaster
- Denis Smalley Composer
- Kevin Smith Chartered Engineer; Notable leader in the regeneration of the Great Eastern Hotel, London
- Bill Thompson Journalist (technology writer)
- David Willets Conservative Member of Parliament for Havant; Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Skills
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