Posted by: Terry Prior on April 16, 2018
I have thought about modernising my skills for a long time, but over the years working on construction projects 6-7 days a week for months on end, often in remote locations, always seemed to get in the way of actually doing something about it. Every year I would receive a fresh batch of bright young […]
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Posted by: Ayesha Mahwish on April 11, 2018
While knocking away letters on my laptop seated on the upper deck of this A380 aircraft bound towards Abu Dhabi, it is very easy to loose sense of time. My flow is interrupted and I am asked to switch off my laptop and mobile device in preparation for take-off. It is now that I have […]
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Posted by: Dina Farid on April 10, 2018
As a lawyer focusing on project finance in Africa, I was looking for a program to give me a deep financial understanding about valuation of projects and bridging the infrastructure-financing gap. The program is rigorous and intense as we were studying term long modules in one week covering both theory and practice. The modules get […]
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Posted by: Hanif Sangi on April 9, 2018
Have you ever sat with leaders from more than 30 countries during a course? Do you know what it is like to visit the prestigious Oxford University? Have you imagined the value a post-graduate diploma at Saïd Business School brings you? Are you a member of the United States Military and wondering if you can […]
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Posted by: Bob Satawake on March 20, 2018
There are times when life presents you with a curiosity and opportunity collectively and the end result leads to something very special. I have experienced this scenario a few times in my life but most recently it required an expertise level completely out of my wheelhouse. If by definition of being compensated means being a […]
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Posted by: Syed Gardezi on March 13, 2018
As a finance and accountancy professional, I believe one determines a certain career path through gaining experience, exposure and the right qualifications. My ACCA qualification opened doors for me but choosing the right door was a matter of making choices with considered foresight. When Oxford accepted me into its wings, I was certain of not only gaining the […]
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Posted by: David Halliwell on February 7, 2018
They say you should never go back. Certainly José Mourinho, twice the manager of philosophy Professor Mark Wrathall’s beloved Chelsea FC, would agree. Second time round, it just didn’t work out for him. But would it for me? 30 years after I first arrived at Oxford train station suitcase in hand, to study French and […]
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Posted by: Eva Grosman on February 5, 2018
As someone who works in the world of peace-building, strengthening democracy and international affairs, I engage daily with individuals on all levels in political, public, diplomatic, business, media, academic and community sectors. However, throughout my career I have had limited direct experience of the corporate world, which explains why executive education, and why the Diploma […]
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Posted by: Jeremy Chivers on February 2, 2018
So says the conclusion to a recent report I edited as a member of a team of ‘21st century globalists’ examining the knowledge, skills and attitudes required by learners to survive in this most transformative of centuries, and to thrive in economies that will be increasingly automated, integrated, and data driven. We considered whether global […]
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Posted by: Syed Muntasir Mamun on December 19, 2017
Classes at Oxford can often leave a mark. In spite of not being fully certified to do so and in spite of hurting myself and the other associated with me with possibly irreparable ideological damage, we have started incorporating the Oxford Vantage Frameworks, the feared TMO into the way we envisage our engagement with the […]
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