Posted by: Alex Sweers on August 9, 2022
I raised the window screen and looked out over the English countryside, feeling the large aeroplane slowly descend as the sun gently rose through soft clouds lingering in the morning sky. My exhaustion from a transcontinental red-eye flight faded as a strong sense of excitement arose within me. After months of preparing, I was finally […]
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Posted by: Toby Velte on May 23, 2022
The second module of the 2022 Diploma in Artificial Intelligence for Business kicked off spectacularly. A computer-generated move in game two of the famous showdown between the AI-driven AlphaGo player and the world Go champion, Lee Sedol (March 2016), shocked the fans of the 3000-year-old game. Now known as ‘move 37’, it is described as […]
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Posted by: Jessy Kirkwood on May 13, 2022
Sitting in my ergonomically incorrect office chair, reading my Strategic Mindset coursework, a crushing sense of regret pressed in on me. I did not regret returning to school after a decade and a half away. Nor for choosing to do so with one of the most reputable, globally diverse programmes. Both of those decisions had […]
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Posted by: Abigail Stockham on May 13, 2022
Describing the indescribable is a daunting task, but herein I will attempt to do so. The Executive Diploma in Organisational Leadership enables you to access and connect with brilliant and creative thought leaders, acquire new learnings, to be creative and to ‘think differently’. The professors and executive diploma peers alike, relish challenging current and popular […]
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Posted by: Lisa Berthelot on May 10, 2022
In March, I wrote about saying “yes” to new challenges as Saïd Business School celebrated International Women’s Month. And here I am now saying “no.” Well, “not right now” to be more precise. Let’s recap: I joined Oxford Saïd in January as part of cohort 1 of the Diploma in Strategy and Innovation. Coming from […]
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Posted by: Hayk Karamyan on May 10, 2022
This blog will interest many executives and senior managers who, after several years of successful career progression, have the ambition to advance their knowledge, leave their comfort zone and are excited to put on their ‘student shoes’ once again. Equally, if you are interested in artificial intelligence (AI) and eager to understand how it works […]
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Posted by: Pranvera Rrokaj on April 12, 2022
When I first received the invitation to write about my experience in Oxford, as a Director’s Award Scholar, I was very surprised and overwhelmed. There were so many things I could write about and mentioning only a few of them would do injustice to the others. The opportunity to pursue my postgraduate studies at the […]
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Posted by: PR Rajesh Kumar on March 28, 2022
First and foremost, the total Oxford experience is incredible. While I was choosing to join this programme, I was at a senior leadership level in a Fortune 200 firm with a global remit. However, the learning I have gained from the Diploma in Global Business has been an eye-opener, to say the least. It has […]
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Posted by: Alastair Pike on March 25, 2022
My journey with Saïd Business School began one autumnal evening in 2014 when I visited the School to attend an Executive Diplomas Open Evening. Listening to the academics animatedly discussing the programme, the alumni sharing their own experiences and what they had gone on to achieve, I knew there was a place for me there. […]
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Posted by: Paul Fletcher on March 19, 2022
I write this short blog literally a few hours after completing module two, Risk and Reputation, on the outstanding Executive Diploma in Global Business programme. It has been quite a week that started early on Tuesday 15th March and concluded today on Saturday 19th March. Reflecting on my experience on the diploma programme so far, […]
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