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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Posted by: Julia Greenland on September 13, 2021
2020 was a tough year for me, as it was for most of the world. I found out I was pregnant in February, and the excitement was quickly replaced by anxiety as it became increasingly clear that COVID was going to mean that this year of milestones would be spent far from friends and family […]
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Posted by: Susan Robson on August 19, 2021
I am writing this on the eve of A-Level results day, and I have an 18-year-old daughter who is anxious about tomorrow. What I am thinking about is how, whatever plan comes together tomorrow, she is about to embark on one of the most formative adventures of a lifetime. And having finished my Executive Diploma […]
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Posted by: Audrey Orhon on April 22, 2020
As the weeks go by and I get closer to starting module 2 of the University of Oxford Saïd Business School Diploma in Organisational Leadership I cannot express how incredibly fortunate I feel to not only have this opportunity but to be part of an educational institute that can thrive and adapt in amazing ways. […]
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Posted by: Jennifer McGuinness on November 21, 2019
When asked to write a blog about my Oxford experience I thought back to the very first hurdle, the decision to apply. Sure, you automatically think about the daunting aspects first – the funding, the time commitment on top of a full-time job, time away from your family, the exams. But then you think about […]
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Posted by: Peace Ani on October 28, 2019
“After you climb a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb” – Nelson Mandela As the oldest university in the English-speaking world, Oxford University could be described as both the foundation of academia and apex of innovation. As an unique and historic institution dating back to 1096, it’s a […]
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Posted by: Victoria Howells on August 14, 2019
I thought a lot about attending this course before I applied and mostly I thought about all the barriers and concerns, of how little free time I already had, and how selfish would it be to spend less time with my young son; how would I juggle my work commitments and still be able to […]
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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: Tatyana Teplova on November 13, 2017
While looking across the world at the programmes that allow mid-career professionals to hone their understanding of how to manage change and promote innovation in public and international institutions, I came across this programme at the Saïd Business School at Oxford. This programme promised to combine organisational strategy and innovation as its core components and offer […]
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Posted by: Thando Mbele-Sibotshiwe on July 11, 2017
This is my third trip to Oxford. As I write I’m on the bus. I remember the first time I caught this bus. I walked all the way from terminal 2 to terminal 5, today I got it from terminal 2 because I learned when I took the bus back after we finished module 1 […]
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