Anglia Ruskin University

About usA high quality learning experience awaits you at the Lord Ashcroft International Business School!The Lord Ashcroft International Business School (LAIBS) is one of the largest business schools in the East of England, with nearly 100 full-time teaching staff and approximately 6,000 students from over 100 countries.Our striking and award-winning business school building in Chelmsford as well as the new built in Cambridge offer the most advanced learning technologies. LAIBS is well-recognised as a centre for business education and training by students, employers and professional bodies alike. Our philosophyWhat makes us stand out is that we are determined to root our courses in the real world of business: many of them blend sound academic theory with solid management practice. To ensure that we remain at the cutting edge of management practice, and thus entirely relevant to the contemporary world of commerce, we forge close links with the business community and enter into partnerships with a wide variety of businesses and public-service organisations. LAIBS studentsOur missionDevelop a unique perspective and vision of the futureAcademic innovation drives business successDevelop people who achieve their career potential through making a difference in their organisationDriving success through personal developmentTake university education in imaginative new directionsDevelop people who are confident and inspired in their management practiceOur studentsWe are helping to develop the next generation of business practitioners and thinkers. To that end, we are interested in people who are confident, ambitious, and ready to take on the challenge of building a successful management career and making a difference in the world of business.Our coursesIn addition to our standard part-time courses, we offer a number of undergraduate and postgraduate courses which can be taken on a part-time basis, by joining in with full-time classes. This might mean that the course timetable cannot be fit into one full day but, by selecting your modules, you should be able to organise your studies into no more than two days per week.