Strathclyde Business School (SBS) hosted the Scottish MBA Conference 2025 at Strathclyde’s Technology & Innovation Centre building on February 21 which saw students from SBS, University of Edinburgh Business School and Adam Smith School of Business come together for a day of talks and networking.
The conference this year focused on employability and offered MBA students a platform to enhance their career prospects, expand professional networks, and gain industry insights from a wide range of experts and industry leaders.
Full time and part time MBA students at Strathclyde took part in panel sessions and discussions focusing on emerging trends such as AI, sustainability, consulting, technology-driven transformations, and changing business landscapes.
Full-time MBA student at Strathclyde Business School, Naresh Kumar Subramanian said, “This was a day of learning, networking, and, above all, empowerment. Armed with new perspectives and connections, we left the conference with a renewed sense of purpose, ready to navigate the ever-evolving business landscape.”
As well as full time entry dates in January and September, those who opt for part time study can also begin their MBA studies in September as well as an upcoming April intake.
Executive MBA students study part time with weekend sessions on campus – this way of studying the MBA allows students to ‘learn while they earn’ meaning that in a competitive job market they don’t have to take time away from the workplace but still gain valuable skills and tools to move on in their career or change direction.
Studying an MBA at Strathclyde means you are part of a business school with triple accreditation from the three main business school accreditation bodies – AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB. Strathclyde has held triple accreditation since 2004 and was the first business school in Scotland to achieve this distinction. Strathclyde was also the first business school in Scotland to be awarded the Small Business Charter Award, which recognises our world-leading support for scaling Scottish firms through innovation, internationalisation and leadership.
All MBA students at Strathclyde benefit from the business school’s innovative Global Practitioners initiative, introduced just a couple of years ago, which was shortlisted for AMBA’s Best Innovation Strategy Award 2024. Global Practitioners are a new class of colleagues from a diverse range of industries and backgrounds, reflecting the broad nature of subjects addressed in our general management programmes. They bridge theory and practice and play a crucial role in stimulating and facilitating learning for MBA, executive education and specialist master’s students.
SBS has been offering an MBA programme for almost 60 years and its Executive MBA has repeatedly featured in the annual Financial Times’ top 100 ranking of EMBA programmes. In fact, the 2024 ranking places SBS in the top 100 for EMBA programmes globally and Strathclyde is the only Scottish business school to be included in the ranking.
However, the MBA is studied – full time or part time – the content of the programme remains the same and is structured to help students face the leadership challenges and responsibilities facing business leaders in a changing world.
Entrepreneur Jamie Culpan, who graduated from the Executive MBA programme in 2024, said, “The MBA is hugely beneficial, not just for the knowledge but also for the network, opportunities, and credibility it provides. Strathclyde has been incredibly supportive, from granting extensions when work commitments became overwhelming to challenging my thinking and helping me level up as an entrepreneur.
“For anyone considering doing an MBA and they’re somewhat on the fence, my advice is – just do it.”
For further information on Strathclyde Business School’s Executive MBA, please go to the webpage: strath.ac.uk/courses/postgraduatetaught/mba/mba-parttime/
