Master of Business Administration (Executive)
MBA Alumni
As a former MBA course member, your association with the University of Portsmouth Business School needn't end when you graduate. The Portsmouth MBA boasts an alumni network stretching across the world. Our members work in a wide variety of organizations and industries, collectively representing a vast pool of knowledge and experience.
Alumni membership provides the opportunity to make new contacts and renew old friendships. Those still living close to Portsmouth can also take advantage of the growing number of alumni social and learning events held at the Business School. Those living further afield may find that a local branch of the alumni is active in their part of the world.
In 2012 Portsmouth Business School became a member of the Association of MBAs (AMBA) Group Membership Scheme, which means that current Portsmouth MBA students are entitled to free extended individual membership of the Association during their studies and after they graduate. Portsmouth MBA alumni who graduated before 2012 can sign up for membership at a discounted rate - for details please contact the Membership Services Manager at AMBA on +44 (0)20 7246 2677. AMBA membership provides you with exclusive access to a global network of over 5000 AMBA members and information with regards to MBA specific careers, networking and knowledge services for support throughout your studies and your career. Further information on the Association and membership services can be found on the AMBA website here www.mbaworld.com/ourservices.
Register as a University of Portsmouth Alumni and we will keep in touch with you to let you know of events, news and other benefits.
Alumni are entitled to continue to use the University Library services
You will be entitled to use the University Library for reference and to make photocopies for your own personal development and research. As well as the books, you will also be able to access leading business journals and magazines including:
- Academy of Management Journal
- Academy of Management Review
- Customer Management
- Economist
- Financial Management
- Harvard Business Review
- International Journal of Innovation Management
- Journal of General Management
- Journal of Marketing Management
- Journal of Strategic Marketing
- Knowledge Management Research and Practice
- Management Learning
- Management Today
- Marketing
- Marketing Week
- People Management
- Strategic Finance
- Strategic Management Journal
Additionally MBA alumni can enjoy:
Chartered Management Institute membership - automatic membership of the Institute, together with access to its substantial resources, is available at a discount for Portsmouth MBA Alumni. After completing a straight-forward application process, you will be entitled to add the letters MCMI after your name.
Continuing Professional Development opportunities, including:
Portsmouth Business School hosts first MBA alumni event
The first major alumni event for former MBA students from around the world was recently held at the Portsmouth Business School.
MBA alumni, current and prospective students, and staff attended the event, which included a guest presentation from Martyn Phillips, CEO of B&Q for the UK and Ireland.
Mr Phillips stressed the importance of postgraduate education if employees want to realise their full potential. He said: “In senior leadership positions it’s crucial to have had some sort of postgraduate management qualification training – I certainly have and most of the rest of my board have.”
The Portsmouth MBA boasts an alumni network stretching across the world. Former students are given the opportunity to come back for MBA masterclasses, which cover a range of topical issues faced by today’s professional managers, and other Business School events.
Professor Gioia Pescetto, Dean of Portsmouth Business School, said: “We strongly believe that graduates should maintain a connection with the Business School even after they have completed their studies.
“Current students on the Portsmouth MBA often highlight how valuable it is to be surrounded by fellow professionals who provide a wealth of knowledge and experience. We want alumni to continue to gain from these links and hosting an MBA alumni event is the ideal way of keeping them connected.”
As a registered member of the alumni association, graduates are able to search and message fellow classmates, receive an annual magazine and access some exclusive benefits.
To register with the Alumni Association, please visit www.port.ac.uk/alumni. For further enquiries, please email mba.alumni@port.ac.uk or telephone 023 9284 2705.