Alliance Manchester Business School (reviews)

Academics at Alliance Manchester Business School

Alliance MBS offers education opportunities for all levels, from Undergraduate to CEO. The courses at the School cover various business-related subject areas, such as accounting, economics, entrepreneurship, innovation, business analytics, operations, finance, HR, IT, marketing, management and sustainability.

Campus & Student Life

The campus is located in Manchester, which is a modern city identified as the birthplace of the industrial revolution. The city has a world-class transport system of trains, trams and buses, which eases students’ movement around the city. Manchester has its own airport, which makes it easy for international students to travel back home or for anybody to take a trip to a desired destination out of a choice of more than 200 destinations that the airport offers flights to. The city has a number of clubs that take care of the night life. A diversity of restaurants representing various cultures can also be found around the city. Manchester would be heaven for lovers of shopping and fashion thanks to the city’s multiple global brands and independent shops as well as a truly amazing city for football lovers, where they can watch the games of two of the world’s leading football clubs live at their stadiums. The city is also quite close to 4 national parks, including the Lake District, which are a great destination for trips.

Alliance MBS’s campus is just a short walk from the centre of Manchester. The School opened its new campus building on 11 June 2019, which houses first class teaching, learning and office spaces. The library has a large selection of electronic and traditional resources and gives students access to specialist financial and business databases, such as Bloomberg, Datastream and others. The Alan Gilbert Learning Commons is the new learning centre, which has flexible study spaces, on campus.

The University offers a wide range of quality and affordable accommodation for its students to choose from. Full-time international graduate students coming to the University alone are guaranteed an accommodation place.

Students on campus come from more than 180 countries and represent different races and religions, which create a wonderful international and multicultural environment, where students can meet people from all over the world and explore different cultures without having to leave campus.

The University has the biggest Students’ Union in the UK with more than 300 societies. Students also have the opportunity to create their own society, if one of the currently available societies doesn’t cover their area of interest. Excellent sporting facilities are also available to students who wish to take a break from studying and play some sports. The facilities include three fitness suites, two 50-metre swimming pools as well as indoor courts and outdoor pitches. There are more than 40 Athletic Union sports clubs, which students can join to represent the University while playing their favorite sport.

Career & Alumni

All undergraduate courses at Alliance MBS include the option of either going on a work placement or international exchange. These opportunities are designed for students to gain professional experience or immerse themselves in a new culture by studying abroad.

Alliance MBS’s network is formed by approximately 60,000 alumni across 176 countries and allows people to stay connected after University. Simon Collins (Chairman and Senior Partner, KPMG), Sir Terry Leahy (retired Chief Executive of Tesco), Lisa Ronson (Commercial Director of Ronson Capital Partners) and many others represent Alliance MBS’s community of notable alumni.