Events archive
This is an archive of alumni events that took place more than 12 months ago. To view more recent events, please go to Past events.
EBS graduates celebrate in Trinidad
Professor Keith Lumsden (Director of Edinburgh Business School) and Alick Kitchin (Business Director) attended the annual celebration of achievement event in Trinidad on Saturday 19 April 2009.
The celebration, organised by EBS’s local partner, the School of Business and Computer Science (SBCS), allows alumni to mark the occasion by crossing the stage and receiving hearty congratulations from Dr Robin Maraj (Executive Director of SBCS).
This year over 100 EBS alumni participated. Dr Elton Bobb (Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Tertiary Education, Government of Trinidad and Tobago) was in attendance and delivered an address.
Keith and Alick also toured SBCS’s new campus in Trincity, its fourth in Trinidad.
Heriot-Watt University Club – Hong Kong
On 9 April 2009, 28 alumni and students enjoyed a trip to Beijing organised by Heriot-Watt University Club – Hong Kong (HWUC-HK).
The HWUC-HK delegation visited the Marketing Department of the Tsinghua School of Economics and Management, and discussed academic matters with Professor Zhou Ping and Professor Zhang Jian Ru. The students of Tsinghua University and the HWUC-HK alumni and students also held very productive discussions.
The gala dinner in the evening rounded off this successful event in style. Many Beijing alumni are keen to organise similar events in future.
EBS holds a reception in Nigeria
EBS Alumni Club, Nigeria held a successful reception at the banquet hall of the Elomaz Hotel in Lagos on Sunday 15 March 2009.
Over 30 alumni, students and prospective students attended the reception, where information was available for those interested in studying the EBS programmes. The event was also a valuable opportunity for students and alumni to meet and exchange experiences.
Professor Keith Lumsden visits Glamis Business School in Mauritius
Professor Keith Lumsden, Director of Edinburgh Business School, was in Mauritius to meet the students and alumni of Glamis Business School on 14 March 2009.
The topic for discussion was ‘The Global Financial Crisis’. The gathering of around 50 were very eager to interact with Professor Lumsden and discuss the impact of the crisis on the small economy of Mauritius. The bets were on to guess the date when the recession will be over.
The event was held as part of the 10-year anniversary of Glamis Business School. During those 10 years, the partnership with EBS has enabled the local delivery of quality education and created leaders in various industries ranging from textile and finance to agriculture and tourism.
Heriot-Watt University Club – Hong Kong discuss the financial crisis
HWUC-HK held a seminar at Hong Kong Polytechnic University on 20 February 2009 to discuss how the financial crisis is adversely affecting Hong Kong's business environment.
The presentation and discussions dealt with how businesses can successfully apply for credit, an issue that has become a serious concern for many small and medium-sized enterprises in recent months. Speaker Thomas Chan, a former banker and Director of World Link Business Consultants Limited, offered his professional recommendations to attendees.
Heriot-Watt University Club – Hong Kong annual dinner
Heriot-Watt University Club – Hong Kong held their annual dinner on Saturday 29 November 2008.
More than 60 alumni and students attended the event, which was held at the YMCA of Hong Kong Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui. Rob Morton, Heriot-Watt’s Alumni Relations Officer, represented the University and Gigi Sei, HWUC-HK’s Chairman, welcomed everyone to another very successful event.
Edinburgh Business School hosts reception in Cairo, Egypt
Over 120 alumni, students and staff attended a cocktail reception hosted by Edinburgh Business School at the Semiramis InterContinental Hotel in Cairo on 28 October 2008.
The event was hosted by EBS staff Sally MacLeod (Business Development Manager), Dr Moira Storey (Director of Quality and Standards) and Barbara Jamieson (Marketing Faculty), and was the second alumni event to be hosted by EBS in Cairo in the last 18 months.
EBS realises the immense value that this type of networking event provides to alumni and students and the opportunity that it affords them to make new and useful business contacts.
The reception was also attended by Marie-Betsy Sayegh Akl, CEO of EBS’s partner in the Middle East, EBS ArabWorld, along with senior members of faculty from the American University in Cairo and Ain Shams University.
The image on the left shows Dr Hussein Eissa (Dean of the Faculty of Commerce, Ain Shams University), Marie-Betsy Sayegh Akl (EBS ArabWorld), Barbara Jamieson (EBS) and Dr Amr Elatraby (Programme Director, Ain Shams University).
The top MBA down under
On 22 October 2008, EBS Director Professor Keith Lumsden and Business Director Alick Kitchin attended a student and alumni event held at the offices of EBS Australia in Sydney.
EBS has been active in Australia since 1991 and Heriot-Watt University has awarded the MBA degree to over 200 Australians.
In the past year, Heriot-Watt University has been the first European university approved to offer degrees by the New South Wales authorities, and the EBS MBA programme has been the first to be recognised and approved for local delivery.
Edinburgh Business School has also set up EBS Australia, in association with Think Education Group, as its permanent headquarters in the country.
Professor Lumsden said: “the international recognition and portability of the MBA programme has long made it an attractive option for Australian business professionals. In a country of huge distances, a flexible, distance learning MBA degree is also of great value."
Malcolm Kinns, the executive responsible for the EBS MBA programme in Australia and New Zealand, said that “interest in the MBA programme is expected to increase as more and more business professionals seek to upgrade their skills and employability in a time of economic downturn".
Last year, EBS ran exam centres in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, Rockhampton, Roxby Downs and Sydney.
Edinburgh Business School hosts alumni event in Hong Kong
More than 60 alumni and students gathered at the InterContinental Hotel in Hong Kong for an event hosted by Professor Keith Lumsden, Director of Edinburgh Business School. Professor Lumsden was delighted to be back in Hong Kong after so many years to meet with so many students currently studying the EBS programme and hear directly from graduates about how completing the MBA has changed their lives.
The cocktail reception, held in the Cherry and Peach rooms overlooking Hong Kong harbour, allowed guests spectacular views of the famous 'Symphony of Light' fireworks show.
EBS Alumni Event in Johannesburg, South Africa
A small group of EBS alumni and current students attended an event in Johannesburg hosted by Dave Carruthers, Marketing Director of SABMiller Africa & Asia, on 25 July 2008.
Dave gave an overview of global SABMiller plc, whose portfolio includes mainstream and premium brands such as Grolsch, Peroni and MGD. He highlighted the advantages and disadvantages of growing from a South African base and how the company developed into Africa, Eastern Europe and the fiercely competitive US market.
Dave also gave some insight into branding and how beer fulfilled the need for refreshment and sociability.
The event ended with a visit to the in-house pub, where the sociability of beer was appreciated.
