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Said Business School, Oxford University: MBA news
- Twenty20 vision
A team of four Oxford MBAs carried out a strategic consulting project for the International Cricket Council, the cricket world's governing body, examining the impact of the controversial Twenty20 form of the game. - Favourite things
Looking for a good book? A movie you'll love? A classy restaurant? Visit snagsta.com, a website co-founded by Phillip Hofmeyr, an alumnus of the Sad Business School, to read your friends' top tips. - Reporting the credit crunch
A debate on 2 December sponsored by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and the Sad Business School examined the role of journalists in anticipating, exacerbating and analysing the current financial crisis. - Entrepreneurs provide a "360 degree view" of Silicon Valley
At this year's Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford event, European entrepreneurs and investors exchanged ideas and know-how with their Silicon Valley counterparts. - New director of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
The Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at the Sad Business School has announced the appointment of Pamela Hartigan as the new director of the Centre. - How to negotiate in a downturn
In a new FT podcast, Tim Cullen, Director of the Oxford Programme on Negotiation and a former senior advisor at the World Bank, talks about how to negotiate in the climate of mistrust engendered by the current financial downturn. - University of Oxford tops iTunes U download chart
The University of Oxford occupies the number one spot in the global iTunes U download chart thanks to the popularity of Joseph Stiglitz's podcast about the credit crunch. - Skoll Scholar wins Sad Prize
Christie George, a Skoll Scholar and member of the Oxford MBA class of 2007-08, was awarded the Sad Prize by Dean Colin Mayer on 13 September. The £10,000 prize is awarded annually to the best MBA student. - Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford 2008
Now in its eighth year, Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford is one of Europe's leading entrepreneurship events. At this year's forum from 23-24 November entrepreneurs will provide a “360° View of the Valley”. - Olympic success
Jake Wetzel, an alumnus of the Sad Business School, won rowing gold for Canada at the Beijing Olympics, while George Bridgewater, a member of the incoming MBA class, won rowing bronze for New Zealand. - Sad Business School joins Goldman Sachs' "10,000 women" initiative
As part of Goldman Sachs' "10,000 women" initiative, Sad Business School and Zhejiang University will partner to provide management education to 500 women entrepreneurs in China. - Alumna launches investment bank for social entrepreneurs
Kylie Charlton, an alumna of the Sad Business School, is applying her experience as an investment banker to improving the lives of those who live on less than US$2 a day. - Sad Business School alumna appointed White House Fellow
Sarita James, an alumna of Oxford University's Sad Business School, is among fourteen White House Fellows appointed for 2008-09. Previous Fellows include Colin Powell. - Isis Fellowships awarded to entrepreneurial MBA students
Oxford University's Sad Business School and Isis Innovation Ltd, the University's technology transfer company, have awarded fellowships to three of the School's MBA students. - Four Oxford entrepreneurs win investment
Over 80 ideas were submitted to the Sad Business School Venture Fund 2008, with four winning funding in the final round. Panellists included Philip Green, David Bonderman and Victor Blank. - Oxford MBAs have highest exit salaries in UK
The Oxford MBA class of 2006-7 had the highest average exit salary of any UK business school. The average exit salary was £65,000, among the highest in Europe and higher than Harvard. - High society
Two Sad Business School alumni have used social networking tools to create a revolutionary new luxury vacation rental website. TheSociety.com aims to generate trust between home owners and renters. - Fourth annual Oxford Private Equity Forum
"We are in a moment of tidal change," said Khaled Said of Capital Generation Partners at the fourth annual Oxford Private Equity Forum held on 16 April at the Sad Business School. - Word on the street
Word on the Street, a TV series designed to teach the English language through comedy, conceived by SBS alumnus Lorne Gross, has received 100 per cent funding from a Canadian national television channel. - Transforming wagering in the world of finance
Martyn Holman, an SBS alumnus, has been instrumental in setting up Tradefair, a spin-off from Betfair, which aims to change the way people speculate on stock markets. - Corporate governance and capital markets
Paul Sarbanes and Michael Oxley, authors of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, were among the speakers at the Oxford India Business Forum which took place in Mumbai in March 2008. - Jimmy Carter and Al Gore attend fifth Skoll World Forum
Jimmy Carter and Al Gore were among the speakers at the fifth Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, which took place from 26-28 March at Oxford University's Sad Business School. - Four men in a boat
Four Sad Business School students were in the boat that won the 154th Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race on Saturday 29 March. Toby Medaris, Olly Moore, Ben Smith and Mike Wherley are all studying for masters degrees at the School. - Net friend
In China the social networking space is increasingly dominated by a new site named WangYou.com ("net friend"), set up by Buddy Ye, an alumnus of Oxford University's Sad Business School. - Announcing the fourth annual Oxford Private Equity Forum!
The Oxford Private Equity Forum to be held at the Sad Business School on 16 April will bring together key figures from the private equity, venture capital and hedge fund industries. - New Oxford Executive MBA women's scholarship
The Sad Business School is pleased to announce the creation of a scholarship to be awarded to a European woman applying to the Oxford Executive MBA programme for 2009 entry. - Announcing the 2008 Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship!
Speakers at the 2008 Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship to be held at the Sad Business School from 26 – 28 March will include Jimmy Carter, Jody Williams and Al Gore. - Into the dragons' den
Judges at the final of the Idea Idol competition to be held at the Sad Business School on 19 February will include Deborah Meaden, star of the BBC's “Dragon's Den”, and Reshma Sohoni, chief executive of Seedcamp.