Queen's University Management School

Queen’s University Management School is pleased to announce a number of new  International MBA scholarships for home/EU and  international postgraduate students commencing their studies in September 2013.

International Scholarships:

2 scholarships at £9,000
2 scholarships at £4,500

Other international applicant scholarships at £2,000

Home/EU Scholarships:

2 scholarships at £9,000

Further information

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The QUMS undergraduate open days have been specifically designed for prospective undergraduate students who have recently received an offer for September 2013 entry for one or more of the degree programmes within our School.

The purpose of these events is to give you an opportunity to speak informally with staff and students within the School, to find out more about the specific degree programmes for which you are holding offers, to learn more about Queen’s University Management School and life at Queen’s University in general. Ultimately, we hope that you choose our programmes as your firm (CF) and insurance (CI) choices.

The events will be held on Friday 15 February and Wednesday 10 April 2013, and you can choose to attend whichever event suits you.

Further information and online booking

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The fourth instalment of the ‘QUMS Trading Club Industry Professional Speakers Series’ continues this week as QUMS welcomes Adrian O’Hare to the university.

Currently Adrian is a Trader with SIG in Dublin, where he focuses on commodities and ETF’s of commodities.  Prior to this Adrian was an Equities Trader with UBS.

Adrian studied at Queen’s University during the period 1997-2001 and graduated with a BSc Hons in Finance.  As part of his degree Adrian undertook a one year placement which was spent with First Derivatives.

Numbers are limited so to secure a place please email your interest to tradingclub@qub.ac.uk

The seminar will be held on Friday 22 March 2013, 2.15-3.15 pm in the Lecture Theatre, Teaching and Conferencing Block Riddel Hall. 

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The second instalment of the ‘QUMS Trading Club Industry Professional Speakers Series’ continues this week welcoming Grace Smith from First Derivatives (FD) to Queen’s.

Grace has worked as a Business Analyst for FD for over 2 years and in this time has worked on financial projects with CIBC in Toronto for 6 months and most recently completed an 18 month project with Crédit Agricole in New York.  Prior to working for FD she worked as a trader with Delta Index in Dublin where Grace traded US equities, European equities and FX.  She also worked with UBS in London as a Deliveries Analyst in Exchange Traded Derivatives.  Grace graduated with a BSc in Actuarial and Financial Studies from University College Dublin in 2007 and is currently studying for her CFA Level 3.

The seminar will be held on Friday 22 February 2013, 2.15-3.15 pm in the Lecture Theatre, Teaching and Conferencing Block Riddel Hall. 

To secure a place please email your interest to tradingclub@qub.ac.uk 

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Pupils represented from a number of schools across Northern Ireland attended an interactive day on 11  February 2013 with Spence & Partners Ltd to form part of their work experience.

Hosted at Queen’s University Belfast this practical one day allowed pupils to understand both the academic and commercial aspects of becoming an Actuary and the potential opportunities that exist. The day proved a great success with excellent feedback from pupils who attended the event.

One of the pupils stated "I thoroughly enjoyed the Spence work experience day and found it very useful, I especially enjoyed the talk from Brian Spence and the opportunity to network and meet other students and actuaries at Spence. It was a great idea to have Mark Farrell there, the Programme Director of the Actuarial Science and Risk Management degree at Queen’s."
Eva-Jayne Doherty, Rathmore Grammar School

This popular event, was specifically designed for any pupils who had applied to Spence for work experience opportunities in the actuarial field. Pupils were also provided with an insight into the life of an Actuary, the science behind the equations, and took part in some challenging exercises relevant to the current pensions climate and industry.   Mark Farrell delivered a presentation to the pupils on the BSc Actuarial Science and Risk Management programme offered by Queen’s University which provided the pupils a full outline of the steps they need to take to become a future Actuary.

Brian Spence commenting on the event said " Investing in students who are interested in what our business does and wish to study an actuarial course is important to us. We value talent whatever level of experience and encourage individuals to progress through to professional careers and continue to increase the attainment of professional qualifications within Northern Ireland. "

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This semester will see the launch of a Trading Club at Queen’s University Management School, run in conjunction with the new First Derivatives Trading Room. Students will gain an invaluable glimpse into the real world of the capital markets. The club will provide a new learning environment and give students a head start in the graduate job market.

Activities include an industry professional seminar series, which will be open to all. The first of the seminars is on 8 February, 2.00 -3.00 pm in the lecture theatre in the teaching and conferencing block in Riddel Hall, where Mr Jamie Leonards will present.

Jamie is a trader in European Oleo Chemicals for Archer Daniels Midland (ADM).  Previous to this, Jamie worked on the UK and Ireland high net worth desk with Lloyd’s private bank.  Now based in Geneva, Jamie has a proven track record and experience in trading FX, stocks, bonds, funds, options, futures, OTC’s and physical commodities namely biodiesel.

Numbers are limited, so to secure a place please email your interest to tradingclub@qub.ac.uk

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The recent Taster Programme proved a hit again with schools from across Northern Ireland, with excellent feedback from teachers and pupils that attended the event.

Numbers for the event remain high with approximately 400 pupils and nearly 30 schools and a college in attendance.

The annual event, formerly known as the AS Level Event, was specifically designed for any pupils who are potentially interested in applying for degree programmes within QUMS for September 2014 entry. 

Pupils were provided with an insight into QUMS and the opportunities on offer to students whilst undertaking a degree programme within the School.  Pupils were then provided a choice of interactive taster sessions to attend to help them better differentiate between  the programmes. These were delivered by academic staff, assisted by a number of QUMS' current students.

A Head of Business Studies Department from one of the schools, Therese Donnelly from St Catherine's College, Armagh, thanked QUMS for "an excellent day" and said "the students really enjoyed it".

Degree presentations from the event are available below to download:

Accounting presentation  

Actuarial Science and Risk Management presentation  

Business Management presentation 

Economics/Business Economics presentation  

Finance presentation  

IBML presentation       
 

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The purpose of the award is to encourage a sense of social responsibility and inspirational leadership among students and alumni of the University, and to support stand alone activities or ventures, rather than participation in existing projects, which will demonstrate initiative and the ability to inspire or act as a role model for others. Preference will be given to projects or proposals involving developmental or humanitarian aid overseas, in a post-conflict environment.

Applicants must either be enrolled Queen’s students or Queen's alumni at the time of application.

Awards made are normally in the region of £300 - £1800.

Students who have received the Higginson Leadership Award in recent years have led teams on projects to build resource centres and help impoverished communities in Romania, Kenya, Bolivia, Thailand, and Uganda.

Higginson Leadership Award (Closing Date: 25 April 2013)

Application form and further information

Travel Scholarship Opportunities

Closing dates for the below travel scholarships:

William and Betty MacQuitty Scholarship (Closing Date: 24 January 2013)

University Travel Scholarships – Emily Sarah Montgomery, Sir Thomas Dixon & First Trust (Closing Date: 30 January 2013)

Alan Graham Fund Travel Scholarship (Closing Date: 30 January 2013)

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Queen's University Management School is offering a DEL sponsored PhD Research Studentship in the area of Management, Economics, Finance or Accounting.

Applications should be submitted by Monday 11 February 2013.

Click here for further information on how to apply and on core research themes and specialisms where supervision is available.

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The fourth instalment of the ‘QUMS Trading Club Industry Professional Speakers Series’ continues this  this week as QUMS welcomes Adrian O’Hare to the university.

Currently Adrian is a Trader with SIG in Dublin, where he focuses on commodities and ETF’s of commodities.  Prior to this Adrian was an Equities Trader with UBS.

Adrian studied at Queen’s University during the period 1997-2001 and graduated with a BSc Hons in Finance.  As part of his degree Adrian undertook a one year placement which was spent with First Derivatives.

Numbers are limited so to secure a place please email your interest to tradingclub@qub.ac.uk

The seminar will be held on Friday 22 March 2013, 2.15-3.15 pm in the Lecture Theatre, Teaching and Conferencing Block Riddel Hall. 

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