YSU.London

Last month we were delighted to welcome students from 2 of our partner schools in York to our London campus.

The students were here to listen to Professor Christopher Moore who chatted to them about the secrets of successful brand marketing.

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At YSU London, we're committed to investing in you and your career.

We're excited to announce a brand new partnership with the fashion giant Boohoo!

The unique collaboration will give talented and creative Boohoo customers the opportunity to realise their entrepreneurial dreams by offering scholarships for our full-time masters degrees.

Our courses will give you the industry experience and expert help you need to plan and launch your business idea and be your own boss.

To be in with a chance of winning a scholarship you need submit a 500 word written pitch together with a five minute video that outlines your business idea and the reasons why we should choose you.

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Some exciting news from our sister campus in York!!

Later on this year work will get underway on a new Creative Centre that will have innovative teaching spaces, a purpose built auditorium and space for community use.

For the latest in our 'Meet the Team' series, we shine the spotlight on our Business lecturer, Catherine Botting.

Catherine has over 20 years of experience in the corporate world and a Masters Degree in Organisation Development and Consultancy. She is passionate about sharing knowledge and increasing both individual and organisational capability and specialises in supporting leaders with change and managing performance in organisations.

Her previous roles have included management positions in companies as diverse as GE Capital, First Direct and HSBC. She was a consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers and ran my own consultancy business. She has worked with hundreds of businesses, spanning multiple sectors. Her clients have included organisations as diverse as Cadbury, AT&T and the United Nations.

Teaching begins again this week and one of the lecturers you might bump into here at The Glasshouse is Dr. Rebecca Biggins.

Rebecca is a Lecturer in Management at York St John University. Her research interests include heritage management, the marketing and branding of heritage destinations and tourism stakeholder relations. She has lectured at the University of Huelva in Andalucía and is currently working with Visit York, York’s tourism agency, to develop the “York Pass” for the City.

Meet the YSU London team: Wayne Fiddler, MBA Course Leader.

Wayne is the Course Leader for the MBA programmes at both our York and London campuses. He has over 20 years’ teaching experience and specialises in Management Accounting, Accounting Information Systems and Skills and Employability Development. He has taught at all Undergraduate levels as well as having a lot of experience of Postgraduate and professional courses. He has also undertaken delivery of many short courses on finance and accounting, both in the UK and overseas.