January 15th, 2010
Posted by Kristina
Under: 2008-09 Student Blogs, Events & Speakers, Kristina Manalo, Oxford Life, Sports & Social, Uncategorised
To the new EMBA VII Cohort, firstly I’d like to offer my congratulations to each of you, not only for getting through the very stringent admissions, but also for making a truly life-changing decision to pursue the EMBA at Oxford! The 21 months which lie ahead of you will soon prove to be equally extraordinary [...]
September 21st, 2009
Posted by Kristina
Under: 2008-09 Student Blogs, Course content, Events & Speakers, Kristina Manalo, Uncategorised
Cliff
Who here today would have thought that we would live through our very own information revolution, let alone have the opportunity to listen to a keynote speech delivered by the person who ignited it? What a great privilege it has been to hear the thoughts of the man who kick-started the worldwide web itself. On [...]
January 23rd, 2009
Posted by Orin
Under: 2009-10 Student blogs, Events & Speakers, Orin Gordon, Oxford Life
I first set foot in Saïd Business School in November, for my admissions interview. Stephan Chambers, Executive MBA Director, was my sole interrogator. It was a tough interview: he was razor sharp. He’d clearly prepared well, and seemingly had known me for years. I’d had an easier time with interview panels of three.
He eventually homed [...]