Emma Boyde finds out why Sir Tom Hunter is funding young entrepreneurial students to go on a full-time MBA programme at CKGSB. Rory Bate-Williams and Jeremy Solomons share their experience on the MBA programme.
Emma Boyde finds out why Sir Tom Hunter is funding young entrepreneurial students to go on a full-time MBA programme at CKGSB. Rory Bate-Williams and Jeremy Solomons share their experience on the MBA programme.
Sir Tom Hunter, known for being Scotland’s first billionaire, is funding two students from the UK on a full-time MBA programme at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business. Rory Bate-Williams and Jeremy Solomons started at the school in Beijing four months ago funded with annual bursaries worth £50,000 each, to cover the cost of doing the MBAs.
“It’s been an absolutely extraordinary experience,” says Mr Bate-Williams who says he has been enjoying the school’s emphasis on networking. He says CKGSB alumni visit the school twice a week and there are many opportunities for meeting people outside scheduled hours.
“We find ourselves sitting on the same table as Chinese politicians and CEOs,” says Mr Bate-Williams, adding: “The access we’ve been given here is amazing.”
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