Higher School of Economics Double Degree with Lancaster University Management School

Dr Radka Newton

Head of International and Postgraduate Admissions

• Centre of the UK • One hour from Manchester

Airport • 2.5 hours from London

Where are we

Manchester Lancaster

London

A campus university

Lancaster City

• Small, friendly historic city • Lively atmosphere • Population 100,000 • (20,000 students) • Low cost of living • Safest university city in UK –

Independent national newspaper • Close to Manchester

Lancaster City

Lake District National Park

Our Campus

World Class Facilities

Learning Zone

Sports Centre

Student Experience - Sports

Student Experience - Societies

• Banks • Health Centre & Pharmacy • Supermarket • Sports Centre • Post Office • Restaurants / café / bars • Travel agent • Theatre / cinema / arts centre

Campus Services

• Self catering + restaurants • Own bathroom • High speed internet / wi-fi • Safe & secure • Low cost of living

Accommodation – award winning “Best university

accommodation” National Student Housing Survey

Accommodation – award winning

Accommodation – award winning

Management School

Our overall vision is to be a leading global Management school and grow in a sustainable manner

Full-spectrum Management School

• 8 strong academic departments

• Undergraduate, specialist masters, MBA, executive education, and PhD programmes

• Dedicated careers and employability programme

• 170+ academic staff , 50+ full professors, and over 100 support staff

• 37,000 strong alumni base

Strong history and commitment to excellence

• Triple accredited (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA) top 1% world wide

• LUMS is world ranked by the FT and other league tables

• LUMS was ranked 1st in the UK for ‘research power’ in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF).

• 95% of our research is of international standing

Highly international community

• 35% of our academic staff are from outside the UK

• 41% of all LUMS (at Lancaster) students are from overseas (excluding EU)

• 79% of our PGT students are from Overseas

• Students come from 58 different nationalities

Executive Education Lancashire Constabulary, Essar Plc, Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

SME Non-accredited executive

portfolio further developed (LEAD) due to be rolled out across

the Northwest region

Collaborative degrees Ernst and Young degree in

Accounting, Auditing and Finance; E-skills degree with industry

support (inc. BA; Ford; Unilever)

Masters collaboration Company involvement in Masters

programmes (Accenture, SAS, IBM)

Employability Employer engagement in new

Careers and Employability strategy (PWC, EY, Deloitte)

Research Centre for Performance-led HR (14 corporate sponsors inc. Co-

operative Financial Services; Hanson; McDonald's; Nestlé; Shell

International; Vodafone).

We have strong ties with business and industry, both locally and globally

We have consistently been ranked as a top University and Management School

Guardian 2015 - 10th in the UK

6th in Accounting & Finance

The Complete University Guide 2015 - 11th in the UK

2nd in Marketing 5th in Accounting & Finance 10th in Business and Management

Good University Guide 2015 - 11th in the UK, 1st in the NW

4th in Accounting & Finance 5th in Business Studies

UK ranking (2015): 11th Finance (pre-experience) 12th MSc Management 10th Full-time MBA

Global rankings: (3 yr avg.) 28th MSc Finance (pre-experience) MSc Management – Top 100 Full-Time MBA – Top 100

We attract leading academics from across the world, enabling you to interact and learn from some of the foremost thinkers in their fields

Postgraduate community of staff

• 170 plus academic staff • 50 full professors • Over 100 support staff

UK68%

EU13%

Overseas19%

Faculty breakdown

LUMS supports an internationally diverse community of students, raising students awareness and thinking around different perspectives

Over 700 students 58 nationalities

“Studying at Lancaster gave me the

privilege of living in a multi-cultural environment. I got to know people from all around the globe, which I really value and I also improved my inter-cultural communication skills”

Hannah Lindblad, MSc Management

UK29%

EU14%

China18%

India18%

SE Asia8%

The Americas

4%

Rest of world

9%

PG Student breakdown by region

LUMS Postgraduate Student Support

In addition to the support provided to all students at a University level, LUMS provides additional support by having a dedicated careers team, academic

support team and our network of international alumni advisers

LUMS Postgraduate Careers Advice

Our dedicated PG Careers Adviser offers students tools and advice to compete successfully in today’s job market Integrated careers workshops across MSc and MA programmes Employer events, conferences and visits 1-1 careers advice guidance and coaching Regular drop-in clinics providing you assistance with:

• Reviewing CVs and application forms • Practice psychometric testing • Interview skills and tactics • Assessment centre approaches

Online careers resources Visit the University careers service as well at “The Base”

Pick up a copy of our Careers and Employability Activities brochure

Dr Peter Sewell CPsychol, AFBPsS

Postgraduate Careers Adviser p.sewell@lancaster.ac.uk

www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/careers

LUMS Effective Learning has a dedicated postgraduate academic advisor offering academic support

Regular drop-in sessions, courses and workshops on academic skills for postgraduate study

Tutorial support

For students referred by their department, tutor, college, Lancaster University Student Union or Student Based Services

The Academic Writing Zone (AWZ) in LUMS

For friendly one-to-one advice on writing for coursework with trained student writing mentors

LUMS Study Advice virtual site

Details of workshops, the AWZ and study resources

Gill Burgess

lums.effectivelearning@lancaster.ac.uk

Applicants and students can access information and support from members of LUMS’ alumni community

We currently have over 37,000 alumni in 144 countries. Our Alumni Team support connections between alumni, as well as applicants and current students For applicants:

• Read Alumni Profiles, written by our graduates about their time at LUMS and subsequent careers

• Contact our network of LUMS Alumni Advisers for informal advice based on their own Lancaster experiences www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/study/masters/alumni-advisers/

For students:

• Guest speaker events (industry experts, careers) • Project and placement opportunities • Networking (LinkedIn, face-to-face) • Career mentoring and advice

Maggie Wild

Libby Packham

Charlotte Lund

Our HSE alumni Pavel Kabir E Business and Innovation http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/study/alumni-profiles/pavel-kabir Alexander Andreev Project Management http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/study/alumni-profiles/alexander-andreev Timur Khilazhev Project Management http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/study/alumni-profiles/timur-khilazhev

Double degree pathways

•MSc Finance •http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/study/masters/

programmes/finance/ •MSc Money, Banking and Finance •http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/study/masters/

programmes/mbf/ •MSc Quantitative Finance •http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/study/masters/

programmes/msc-quantitative-finance/

HSE students of MA Financial Analytics, MSc Corporate Finance an MSc Financial

markets

Entry Requirements • GPA 4/5 or 8/10 in your Bachelors degree and a

good performance on the Masters degree at HSE English Language proficiency • IELTS 7.0 (with at least 6.0 in each element), or • Please see our website for more detailed

information about entry requirements

www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/study/masters/apply/entry/

Entry requirements and funding opportunities

Scholarships and Funding • 10% fee discount for HSE candidates • 30% fee discount – if your final thesis is supervised in

HSE • Degree programme scholarship - £2000 - £5000 • HSE special scholarship – up to £6000

• No application needed for the scholarship

• Please see our website for more detailed information about scholarships

www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/study/masters/scholarships/

HSE double degree candidates are able to achieve both

How to apply? 1. You have to be nominated by HSE first – contact Oxana Budjko

obudjko@gmail.com 2. HSE will make the first selection and will notify Lancaster of selected

candidates 3. Selected candidates will be asked to apply online and upload the

following documents:

2 References can be provided on official headed-paper with authorised signatories or on the University's reference forms. Please ensure that these are uploaded to your online application account

Bachelors degree transcript translated into English and certified by the University First semester HSE Masters transcript IELTS certificate (overall 7 with no less than 6 in each component) – can be uploaded later in – by

the end of May 2016 Personal motivation statement – max 2 pages

https://www.postgraduate-applications.lancaster.ac.uk/

Contact us

LUMS Postgraduate Admissions LUMSpostgraduate@lancaster.ac.uk LUMS International Office Dr Radka Newton, Head of International Development and PG Recruitment

r.newton@lancaster.ac.uk LUMS Alumni Advisers alumniadvisers@lancaster.ac.uk www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/study/masters/alumni-advisers/ www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums