British business schools are major players in the international MBA scenario. Of late, a lot of effort has been put in by British Universities to attract overseas students. According to a survey by the International Graduate Insight Group in January 2008, Britain is beginning to topple America as the most popular place for overseas students. Swinging the tide in favour of Britain are factors such as perceived safety, the reputation of its institutions of higher learning and the comparative ease in obtaining a Visa.

Advantages of studying MBA in UK
From the perspective of international students, two major advantages for studying in the UK are:

• The short duration of the MBA course, which is 1 year instead of 2 as in the US and Canada
• Most universities in the UK recognize the three year bachelor’s degree as a pre-requisite for admission to an MBA course
• The British system of education is more flexible. The Oxford MBA programme for instance, can be taken either full time over a 12-month period, or part-time (EMBA) over 21 months
• A 1-year full-time MBA course in the UK is split into 9 months of course work and 3 months of dissertation or project work
• Besides favourable rankings of British business schools, studying in UK is also a culturally stimulating experience as a single campus can be home to as many as 50 different nationalities
• According to ABS (Association of Business Schools), which is the representative body of all leading business schools in the UK, 1 in 7 students were studying business and management in the academic year 2005-06
• In terms of employability for overseas students, Britain’s sombre rules and Visa restrictions are soon going to be streamlined and made more user-friendly to brighten the prospects for overseas aspirants

 1 |2|3|