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/UR APPROACH TO BUSINESS EDUCATION IS BASED ON THE INTEGRATION
OF PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THE BENE½TS OF WHICH
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4HE ,EARNING 0ARTNERSHIP
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PARTNERSHIP´ !S PART OF THE ³ADULT LEARNING EXPERIENCE´ EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING TECHNIQUES INCLUDING BUSINESS
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USED TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE !SSESSMENTS TEND TO BE LESS EXAM
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7E BELIEVE THAT EDUCATION IS NOT JUST ABOUT ESTABLISHING BUSINESS KNOW
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AND LECTURER EXCHANGES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL VENTURES WHICH
ARE CENTRAL TO OUR EXISTENCE )N ADDITION ALL OF OUR PROGRAMMES
HAVE A STRONG INTERNATIONAL FOCUS
(IGHLY REGARDED INTERNATIONALLY $#5 "USINESS 3CHOOL IS A
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AND COMMUNICATION AND DEVELOPS A DIVERSE RANGE OF
PROFESSIONAL ATTRIBUTES WHICH EQUIP GRADUATES TO EXCEL
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%NTRY 2EQUIREMENTS INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT IN THE COMPLEX COMMERCIAL
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