The above list is largely representative of the UK AMBA-Accredited Business Schools. International students are advised that they should expect to pay fees ranging between £13,000 and £29,000 a year in any of the above Schools. Contact Exquisite Solution for information on the availability of funding for international students in any of the above Schools. Our team also presents to you another list of those MBA offering institutions. These may not necessarily be AMBA-Accredited but are of international standing and do offer a credible alternative in terms of study cost.

• University of Abadeen Business School
• Ashcroft International Business School
• Anglia Ruskin University
• Bangor School of Business And Regional Development
• Bolton Business School
• Bournemouth University Business School
• Brighton Business School
• University of Buckingham Business School
• Buckinghamshire Business School , BCUC
• Caledonian Business School
• Cardiff Business School
• College of Estate Management (CEM)
• Coventry Business School
• University of Derby , The Derbyhire Business School
• Doncaster Business School
• Dundee Business School , Heriot-Watt University
• University of Glocestershire Business School
• University of Greeniwich
• Greenwich School of Management
• University of Hertfordshire Business School
• Huddersfield University Business School
• The University of Hull Business School
• Keele University School of Management
• Lancashire Business School , University of Central Lancashire
• The Leadership Trust Foundation
• Leeds Business School
• Lincoln Business School , University of Lincoln
• Liverpool John Moores University
• The university of Liverpool / Laureate Online Education
• University of Liverpool Management School
• London Metropolitan University
• London South Bank Business School (Faculty of Business, Computing, and Information Management)
• University of Luton Business School
• The Newcastle Business School , Northumbria
• Northampton Business School , the University of Northampton
• Nottingham Business School , Nottingham Trent University
• Paisley Business School
• University of Plymouth Business School
• Portsmouth Business School
• School of Business and Enterprise , Queen Margaret University College , Edinburgh
• Queen's University, Belfast , School of Management and Economics.
• Royal Agricultural College School Of Business
• University of Salford School of Management
• Schiller International University , London
• University of Sheffield Management School
• Sheffield Hallam, Faculty of Organization and Management
• Southampton Business School , Southampton Solent University
• Staffordshire University Business School
• University of Stirling , Faculty of Management
• Suffolk College , School of Management
• University of Sunderland Business School
• University of Surrey (UNIS), School of Management
• Swansea Business School, Swansea Institute of Higher Education
• Swansea University School of Business and Economics
• Teesside Business School , University of Teesside
• Thames Valley University , Faculty of Professional Studies
• UCE Business School
• University of Ulster, Faculty of Business And Management
• University of Wales, Newport, Newport Business School
• UWIC Business School
• The University of Westminister Business Schools
• University of Wolverhampton Business School.

For information on application requirements, procedure and deadline relating to any of the above business schools, contact the Exquisite Solution Team at enquiries@exquisitesolution.com and a member of the team will get in touch with you

The World’s top 50 Universities (The 2005 Shangai Jiao Tong rankings):
The Shangai Jiao Tong university ranking was first introduced in 2003 and remains one of the most trusted and the most prestigious ranking for institutions of higher education worldwide. The ranking is based on a wide range of criteria, including academic and research performance as well as the number of alumni and staff winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals.
The list is still dominated by American Universities who take up more than 50% of all the places. This may partly be attributed to the size of the country and its economic muscle, with universities like Harvard attracting an endowment to the tune of $23billion in a single year, far bigger than the economy of an average African statse. Notably and regrettably, no single African institution has so far sniffed at the list.
1. Harvard, USA
2. Cambridge, United Kingdom
3. Stanford, California, USA
4. Berkeley, California, USA
5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
6. California Institute of Technology, USA
7. Columbia, USA
8. Princeton, USA
9. University of Chicago, USA
10. Oxford, UK
11. Yale, USA
12. Cornell, USA
13. San Diego, USA
14. Los Angeles, USA
15. Pennsylvania, USA
16. Madison, Wisconsin, USA
17. Seattle, USA
18. San Francisco, USA
19. Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, USA
20. Tokyo, Japan
21. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
22. Kyoto, Japan
23. Imperial College, University of London, UK
24. University of Toronto, Canada
25. Urban Champagn, Illinois, USA
26. University College, The University of London, UK
27. Swiss Fed Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
28. St. Louis, USA
29. University of New York, USA
30. Rockefeller, USA.
University Ranking – Continued.
31. Northwestern University, USA
32. Duke University, USA
33. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA
34. University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
35. University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
36. University of Texas, USA
37. University of British Columbia, Canada
38. University of Texas, South-Western Medical Centre, USA
39. Pennsylvania State University Park, USA
39. Vanderbilt University, USA
41. University of California – Davis, USA
41. University of Utrecht, Netherlands
43. Rutgers State University, New Brunswick, USA
43. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
45. Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
46. University of Paris, 06, France
47. University of California, Irvine, USA
47. University of Edinburgh, UK
47. University of Maryland, Coll Park, USA
50. University of Southern California, USA.
Not very good reading for our partners in Africa is the fact that Africa only has three places in the World’s top 500 Universities, all of them South Africa based. The the top-most slot is claimed by Africa’s (and the RSA’s) number one university - The University of Cape Town - which ranks 245th, followed by the University of Zulu Natal in the 471st position and the University of Pretoria in the 482nd position.

FUNDING FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDY ABROAD:
Postgraduate study comes along with enormous challenges, from family commitments (in the case of mature students), home sickness for those studying abroad, to the rigors of adapting to a new culture and style of life. Nothing is challenging as the burden of mobilizing the necessary funding, which amount is normally triple the home rate of fees.
It is this concern over fees that has aroused the most questions from Exquisite Solution’s inquirers. It is our remit to try to advise on such issues that seem consensual to both our clients and the general public.
The general position on the matter is there is no ordinary source of funding for postgraduate study in almost all universities around the globe. In the United Kingdom for example, any such availability varies widely both between Home/ EU students and International students; Part-time and Full-time students; and between subject disciplines and research areas.
Home students are the more favoured, with local authorities providing Career Development Loans. Grants are also attainable from the Research Councils to help students in covering tuition costs. Contact your local authority for full advice on the available opportunities.
International students however find it incredibly difficult to access such funding. Those intending to undertake graduate studies here are well advised to secure enough funding before taking the decision to enroll abroad.
There are some funding opportunities availed by particular universities for students either undertaking specific courses or from particular countries. Likewise, funds may be secured if you demonstrate satisfactory progress on your course and are faced with difficulties in the last stages of your course. Find out more on such funding, to see if you qualify.
In the United States and Canada, graduate scholarships, bursaries, grants and fellowships are provided for by the particular university. Most of these universities do not require a separate application for scholarships or other financial support.
Availability of scholarships is also regularly advertised at www.guardian.co.uk/courses
Top Universities also have a tendency to “cream-scheme” by shopping around for students who show exemplary academic merit. Holders of first class degrees normally secure funding that caters for their full tuition cost as well as (in most cases) receiving a monthly stipend towards their living expenses.

An Overseas student? Looking to supplement your income? Try part-time (supply) teaching
Don’t get lost in the maze; supplement your finances through supply teaching. One of the most daunting tasks faced by international students is finding work to help them supplement their finances. This is despite having the right to work for a maximum number of hours depending on the immigration laws of a particular country.
This has always resulted in frustration, forcing students to work as cleaners, door-men, taxi drivers, carers, etc. Not only is this demoralizing for someone who in most cases is a holder of degree qualifications, it is highly draining yet the pay is minimal.
No employment offers more challenge and reward than teaching. Taking the United Kingdom where students are allowed to work for a maximum of 20 hours per week for example, teaching only requires you to work for 3 days but pays you handsomely. This is how.
A normal teaching day lasts between 9:15am to 3:30pm max (depending on a particular school – both primary and secondary). For work done during these hours, you expect to earn between £120 and £130 per day! This works out at about £1200 a month (after tax), much more than what one needs for the rather high cost of living in cities like London.
It is no cake just talking of teaching. One ought to be aware of the challenges involved. But because others have and still do it, you too can. And, you do not have to be a teacher to do it. Various avenues exist as the Exquisite Solution Team would tell you.
Exquisite Solution has researched all the major teaching Agencies in the United Kingdom and is proud to bring you the list as you start your exciting adventure into teaching. Contact our team for advice on the ‘hows’ and ‘whats’ of Agency teaching and we shall be happy to guide you.
Teaching Agencies in the UK:

Contact the ES Team at enquiries@exquisitesolution.com for advice on the agency near you and on how best to secure registration.