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two-year, full-time MBA was no longer viewed as necessary”,

whilst Jonathan Moules (5)comments: “Mergers of business

schools have been prominent where state support for

higher education has been cut. The winners from the shake-

out will be those that can offer the best value for money,

either because they take less time to complete or because

they have a strong global brand.”

Aside, from the highly

selective schools, MBA
programmes are shrinking

almost everywhere. The

trend is for distance,

evening and weekend

programmes for people who

have real jobs and can't afford to take 2 years off.

Furthermore, allied to this is students demand for

accreditation in their institution selection rather than on

simple education criteria. Paradoxically, the most selective

Business Schools aren't even accredited.

The relationship between student and lecturer has changed

markedly. In the U.K. Universities are open to all but fees are
now charged along with access to student loans thus

making universities more commercial operations than they

once were. Students now want value for money and have an
increased expectation that they will get a degree at the end

of their studies.