Last week was full of Boards of Study so we have been extremely busy listening to student feedback and working out how to improve on your concerns and worries. More laptops and more space came through loud and clear and that is what we are working on. Very pleased however to hear that more and more students are finding the books they want, enjoying their library support sessions and using the reading lists. And so to news stories that caught my eye last week.
Despite many years of jokes that New Zealand had more sheep than people, it now has large numbers of cows and is leapfrogging up the world producers of dairy , or 'white gold' as they are apparently calling it. Samsung has shown its creative ambition in topping the the European Patent List for the second year running; it is also likely a response to their court battle with Apple over Intellectual Property. Google is also very creative and had almost 2,000 patents awarded in America last year. Speaking of mobile phones, China's mobile phone industry continues to grow at a rapid rate, especially since they are finally starting to benefit from 4G rollout. In other Chinese news, China has more bankcards in circulation than anywhere else in the planet and seems to have 'fallen out out of love with cash'.
Two bits of news for those business students already wondering 'what next?' as they contemplate the end of university. There is a huge growth in the number of business and MBA students working in film and entertainment and a number of specialist MBAs have been started to support this growing interesting in the entertainment industry. The number of vacancies in the City of London have also increased by 25% as the market recovers so maybe its time to consider accountancy? And if everything goes very well, you may one day end up on the Forbes list of new billionaires!
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