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News Release from: Sainsbury Management Fellowship | Subject: SMF awards
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Team on 10 October 2006
Sainsbury SMF awards help engineers in
business
An elite selection of qualified engineers nationwide have been awarded a much sought after scholarship to study for an MBA at selected top international and UK business schools
An elite selection of qualified engineers nationwide have been awarded a much sought after scholarship to study for a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) at selected top international and UK business schools Each year up to 14 scholarships, worth more than GBP270k in total, are awarded by the Royal Academy of Engineering on behalf of the Sainsbury Management Fellows
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 10 Oct 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Sainsbury SMF awards help engineers in business
An elite selection of qualified engineers nationwide have been awarded a much sought after scholarship to study for an MBA at selected top international and UK business schools
Engineers are not valued by UK companies!
New research from the Sainsbury Management Fellows (SMF) shows that many UK companies do not see engineering as a valuable resource or as a viable route to becoming a member of a company Board.
The Sainsbury Management Fellows (SMF) were created by Lord Sainsbury of Turville to help the country's top engineers acquire the knowledge and skills that will take them into the boardroom of Britain's blue chip companies or set up enterprises that will boost both local and national economies.
The SMF scholarship is highly respected within the world of engineering and awards are made to engineers who have the combination of exceptional qualifications and leadership potential.
Mohit Midha, a recent SMF scholarship winner, decided to study for an MBA at London Business School, as he believes it will give him the knowledge and the network to realise his entrepreneurial goals.
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Mohit commented, "An MBA will allow me to position my career in an entrepreneurial trajectory.
I will no longer be pigeon holed as a 'techie'.
On completion of my MBA I will be capable of managing all aspects of business".
Daniel Rynehart, another scholarship winner has decided to study for a MBA to broaden his knowledge of core business functions, develop his leadership skills and gain an international perspective which he thinks is so crucial in today's global economy.
"I believe that the MBA I gain from London Business School will open up a whole host of exciting career possibilities that were previously not accessible to me as a professional engineer," said Daniel.
Dan Mutadich, President of the SMF, commented: "It's important that qualified engineers are supported to study for MBA qualifications.
Helping the UK develop engineers as leaders is becoming ever more important in the face of increasing competition from countries such as China, India, Japan, America and Germany Combining engineering skills with wider business knowledge is a great benefit to the country.
Not only will graduates gain qualifications to apply for senior management posts when they complete their MBA successfully, they will join the SMF community which provide excellent contacts and resources which they can draw on in their future career".
For information on applying for a SMF scholarship, visit www.smf.org.uk.
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