New identity for Imperial College Business School

Imperial College Business School

New name reinforces school's position as integral part of the College <em> - News Release</em>

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Wednesday 20 August 2008

The Business School at Imperial College London is changing its name from Tanaka Business School to Imperial College Business School. The change is being made to emphasise that the School is an integral part of the College by incorporating the Imperial College name directly into its title.

The renaming comes after research suggested that its previous name, Tanaka Business School, was not strongly associated with Imperial College, and that many respondents were unaware that the School was a part of Imperial.

Imperial College Business School

The School offers unique opportunities for staff and students through its close relationships with the engineering, science and medical disciplines at Imperial and the name change will enable the School to underline this positioning.

Imperial's Rector Sir Roy Anderson said:

“Imperial College is known globally for carrying out research that improves quality of life worldwide. The Business School’s activities play a central role in this mission. By putting the College’s name into the Business School’s title we are making clear its position as an integral part of the College.”

Imperial alumnus and benefactor Dr Gary Tanaka, after whom the School was formerly named, will continue to be recognised for his generous support with the naming of the School's accommodation as 'The Tanaka Building'.

Dr Tanaka said:

“The growth and development of the Business School under the helm of Professor David Begg and former Rector Sir Richard Sykes has been a source of great pride since my association with it began. Its increasingly lofty academic standing has been acknowledged by many international surveys. Its place within a leading science, technology and medicine university offers it many opportunities to develop still further and to carve out a unique role in business research and education. This latest move is a step towards enabling it to reach its maximum world-wide potential."

The change in identity for the School takes effect from today and implementation will be completed in time for the start of the new academic year on 1 October.

Further details about the Business School are available at: www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school 

Images of the College and Business School can be requested from Abigail Smith (details below).

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For further information contact:

Abigail Smith
Imperial College London Press Office
Tel: 020 7594 6701
Email: abigail.smith@imperial.ac.uk

Notes to editors:

About Imperial College Business School

Imperial College Business School is currently home to over 500 students and 120 members of staff. It is a world-class provider of business education and research, focusing primarily on Imperial College’s well-established strengths. The School possesses recognised, international expertise in three specialist areas: finance; innovation and entrepreneurship and healthcare management.

It is the only European School to have appeared in the Financial Times’ “Best in Entrepreneurship’ table, every year since the assessment began. The School's Innovation and Entrepreneurship group is the leading research group of its kind in Europe, having received over £25m in funding from governmental and corporate sponsors.

The School offers bespoke executive education, MBA in full-time, Executive and Distance Learning modes; Master's programmes in Finance, Risk Management and Financial Engineering, International Health Management and Management. It also offers a MSc Actuarial Finance programme, developed with the industry to meet the needs of practicing actuaries. Doctoral programmes are also offered in a several specialist areas.

About Imperial College London

Imperial College London - rated the world's fifth best university in the 2007 Times Higher Education Supplement University Rankings - is a science-based institution on with a reputation for excellence in teaching and research that attracts 12,000 students and 6,000 staff of the highest international quality.

Innovative research at the College explores the interface between science, medicine, engineering and business, delivering practical solutions that improve quality of life and the environment - underpinned by a dynamic enterprise culture.

Website: www.imperial.ac.uk 

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