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

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Wednesday 20 August 2008

The Business School at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø is changing its name from Tanaka Business School to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø College Business School. The change is being made to emphasise that the School is an integral part of the College by incorporating the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø College name directly into its title.

The renaming comes after research suggested that its previous name, Tanaka Business School, was not strongly associated with 51³Ô¹ÏÍø College, and that many respondents were unaware that the School was a part of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø College Business School

The School offers unique opportunities for staff and students through its close relationships with the engineering, science and medical disciplines at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø and the name change will enable the School to underline this positioning.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Rector Sir Roy Anderson said:

“51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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.”

51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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:  

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
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Press Office
Tel: 020 7594 6701
Email: abigail.smith@imperial.ac.uk

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About 51³Ô¹ÏÍø College Business School

51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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 51³Ô¹ÏÍø

51³Ô¹ÏÍø - 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.

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