Additional MBA Information

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Dear University of Liverpool,

I am currently looking at studying an MBA however with so much choice within the market I would like to know some more background and operational information which is not available on all the Universities website I am look at.

I would like to know the following information

1. Total MBA Budget per year, per course e.g. full time/part-time/flexible/executive
1.1 If possible how much of this is spent on teaching, overseas trips and scholarships.
2. The number of none academic staff that support the above courses e.g. recruitment staff/administration staff/ operational staff. Can this information be provided with if they are full time, part time etc, and the type of contact and job title
3. The number of academic staff that teach on the programme with the following information a) number of female and males, the number that have PhD's, the number that have practical non academic experience in business.
4. The size of the last two years MBA student body (number of students on each course)
5. The number of different nationalities within the student body over the last two years.
6. The female to male ratio for students in the last two years.

If calcification is required please let me know. I look forward to hearing from you

Yours faithfully,

Katie Kidd

foi Uof Liverpool, University of Liverpool

Dear Ms. Kidd,

Thank you for your email received 28th August 2018 requesting information about MBA courses. I am writing to let you know that we have received your request and will process it as soon as possible, and in any case within 20 working days of the day we received the request. You will hear back from us by 25th September 2018 at the latest.

It would assist us in answering your request if you could let us know whether you are a current student or staff member of the University.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs Lesley Jackson, FOI Co-ordinator
The University of Liverpool, Foundation Building,
765 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L69 7ZX

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Dear foi Uof Liverpool,

Thank you for response. I am neither staff or student and this is stated in my original email.

Yours sincerely,

Katie Kidd

foi Uof Liverpool, University of Liverpool

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[1]Mrs Lesley Jackson Freedom of Information Co-ordinator The Foundation
Building 765 Brownlow Hill Liverpool L69 7ZX F 0151 794 3272 E
[University of Liverpool request email] www.liverpool.ac.uk

 

FOI/LJ

 

1^st October 2018

 

 

Ms. Katie Kidd

Via email:  [2][FOI #513317 email]

 

 

Dear Ms. Kidd,

 

Thank you for your email of 28^th August 2018 requesting additional MBA
information.  With apologies for the delay I am pleased to provide some of
the information that we hold, set out below:-

 

1. Total MBA Budget per year, per course e.g. full
time/part-time/flexible/executive

1.1 If possible how much of this is spent on teaching, overseas trips and
scholarships.

 

The University confirms that it holds the information requested however,
the University considers this information to be exempt from disclosure
under section 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 as the
information is commercially sensitive. Section 43(2) exempts information
from release where its disclosure under the Act would, or would be likely
to, prejudice the commercial interests of any person. As section 43(2) is
a qualified exemption, the University has conducted a public interest test
and has concluded that release of this data would be likely to prejudice
the University’s commercial interests.

 

2. The number of none academic staff that support the above courses e.g.
recruitment staff/administration staff/ operational staff. Can this
information be provided with if they are full time, part time etc, and the
type of contact and job title 3. The number of academic staff that teach
on the programme with the following information a) number of female and
males, the number that have PhD's, the number that have practical non
academic experience in business.

 

The University is unable to provide this information as which particular
courses a member of academic staff teaches is not known.

 

4. The size of the last two years MBA student body (number of students on
each course)

5. The number of different nationalities within the student body over the
last two years.

6. The female to male ratio for students in the last two years.

Please see the attached spreadsheet.

 

If you are not satisfied with the University’s response to your request,
you may ask the University to review it.  If you wish to do this, please
write to the Freedom of Information Reviewer, Legal & Compliance, The
University of Liverpool, The Foundation Building, 765 Brownlow Hill,
Liverpool, L69 7ZX (email [3][University of Liverpool request email]), enclosing a copy of
your original request and explaining your complaint.  Please include an
address for correspondence.

 

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have a
right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:-

 

The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

Telephone:      0303 123 1113

Website: [4]www.ico.org.uk  

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Lesley Jackson

 

Freedom of Information Co-ordinator

 

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