Dear Students, Thank you for a very productive semester. We have had many successful events this semester including the launch of the Canary Wharf facility that we will be using to run our Canary Wharf Programme, as well as other events. We were also happy to have a very enlightening series on Islamic Finance and Banking chaired by the Director of the Islamic Finance and Banking Centre, Dr. Gaffar Khalid. This series was capped with the donation of a book collection on Is-lamic Finance and Banking for the library, donated by the Islamic Development Bank in Saudi Arabia. We also ran a number of events through the Noon Centre for Equality and Diversity, including the Women in the Boardroom Se-ries. We hosted a special programme for our partners from Sanda University in China and also had a visit by the Presi-dent of ESBM in Sao Paulo Brazil, J. Roberto Whitaker Penteado. We also had President Sun and Dean Wei from SI-BEU in Shanghai China for a visit. All of these partnerships are a testament to our commitment to global business

education. We are also proud of our Elite Students, Global Scholars and Leadership Certificate earners who are engaging with the School and Business Community in important ways. I look forward to seeing more of our students engage both in and outside the classroom through all our mentoring, internship and study abroad opportunities. Mark Watson continues to develop our offerings for employability and is located in the Noon Centre for Equality and Diversity on the 2nd floor of the Knowledge Dock. We as a School are very serious about raising our educational offerings. We look forward to celebrating the accomplishments of those of you who are finishing your degrees this semester at commencement this fall. Enjoy the summer months and make your time away from University interest-ing.

Global Scholars ready to take off this week! Students enrolled in the Global Scholars Programme will be flying out around the globe, over the course of this week and next week thanks to the generosity of Lord Noon and the Noon Centre. China, Malaysia, Bahrain, Brazil, India and Spain will be homes to students for a week as they delve deeper into work with sustainable social enterprise projects in these locations. The programme was successfully piloted last year, with two groups

of students working on public health projects in Kenya and India and has grown tremendously this year, as a project funded by the Noon Centre for Equality and Di-versity in Business. This year, nine groups of over ninety students will not only benefit from a fantastic cross-cultural experience, but will

make a genuine difference in the lives of others. We are looking forward to hearing more about their trips when they return. Safe journey to our travellers! For more information please visit www.uel.ac.uk/noon

RDBS students attend networking event of the Hospitality Professional Association Sheldon Crosdale and Nathalie Rakotonin-drina, students on our In-ternational Tourism Man-agement degree, recently attended a HOSPA (Hospitality Professionals Association) networking event at the offices of legal firm Wat-son, Farley & Williams. The evening included a presentation by Russell Kett, Managing Director of HVS International, London - a firm that specialises in providing hospitality and hotel valua-tion services across EMEA, as well as the opportunity to net-work with the c.50 attendees who comprised a mix of senior hotel operators; hospitality consulting advisers; and hospitality recruitment companies. Well done to Nathalie and Sheldon who won an internal RDBS competition to attend the event with Angela O'Reilly (Senior Lecturer).

UEL Social Action Award Winner

Congratulations to Natalie Telles who is the winner of the UEL Social Action Award recently presented at the 2013 Volunteer Awards and Summer Ball. Natalie, a final year student in our BA International Tourism Management programme, received the award for her various volunteering and fundraising initiatives. Among others, she was granted a UEL Global Bursary to partly fund a trip to Laos where she volunteered to teach English to local monks. She used this experience to undertake the research for her final year project. Natalie is currently raising funds for Breast Cancer Care as part of her Kilimanjaro Summit challenge later this year. Anyone wishing to support Natalie, visit www.justgiving.com/Natalie-Telles2012.

As part of our excellent MBA and Executive Education Programme, the Royal Docks Business School would like to invite you, your col-league’s and Business Friends to a FREE Mini MBA programme that will be held in our state of the art facility in the heart of Ca-nary Wharf. Further information on this programme can be found on the link below. www.uel.ac.uk/business/mba/minimba/ Participants are not expected to attend all sessions, you can select those that are most appropriate and convenient to you. All sessions will commence at 12pm and lunch will be provided.

Agenda for Executive Business Week:

*PMI – Project Management Institute

We only have 25 spaces available, so places will be on a first come, first served basis. Please note that in order to book a space on this fantastic week, we will require you to pay a £10 deposit which will be returnable if you attend all of the sessions. Registration is now OPEN and you can secure your place for the week by going to KD 2.11 and paying your £10 deposit to either Mark, Connor or Ranjeeta. Please ensure that you receive a confirmation slip after paying.

Hosts Times Topics

Day 1 The British Butler Insti-tute & RDBS 9.30am - 4.30pm Welcome, Introductions followed by Dining & Table Etiquette

Day 2 The British Butler Insti-tute 9.30am - 4.30pm

Personal presentation covering body language, introductions & communication skills

Day 2 Barclays 5.00pm - 9.00pm Round the table discussion/networking with Barclays and PMI* members

Day 3 Barclays 9.30am - 4.30pm Welcome followed by talks and activities around 'Lean six sigma' process management

Day 4 Barclays & RDBS 9.30am - 4.30pm An in depth look at exploring business processes and problem solving.

Congratulations go to the following students who have successfully completed all of the compulsory elements as well as achieving the required amount of points to be awarded the 2012/13 RDBS Leadership Award.

If you are interested in finding out more about the Leadership Award or would like to apply for the next cohort in October, please visit http://www.uel.ac.uk/business/employability/therdbsleadershipaward/

Maria Aamir Latif Isabella Asimadi Shamaila Bhatti Rejoice Bhila Edna Chirwa

Nadia Ionescu-Blower Saheed Jokosanya Laura Marszalek Olaru Oana

Amanda Parker-Gamon Emma Parrish Dmitrijs Sakelis Lucy Woodbridge

The Royal Docks Business School proudly presents the Canary Wharf Executive Business week, exclusive to our students. We invite you to a life changing experience that will augment your personal and professional image. This elite training experience is designed to help you present yourself at your personal and profes-sional best as well as giving you the skills to stand out in the busi-ness world. Dates: Tuesday 11th – Friday 14th June 2013 – Students MUST at-tend all of the sessions! Target Audience: Designed for Postgraduates, however under-graduates will be considered. Hosts: Royal Docks Business School, The British Butler Institute & Barclays (including the Project Management Institute)

Feminist Research Conference

Tuesday 23rd July 2013, 09:30-16:30 / University of East London, Docklands Campus/ Lunch and refreshments will be provided. This one day conference is designed for researchers, academics and PhD students with an interest in feminist theory for research. The day includes:

Input on feminist research from speakers

Discussions on women and the economy, intersectionality and reflexivity

Networking opportunities If you are interested in attending this conference, please email: feministresearchconference@uel.ac.uk

The diverse reality of tourism During Semester B, RDBS Tourism students enjoyed a variety of talks which highlighted the diversity of the tourism sector. Experts from academia, industry, public and not-for-profit organisations kindly shared their knowledge and experience with our students.. First year students heard from Dr Ilaria Pappalepore of Anglia Ruskin University, who presented the findings from her research into the use of Satellite Navigation Tracking Systems as a mechanism for identifying tourist behaviour in Cambridge and London. Second year students visited the Museum of London where Antony Robbins, Director of Communications, explained the museum’s market segmentation and marketing activities. They also benefitted from the expertise of Dr Scott McCabe of the University of Nottingham who spoke about the use of social media in tourism mar-keting. Further, they discussed the role of NGOs in developing and promoting sustainable tourism with Mark Watson, Director of Tourism Concern. Final year students visited Kensington Palace to gain insights into the

development of the visitor experience, supported by talks from Educa-

tion Facilitator Sarah Preece and Visitor Experience Manager, Amy

Pitts. They also appreciated a glimpse into the working environment

of Rachel Croome, a business travel consultant at Trailfinders.

The London Summer School for Business is open to students from UEL . The school runs between the 17th of July and the 10th of Au-gust from Monday to Friday between 10 am and 1 pm. The afternoons are reserved for guest speakers and visits to institu-tions related to the course: Bank of England, London Stock Exchange, London Metal exchange etc… Please visit the website www.uel.ac.uk/lssb The price for International student is £2800. However for UEL students it has been reduced to £1600. This includes : tuition fees, oyster card zone 1-3 for a month, field visits, guest speak-ers, welcome and farewell dinners. You will be sharing the classes with students from 12 countries all over the globe.

Noon Centre Events Series: ER Colloquium: Exploring the Lived Experiences of Ethnicities The 8th Colloquium on Ethnic Relations is almost here! The colloquium provides an open forum for issues relating to equality, diversity and inclusion with a unique opportunity for new researchers to present papers. This year the focus is to encourage ethnic minority aca-demics and practitioners to write and publish from within their own lived experiences. The 2013 conference will be held in WB Lecture Theatre on 25 July 2013 from 9.00am to 5.30pm. A remarkable success last year; this event provided an extensive opportunity for networking with professionals and academics with a common interest. Spaces are limited. Register today! Email rdbs.events@uel.ac.uk and confirm your place.

International Summer School and Conference in New York RDBS is partnering with NYU Poly and LUISS for the organisation of the 5th International Summer School and Conference on Sustainable - Economic Development, Firm Performance and Infrastructure. The event will be held at NYU Poly (New York) in the period of July 27th – August 3rd and will group both Students, Consultants and Practitioners interested on the topic. UEL students benefit from a 400€ discount on fees. Additional information can be found on the website www.int-ssc.org. Few places are remaining. For more information, please contact Dr. Paolo Taticchi, Acting Director of MBA Programs at UEL RDBS who is the Co-Director for this Summer Event. p.taticchi@uel.ac.uk