About Us

Mission Statement

Our mission is to undertake responsible teaching, research and enterprise that enable students to fulfil their academic, professional and personal potential, and that enrich the communities and organisations with which we interact.

 

Vision

Building on our strong heritage and regional links, our vision is to be internationally renowned for responsible management education, a high quality learning environment, meaningful engagement with communities and organisations, and impactful research.

The values underpinning our mission are:-

• The enhancement of professional, scholarly and wider communities
• A supportive and inclusive culture geared to personal development
• A challenging and inspiring learning environment, yielding resilient and responsible graduates
• Professionalism and responsibility in all that we do
• Sound financial management and continual improvement of our processes

Quick Facts

• Top 200 in the World
  Huddersfield Business School is ranked in the 201-250 range for Business and Economics and 176-200 for Law in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings
• 4,500
  The Huddersfield Business School has 4,500 students in the UK, China, Hong Kong and India
• International
  We have students from 100 countries
• Top 10%
  In 2017, Huddersfield was voted in the Top 10% of institutions in the world for student experience in the International Student Barometer (ISB)
• 95%
  94.8% of our undergraduate students go on to work and/or further study within 6 months of graduating*
• #1
  The Huddersfield Business School Placement Unit won Best University Placement Service at the NUE awards in 2021
• 1st for Marketing
  Huddersfield was the first academic institution in the UK to run a dedicated bachelor’s degree in marketing in 1967
• MBA trailblazer
  Huddersfield Business School celebrated the 35th anniversary of its MBA programme in 2021 
• 1st
  We are the first university in England for professionally qualified staff; 97% of our permanent teaching staff are Fellows of the Higher Education Academy**
• 200
  Huddersfield Business School has 200 members of staff

*HESA 2018/19 **HESA 2019/20