Kingston Business School

We want to develop sought-after, human-centric and enterprising business professionals and leaders who are equipped with future skills to create sustainable impact regionally and globally.

We will advance business, policy and society at regional and global levels through impactful business education, research, and the development of human-centric capabilities.

We value: 

• Excellence in our staff and student experience, learning and research
• Ideas that are innovative, creative and entrepreneurial 
• Diversity, collegiality and responsibility

To help you maximise your potential, we will encourage you to:

• Challenge your perceptions through active analysis, questioning, interpretation and innovation
• Change the future through problem solving and influencing others to be their best
• Create new solutions and embrace opportunities through digitalisation and enterprise thinking 

Collaborate within multidisciplinary terms and environments 

Kingston Business School works closely with partners around the world. Find out more about our collaborations below.

GISMA, Berlin, Germany 

Learn from GISMA academics as you study one of two double degree programmes on campus in Berlin.

SVKM's NMIMS-CIS, Mumbai, India

Study our BBA (Hons) Business Administration course, with two years in India and one year at Kingston Business School. You’ll even have the chance to spend a fourth year in a work placement and graduate with BBA (Hons) Business Administration with Professional Placement. 

Kingston Business School holds the prestigious AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accreditation, which only 5% of the world’s business schools have. Discover some of our other accreditations below.

AACSB

• A major international accreditation
• Requires ongoing alignment with 9 standards and a focus on delivering our vision, mission and values
• We received a full five years' accreditation in 2022

EFMD

• A programme-level award from EFMD (the European Foundation for Management Development)
• An external quality measure
• We received a full three years' re-accreditation in 2025
• EFMD accredits our International Business BSc (Hons) and International Business Management MSc (with pathways) courses.

AMBA (Association of MBAs)

• An external quality measure accreditation
• A professional membership network for MBA graduates
• AMBA accredits all cohorts of our MBA, as well as our International Business Management MSc (with pathways)
• We received a full five years' re-accreditation in 2022.

The Small Business Charter (SBC)

• An award for the UK's world-class business schools
• Celebrates business schools that play an effective role in supporting small businesses, local economies and student entrepreneurship
• Provides a framework to deliver nationally recognised business support
• We received a full five years' accreditation in 2020

Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE)

• An institutional-level membership awarded by the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS).
• Demonstrates our commitment to high-quality, evidence-based teaching and continuous professional development.
• Supports our academics to stay current with the latest pedagogic research and innovative teaching practice.
• Ensures our teaching remains inclusive, impactful and aligned with sector best practice.

Professional body accreditations

ACT

The Association of Corporate Treasurers offers professional exam exemptions within:

• Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons)
• Finance MSc
• Accounting and Finance MSc
• Banking and Finance MSc
• Investment and FRM MSc

ACCA

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants offers professional exam exemptions within our Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) course.

BPS

The British Psychological Society accredits our Occupational and Business Psychology MSc course.

CIM

The Chartered Institute of Marketing offers professional diplomas, and recognises exemptions through their Graduate Gateway within:

• Marketing and Advertising BSc (Hons)
• Marketing and Brand Management MSc
• Marketing Communications and Advertising MSc

CIMA

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants offers professional exam exemptions within our Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) course.

CIPD

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development accredits:

• Global Human Resource Management MSc
• Business Management with Business Experience BSc (Hons) (HRM specialism)

CIPR

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations accredits:

• Public Relations and Corporate Communications MA
• Marketing Communications and Advertising MSc

CIPS

The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply accredits our Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc course.

ICAEW

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales offers professional exam exemptions within our Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) course.

RICS

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors accredits:

• Real Estate Management BSc (Hons)
• Real Estate MSc

At Kingston University, you’ll learn in a purpose-built, £26 million Business School. As a student here, you’ll have access to:

The Bloomberg Trading Room

Aspiring financiers can try out our state-of-the-art trading simulator. Here, you’ll find 12 dual screen terminals fully equipped with Bloomberg Professional® service and Bloomberg Terminal®. It’s the perfect way to:

• Access the same information platform used by traders, investment bankers, portfolio managers and brokers
• View and download company financials and market data spanning more than 30 years 
• Access charts, statistics, a communications platform, current news and proprietary research reports
• Get important information to support your coursework
• Build a working knowledge of Bloomberg to improve your data collection and analysis skills 
• Boost your job market credentials by gaining hands-on experience

You can learn more about Bloomberg Terminal in one of our bespoke summer school programmes. Email [email protected] for consultancy needs, or reach out to [email protected] for summer school enquiries.

Remember…

You can’t use Kingston Business School Bloomberg accounts to place real-time trade orders or for any other personal or commercial trading activity.

The Kingston Business Incubator

A purpose-built room with a range of facilities to help you start your own business.

Postgraduate resources

Dedicated suites, work spaces, IT facilities and social areas.

A 24-hour, on-campus learning resource centre

Access libraries, study spaces and computer facilities, with major texts, periodicals and learning packages accessible from 200+ networked workstations. 

The Town House building 

Our award winning space at the Penrhyn Road campus.

Online learning tools 

You can access the student intranet and Canvas on campus or at home.

The ideal location

Our Kingston Hill campus is located in the safe suburb of Kingston upon Thames. You can get to central London in just 30 minutes.

Want to join a startup? Keen to drive innovation within an organisation? Kingston Business School is a trailblazer in developing entrepreneurial thinking. But don’t just take our word for it.

• We're rated the top most successful UK higher education institution for graduate start-up companies
• QS TopMBA.com rates us number one in the world for MBA graduate start-ups
• We are a home to 5 Research Hubs
• Everything we do supports the University's strategic plan to increase societal influence and support students and SMEs through enterprise

The Department of Management offers a broad range of accredited undergraduate and postgraduate courses covering all areas of business, from human resources and finance, to marketing, logistics and management.

Browse courses in the Department of Management

Our programmes are developed in consultation with industry practitioners and alumni to ensure that your studies are future-facing and enable you to thrive, whether your ambition is to start your own company or become a senior leader in a global organisation.

The Department of Strategy, Marketing and Innovation comprises passionate and enterprising academics from a diverse range of backgrounds. Our undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications bring together research, practitioner insights and teaching expertise in the disciplines of marketing, international business, entrepreneurship, strategy and innovation.

Browse courses in the Department of Strategy, Marketing and Innovation

Our courses are truly experiential, providing you with opportunities to undertake company visits, attend networking events and hear best practice from industry guest speakers.

The Department of Accounting, Finance and Informatics delivers high quality degrees in accounting, banking, finance, investment, financial technology, risk management and real estate. Our courses are accredited by professional bodies including ACCA, CIMA, ACT, RICS and ICAEW.

Browse courses in the Department of Accounting, Finance and Informatics

We are located on the doorstep of London – one of the world's largest financial hubs – where our partnerships with global organisations give you access to meaningful opportunities. We are one of only a few UK universities to have a Bloomberg Trading Room, providing you with a taste of working on a real trading floor.

Our vibrant research environment focuses on themes like: 

• Sustainable entrepreneurship
• Responsible innovation
• Finance governance
• Consumer and employee behaviour
• Foresight and creativity
• Decision-making
• The future of work

• Future of Work and Organisations Research Hub
• The Accountability, Governance and Capital Markets Research Hub
• Customer Insights and Value Research Hub
• Foresight, Creativity and Decision-Making Hub
• Responsible Innovation, Sustainability and Entrepreneurship (RISE) Hub

Demonstrate excellence, undertake collaborative work and publish leading outputs for the business world. 

Tap into a collection of online research papers, including projects by our academic staff and doctoral students. Email our Research Operations Manager if you run into any issues.

We provide a variety of opportunities to collaborate with Kingston Business School on projects spanning business growth, branding, market expansion, strategic planning, AI in business, leadership, business development, financial modelling, marketing analysis, and research funded programmes.

Boost your business with our 12-week course for business leaders and owners, 90% funded by the government.

Discover our Help to Grow Management course

Hear from our alumni on how Help to Grow Management could support your business

I loved the real-world application of the programme content and the community that Kingston helped to create - it was inspiring to meet business leaders from a range of backgrounds and sectors. I've no doubt long lasting connections have been made as a result

Mark Hilton, Director, Policy Delivery and Membership, BusinessLDN

Grow your organisation talent with Apprenticeships, Placements/Interns and Graduates.

Placement students bring a fresh and vital lens, particularly in helping us understand and engage with university-aged communities, which is crucial to the impact and reach of our work. The placement creates a strong talent pipeline, offering students meaningful, hands-on experience in a fast-paced, multi-functioning team, where they develop strong community insight and professional skills that support their growth and future careers.

Sarah Clay, Founder and CEO, Voices of Hope UK

Student consultancy projects are a great way to get fresh ideas on a business challenge, whilst enabling students to apply their theory into practice and develop future skills.

Parkcycle had the pleasure of working with students from the MBA Business Clinic as part of a consultancy project. We wanted a fresh pair of eyes to advise on developing a marketing strategy suitable for using a social media plan to encourage destination led sales. The team was professional, insightful, and demonstrated strong analytical and communication skills throughout the engagement. Their recommendations were well-researched and actionable, and we found great value in their fresh perspective. 

Andrew Potter, Commercial Director, Parkcycle Richmond Park UK

KTP is a collaborative initiative, part-funded by the UK government, connecting businesses with universities and talented graduates to drive innovation and strategic growth.

Find out more about Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

This was a successful partnership built on genuine collaboration. The transfer of knowledge from the University to the company strengthened Ashtead’s leadership, enhanced its organisational capability and embedded a culture of innovation.

KTP graduate associate Usama Jamil, Ashtead Engineering Company

We offer organisations the opportunity to carry out targeted feasibility studies typically lasting 3 to 6 months that leverage academic expertise to tackle complex business challenges.

Work alongside Kingston Business School on joint funding proposals to drive cutting-edge research and inter-disciplinary research on human behaviour, business and policy. 

Discover the BRAINS Lab

Inspire the workforce of the future by sharing your career story and sector insights.

Set a challenge for students to address by applying their learning to a business challenge.

Angel O’Donnell set the International Business students a live brief on international expansion and we were genuinely impressed by the clarity, creativity and commercial awareness they brought to the task. Their consultancy-style approach offered fresh perspectives on a complex growth challenge, and it was a pleasure to support the next generation as they develop their strategic thinking.

Billy Casey, Operations Manager, Angel O’Donnell

Immerse a small group of students in your world so they better understand your organisation and sector.

Help students develop skills within your workplace and develop your pipeline of talent by paid placement or summer internships.