Adam Smith Business School facts for kids
| Established | 1986 |
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Parent institution
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University of Glasgow |
| Undergraduates | 2,600 (approx) |
| Postgraduates | 1,700 (approx) |
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55°52′19″N 4°17′22″W / 55.871883°N 4.289361°W |
The Adam Smith Business School is a special part of the University of Glasgow in Scotland. It's like a big classroom where students learn all about business, money, and how the world's economy works. The school is named after a very famous thinker, Adam Smith, who lived a long time ago (1723–1790). He was a professor at the same university and is often called the "father of economics" because of his important ideas about how countries get rich.
How the School Started
The idea of teaching business at the University of Glasgow started a long time ago.
- In 1925, they created the first special teaching position for accounting.
- By 1968, students could earn degrees in accounting.
- In 1971, the Scottish Business School was formed. This was a team effort between the universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Strathclyde.
- The Glasgow part of this school started offering a special business degree called an MBA in 1976.
- Finally, the Adam Smith Business School as we know it was officially created in 1986.
What the School Teaches
The school helps students learn about many important topics. They do a lot of research into how money works around the world. They also study how different countries' economies grow.
As of 2024, the school offered four different study programs for undergraduate students. These are students who are just starting university. They also offered 35 programs for postgraduate students. These are students who are continuing their studies after their first degree, including those working on PhDs.
The Adam Smith Business School is one of only a few schools in the world that has a "triple accreditation." This means it has been approved by three important groups: AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS. This shows that the school meets very high standards for teaching and research.
Special Features
In 2023, people celebrated 300 years since Adam Smith was born. To remember this special event, students at the school designed their own unique school tartan. A tartan is a special patterned fabric, often linked to Scottish clans. This school tartan is now officially recognized in the Scottish Register of Tartans.
The school has 11 different groups that focus on specific areas of research. These include:
- Accounting (how businesses keep track of money)
- Entrepreneurship (starting new businesses)
- Finance (managing money)
- Human Resources (how companies manage their employees)
- International Business (doing business with other countries)
- Macroeconomics (the study of large-scale economies)
- Marketing (how companies sell products)
- Microeconomics (the study of small-scale economies)
Notable Academics
Many smart professors have taught at the Adam Smith Business School. Here are a few of them:
- Anna Bogomolnaia
- Ronald MacDonald
- Hervé Moulin
