Wed 3 Jul 2024 - 09:00AM

PANTHERS LINK-UP WITH NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY

Nottingham Panthers are excited to announce a link-up with Nottingham Trent University.

This special partnership means a number of Panthers players will attend the the university's business school to study a postgraduate degree.

Nottingham Business School (NBS), part of Nottingham Trent University, holds three globally recognised hallmarks of excellence and quality for business education, from EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA, putting it in the top one per cent of business schools in the world.

NBS is a leader in experiential learning and personalisation of business, management and economics education and research, combining academic excellence with positive impact on people, business and society.

It has an unrivalled level of engagement with business, public and voluntary organisations. The school is a PRME Champion and held up as an exemplar and beacon by the United Nations Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME).

Panthers CEO, Omar Pacha, said: "We are very proud to be linking-up with Nottingham Trent University. They are a top-class university and Nottingham Business School is known throughout the world.

"We're very lucky to have them in Nottingham and they put our city on the map. At the Panthers, we understand the value of being ambassadors in the city and it was important to team-up with someone who shares the same values and has a base in Nottingham.

"Having this deal with the university is a great tool in attracting a high-calibre players to the Panthers. It's great to get to have Hugo (Roy) and Matt (Spencer) as the first two players on courses at Nottingham Business School.

"I have been lucky enough to take a visit to the university and their facilities are simply outstanding. It's clear they have a great environment for students to study in. I'd like to thank Baback and the team at Nottingham Business School for making this possible and we look forward to working with them very closely."

Executive Dean of Nottingham Business School, Professor Baback Yazdani, said: “We are looking forward to welcoming Panthers’ representatives to NBS where they will each receive a personalised learning experience tailored to their ambition.

"Our triple crown accreditation means that they will enter the next stage of their career with a qualification which is internationally recognised as excellent and they will be acknowledged by employers as top talent in business as well as ice hockey.”

To find out more about Nottingham Business School, click here to visit their website.