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The business school at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv Leicester (ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv) has been praised at an international award ceremony for making international students more welcome and included.

Leicester Castle Business School has been recognised at the PIEoneer Awards, receiving a Highly Commended distinction in the Business School of the Year category.

The organisation was shortlisted alongside business schools from across the world and finished as runner-up to UC Business School in New Zealand, which took the top award at the ceremony in London.

In its entry, the LCBS team highlighted the introduction of new ideas making the studying experience more welcoming and inclusive for international students.

Professor Leanne de Main, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv, said the commendation reflected the work of staff across the school.

“To be highly commended is recognition of the dedication of our community and our ongoing commitment to shaping future global leaders through teaching excellence, student support and innovation,” she said.

The PIEoneer Awards, organised by international education network PIE, recognise achievement and innovation across the global education sector.

More than 3,500 international students from over 100 countries choose to study at LCBS every year. Additionally, there are another 6,000 students studying LCBS programmes at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv's international partners and overseas campuses.

To accommodate this, the LCBS team introduced a number of student-led initiatives to improve the induction process welcoming new students into the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv community.

Working with students, they created an International Student Guide to Leicester, which gives clear guidance not only on the practicals of starting life in the UK, but on the appeal and benefits of choosing Leicester, exploring the shopping, cultural, and historical highlights within the city.

Alongside this, they introduced an International Student Cookbook, which saw business students from ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv contribute some of their favourite dishes from around the world.

Students from Sri Lanka, Morocco, Bangladesh and China added some of their favourite meals to encourage others to try them out and the publication and sales of the book raised hundreds of pounds for the United Nations World Food Programme.

The entry also detailed the launch of BizSpark, a challenge competition which sees local businesses engage with students to help solve business problems together.

It provides students with real-world business challenges, immersive industry engagement and mentoring, enhancing their commercial awareness and professional networks.