CIRCLE International

CIRCLE was created in 2003 as a virtual group of researchers within Hospitality & Retailing subject group, Leeds Business School and Innovation North. Today each university has its own CIRCLE which feeds into CIRCLE International and is based across 80 universities across the world.

 

It hosts an annual conference at differing venues throughout Europe amongst its 80 partner institutions and contains 24 higher degree students from throughout Europe with 11 completions of PhD / MPhil in the period 2005/10. In 2012 the PhD completion has increased to over 50.

 

CIRCLE International is under the direction of Prof Claudio Vignali who is the President Emeritus. Each year a president is elected from the management committee to develop the conference details.

 

CIRCLE International disseminates research results to both practitioner and academic audiences, is the home for the International Journal of Management Cases and provides staff experts who speak on retail and consumer issues to both business and consumer media.

 

CIRCLE International also provides an independent virtual college of learning.

For additional information please visit CIRCLE website at: www.circleinternational.co.uk