Boris business – mayor opens WBS hub in Shard

Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, has officially opened the Warwick Business School’s (WBS) new base at The Shard.

The mayor unveiled a glass sculpture to commemorate the opening of the new site, which is situated on the seventeenth floor of the European Union’s tallest building, as part of the University’s fiftieth anniversary celebrations.

He was watched by more than 100 guests, amongst them WBS Dean, professor Mark Taylor, and vice-chancellor, professor Sir Nigel Thrift, who later gave the mayor a tour of WBS London.

At the event, Mr Johnson said: “our city is a world leading centre for higher education and Warwick Business School is a welcome addition to the first class academia that can be found here.

“The Shard is an inspirational venue and I’m sure the students that come here will find successful careers within our city’s thriving business sectors.”

WBS London houses both 60 and 100-seat lecture theatres, as well as eight seminar rooms and an IT lab. It was designed by Renzo Piano, an Italian architect, and opened in July 2012.