LBS was founded in 1964 and awards post-graduate degrees (Master's degrees in Management and Finance, MBA and PhD). London Business School’s academic strength and global outlook drives original and provocative business thinking. They empower people to change the way the world does business. LBS is constantly strengthening its expertise by adding degree and Executive Education programs to their portfolio. Over five decades, LBS's graduates have increased tenfold and the Executive Program participants twenty-fold. They benefit from numerous academic partnerships with other global business schools whilst retaining ultimate responsibility for the academic standards. LBS’s curriculum challenges the status quo and shapes modern business practice. Through premium learning anchored in academic excellence, original research and faculty’s expertise, the students learn how to think, not what to think.