Frequently Asked Questions

Student accounts usually remain active for up to six months after the end date of your course, although this does not include using Microsoft Office 365 applications but does include Blackboard Learn and lecture recordings.

If you have an important reason that means you need to regain access to your Imperial account, for example not having had the time to copy over their personal files, or an ongoing application (e.g. for a PhD), you may be provided with a two-week extension. This request must be made to the ICT Service Desk within six months of your account being disabled. Extensions longer than two weeks can only be granted where an alum is going on to further study at Imperial or is becoming a staff member. 

Six months after your account has been disabled, all data is deleted to comply with GDPR. It will not be possible to access any data after this time.

ICT can be contacted on +44 (0)20 7594 9000 or via the service desk. Visit the IT Service Desk page here.

• You can register for a free online alumni account through Plexus – our online platform for alumni where you can connect with alumni across the whole Imperial community.
• We run a series of social events and professional development opportunities throughout the year for all alumni of the Business School. We also have a strong and active international community which arranges events for alumni across the globe.
• Please make sure we have your correct contact details so that we can send you relevant information about events and news from alumni and the School. You can update you contact details here.
• You can also keep in touch with fellow alums on our social networking groups:
• – Join our LinkedIn group: Imperial College Business School Alumni Network, as well as our sector networking groups
• – Like us on Facebook: Imperial College Business School Alumni Network
• – Follow us on Twitter: @ImpBizAlumni
• If you become an entrepreneur or run your own business, you are encouraged to take advantage of the advertising and business development opportunity of our Alumni Business Directory
• Please do update us on your news – the School loves to hear from you!

• You will receive bi-monthly e-bulletins from the Business School which include alumni news and School events and services. We also produce an annual Business School magazine.
• As an Imperial alum you will also receive monthly e-bulletins from Imperial College and the twice yearly Imperial College alumni magazine. Keep your details up-to-date as we often base communications based on your location. You can also attend alumni and Business School events, and feel free to come up and visit us at the Business School if you are back on campus.

If you complete this form we can set up your Imperial email address for you. Please note you can only apply for an Alumni email address after you have graduated and your student record has transitioned onto the Alumni database.

• Your Business School student ID and access card will be de-activated on the expiry date printed on the card. After this time we invite you to use the Alumni Visitor Centre (AVC). This is located next to the Business School entrance on the ground floor. Alumni do not require a card to access most of the facilities on offer to them such as the AVC or the Library. You can also access the ground floor College Café during opening hours.
• If you require access to another area of the Business School please contact us for more information.
• Please ensure that you start to save any teaching documents on Imperial’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) as soon as possible as teaching material access will be withdrawn shortly after your programme finishes. Please note that your print credits will have expired when your programme finished so you will no longer have access to them.

Yes, our library facilities are open to alumni.

Find out how to apply for full alumni membership of the library here. 

Yes, Alumni are entitled to a private membership. To find out more go to the Ethos Website

Bloomberg are very strict with their guidelines of what you can and can't do with their products. The use of Bloomberg terminals is only for students and it is not possible for alumni to access them. 

Free wi-fi is available throughout the College via The Cloud. Connect to The Cloud by searching for wi-fi networks on your device, connecting to the '_The Cloud' network and following the instructions that show on screen.

• The Careers Service is available to Business School alumni for one-to-one careers consultations, CV advice, mock interviews and to provide insights into companies and industry sectors.
• For more information contact the Careers Team on: ibcareers@imperial.ac.uk or +44 (0)20 7594 9200.

You can also visit the career resource room to access online career resources at the Business School. This is now situated in the library. At any stage of your career you can continue to ensure that you are keeping on track through the following professional development opportunities:

• Join current students on electives – recent graduates benefit from reduced rates
• Sign up for our Executive Education programme
• Attend professional development lectures, professional interest network events, webinars and workshops.

Information about these events is promoted to alumni through the monthly e-newsletter from the Alumni Relations Office and social media channels.

Recent students and alumni will continue to have access to the Online Jobs Board in Symplicity. You should have received details about this already. For any enquiries or assistance please contact the Careers team: ibcareers@imperial.ac.uk 

Alumni make an outstanding contribution to the School, helping us to attract the right students, enrich student experience and employability, and contribute to building a powerful alumni network. Some ways that you can contribute include:

• Support the School with a donation or scholorship
• Recommend a new student
• Become a corporate partner
• Advertise company jobs through the Careers team
• Become an alumni volunteer
• Become an Alumni Advisory Board member
• Get involved in running a Professional Interest Network

• For general information about graduation you can email the team direct on graduation@imperial.ac.uk. 
• If you are not able to attend the year you complete, you are allowed to defer graduation to the following year.

• For copies of your transcript (document listing courses taken and marks obtained) and/or letter confirming the award of your degree, please fill in this online form or call +44 (0)207 594 7268 for more information.