LCIBS programmes are often tough and demanding for the students. Students are trained to think and to apply what they learn, not merely memorise and regurgitate their notes. As long as students work hard, and remain focused and motivated throughout their LCIBS programme, the training has substantial benefits for them that go beyond the acquisition of language skills and business awareness. These come in the form of the students' personal development, a growth in their confidence, maturity and self-belief, their ability to think and to come up with solutions to problems, an increase in their resilience and self-discipline and their ability to cope under pressure. Again, the development of these attributes is of great advantage to students on a later university course and beyond.