Henley Malta and The Executive Organise a Business Breakfast
(4 September 2008)

Henley Malta and The Executive recently organised a business breakfast at the Palace Hotel in Sliema, for which, some 60 executives and managers from all sectors participated. During the event Dr. Richard McBain of Henley Business School presented the results of a research carried out by Henley on employee engagement and affective commitment. The study involved a qualitative exercise with 33 senior and middle managers of four large organisations, followed by a quantitative study of 1,500 respondents.

A number of interesting findings resulted from the studies, most of which can provide insights into the level of engagement an employee feels and how this can be monitored, evaluated and improved. Overall, the level of engagement seems to be affected by the job/work, the organisation, the line manager and the individual. Another interesting finding throughout the study was the lack of mention of money as a factor for engagement, but was identified as a factor for disengagement when the individual feels under-paid.

Dr. Richard McBain is currently Director Specialist Masters and Doctoral Programmes, having also undertaken Director of Studies roles for the Distance Learning and consortium MBA programmes at Henley . He also teaches on the human resources and research methods modules on the MBA and runs coaching and mentoring workshops for clients and for programme members on Henley programmes. Dr. McBain also retains a long-standing research interest in mentoring and has also completed doctoral research into the impact of mentoring on self-efficacy, emotional intelligence and academic progression.

Maltese Associates Attend Henley  International Network Meeting.
(7 July 2008)

Mr. Emanuel Said and Mr. Lorenzo Mulè Stagno, directors of Allied Consultants Ltd. and associates for Henley Management College together with Prof Reno Sammut the outgoing associate, attended an International Network Meeting at Henley on Thames in which various aspects of the MBA courses were discussed. Also on the agenda was the imminent merger with Reading University. It was confirmed that this merger would make little difference in operations and processes, but the awarding body of the Henley MBA would now be Reading University. The merger should also serve to take the Henley MBA world rankings, which are already high, to even higher levels.

Henley is one of the few business schools around the world that has achieved triple accreditation for quality from the leading professional bodies in the USA, Europe and the UK: AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA. The Henley MBA reputation was further enhanced by the world rankings obtained recently. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) last year ranked Henley's Full Time MBA as 10th in the world, 5th in Europe and 2nd in the UK. This year the EIU, producing a ranking for distance-learning MBA for the first time, ranked the Henley MBA as 6th in the world, 4th in Europe and 2nd in the UK, making  it one of only two business schools in the world to rank in the top 10 for both full-time and distance-learning MBA programmes.

Henley Management College, having been in existence for more than 60 years, is one of the oldest business schools in Europe and the first to be established in the UK. The college boasts some 30,000 alumni of which over 40% come from outside the UK.

The Maltese associates expressed satisfaction not only with the outcomes of the various formal discussions at the International Network meeting, but also with the fact that they also had the opportunity to share personal and less formal views with other associates from various countries. These included countries as far apart as Finland, Trinidad and New Zealand, which shows the range of the Henley MBA presence in the world. Henley is present in  some twenty countries covering all five continents.

Henley Management College and University of Reading Consider Merger
(28 February 2008)

Henley Management College and Reading University in the UK announced their launch of discussions leading to a merger creating "a combination of assets of both institutions."

Under the terms of the potential merger, Henley Management College would combine its operations with the University of Reading, forming a significant institution which is capable of taking Henley’s world ranking even higher than it has achieved this year.

Paul Walsh, CEO Diageo plc and Chairman of the Court of Governors of Henley Management College said: “This is an important strategic decision for the successful development of Henley’s mission to deliver management and leadership development and education in the 21st  Century and is fully supported by the Court of Governors."

The University of Reading announced that it had reached agreement in principle on the potential merger to form a new world-class business school.

The merger will bring together two highly complementary business education offerings: Henley is a leading international provider of executive education and MBA programmes, while Reading is a world leader in international business research with centres of excellence in business education for the financial and real estate.

Christopher Bones, Principal of Henley Management College, said: “Henley is already one of the most highly rated providers of executive education and MBA programmes in Europe and is widely recognised as a thought leader in the field of management.

“By combining with the University of Reading, we aim to build a new, more broadly based business school able to command an even higher world class reputation, able to attract students and academics of the highest order and able to provide business organisations with an education partnership in a class of its own.”

Henley Management College Distance Learning Also Makes Top 10
(4 February 2008)

For the first time, the Economist Intelligence Unit produced this year a ranking of the world’s top distance-learning MBA programmes and Henley Management College's programme has emulated its full-time one by also making it to the top 10. This makes Henley one of only two business schools in the world to be ranked in the top 10 for both its full time and distance learning MBA programmes by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

Henley, in the same report, received the top score for student rating of programme content.  The new ranking takes into account three basic criteria to judge schools: programme content, quality of fellow students and distance learning elements.  The EIU recognises that many of the quantitative data used to rank full time MBA programmes are of little use when it comes to distance learning and so put more emphasis (60/40) on a survey of programme members. 

Neil Gibbons, Executive Director of Open Enrolment Programmes at Henley stated that: “We’re delighted that the EIU has recognised that there is no variation in the high quality of our MBA programmes, whatever their method of delivery.  We’re particularly pleased with Henley’s high placement in the EIU rankings as 60% of this ranking is based on a survey of actual programme members with only 40% based on quantitative data supplied by the schools therefore providing a good reflection of perceived value from our customer base”.

Henley Management College Makes Top 10
(5 December 2007)

The Economist Intelligence Unit has ranked Henley Management College's Full Time MBA as 10th best in the world. This ranking places Henley ahead of Harvard, INSEAD, London Business School and Bocconi. Henley, with this ranking, has also moved into the top 5 of European Business Schools, ahead of the likes of London Business School, INSEAD, SAID, CASS and Bocconi. These rankings also place it as the second best college in the UK.

In the same report, Henley has also achieved world-class first ranking results in these sub-categories: for Personal Development and Educational Experience, for Faculty Quality, for Potential to Network, for Student Quality and for Breadth of Alumni Networks. Also second rankings in the world were recorded for Increase in Salary and for Final Salary.

A spokesman for Allied Consultants Ltd, recently appointed Henley’s local representatives, stated that this achievement augurs well for this prestigious Management College's MBA programme in Malta.

"It is a certificate of quality and value for the same MBA offered under various formats by Henley throughout the world, including Malta," said the spokesman.