Introducing Henley Business School On 1 August 2008 … Henley Business School at the University of Reading Henley Management College merged with the University of Reading to create a new world-class business school, Henley Business School. The merger brings together two highly complementary business education offerings. Henley Management College has long been a leading international provider of executive education and MBA programmes, while the University of Reading Business School has been a world leader in international business research, with centres of excellence in business education for the financial and real estate markets. Together they will constitute one of the largest and best business schools in Europe, offering a full range of programmes and a powerful combination of academic research and thought leadership. Henley Management College University of Reading • Founded in 1945, the oldest business • One of the world’s top 200 universities school in the UK (THE 2008 ranking 180) • World’s third largest supplier of • One of UK’s 10 most research-intensive MBA education universities • One of the first UK business schools • Ranked 1 in the world for overall to receive triple accreditation (AMBA, student satisfaction for overseas students EQUIS, AACSB) (i-graduate 2008) • Full-time MBA ranked 2 in UK, 5 in Europe, University of Reading Business School 10 in world (EIU 2007) • One of only 8 schools 5-rated for business • Executive education ranked 1 in UK, 5 in and management research in both of the Europe for new skills and learning (FT 2007) last two RAEs. • Ranked 1 in UK, 5 in Europe for participant • Ranked 1 in UK for student satisfaction on quality on open programmes (FT 2007) management programmes, 2005 and 2006 (NSS) • Ranked 5 in UK for career prospects, management programmes (The Guardian) 1 Henley Business School at the University of Reading Our vision at Henley has always been to be a world leader in the delivery of business and management education for organisations and individuals on the global stage. Combining our resources with those of the University of Reading will create a business school with the strengths and capabilities to meet this ambition, and rise to the challenges of twenty-first-century management and leadership development. Paul Walsh CEO, Diageo plc and Chair, Henley Business School Strategy Board 2 Henley Business School at the University of Reading The University of Reading is an ambitious institution and this will be a transforming step in further developing our world-class reputation for teaching, research and enterprise. The new business school will have enviable core strengths and the potential for truly innovative offerings to students, academics and corporate clients alike. Gordon Marshall Vice-Chancellor of the University of Reading 3 Henley Business School at the University of Reading A distinctive proposition As a full-service business school, we offer a wide range of programmes, from undergraduate to board level, from management to finance, from classroom teaching to mentoring, facilitation, team building and consulting. To every student, programme member, and client organisation we bring the same commitment to service and attention to detail, addressing the needs of those with whom we work, helping them to grow as leaders and future leaders. Our reach and scale are global, and run across all sectors. Of our 7,000 degree programme participants at any one time, over half are based outside the UK. Our teaching is delivered, both face-to-face and through distance learning technologies, across five continents. Through our tailored corporate programmes we help to grow the capabilities of a broad range of major European, American and Asian corporations. Combining the traditions of Reading and Henley, our faculty includes some of the world’s most distinguished research academics and some of its most innovative practically-oriented thought leaders, working together to enhance learning and add value, combining academic rigour with practical insights and relevance to the needs of tomorrow. 4 Henley Business School at the University of Reading Our distinctive approach At Henley Business School we always put the learner first. This means understanding what is appropriate for different stages of life, different levels of experience, and different individuals, and building close collaborations with partner organisations to fully understand and respond to their needs. In this context, our learning approach is pragmatic. Our learning processes combine both intellectual and experiential learning, both skills and knowledge, both personal and, where appropriate, organisational development. For experienced managers in particular, we know that learning comes as much from working with other managers as from working with faculty, and we build and support our learning teams accordingly. We are committed to innovative learning approaches, always looking to blend interactive, face-to-face learning with state-of-the-art virtual environments, independent study and guided experiential learning, putting skills into practice and reflecting on them, to best effect for our different learning communities. 5 Henley Business School at the University of Reading ‘Henley Business School combines ‘Whilst our reach and scale are the values and the collective thought genuinely global, our service and leadership of two highly respected attention to detail will always be institutions – each a leader in its personal to the needs of each student field for over 60 years – and we are and to the organisations with which justifiably proud to continue in the we work. future as one of the very few global ‘Henley Business School will develop business schools to maintain triple managers and leaders to make the accredited status. right choices; right for themselves, ‘Together we offer a compelling right for their organisations and right proposition – pragmatic and for the wider communities in which relevant programmes supported by they exist.’ the highest standards of rigorous Professor Chris Bones academic research. Dean of Henley Business School Our distinctive values Whatever the area of application our approach is underpinned by our core values: The central importance of the learners and their continuing development. The importance of character and integrity in a manager as well as capability. The importance of wealth creation for society as a whole and of building management and leadership as a contribution to the wealth and welfare of society. 6 7 Henley Business School at the University of Reading The ICMA Centre The ICMA Centre is the premier institution in Europe for undergraduate, post- graduate and executive education tailored to the capital markets industry. Established in 1991 with funding provided by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) in Zurich, the Centre is housed in a purpose-built modernist building with state-of-the-art facilities including two dealing rooms using software similar to those found in major investment banks. The ICMA Centre delivers: • Strong links with global finance • A comprehensive suite of degrees ‘The ICMA Centre provided companies as well as trade and in finance and investment an exciting and interactive professional organisations. banking, including CFA and environment which gave PRMIA accreditation and new MSc • Industry standard facilities includ- me the knowledge and skills ing terminals running the latest programmes in fast developing Reuters, Bloomberg and Datast- areas such as Compliance and used in the markets. I am ream products. Islamic Finance. sure the course secured • The successful integration of • A wide range of executive my position in a top tier theory and practice integral to all programmes including ICMA investment bank, which programmes. IFID, FINRA Regulation and Com- will expand my future pliance Programmes and PRMIA • Unique access to dealing room possibilities.’ and PRM Training. facilities. Oliver Wheble • Using a unique ILE (Interactive Academic research at the ICMA Senior Financial Analyst, JPMorgan Chase. Learning Environment), the first Centre focuses on quantitative finance MSc to be offered on a finance, market microstructure, distance-learning basis. fund management, risk manage- ment and regulation. The Centre also regularly provides research and consultancy services to finan- cial institutions and government agencies. 8 Henley Business School at the University of Reading School of Real Estate & Planning Forty years of leadership positions the School of Real Estate & Planning ‘Reading is one of our as the largest and most prestigious in the UK for research and teaching principal suppliers of in this area. graduates each year and The School is consistently ranked in the top 3 in both the UK and Europe, we consistently find that and was recently ranked as the leading Real Estate centre in Europe by the students are of the the US-based Urban Land Institute. It is also the only major UK real estate highest calibre. We have school to be located within a business school, and this reflects its close a significant number of and longstanding collaborative relationships with industry and the pro- fessions. These relationships inform its teaching and research, and help Reading alumni at all levels make it one of the most influential actors in public policy debates in its of our business.’ field. Anthony Doyle Director, DTZ With a high entry tariff and almost 100% graduate employment, the School’s BSc programmes are amongst the strongest at Reading,