Where business comes to life The Henley Executive MBA – Global Employer’s guide
Where business comes to life
The Henley Executive MBA – Global
Employer’s guide
7,000+One of Europe’s largest
full-service business schools with over 7,000 participants
Key facts and figures
1stThe first business school in
the UK (1945)
Top 50Among the top 50 business
schools in the world
One of the strongest global alumni networks with
over 75,000 members in 170 countries
75,000+Triple accredited
(AMBA, EQUIS, AACSB), placing us in the top 1% of
business schools worldwide
x3 Top 1%Part of the University of
Reading, ranked within the top 1% of research-based
universities
Key facts and figures
School for experienced managers
Average age of programme members 42
Average years of work experience 18
Average years of management experience 11
Percentage of female to male programme members 35/65
Percentage of international to UK programme members 83/17
Nationalities of programme members 58
Average salary increase 3 years after graduation* 58%
Henley statistics except where sourced, based on an average of 2016 – 2017 intakes.*Financial Times EMBA Ranking 2017.
Executive MBA rankings
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According to the latest rankings, Henley Business School is the highest ranked provider of EMBA programmes in Finland.
Benefits for your company
Developing your organisation from the first day
• 11 business focused assignments (~20 pages consulting report)
• Benefits can be clearly measured, offering a substantial ROI to your company
• Assignments based on your choice of important business challenges
• Supported by a huge database of valuable business reviews and management reports
1 General Executive MBA –designed to fit any industry
• Improved managerial and leadership skills ensure better overall performance of your company
• The big picture on top of the student’s substance area ensures strong decision making
• Extensive 90 ECTS studies with vast number of managerial frameworks to support in the daily work
2 Flexibility enables combining study and work
• Optimised number of workshops enables more work days than in case of typical part-time MBAs
• E-learning platform enables studying 24/7
• Breaks or withdrawal between stages possible – also invoicing follows the study schedule
• Easy access – workshops located mostly in Helsinki
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Where the Executive MBA – Global takes youThe programme can be studied in several locations:
• Helsinki• Copenhagen• Henley (UK)• Munich
Study visits take you to the following locations:• Chile• China• Russia• South Africa• Unites States
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Stage 2 600 hrs / 30 ECTS: Strategy and Context: Managing Stakeholders – Postgraduate Diploma in Management
Career, leadership and professional development
Personal Development
International Business Strategy Strategic
Marketing Research skills Reputation and Responsibility
Personal Development
Stage 3 600 hrs / 30 ECTS: Taking Leadership to a Higher Level – Master of Business Administration
Career, leadership and professional development
Personal Development
Leadership and Change Electives Personal DevelopmentManagement Research Challenge
Stage 1 600 hrs / 30 ECTS: Fundamental Business Foundations – Postgraduate Certificate in Management
Career, leadership and professional development
Personal Development
Leadership Challengesin a Global World
Personal Development
Managing Processes & Systems
Managing Financial Resources
Personal Development Managing People
Learning pathway
Study preparation
Workshop Assignment
6-week learning cycle
Return on investment• Improved performance to your company• Solid proof of your skills and achievements
in your personal portfolio
Developing outstanding business leaders
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Themes
1. Developing strengths
2. Developing resilience
3. Developing relationships
4. Future world of work
Themes thread through the modules.
Leadership behaviours & other personal and professional
development topics can also be progressed through 1-2-1 coaching
Traditional career development delivered throughout,
mainly via online resources & 1-2-1 career coaching
Stage 1 in detailTargeted schedule: 6 months
Career, leadership and professional development
Personal development
Assignment
Examination
Managing Processes & Systems
3 daysHelsinki
Managing People4 days
Copenhagen, DK
Managing Financial Resources
4 daysHelsinki
Personal Development1 day
Helsinki
Group presentationAssignment PD assignment
Exam preparation1 day
Helsinki
Academic Tutor support
Leadership Challenges in a Global World
Personal Development4 days
Henley, UK
Assignment
Study skills1 day
Helsinki
Career, leadership and professional development
Personal development
Stage 2 in detailTargeted schedule: 8 months
Assignment
Strategy4 daysHelsinki
Strategic Marketing3 daysHelsinki
Reputation and Responsibility
3 daysHelsinki
Personal Development
1 dayHelsinki
Assignment Group project
PD assignment
Academic Tutor support
International Business
4 daysHelsinki
Global Immersion Study7 days
United States
Group project 1
Group project 2
Global Immersion Study7 days
South Africa
Individual coaching Individual coaching Individual coachingIndividual coaching
Research skills1 day
Helsinki
Career, leadership and professional development
Personal development
Stage 3 in detailTargeted schedule: 7 – 13 months
Assignment
Personal Development1 day
Helsinki
Assignment and/orgroup presentation
Academic Tutor support
Leadership and Change4 daysHelsinki
MRC Coaching Clinic1 day
Helsinki
Option 1: DissertationOption 2: Integrated Business
ProjectOption 3: Capstone Project
PD assignment
Electives1 – 5 days
Henley, UK or onlineor
International Study Visit7 days
China or Chile
Individual coachingIndividual coaching
Management Research Challenge
2 daysHenley, UK
The Henley Executive MBA – Global allows your company to create a high ROI already during the programme. A typical MBA sequence begins with a workshop of 3-4 days, followed by a self-study period including an assignment to be worked on within your company. By installing an internal process that runs in parallel to the module sequence, your company can substantially improve the ROI:
Making the most out of the Henley Executive MBA
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Henley MBA = Value-adding project assignments to create a strong ROI for your company
Examples of value adding assignments
Module: Managing People• Post Merger Culture Change-plan for implementing leadership behaviours and values• Changing incentive model and managing motivation in transformation• How to improve sales team performance?• Developing talent review process
Module: Managing Processes and Systems• How to optimise the Request for Proposal process• Optimised purchase process• New product introduction process• Improving sales process in selected market
Henley Executive MBA – Global
Level of degreeMaster’s degree (90 ECTS)
Workshops57 days1
1 32 local workshop days; 25 joint workshop or project days
Duration21 – 27 months
FlexibilityUp to maximum 7 years
Tips to proceed with the Henley MBA
During the studiesDuring the application process
• Discussions with Henley for further information
• Discussions with applicant about benefits, work situation, sponsoring, career
• Approval to begin MBA programme and references for applicant
• Potential agreement on sponsoring
• Helping to select a mentor to get ideas and information for relevant assignments
• Evaluating and capitalising the findings reported in the assignments
• Discussions to engage and solve challenges at work as the studies progress
Why Henley Business School?University qualification: Only university-level master’s degree MBA available
in FinlandGlobal approach: Joint workshops FI/DK/GER/UK, study trips to
South Africa and USA. Possibility to select third study trip to Chile or China
Top 3 for network: Ranked in top 3 in the world for global alumni networkAlumni status: Alumni benefits from day 1 of studiesLeadership growth: Personal coaching throughout the programmeFlexibility: The programme has been designed to allow flexibility and
you can take study breaks if neededPersonalisation: Possible to tailor assignments to your organisation’s
development needs – same programme, different content for each student
World class: World-class “pracademics” with business background as faculty
“Highly recommended to anyone who is open-minded and active in international business”
Arno AhosniemiExecutive Editor-in-ChiefKauppalehti/Alma Media
“Henley teaches you how to make proposals based on reality, essential for management”Aksu TuominenSenior AssociateCastrén & Snellman
“I strongly believe in continuous learning and the power of networking”
Marika AuramoManaging Director of SAP in the Nordic
and Baltic Region at SAP
Stage 1
16,000€Stage 2
16,000€Stage 3
13,000€
45,000€ (VAT 0%)1,including workshop tuition, study materials, online services
Options for payment schedule• Full fee• Stage fee• Stage fee in two instalments
About accommodation and travelling:Accommodation is included in • scheduled workshops of the intake abroad• scheduled consulting projects of the intake abroad• one face-to-face elective module (1 night)Travel costs are excluded.
The cost for the optional International Study Visit elective module is not included within the above fee.
1 VAT 0%, Sections 39 and 40 of the Finnish VAT Act, VAT-exempt education service
EM21GFN/October 2020 intake, Finland
Programme fee
How can we help you?
Paula SääskiProgramme Manager
+358 50 620 [email protected]
Annu MatulaManaging Director
+358 40 506 5486 [email protected]
Henley Business SchoolPohjoisesplanadi 35 E 00100 Helsinki, Finlandwww.henley.fi
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