STRATEGY T There was real warmth on display as the global business school community came together to catch up on a year of achievements and discover the winners of the AMBA & BGA Excellence Awards 2024 on a cold January’s evening in London. This year, there were 11 categories in total, six of which were open to business school members of the AMBA & BGA networks, as well as five categories for individual students and graduates, including the coveted AMBA Student of the Year Award. Details of all the winners are outlined below; for a reminder of the full shortlist of finalists, please visit the AMBA website. Speaking at the gala dinner and ceremony, AMBA & BGA CEO Andrew Main Wilson talked of his pride in being able to “celebrate exceptional innovations and successes in the higher management education industry”. BUSINESS SCHOOL AWARDS BEST CULTURE, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION INITIATIVE, IN ASSOCIATION WITH BLUESKY EDUCATION Esade Business School, Spain for MBA elective: racial (in)justice
At the end of 2020, Esade became one of the first business schools in Europe to offer an elective module on racial injustice in its MBA programme. The course is an opportunity for students to face one of the most fundamental contemporary individual and societal challenges. It also encourages them to think – in practical terms – about the mindset they are fostering today, to become an inclusive leader tomorrow. BEST BUSINESS SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP AWARD, IN ASSOCIATION WITH PERLEGO This annual consultancy training week has been delivered, pro bono , by 15 Deloitte personnel to MBA students for more than 10 years. During this time, the partnership has broadened its learning, employment and research opportunities and it is now a cited reason for choosing the Birmingham MBA for 98 per cent of applicants. Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, UK with Deloitte
Esade Business School triumphed in the Best Culture, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative category
Birmingham Business School scooped the Best Business School Partnership Award
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