FROM THE CEO
Putting things INTO PERSPECTIVE
Andrew Main Wilson discusses the latest piece of in-house research to be published by the association of MBAs
part time, reflecting only marginal changes between 2021 and the previous year. The most significant change in format between 2020-21 took place in Asia and the Middle East (excluding China and India), where there was a rise of 12 percentage points in the use of modular programmes, balanced by an eight‑percentage point decrease in full-time programmes and a four-percentage point decrease in part-time programmes. I would like to thank all the business schools who took the time to participate in this year’s report; our response rate was 90 per cent, which is testimony to how engaged staff are within our school network. It is heartening to realise that, even in rapidly changing times like ours, the AMBA accreditation remains of constant value to business schools around the world.
schools that submitted MBA application and enrolment data for both 2020 and 2021. This like‑for-like analysis is the most accurate year‑on‑year measurement of changes in the AMBA network, as it is not skewed by modifications in the profile or participation of AMBA-accredited business schools. On a global scale, the average number of enrolments at AMBA-accredited MBA programmes was remarkably similar between the two years under review, with no change at all in enrolments per business school and only a slight drop of six per cent in enrolments per individual programme. The largest increase in enrolment numbers was in Asia and the Middle East, (excluding China and India), with a rise of 22 per cent per school and 46 per cent per programme. These figures demonstrate how consistently appreciated the MBA qualification remains despite ongoing geopolitical and economic concerns. In terms of format, the part-time MBA remained the most popular last year. On an international scale, 63 per cent of all programmes were taught
e have just finished compiling the AMBA application and enrolment report for 2022 and it certainly makes for interesting reading.
The report reveals that hybrid teaching, first seen as a viable alternative when the pandemic hit back in 2020, has seriously started to trend: last year, some 74 per cent of all MBA programmes worldwide were intended to be taught in the classroom, but only 37 per cent of courses were actually carried out this way. When it comes to blended learning, 18 per cent of programmes were supposed to be taught this way and eight per cent were originally due to be delivered fully online. However, ultimately, 35 per cent were taught using a blended method and 25 per cent taught online, demonstrating that flexibility and personalisation are increasingly important factors to be considered in the post- graduate education environment. The report also covers a direct comparison between those 217 AMBA-accredited business
Andrew Main Wilson, CEO, AMBA & BGA
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