TWO new scholarships have been launched by the Henley Business School, aimed at driving sustainable and ethical working practices while also looking to the future.
Part of the University of Reading, the school is offering two executive MBA places aimed at equipping leaders to pioneer change in their organisations. This includes AI, automation, and equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI).
The World of Work scheme will help people with managing teams through change – for example – in digital transformation, or into a new era of hybrid working.
Alternatively, they could be championing an environmentally sustainable and ethical workplace.
The Henley Business School says that those with an enhanced leadership and management skills arsenal, and passionate about sustainability will be able to learn to inspire and guide their teams through transformational change for the good of people and the planet.
“With these new scholarships, we hope to support those individuals braving change in their workplaces. Working sustainably, collaboratively and innovatively is foundational to a healthy and thriving world of work,” said Professor James Walker, Director of Henley’s World of Work Institute.
“Our professional lives have changed irrevocably over the last few years and continue to shift and challenge us. Through the World of Work Institute and our MBA programme, Henley is shaping resilient and adaptable leaders to become ready to face the big questions emerging in the working world.”
The deadline for applications is Monday, June 19, and funding covers half the tuition fees.
To apply for the World of Work scholarship, candidates are required to write an 800-word piece answering the question, “What can we expect from the future World of Work?”, while the Business, Ethics and Sustainability scholarship, sees applicants are asked to consider the question, “How can businesses ensure ethics and/or sustainability are more than just a ‘purpose’ on paper?”
These two new scholarships sit alongside Henley’s established Women in Leadership scholarship.
For more details, log on to: www.henley.ac.uk
