Business School Review
Ashridge Business School
EUROPE
School Statistics
Programme Type:
Full Time MBA
Executive MBA
Joint Degree Programmes Offered:
MBA Only
Specialisation by Function:
Change Management
Corporate Governance
Leadership
Strategic Management
Full Time Course Information
Start Dates:
January
A
shridge combines the best of a business school Class sizes are small (maximum 30 people),
with an innovative organisational consultancy. which optimises individual attention and an interactive
Programme Duration:
We work with thousands of executives from our many learning style. Ashridge MBA students have rich,
12 months
clients across the globe each year. The School is set global professional backgrounds, which makes it one Tuition Fee:
in a country estate surrounded by National Trust of the most experienced and diverse cohorts in the
GBP (£) 29500 / Total Program Cost
woodland, only 30 minutes from London. world. Our faculty comprise business professionals,
Entry Requirements:
consultants and researchers who bring in-depth Min. GMAT Score: 550
Our MBA is ranked 5th in the UK and 19th industry experience and latest management thinking
Min. TOEFL internet Based Scored: 100
Min. IELTS: 7
worldwide, achieving the number one spot for Salary to the learning process. Min. Years of Work Experience: 5
Increase for the third year running (The Economist,
Application Fee:
September 2007). We are one of a small number of Before the start of the MBA, we work with
GBP (£) 0
schools worldwide to achieve triple accreditation from participants to clarify their career aspirations. During
AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB - the UK, European and the programme Ashridge Career Support provides
Executive Course Information
Start Dates:
American accreditation bodies for MBA programmes. a tailored service to participants wanting to develop
September
within their existing organisation, or to transform
Ashridge offers two MBA programmes: a one-year their careers. An Ashridge recruitment consultant also
Programme Duration:
27 months
Full Time MBA, which starts in January and a two- actively markets MBA participants, to connect them to
year Executive MBA, which begins in September. Both the job market.
Tuition Fee:
GBP (£) 28850 / Total Program Cost
take an integrated view of management, rather than
teaching functional subjects in isolation, and provide During their studies MBA participants have Contact:
thorough grounding in all the disciplines required to 24-hour access to the Learning Resource Centre
MBA Admissions
Ashridge Business School
lead a business. and Virtual Learning Resource Centre, which provide Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
physical and remote access to a vast range of learning
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United Kingdom
We go beyond theory by giving participants the materials and several leading online databases.
opportunity to put their learning into practice via a
Tel: +44 (0) 1442 841143
Fax: +44 (0) 1442 841144
‘live’ consulting project. Participants work with a client Outside the classroom, MBA participants can make
Email:
mba@ashridge.org.uk
organisation to deliver a major strategic consulting full use of the Lifestyle Centre, which boasts a fully
Web:
www.ashridge.org.uk
assignment. We also offer an international study week equipped gym, swimming pool, jacuzzi, steam room
which is designed to consolidate learning by giving and squash courts. In the Ashridge grounds, there are
participants direct experience of the complex issues tennis courts, cricket and football pitches, and a golf
faced by businesses in an emerging market. course. For meals and refreshments, Ashridge has a
sociable bar and award-winning dining facilities.
Student Profile
Mark Siviter, Managing Director, What have been the highlights of the MBA?
DHL Global Mail, The class diversity has been one of the highlights.
Ashridge Full-time MBA In one way it has been a highlight, but it has also
been challenging. I looked at other MBA programmes,
Why did you decide to do an MBA? but there is nothing quite like Ashridge. Here we have
In my last role, I was an executive 16 different nationalities amongst 27 participants,
director of a FTSE 350 company. I had climbed the encompassing huge cross-functional expertise and a
ranks after having no formal education, but to achieve wide age range. This has made for some great debates
the next step, which for me would be a CEO position, - there are lots of people with strong opinions!
this would require an MBA.
What have been the most challenging aspects of the
Why did you choose Ashridge? programme?
I wanted an MBA that focused on leadership It was a challenge for me, at 42, to start an MBA
development. It is easy for a programme to cover after having had no formal undergraduate education. In
functional theory: it is the integration between subjects fact, I don’t think I could have done an MBA anywhere
that really effects the reality of business. Ashridge was else. Ashridge focuses on personal leadership
unlike any other institution I have been to - I just loved development and your emotional intelligence, which
everyone I met there. has really helped to build my confidence and ability
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