Throughout 2025 Henley Business School celebrated its 80th Anniversary, with eight decades of shaping leaders, driving innovation, and making a lasting impact on the global stage.
Founded in 1945, on the banks of the River Thames (UK), Henley emerged from Britain’s post-war vision to rebuild society by equipping leaders with the knowledge, skills, and resilience to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world.
From its origins as the Staff Administrative College, to becoming a triple-accredited, internationally top-ranked business school, Henley has remained committed to developing leaders who make a difference; driven by purpose, powered by innovation, and inspired by the future.
This commitment is reflected in recent achievements. In the Financial Times 2025 business school rankings for the UK, Henley ranked in the top three for career progression, with an average 51 per cent increase in salary, and maintaining first place for overall satisfaction with the Executive MBA programme. On the same rankings, Henley Business School also achieved the status of most improved UK business school, climbing to eighth place globally for the quality and experience of its student body.
Henley is not just continuously climbing the ranks but is also demonstrating strong leadership in sustainability. Proof of Henley’s commitment to future-focused development and innovation is its performance in the Corporate Knights Better World MBA 2025 ranking. Henley rose an impressive 27 places in just one year, to 17th place globally, earning recognition as the most improved business school in the UK and the second most improved globally.
Henley’s rise reflects both deep integration of sustainability themes throughout its Executive MBA and a growing number of graduates going into impact-driven roles. By embedding environmental, social, and governance issues into its core teaching, Henley is equipping future leaders not just to talk about sustainability, but to act on it.
Beginnings of Henley at Malta Business School
Over 30 years of the Henley Executive MBA in Malta
Henley’s global vision has brought its programmes to leaders and professionals around the world, and since 1992, the Henley Executive MBA has been shaping leaders in Malta.
For more than three decades, this partnership has empowered the local and international community in Malta to further their careers and push their organisations forward.
From the start, the Henley Executive MBA in Malta has attracted leaders from diverse industries, creating a learning environment rich in experience and ideas.
The emphasis on practical application, personal development, interaction, and valuable networking continues to make it one of the most respected qualifications for established management professionals worldwide.
Locally, the programme is delivered by Malta Business School (MBS), which is known for its five star quality, local support and high success rate.
The most recent group of graduands from Malta visited Henely Business School’s Greenlands campus on 19th of September 2025, to graduate together with other alumni from all over the world.
On 16th of October 2025, MBS proudly launched its 20th intake of the Henley Executive MBA, marking another milestone in its longstanding commitment to developing effective, responsible leaders in Malta.
Showing its confidence in the programme, Malta Business School’s own Sales and Marketing Manager, Claudia Mulè Stagno also started with this intake, following in the footsteps of most other senior managers at the school who already hold this top-ranked qualification.
Intake 20 of the Henley Executive MBA at Malta Business School
Looking ahead
As Henley celebrates 80 years of excellence, Malta Business School is proud to have played a role in its story, bringing world-class executive education to Malta and contributing to the development of leaders who are ready to take on the challenges of tomorrow.
The legacy of the past eight decades inspires Henley Business School and Malta Business School to look ahead with confidence, continuing to champion responsible leadership, practical learning, and continuous innovation for years to come.
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