Cranfield School of Management in the UK is one of the leading international business schools outside the United States. It has a long-standing reputation as a premier centre of learning and is gaining increased recognition for its contribution to management practice and business achievement. Its aim is to help individuals and organisations gain competitive advantage through improved management practice and processes.

A combination of cutting edge research and practical business expertise feeds into all of Cranfield’s management development activities. One of the first UK business schools, set up in the late 1960s, Cranfield provides practical management solutions through postgraduate degree programmes (including a renowned MBA programme), management development, research and consultancy.

The School is one of the most sought-after executive development providers in Europe offering a range of open programmes from one-day workshops and seminars to longer general management programmes.

In addition, the School’s Centre for Customised Executive Development (CCED) works in partnership with organisations to deliver executive development tailored to meet their needs.

Director of the Centre, Bill Shedden says: “Our Centre for Customised Executive Development is at the forefront of developing relationships and interventions, which will truly add value for the client by delivering a service that meets the demands of the organisation in a joint partnership, which is business oriented but also client-driven.”

With many business schools offering executive development courses, companies may be unsure about which one will offer the right content level and method of delivery. Andrew Kakabadse, Professor of International Management Development at the School says: “Cranfield’s differentiator is that we offer development rather than education – development of people and organisations. Helping managers in their jobs, helping people go through changes, educating people as well as developing them in terms of their capacity to take on real responsibility.”

All executive development at Cranfield is underpinned by research and the ability to transfer knowledge from academia to industry in a practical and meaningful way.

Accommodation for delegates is provided in the awardwinning and purpose-built Cranfield Management Development Centre conveniently located and equipped with gym and swimming pool facilities to allow for an early morning workout to prepare for the day ahead or a relaxing swim at the end of the day. Recently refurbished, the centre offers executive facilities in comfortable surroundings with a number of lounges to relax in, top quality dining room service and 186 modern en-suite bedrooms allowing delegates to work efficiently from their room and keep in touch via phone and email with their business colleagues. The centre has won many awards, including a regional Business of the Year Award in November 2001. It prides itself on being one of six centres accredited by the Meetings Industry Association and the HCIMA for being the best provider in the Hospitality Assured-Meetings category in 2002.

In addition to executive development, Cranfield runs an acclaimed MBA programme, ranked as one of the top programmes in the world. This can be studied on either a full-time basis over one year or as an Executive part-time or modular programme over two years. Further information is available on the website www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/mba Cranfield is conveniently located on the edge of the rapidly expanding new city of Milton Keynes – under an hour’s travelling time from London and with good road and rail connections to the rest of the country and beyond. Set in a peaceful location, the campus provides the ideal place to get away from the office and focus on developing yourself and/or the organisation.

For further information: telephone: Gill Marshall, Director of
Corporate Communications, +44 (0) 1234 754401
E-mail: g.marshall@cranfield.ac.uk
Website: www.cranfield.ac.uk/som