London
School & Campus recognised at the Times Higher Education
Awards, widely referred to as the "Oscars of higher
education".
ESCP Europe Business
School (London) lifted the Business School of the
Year trophy at this year's Times Higher
Education Awards.
These awards, now in their 14th year and widely referred to as
the "Oscars of higher education", shine a spotlight on the
exceptional achievements of individuals, teams and institutions
working in our sector today.
The award was presented in front of 1,000 business and sector
leaders at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane, with U.K. Dean
Professor Simon Mercado receiving the prize from Sharon
Butler, EVP for Global Education at official
sponsor Flywire, and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig (pictured).
ESCP Europe has not been afraid to tackle the questions and
challenges thrown up by a rapidly changing political and commercial
environment. In doing so, via a wide range of pioneering
initiatives, it has claimed the title of Business School of the
Year.
Maintaining its reputation for innovation and excellence in
international management education, the School launched a new MBA in International
Management. ESCP Europe also expanded its
innovative Bachelor in Management (BSc) programme, which
moves students across three European countries in three years,
tapping into its network of European campuses.
Responding to Brexit, the School put politicians from the U.K. and
continental Europe together with leading industry figures for a
series of 'Re-thinking Europe' events. It launched a
collaborative book project in which students worked with Nicole Fontaine, former President of the
European Parliament. Such activities cemented the School as a
symbol of Anglo-French co-operation and as a leading European and
U.K. institution.
The judges were especially impressed by ESCP Europe's response to
large-scale technological and environmental developments. They
praised the School's Electric Vehicle Road Trip (EVRT) project, in
which students used electrical vehicles to visit 10 European
countries so as to encourage the use of carbon-neutral transport.
The judges also identified the School's response to a call in the
UK government's industrial strategy to develop executives for the
fourth industrial revolution. Amongst several initiatives
here, the School introduced a new Executive
Specialised Master (EMS) in Manufacturing Automation and Digital
Transformation, run in collaboration with the advanced robotics
company, Comau.
In summary, they praised ESCP Europe Business School
(London) for undertaking activities that were not
only responsive but also innovative. "Higher education is not
always credited with being quick to respond to changing business
and political environments, but this business school managed to
deal with changing government priorities in an engaging way,
producing programmes around Brexit and the industrial strategy,"
the panel said.
Professor Simon Mercado, Dean of the London School and Campus,
remarks:
"This award is testament to a bold educational strategy that
harnesses Europe's diversity as well as to the excellence of our
staff, students and alumni. As a European school at the heart
of the U.K., we are honoured to receive such recognition and to
celebrate the strength of our U.K. and European sectors."
Professor Frank Bournois, President and Executive Dean of ESCP
Europe, adds:
"We are proud of our British presence and of the U.K. sector into
which we have been welcomed and recognised. We continue to do all
that we can to strengthen U.K.-European ties and to work warmly
with our peer institutions in order to advance international
management education and research."
THE editor John Gill said:
"At a time when universities face challenges and headwinds, when
politics and social attitudes can seem to call into question many
of the things that they stand for and hold dear, it is particularly
important to champion the values, creativity and dedication of
those who live and breathe higher education.
"As ever, our shortlists represent the best of the best, but our
judges also reported that this year's entries were the strongest
that they could remember, so all those honoured should be
incredibly proud. It's THE's great honour to help celebrate their
success."
For more coverage of the awards, including photos from the
ceremony, please visit the-awards.co.uk.
Details are also online at Times Higher Education and, of course, the
awards will feature in next week's issue of THE magazine.
The full list of this year's winners is below, and profiles of
their winning entries can be viewed here.
- University of the Year: University of Essex
- Business School of the Year: ESCP Europe Business School
(London)
- The Lord Dearing Lifetime Achievement Award: Baroness Mary
Warnock
- International Collaboration of the Year: University of Central
Lancashire
- Outstanding Support for Students: University of Kent
- Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities & Social
Sciences: University of Leicester
- Research Project of the Year: STEM: University of
Hertfordshire
- Most Innovative Teacher of the Year: Theo Gilbert,University of
Hertfordshire
- International Impact Award: Canterbury Christ Church
University, in collaboration with the Palestinian Ministry of
Education and Higher Education
- Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community: Middlesex
University and the University of Greenwich, in collaboration with
The Refinery
- THE Data Points Merit Award: University of
Dundee
- Outstanding Contribution to Leadership Development: University
of Stirling
- Technological Innovation of the Year: Harper Adams
University
- Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of the
Year: University of East London
- Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year: Helen
Gleeson,University of Leeds
- Outstanding Entrepreneurial University: King's College
London
- Excellence and Innovation in the Arts: University of Central
Lancashire
- Most Innovative Contribution to Business-University
Collaboration: Recycling Lives, in collaboration with the
University of Central Lancashire
About ESCP Europe
Established in 1819, ESCP Europe has educated generations of
leaders and entrepreneurs. With its six urban campuses in Berlin,
London, Madrid, Paris, Turin and Warsaw, ESCP Europe's true
European identity enables the provision of a unique style of
cross-cultural business education and a global perspective on
international management issues. ESCP Europe welcomes 5,000
students and 5,000 executives from 100 different nations every
year, offering them a wide range of general management and
specialised programmes (Bachelor, Masters, MBA, Executive MBA, PhD
and Executive Education). ESCP Europe is among the 1% of business
schools worldwide to be triple-accredited (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS).
Website: www.escpeurope.eu
Twitter: @ESCPeurope