OUBS shortlisted for Association of MBAs Innovation Award

AMBA logoThe Open University Business School has been shortlisted for the Association of MBAs (AMBA) Innovation Award which recognises new practices, risks and creativity initiated around AMBA-accredited programmes.

The AMBA Awards celebrate MBAs at the forefront of leadership excellence. To recognise the talents and contributions made by accredited schools and their students to the MBA arena and the wider community, the Association of MBAs presents three annual awards to outstanding business schools, start-ups and students who represent the true value of accredited MBA programmes. All awards are designed to be entered or nominated by AMBA-accredited business schools.

The finalists for the MBA Innovation Award 2015 are:

  • ALBA Graduate School at the American College of Greece IEEM, Escuela de Negocios, Universidad de Montevideo IESA, Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración
  • Imperial College Business School The Open University Business School Politecnico di Milano School of Management

The winner will be decided by a panel of high-profile judges who will review all entries and will be announced at the Awards and Gala Dinner in London on 29 January 2016.

AMBA is the international impartial authority on postgraduate business education, established in 1967 by a small group of business graduates with the aim to raise the profile of business education and the MBA qualification in UK and Europe.

Upcoming Events

Mar 10

Doing Academia Differently: Professional Development Symposium for Doctoral Students and Early-Career Academics

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 - 09:00 to 17:00

Michael Young Building, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BB

This one-day symposium on ‘Doing Academia Differently’ will provide inspiration and support for PhD and early-career academics to approach the complex tensions and dilemmas of contemporary academia in new and creative ways.

Mar 12

International Women’s Day: Supporting diverse new motherhoods for work inclusion

Thursday, March 12, 2026 - 11:00 to 12:30

Online Webinar - link below

This webinar from our GOP research cluster will discuss findings from research into how motherhood impacts employment for ethnic minority women.