Scholarship available for MBA in Music & Creative Industries

The scholarship will be awarded to an applicant who meets the criteria for the MBA programme, was present at the Design Indaba (as an attendee, speaker or exhibitor) and reflects the programme and Design Indaba’s focus on maximising the business potential of the arts & creative industries.  

 

To enter, interested candidates are to apply directly to the Henley Business School – application forms are available on www.henleysa.ac.za. Successful candidates will be selected based on Henley’s criterion, and the final decision made jointly by the Design Indaba and Henley Business School.

 

"Family and life-friendly MBA"

 

The Music & Creative Industries MBA programme comprises Henley’s core MBA, with the music and creative industry sector section allocated additional time to contextualise and discuss industry-specific issues.  In keeping with Henley Business School’s commitment to offering a "family and life-friendly MBA", the principles of flexible learning applies to the Music & Creative Industries MBA, ensuring a study experience that is in step with the realities of most candidates lives as full-time businesspeople and professionals. 

 

“As a country, South Africa has gifted the world with an incredible musical and creative legacy – and continues to do so,” comments Jon Foster-Pedley, dean of the Henley Business School. “Whether in music, the fine arts, dance or design, South African has distinguished itself as a creative hub worldwide, and has a vibrant local presence. The MBA in Music & Creative Industries is about harnessing this creativity and maximising its business potential while instilling sound management and leadership skills – much in keeping with the Design Indaba’s focus on showcasing excellence in design, promoting business, and facilitating mentorship opportunities. We are offering the scholarship to Design Indaba participants in recognition of Cape Town’s status as global design capital, and the world-leading work done over the years by the Indaba and Ravi Naidoo.”  

 

Henley is an international business school, its parent university, The University of Reading, UK, was ranked amongst the top 1% of research universities in the world, is the only international school accredited in South Africa by the Council on Higher Education, and is one of only 1% of business schools globally to be awarded triple international accreditation (USA; EU; UK).