Sector specific MBAs are on the increase. Nottingham University Business School is launching an executive MBA in healthcare, providing general management training for all professionals concerned with the subject, whether public, private or not-for-profit. Offered as a series of 12 one-week block modules, the programme was designed in collaboration with the University of Nottingham Medical School.

Insead, the Paris and Singapore-based business school, has lined up a number of events to mark its 50th anniversary. A founders’ celebration last month gathered together MBA students, faculty and staff, who were there when the school opened.

The Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto is continuing its expansion plans as work starts on a building that will double research, teaching and study space. The building, due to open in 2011, is part of the school’s push for greater global recognition and follows its curriculum redesign based on the concept of integrative thinking.

The Association of MBAs is taking steps to ensure that the next generation of graduates is not only driven and bright but also responsible. It is involving the United Nations Global Compact in its 2010 review of accreditation criteria for MBA programmes. Concepts such as social responsibility, sustainable value and responsible leadership look likely to be introduced into the accreditation process.

London Business School has announced a new faculty chair in entrepreneurship and innovation as it beefs up its innovation thought leadership. Michael Jacobides, left, will be the first Sir Donald Gordon Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.