HE Partner of the Year
Previous Winners
Discover more about previous HE Partner award winners and shortlists
2022 Winners 2021 Winners 2020 WinnersCelebrating our higher education parnters
CMI HE Partner of the Year is awarded to one of our Higher Education partners for outstanding positive impact on student experience, professional development and employability as a result of their partnership with us.
The HE Partner Award recognises one of our Higher Education Partners for delivering positive impact for their learners.
The Higher Education Partner of the Year will demonstrate the positive impact your partnership with CMI has had in:
- Student employability
- Enriched experience
- Impact and professional development

2022 Outstanding HE Partner of the Year - Winner
We are delighted to announce that Solent University are our 2022 Outstanding HE Partner of the Year.
Solent Business School were delighted to be shortlisted for this award as it celebrates the long partnership that we have had with the CMI and the fantastic achievements we have made together in supporting and developing our students to be future leaders and managers.
Claire Hughes, Head of Undergraduate and Partnerships
Solent University

University of Huddersfield - Winner 2021
Being shortlisted for this Award really shows our commitment to CMI through the development of our staff community and prospective students. The external recognition it provides will help us stand out within the HE sector during a challenging time for everyone.
Danny Benton, Head of People and Organisational DevelopmentHenley Business School - Honourable Mention 2021
This Award is very important to us. Whilst we are a recognised Higher Education provider, the apprenticeship market for higher level degrees is still new. Therefore, being shortlisted recognises and emphasises the quality of our apprenticeships.
Dr Dorota Bourne, Associate Professor
Our 2021 Shortlisted Entries
Our shortlisted entries for the Higher Education Partner of the Year Award have now been announced, take a look at the shortlist below.

We wanted to apply to reflect on what we have achieved over the last year. This Award shortlisting highlights the importance of the huge diversification in our student body that we have cultivated through the innovative delivery of our programmes.
Rachael JohnstoneHead of Department and Director of Degree Apprenticeships

We are delighted to be recognised for our relationship with CMI by being shortlisted for this Award. It is great to be appreciated for our work in Leadership and Management education by such a well-known Management Institution.
Trudy SpencerAssociate Professor
2020 Winner - Manchester Fashion Institute
I’m delighted not just for me, but for my team. Together we have shaped a course that equips graduates with academic skills and commercial know-how to solving real-world problems. Its strength is its view into the future at what businesses need today and in five years’ time when learners graduate and are working in the fashion industry.
Sam Chandrasekara FCMI, Programme Leader
2020 Shortlisted Entries
Our shortlisted entries for the Higher Education Partner of the Year Award have now been announced, take a look at the shortlist below.

Coventry University

University of Exeter
Our 2019 and 2018 Winners
Coventry University
2019 - HE Partner of the Year WinnerSally Everett - Anglia Ruskin
2018 - HE Partner of the Year Winner