Sincere Thoughts & Condolences from EFMD – Debapratim Purkayastha
On behalf of the EFMD members and staff, we were deeply saddened to hear of Debapratim’s death. Debapratim, Director of ICFAI Case Research Center and Professor at ICFAI Business School (IBS) in India, recently passed away from COVID-19. He was a winning author of many editions of the EFMD Case Writing Competition, hosted each year…
Read MoreStrategic Positioning of the Corporate Learning Function
What is excellence in corporate learning all about? It starts by ensuring that the Learning Function is aligned to the mission and strategy of its organisation, how it is positioned and how its governance ensures that it has the mandate, support and involvement of the business to successfully deliver. In other words, how does the…
Read MoreKent Business School, Miami Herbert Business School, Olin Business School and Queen’s Management School are EQUIS accredited and five more schools receive their re-accreditation
Warm congratulations to Kent Business School, University of Kent; Miami Herbert Business School, University of Miami; Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis and Queen’s Management School, Queen’s University Belfast for their initial EQUIS accreditation. We would like to sincerely congratulate five more business schools for successfully completing the EQUIS re-accreditation process and proving their commitment to global excellence in business education. University of…
Read MoreMastering tomorrow – what will business and students demand next?
There’s no doubt about the popularity of Masters degrees. Last year GMAC found that year-on-year applications had risen by 14.3% compared with 5.4% and 5.6% in the two previous years. The new Tomorrow’s Masters report, published by CarringtonCrisp and EFMD, found more of the same, with 55% more likely to pursue a Masters than they…
Read MoreInitial EFMD Programme Accreditation of CEIBS, UiS Business School, University of Stavanger and College of Business Administration, University of Business & Technology
EFMD is pleased to announce the programme accreditation of CEIBS-China Europe International Business School, Hospitality EMBA (HEMBA), UiS Business School, University of Stavanger, Master of Science in Business Administration and the College of Business Administration, University of Business & Technology, Bachelor of Science in Finance. Commenting on this achievement, Barbara Sporn, EFMD Programme Accreditation Director,…
Read MoreAre you making it hard for journalists to say “yes”?
Securing positive press coverage for your business school is a smart way to build your reputation. It can help you increase awareness, support SEO, reach new audiences, and build trust through third-party endorsement. But when you are under pressure to get coverage, it can be tempting to rush into ‘volume’ tactics. These include pushing out…
Read More9 interesting facts you might not know about 9 business schools
The business education sector is full of intrigue – with surprises about a campus, a building, history or even a name, still arising out of the blue. Associate Director Stephanie Mullins at specialist business education PR consultancy BlueSky Education uncovers some insights into nine institutions. Good stories help to craft a business school’s reputation. Given our long and successful…
Read MoreDean of the Sprott School of Business on the role of business schools in social impact
On 23 April, EFMD Global hosted an online panel discussion called Reflections on Social Impact During a Global Pandemic. The panel brought together leaders from business schools worldwide to talk about their view of social responsibility, their institutions’ goals and actions to make a positive impact, and how the COVID-19 pandemic affected those things. Dana…
Read MoreMulti- and Interdisciplinarity Empowered and Entailed by Business Schools’ Digitalisation
With the global health crisis precipitated by COVID-19, we have once again experienced that society’s biggest challenges today demand multidisciplinary (to independently apply expertise in different non-business and business disciplines) and interdisciplinary (to integrate and synthesize knowledge and skills from various fields) approaches to problem-solving. To master COVID-19, public policymakers, lawyers, specialists from the health…
Read MoreShould hybrid programmes now deliver more?
I can guarantee anyone reading this will have read at least two other articles about the accelerated change of offline to online education, blended to hybrid programmes – but see if this has something a little different to offer. The past 12 months have presented a strategic earthquake for executive education providers. The COVID-19 pandemic…
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