Initial EFMD Programme Accreditation awarded to Bissett School of Business, Goodman School of Business and MacEwan University School of Business
EFMD is pleased to announce that programme accreditation was recently awarded to Bissett School of Business, Mount Royal University, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Goodman School of Business, Brock University, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Co-op International Double Degree and MacEwan University School of Business, Bachelor of Commerce. Barbara Sporn, Director of EFMD Programme Accreditation,…
Read MoreThe American University in Cairo – AUC top African university that produces startup founders, new research says
According to recently published research compiled by Antler, a Singapore-based venture capital (VC) firm, out of all African universities, the American University in Cairo (AUC) produced the highest proportion of individuals who went on to found highly successful startups. More specifically, the report referred to growth-stage startups (ones that raised more than $10 million), soonicorns…
Read MoreE-learning trends: traditional schools vs digital schools
One of the obvious consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns has been the acceleration of the inevitable digital transformation. The impact is not only on consumption patterns or the way of working but also in the way of learning. Since the first e-learning initiatives in the 1970s, the industry has grown rapidly and…
Read MoreOne year in higher education with a persistent virtual campus
This article sums up the keynote of Alain Goudey, Chief Digital Officer at NEOMA Business School, during the EOCCS Symposium 2021. What is a persistent virtual campus? The NEOMA Business School persistent virtual campus, which opened in September 2020, is represented by an island called Laval Virtual World. It is operated by our partner Laval…
Read MoreInvitation to Cambridge Judge Business School’s Wo+Men’s Leadership Centre research seminar, 14th October
You’re invited to the Cambridge Judge Wo+Men’s Leadership Centre for our Professor Sucheta Nadkarni Research Seminar, on 14 October 2021. This seminar series honours our friend and colleague, the former Director of the Wo+Men’s Leadership Centre, the late Professor Sucheta Nadkarni, and her pioneering research into gender diversity. This year’s Professor Sucheta Nadkarni Research Seminar…
Read MoreNew normal – new balances: Is there a way back to offline MBA programmes?
Lomonosov Moscow State University from Russia was one of the virtual EOCCS certified co-hosts at the fifth EOCCS Learning Community Symposium, which took place on 23 and 24 of September 2021. During our block of presentations, we discussed our experience of the transition to online teaching forced by the pandemic restrictions at classical MBA programmes.…
Read MoreEFMD Sharing Best Practice workshop explored the post-pandemic era of corporate learning
Re-imagining the post-pandemic world of L&D was the theme of the highly interactive Sharing Best Practice online workshop that EFMD conducted on 28 September in partnership with the CLIP accredited AIA Group. Almost 50 participants joined. Gyan Nagpal, head of the AIA Leadership Centre (ALC), provided an overview of how leadership development will be a…
Read More2021 Executive Development Conference insights
EFMD’s 2021 Executive Development Conference ‘Reboot, Revitalise and Reimagine’ was again a great success with, at peaks, over 100 professionals from business schools, alternative providers and corporates participating. The conference provided intriguing insights to further develop the most effective methods in developing our human capital. With insights from three exciting and energising keynote sessions in…
Read MoreRRBM Dare to Care Dissertation Scholarship
Do you know of an exceptional doctoral student who is aligning his or her research with the RRBM Principles of Responsible Research? The RRBM community is pleased to announce the inaugural Call for Applications to the RRBM Dare to Care Dissertation Scholarship. In its inaugural year, this program will award up to eight scholarships of…
Read MoreAdaptable analytics: Spotlight on 7 business school data programmes
Having data analytics skills is becoming ever more important as digitalisation advances across all industries. Stephanie Mullins and Olivia Nieberg from specialist business education PR consultancy BlueSky Education shine a light on seven business schools offering programmes in data analytics. Having an in-depth understanding of how digital concepts such as artificial intelligence will affect business…
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