Posts by Magdalena Wanot
Marcoms professionals: Contribute to the 2026 Knowing Me Knowing You study
Marketing, communications, external relations, and alumni engagement teams within business schools are working under heightened expectations. Institutions are seeking clearer evidence of impact, while technological developments and shifting institutional priorities continue to reshape how these functions operate. In response, EFMD, in collaboration with CarringtonCrisp and Roe Communications, is launching the latest edition of the Knowing…
Read MoreEFMD launches the Centre for Human and Emotional Leadership
EFMD Global officially launches the Centre for Human and Emotional Leadership, established in honour of the visionary management leader Gerard ‘Ray’ van Schaik. The Centre represents a strategic initiative that brings together complementary projects to strengthen the connection between academic insight, leadership practice, and societal impact across the global management education community. The Centre for…
Read MoreSummary of 2023 EFMD Annual Conference
From 11 – 13 June 2023, we welcomed our global community in Lyon at the EFMD Annual Conference, hosted by emlyon business school and gracefully chaired by Morris Mthombeni, the Dean of Gordon Institute of Business Science. With record attendance, this conference proved to be a pivotal moment for our network. Throughout the event, we…
Read MoreEFMD community actions to help Ukraine
As a community, we would like the Ukrainian academia and management development community to remain connected to the international network. Therefore, EFMD’s membership fees have been waived this year, and Ukrainian representatives from EFMD member institutions and beyond are invited to register for ALL our events and programmes free of charge. EFMD has also donated to…
Read MoreBusiness schools’ impact during the COVID-19 pandemic
Four in five business schools are confident that they have sustained or increased their impact during the pandemic The latest EFMD report, The Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Business Schools, analyses the pandemic’s impact on business schools’ internal and external environments. Published in collaboration with survey software Le Sphinx, the report sheds light on…
Read MoreEFMD Global presents new visual identity
For almost 50 years now, EFMD has been connecting close to a thousand leading institutions in business education, corporate learning and management development, with members located in 92 countries worldwide. We have been honoured to accompany our members on the quality development journey, engage them in collaborative projects, and bring them all together in professional development…
Read More2018 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards winners
EFMD and Emerald Publishing announce with great pleasure the winners of the 2018 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards (ODRA) – an awards scheme designed to celebrate excellence in doctoral research. This year, 277 entries were received from authors based all around the world, a 17% increase as compared to the previous year. Ten winning papers have each won…
Read MoreEmployability and business school graduates
Following the results of the 2019 GMAC Corporate Recruiters Survey, which polled more than 1,200 employers in 45 countries worldwide to find out hiring demands for MBA and business master’s graduates, an additional “Employability and Business School Graduates” report was released today. The report presents trends in applicant skills and preparedness in the rapidly changing labour…
Read MoreEFMD launches new programme accreditation
EFMD has announced plans to enhance and further develop its programme accreditation for leading business schools across the world At the EFMD Annual Conference on June 6th hosted by NOVA Business School in Lisbon and following the unanimous approval of the EFMD Board of Directors, EFMD announced significant changes to the accreditation process for business school…
Read MoreThree in four companies plan to hire MBAs in 2019
The results of the Corporate Recruiters Survey 2019 reflect the trends in the broader economy, including the plans of companies to grow and expand and reveal the optimistic hiring projections for specialised master’s graduates. More than 1,200 employers worldwide responded to the 2019 Corporate Recruiters Survey, ran by the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC) together…
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