The appointment of a new Dean is big news in the world of business education, and Professor Wendy Loretto has just been appointed as the new Head and Dean of Adam Smith Business School at the University of Glasgow.  Professor Loretto joins from the University of Edinburgh Business School, where she was Professor of Organisational Behaviour and…

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…

Earlier this month, more than 450 deans and senior leaders in management education gathered at WU Vienna University of Economics and Business for the 2026 EFMD Deans Conference under the theme “New Realities, Bold Choices: Reinventing the Business School.” Across two days, discussions moved from diagnosis to execution, examining how business schools respond to geopolitical…

For those embarking on an EMBA, we spoke to Rabat Business School’s EMBA programme manager to find out more about them and what people should really expect from an EMBA.  Here’s what Tarik Zouadi had to say: Tell us about yourself and your career to date. I’m Pr. Tarik Zouadi, EMBA Programme Manager at Rabat…

This year’s EFMD Deans & Directors Conference unfolded against a backdrop of geopolitical tension, economic fragility, rapid technological change, and shifting stakeholder expectations. Our theme, “New realities, bold choices: Reinventing the Business School,” beautifully captured this moment where many of us are navigating similar pressures. While the contexts differ, the underlying questions are shared. As…

In our latest Dean interview series, we sit down with Rana Sobh, Dean of the College of Business and Economics at Qatar University, who tells us about the importance of collaboration, how business education must be a force for good, and the need to humanise technology. Here’s what she had to say: Tell us about…