Learning & networking
EFMD’s Executive Development Conference for the first time fully online
“This was brilliantly organised. Certainly, one of the best and most user-friendly virtual conference environments.” We are happy for the very positive feedback from almost 100 participants at this year’s Executive Development Conference. And we learned a lot on our path to preparing an engaging online conference, with four particular lessons to share: Optimising user-friendliness…
Read MoreInvitation: Accelerating Education for the SDGs in the Universities
At the SDG Academy, the educational initiative of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, we are pleased to circulate this invitation by the SDSN Networks to the event “Accelerating Education for the SDGs in the Universities“. Please join us and feel free to share it with other colleagues. Universities and other higher education institutions have a…
Read MoreAnti-Poverty Working Group Update October 2020
7th Responsible Management Education Research Conference, Chur, Switzerland, 19-21 October The 7th RME Research Conference on The Promise of Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Responsible Management Education and Moving forward with the SDGs, the event gathered more than 210 participants from all over the world. The event was co-organized and hosted by the University…
Read MoreGlobal Leaders Gather Two Days After U.S. Election to Discuss Leading at the Edge
The 22nd ILA annual virtual conference 5-9 November is a crossroads of global leadership professionals from different disciplines and sectors – all working to advance leadership knowledge and practice for a better world. Leadership experts from around the world will gather live and online 5 – 9 November for the International Leadership Association’s (ILA’s) virtual…
Read MoreQuality improvement for what?
Leading up to the XIII International Accreditation Conference 2020 on 5-7 November, Thothrathri Raman, Chair of the Standards for Educational Advancement & Accreditation (SEAA) Trust, shares his thoughts on quality improvement in higher education. Make sure to attend the session of Nishit Jain, EFMD Global’s Special Advisor, who will be speaking on 5 November. See the full…
Read MoreWanted: Leadership to measure up to the Corona crisis
The 12th Peter Drucker Forum to become a virtual management think-tank for top figures to debate ways out of the crisis, 28-30 October 2020 What leadership skills are needed for high-pressure decision-making in a crisis? How can resilience and self-renewal in a society be fostered and increased? Because of travel restrictions this year’s Global Peter…
Read MoreFrom Adaptation to Innovation: How the Corona Pandemic Changed Business Education
Written by Andreas Rasche, Associate Dean of Copenhagen Business School and EFMD Executive Academy Alumni and Jordi Diaz, Dean of EADA Business School and Director of EFMD Executive Academy How did the Corona pandemic affect business schools around the world? How do schools prepare for an uncertain Fall Term? Seeking answers to these questions, EFMD…
Read MoreEFMD Annual Conference 2020 “Embracing the Future: A New Mandate for Business Schools”
By Marc Smelik, Associate Dean, IE Business School and 2020 EFMD Annual Conference Chair Engaging across borders The 2020 Online EFMD Annual Conference created a new way for our members and delegates to engage across borders, much like the methodologies we have put in place for our learning communities in a year dominated by the…
Read MoreMBA International Business
Are you an entrepreneur, MBA candidate or MBA student in Latin America, who seeks to update their knowledge on MBA and specialised Master’s programmes offered by business schools worldwide? Or a professional who wants to gain practical knowledge about the different areas of business organisation such as administration, economics, finance, marketing and human resources? MBA…
Read MoreCareer Professionals Development Institute: Lessons learned and implemented
By Rachel Tonner, Head of MBA Careers Provision at Imperial College Business School and a graduate of Career Professionals Development Institute 2019 My colleague and I attended the EFMD Careers Professional Development Institute in November 2019 where we experienced an extremely enjoyable, informative and motivating two days. The environment was informal, welcoming and there was…
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