Professional development
Mainstreaming the SDGs in business schools
Two years into the Decade of Action, we are yet to collectively achieve a level of engagement that would set us on a path to achieving the Agenda of 2030. The way business schools approach sustainability plays a crucial role in building a positive future for the generations to come. Fortunately, the ERS initiatives are…
Read MoreDemystifying transformation – 5 ways to transform your business school PR
In June, I had the pleasure of attending the EFMD Marcom, External Relations and Alumni Relations conference at Nyenrode Business Universiteit in the Netherlands. After months of restrictions, it was great to catch up with friends and colleagues from the business school world. The overall theme was: “Demystifying transformation”. Various sessions dived into what that…
Read MoreConnecting with careers at the 2022 CPDI
By Maria Moragianis, Head of Career Development & Community Engagement, Highered. This year’s CPDI (Career Professionals Development Institute), graciously hosted by EADA Business School in Barcelona was the first in-person EFMD careers event since the Covid-19 outbreak and the energy was high among the 20 careers professionals participating. After two years of online connecting, it…
Read MoreDeveloping or rethinking a sustainable strategy for online education
Business school leadership has gained a lot of experience with different kinds of emergency measures to keep their students’ learning journey on the right track. So now is the right time for institutions to develop or rethink their strategy for online education. There are different tools available to tackle that rethinking in a structured way.…
Read MoreRethinking faculty models for impactful schools and resilient careers
Wilfred Mijnhardt is the Policy Director for Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Chair of the new EFMD Faculty Management Programme. Follow him on Twitter. Impact has landed in the missions and strategies of business schools and in the standards of accreditation agencies. Impact is core business, together with the creation of new…
Read MoreTeaching with tableau
Are you an instructor who is thinking about using Tableau in the classroom but are not really sure where to start? 🤔 📊 Join Yvan Fornes, MBA instructor at EDHEC Business School and former Tableau Zen Master, on Tuesday, December 14th at 17:00 CET / 16:00 GMT / 11:00 EST / 08:00 PST and learn…
Read MoreRedefining failure: Teaching digital age skills with gamification
Students do not learn and consume information as they did a generation ago, just as the skills needed to succeed on a job market are not the same either. The naturally gradual shift that occurs from generation to generation has only been accelerated in the digital age and even further by the pandemic. To close…
Read MoreRedesigning internationalisation strategies for business schools
A lot has already been written about the range of consequences that the pandemic has had on business schools and particularly on their internationalisation activities. Travel restrictions and digital delivery continue to impact the ways business schools are providing an international experience to students and participants. Another consequence of the pandemic is that a whole…
Read MoreKeeping learners SAFE online
As we prepare to enter the new academic year, lessons from the pandemic inspired rush to go online must be learned. For many Business Schools, this will need a focus, not on the technology but on online TEACHING. In a traditional classroom or lecture hall, students feel relatively sheltered. They know from many years at…
Read MoreBusiness school staff & faculty development: Learning & networking opportunities in the post-pandemic world
Griet Houbrechts, EFMD Director of Professional Development Services, provides an overview of the many professional development opportunities that are being offered in 2021. The disruption caused by the pandemic laid the ground for a deeper reflection about our purpose and mission, the essence of teaching and learning experience, institutional boundaries, the relevance of research, and…
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