Across Europe, more universities are being encouraged to provide lifelong learning to non-traditional students, including executives and other external stakeholders. This creates a challenge. As some universities already struggle to find sufficient faculty to teach increasing numbers of traditional university students, it is often even more problematic to find faculty with the appropriate expertise, knowledge,…

King’s Business School is launching a new programme designed to help ensure that consumers’ interest in sustainable investment is supported by adequate and appropriate advice. Supported by Aviva Investors and made available free-of-charge, the programme will help Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs) with their obligations under the Consumer Duty as well as the changes being introduced…

The Drucker Forum is the world‘s leading management and leadership conference, dedicated to the management philosophy of Peter Drucker. Drucker was a management professor, writer, and consultant, oftenreferred to as the “Father of Management.” In 2024, the Peter Drucker Forum will be held at the Vienna Hofburg on 14-15 November. “The next knowledge work –…

Keith Pond, Director of the EFMD Online Course Certification System, outlines all the reasons you shouldn’t miss out on the upcoming EFMD Online Learning Symposium.  Online management education has the power to transform the lives of all. Let’s unpack that a little: The best quality online education is flexible and accessible, allowing for both part-time…

Micro-credentials are becoming a more and more sought-after form of learning to incorporate at universities (Source). They often focus on distinct skills or knowledge areas and are completed in a shorter time frame. That makes them particularly attractive to professionals seeking to enhance their skills without the need to undertake lengthy studies. Recently, projects regarding…

The recent EFMD Sharing Best Practice workshop retraced the transformation journey of Siemens Global Learning & Growth (GLG) from a learning provider to a learning enabler. At its recent Sharing Best Practice workshop, EFMD convened a large community of L&D professionals to learn about Siemens’ massive learning transformation. For over a century, Siemens has been…