Online short courses and microcredentials have become an important addition to many executive education providers’ programme portfolios. These courses often offer both flexibility and specialisations. Executive training has been available online for decades, but providers moved quickly to expand these options five years ago amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. Business schools and other organisations continue…

This year, the Global DigitalHack at UCL MBA featured four dynamic teams that developed innovative, future-focused solutions with real-world relevance. Now in its fourth consecutive year, the AMBA award-winning Global DigitalHack (Cooray and Duus, 2020) is a high-impact, virtual innovation challenge that brings together seasoned practitioners, UCL MBA students, high-performing young professionals, and academic faculty.…

The Quantum Literacy Mandate: The future of business leadership depends heavily on quantum literacy. As we stand at the threshold of a quantum revolution, business schools must urgently ask: How will future leaders be trained for a quantum world? The answer goes beyond offering tech electives. Business education must recognise quantum computing as the most…

We speak with Sankar Sivarajah, the Head of Kingston Business School, about his leadership role, how business education is adapting, and more. Having joined Kingston University in September 2024, Sivarajah has settled into this role and shares his hopes for business graduates as well as his vision for the future of the business school he…

A cross-border multi-campus business school is a single school with campuses spread across multiple countries or continents, operating within a multitude of cultures, conventions, and contexts—all of which must be coordinated, consolidated, and, above all, competently managed. There is no shortage of examples. CEIBS and ESSEC both operate campuses across Africa, Asia, and Europe, while…

As stakeholder capitalism gains traction, the rise of brand activism—in which companies actively engage in sociopolitical and environmental discourse—has reshaped the strategic function of brands. This article investigates brand activism from both theoretical and practical perspectives, providing suggestions for business schools on how to incorporate this phenomenon into the curriculum, research, and leadership development. This…