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COVID, the Teacher (a Series)
I recently watched a video recorded by a driver touring the elegant district in mid-Manhattan around Fifth and Madison Avenues. For six minutes he was showing the boarded-up landmark shops of Gucci, Versace, Breitling and the likes. I had never realized how many high-end shops there were there. Some may have been boarded up because…
Read MoreHow should business schools share their rankings?
How can rankings results be communicated effectively? Account Director Stephanie Mullins, from specialist business education PR consultancy BlueSky Education, shares her thoughts on best practice and avoiding common mistakes. Little more than a month goes by without a new business school league table being released. From the likes of the Financial Times, QS, Forbes, the…
Read MoreWhy the Dean is the Secret Weapon to Building a Business School’s Brand
How can the head of a business school rocket an institution’s public image to prominence? Account Director Stephanie Mullins, from specialist business education PR consultancy BlueSky Education, shares her thoughts. Business school Deans have an extensive and complex role in the anatomy of their institution, but the contribution crafting their public image can make to…
Read MoreSincere Thoughts & Condolences from EFMD – Nisar Ahmad Siddiqui
On behalf of the Board of EFMD, the members and staff we were deeply saddened to hear of Nisar’s death. Prof. Nisar Ahmad Siddiqui President, AMDISA, Vice-Chancellor, Sukkur IBA University, Pakistan, President, AMDIP. Prof. Siddiqui dedicated his career to promoting education in Pakistan, providing opportunities for equitable and quality schooling for students. The Federal government…
Read MoreDeveloping skills after the COVID-19 crisis
By Gaël Fouillard, Director of Executive Education at Grenoble Ecole de Management While energy, biotech and digital tech are still promising areas of expertise at Grenoble Ecole de Management, other sectors have suffered greatly from the Covid crisis. How can these sectors adapt and innovate to overcome this situation? What training options are available to…
Read MoreInternships & Employment during Covid-19: How have Grenoble Ecole de Management supported their students?
By Mara Saviotti, International Communications Coordinator at Grenoble Ecole de Management Faced with a disrupted employment and internship market, Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM) has deployed an array of services and initiatives for its students to support them in their job and internship searches. These include continuous surveys to monitor student employment, online recruitment events…
Read MoreWar vs. economic peace in times of crisis
“We are at war.” It’s a phrase the French President, Emmanuel Macron, repeated 8 times during a primetime speech at the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis. Along the same lines, the French Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, explained that the country would face a terrible economic war in the aftermath of this crisis.…
Read MoreEducating the leaders of the post-Covid future
Léon Laulusa of ESCP Business School tells Stephanie Mullins, Account Director at BlueSky Education, how the Covid-19 pandemic has thrust the world into a “new normal” and what the implications are for educating the business leaders of the future. Here’s what he had to say… Over the two centuries of its existence, ESCP Business School…
Read MoreHow business schools can succeed in the new age of the expert
How can business schools effectively share their expertise now that the public are hungry to hear from experts? Account Director Stephanie Mullins, from specialist business education PR consultancy BlueSky Education, shares her thoughts on what the impact of the pandemic has been on audiences – and how business schools can best use this time to…
Read MoreOur shared future in the wake of a global pandemic: impact on economic, social and environmental divides
The COVID-19 pandemic will have a broad and long-lasting impact on our economies, health care systems, social systems, the environment and business operations. While the virus has demonstrated our global inter-connectedness, existing divides are becoming starker and isolationism is growing. The future is uncertain, which itself creates new levels of anxiety and mental health challenges.…
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