Imperial College London has appointed a renowned expert in organisation, management and information technology to lead its Business School. Professor Peter Todd has been confirmed as the new Dean, taking up the position from 1 September 2024 for a period of five years. He will succeed Professor Franklin Allen, who has served as Interim Dean…

Leading business school faculty look to share their insights, advise others and lead important conversations with decision-makers around the world. One of the opportunities to do this is at Davos in Switzerland, where the World Economic Forum holds its annual meeting.  INSEAD, for instance, will once again partner with InTent to lead crucial conversations at…

As business school faculty look to utilise technology for the benefit of students, ESSEC Business School Professor Fabrice Cavarretta has developed a new tool at the intersection of AI and pedagogy: an avatar of himself that can answer student questions.  We spoke with Cavarretta – a professor in Management and Entrepreneurship who teaches mainly the…

First published 30 November 2023 veilederforum.no The theme of EFMD’s recent Career Services Conference was “Reshaping Careers – Navigating the Landscape of the Future”. Career counsellors at universities and colleges in and outside Europe meet annually to discuss current topics, and this year, the topic was artificial intelligence (AI). Whether and to what extent we…

Living on an island has important considerations. As a fragmented territory, it Is much harder to establish communications with the rest of the world. An Ultraperipheral European island presents even greater challenges. The Canary Islands are farther away from Madrid than Rabat, Nouakchott, Dakar, or Banjul.  A distant, fragmented territory complicates and usually increases the…

We are delighted to announce that EFMD’s Online Teaching Academy (OTA), with the support of Imperial College Business School and IE Business School, won the top award for the European Region at the 2023 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)-Wharton Reimagine Education Awards and Conference in Abu Dhabi. The QS Reimagine Education Awards serve as a platform to…